1) Think TJD was great on defense, haven't seen anyone saying that. Was holding my breath everytime ike backed him down, thought he was going to foul
2) JG saved with his athleticism but still lost on offensive sets a couple of times. He has a great instincts on offense and just has a sense if where to go
3) Race, feel bad for him and he just had an off night, maybe trying to hard. Remember everyone dumping on the 5 that got suspended and saying "if we don't make the dance and Race can't play in it" hiw mad we would be mad if we were him and he has THAT kind of game? He will bounce back
4) Pstew, everyone birtches about him but his switching d really helped and that was the key. Galloway was a foul machine and his 3 pt shot is off worse than Stewart's....
On to Portland and st Mary's

My D in high school....

With Seth Davis and Avery Johnson right there.

Jesus that was hard to listen to.

Race's "moving" screen was a top 5 worst call off all time.

IU, for lack of strong finishes under the basket lost the ability to gain a substantial lead. Race, in particular seemed to have an awful shooting night.

Wyoming, ironically, seemed at their best defensively denying TJD the ball when Ike was on the bench with foul trouble.

Need much better shot selection and stronger under the basket against St Marys.

While they did not substantially affect the outcome, some of the officiating ran from terrible to bizarre at best.

Was good to see Hoosier Nation out in force. They will be missed in Portland.

In the portal. MAC Frosh of the year at Ball State. 6’9, 240. Should we have interest here?

I like T Bates. Like his potential. But I am not sure if he is the answer to Kopf and Stewart this year. On the defensive end he seems to get beat alot. Guys will go right around him or he won't come out against the 3. It will be nice if one of the 3 really contributes against St. Mary's.

Probably a good spot for him. I suspect the expectations there will be far below those in B1G.

who do you have at the end?

This is the official live thread of the pre practice press conference for Indiana in Portland for the NCAA Tournament.

I will be joining the zoom call to provide coverage and quotes.

We will hear from Xavier Johnson, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, and Mike Woodson before Indiana's official practice time.

Press Conference begins at 7:15 ET. Practice for the Hoosiers is at 7:55 ET.

#iubb

What I’m picking up thus far is the have 4 players (3 guards and a forward) averaging 10-12 ppg. But as a team they’re shooting just 35% from 3. They play a full shot clock sort of O and do seem to fairly good on D.

Off the top I can’t see why they’re favored tomorrow. Just like last night we should dominate inside. And given they’re shooting just 35% from 3 it would appear the 3 guards will try to dribble penetrate. Hard row to hoe against are D! I like the matchup!

It does seem Iike a longer layover is worse than short rest.

Indiana is now slotted in on every bracket in America. Good to see that again. From here on out this is playing with house money. They have got back to the big dance and given themselves an opportunity. That is all I wanted from this team. They are playing the best ball of the year.

IU is not a 1 seed, hell they aren't a 6 seed.... If we shot lights out, we would be between those seed lines. We are a 12, we have deficiencies. Good news is TJD is playing like an all American and just got another chip to put on his shoulder not even getting an honorable mention.

Riding with house money, push those chips in and cash out big folks.

No spread, ML only.

ALL ABOARD!

Indiana has finally landed in Portland after a few delays. Were originally scheduled to get in around 5 am ET.

Take the court in less than 36 hours.

AP just posted their All American team and Trayce didn’t even get honorable mention. Big Ten had three on the first team. Maybe this will really get Trayce going even more.

IU's offensive ineptitude can all be traced back to a lack of consistent outside shooting. What woes us is the following:

Since February 1, Miller Kopp and Parker Stewart are a combined 28/91 from three, which is good for a 30% clip.

If even one of those two can find some consistency from the three-point line tomorrow night, I like our chances.

If not, I see Saint Mary's packing the lane, sagging off shooters, and daring us to try to beat them from beyond the three-point line.

When I saw those ugly warm up shirts I just knew the game was gonna be ugly. The person who chose/designed those needs fired. We don't win w/o Geronimo. He played his best game of the year and only made one silly play IIRC when he fouled the three point shooter, if it was a foul at all.

Is this new ball the official ball of the tournament? If so, anyone know if there's somewhere that shows which schools played with the Wilson ball this season?

in the second half? I thought they were only allowed to do that the last two minutes of the game.

My understanding is they reviewed the play to determine whether Wyoming's center committed a flagrant 1 or flagrant 2. Instead, they changed the call so it was a foul on Race Thompson.

That was a huge call!

what the ncaa did is simply wrong, last game in dayton 1st game in portland

F Wyoming and the Mountain West.

Clowns

IU played awful and still beat their ass.

10 turnovers for their PG and their post star looked like a Juco clown

Kenpom says they're better than us offensively which was no surprise, but also said they're better than us defensively...which really surprised me. I've not seen one second of any of their games.

Anybody know a B1G team they might compare them to?

Private flight from Dayton to Portland tonight. Shoot around, eat, try to sleep and then wait all day to play. If we get past this weekend, we will most defiantly earn it.

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Michigan 17-14 and gets a solid 11 seed.

IU 20-13 and Notre Dame (beat Duke at home and beat UNC and Kentucky) 23-9 have to play-in to be in the tournament.

Not familiar with the seeding process, someone 'splain it to me.