Ideas on a 74-63 loss to Oregon:
In its closing shot at a regular-season Quad 1 victory, Indiana got here to play on the highway in opposition to Oregon.
The Geese have extra size and athleticism. It helped them hunt matchups and dictate the stream and tempo of the sport to start out. However Indiana held robust. As Luke Goode headed to the bench with two fouls on the 6:33 mark within the first half, Kwame Evans Jr. hit a 3-pointer to offer Oregon a nine-point lead at 28-19 proper afterward.
With Goode sidelined the remainder of the half, Indiana discovered some 3-pointers from an unlikely supply: Kanaan Carlyle. The Stanford switch made two from deep within the first half’s closing minutes, serving to Indiana acquire a quick lead earlier than heading into halftime down three factors (35-32). Past Carlyle, Oumar Ballo (six factors) and Malik Reneau (six factors) discovered sufficient success down low. Trey Galloway (six factors) labored his floater recreation. Anthony Leal (4 factors) even chipped in with two baskets.
Indiana stored coming within the second half. The three-ball was falling. Goode returned and knocked residence one early. Mackenzie Mgbako adopted that up with two of his personal. As Myles Rice dropped in one other on the 13:21 mark on a fast-break cross from Galloway, the Hoosiers had made 4 3-pointers within the first 6:39 of the second half. Rice’s make gave Indiana a 3-point lead at 50-47.
The sport remained shut for nearly the whole remainder of the competition. The lead modified arms a couple of instances, with neither staff getting up by greater than three factors. TJ Bamba, who had been defending Galloway effectively in high-ball display screen motion, selected to go beneath a Ballo display screen for Galloway with the Geese up two factors (63-61). Primarily based on Bamba’s resolution, Galloway rose up for a 3-pointer and banged it residence, giving the Hoosiers a 64-63 lead with 1:58 to play.
Indiana appeared very a lot in line for an upset after that shot. Nevertheless it ended up being the final factors of the sport for the Hoosiers. Oregon closed the sport on a 10-0 run, making this one look much less shut than it had been.
On Oregon’s ensuing possession, Jackson Shelstad hit a deep 3-pointer with the shot clock winding all the way down to put the Geese again on high 66-64. It proved to be the shot that broke Indiana’s again.
Galloway turned the ball over on IU’s ensuing possession. He then fouled Nate Bittle, who made two free throws. Down 4 and nonetheless with a shot at it, Indiana received Mgbako a superb have a look at a 3-pointer that didn’t drop. From there, the Hoosiers stored fouling and never scoring on their finish and the Geese made 5-of-6 on the line to shut it out.
It was a robust night time from the road for Oregon because it made 19-of-21 (90.5 p.c). The Geese additionally rebounded 39 p.c of their misses, which helped them to 23 second-chance factors. Oregon is called a staff that doesn’t ship its opponent to the road and the Hoosiers received there simply seven instances, making solely three of these makes an attempt.
A win tonight seemingly would have solidified a spot within the NCAA match for the Hoosiers. Its poor late-game execution — an issue for this staff this season — as a substitute means a victory in opposition to Ohio State on Saturday holds extra significance.
Can the Hoosiers put it collectively one final time this common season to complete at .500 in league play and assist them finalize a visit to the Large Dance?
(Photograph credit score: IU Athletics)
Class: The Minute After
Filed to: Oregon Geese
