A good but unranked Auburn team overwhelmed Indiana last Saturday. It wasn’t even close after the first 10 minutes; the Hoosiers fell 104-76 in Atlanta.
In the grand scheme, one neutral site game in early December shouldn’t define Indiana’s season or Mike Woodson’s tenure in Bloomington. Still, it was a microcosm of the Hoosiers’ struggles against high major non-conference opponents the past three seasons.
Indiana has played 12 games against non-conference power six opponents (including St. Mary’s in the 2022 NCAA tournament) since the start of the 2021-22 season. The Hoosiers have won five of those by a combined 32 points and lost seven of them by a combined 131 points, making the Hoosiers -99 in those 12 games.