BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – And so Hoosier Nation gathered. Of course, it did. Was there ever any doubt?
Hoosier Hysteria draws 'em in unlike any other program.
Fans came from every corner of the state on Saturday, from The Region of Gary and the northwest to New Albany and the southeast. They came to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall to see, cheer and contemplate a men's basketball season rich in possibilities.
Attendance easily topped 12,000, and the resulting energy had the place rocking even before players and coaches arrived. State-of-the-art projections turned the floor into a video display board.