There was stomping. There was yelling. There were chest bumps and high fives. There was pumping up the crowd and tossing under-the-breath remarks back and forth running down the court.
There was women’s basketball and it was good.
It was a wonder the court at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall didn’t break or the glass railings didn’t fracture. That no one’s eardrums burst or vocal cords tore was a miracle. Indiana versus Iowa was always going to be entertaining. It was always going to be emotional, as any rivalry between conference opponents should be.
Indiana’s 86-69 win against Iowa Thursday night was as high-level as it could have been, in terms of basketball and emotion.