Last night's game and old RMK reference

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

I remember a long time ago, Coach Knight on record saying that the most important stretch of a college bball game were the last 4 minutes of the first half AND the first 4 minutes of the second half.

In those middle 8 minutes, Purdue got us 18-5. We ended the first half in disaster mode, then didn't score the first 4 minutes of the second half (started 2nd half with 7-0 Purdue run).

In the other 32 minutes, IU wins 44-39. Ugly all around, but still...+5.

Maybe just cherry picking some stats based on one game, but anyone who watched that 8 minute stretch could tell one thing- IU was NOT going to win this game no matter how bad Purdue played.

Edit- not going back and doing the research but this applies to the Penn St game as well. We took a 12 pt lead and turned it into a 6 point deficit in that same span...luckily we woke up in the 2nd half.

 

[4IUSox2]

The consistency with which this team can ensure long scoring droughts every game is mind blowing. Can anyone recall an IU team so prone to it? Last night saw 2 just in the first half. Al's folly a fitting end. Thought, okay, they already got their drought out of the way, so just need to get a few stops to start 2nd half to get back in it, but nope!! Continued right Into the 2nd half to go down 16. Game over.

 

[Chicago-bound Hoosier]

we were up 7-2....20 min later, down 36-20. Outscored 34-13 in that stretch.

 

[abraxis]

I remember a long time ago, Coach Knight on record saying that the most important stretch of a college bball game were the last 4 minutes of the first half AND the first 4 minutes of the second half.

In those middle 8 minutes, Purdue got us 18-5. We ended the first half in disaster mode, then didn't score the first 4 minutes of the second half (started 2nd half with 7-0 Purdue run).

In the other 32 minutes, IU wins 44-39. Ugly all around, but still...+5.

Maybe just cherry picking some stats based on one game, but anyone who watched that 8 minute stretch could tell one thing- IU was NOT going to win this game no matter how bad Purdue played.

Edit- not going back and doing the research but this applies to the Penn St game as well. We took a 12 pt lead and turned it into a 6 point deficit in that same span...luckily we woke up in the 2nd half.

This team will go down in IU basketball annals as "The enigmatic team of 2019-20". That last play of Durham's before the half epitomizes your point.

 

[Hatchets7times]

You couldn't make Durham's last ordeal up before half..
He needs to have to watch that over and over in the game film session..

 

[4IUSox2]

They may not have a lot of them, but that will definitely make the PU End of season highlights.