Quick thoughts on a 59-51 loss at Northwestern:
How it happened: With five scholarship players suspended and another one sidelined with an injury, it was a bare-bones crew for Indiana on Tuesday night in Evanston. The Hoosiers scrapped all night and hung in for a majority of the game as Northwestern never got comfortable offensively. Indiana’s largest lead came at 35-28 with 17:49 in the second half. But with only six players logging significant minutes, fatigue ultimately became a factor at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
It looked like Northwestern might pull away several times in the second half, but Indiana got within three at 48-45 with 5:52 to play and then within four at 53-49 with 3:38 to play.