A few quick thoughts on Indiana’s 88-49 season opening win over Eastern Illinois:
How it happened: The Hoosiers were only challenged for about the first five minutes as a 9-7 lead at the 15:11 mark ballooned to a 30-point cushion late in the first half. Indiana was able to cruise from that point forward with little resistance. The lead was primarily built on strong offensive rebounding (14 second chance points in the first half) and the fact that EIU simply couldn’t stay in front of IU without committing fouls. The new freedom of movement rules were called closely and IU went to the foul line 25 times.