Indiana fell to Penn State in Bloomington for the first time since 2014 on Saturday afternoon. The Hoosiers were blown out, 85-71, and fell to 13-9 overall and 5-6 in the Big Ten.
Here are five takeaways from the loss to the Nittany Lions:
Penn State sinks Indiana with 3-point shooting
Indiana had been guarding the 3-point line well in Big Ten play entering Saturday’s game. In fact, the Hoosiers were first in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage defense through 10 league games.
But Saturday saw a complete system failure in slowing Penn State’s barrage from the perimeter.