Indiana fell to .500 in Big Ten play as the Hoosiers lost 74-67 to Purdue on Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The loss dropped Indiana to 12-10 overall and 5-5 in the conference.
Here’s a look at five takeaways from the loss to the Boilermakers:
· Indiana’s lack of late game execution proves costly: For close to 37 minutes, Indiana stood toe-to-toe with one of the nation’s best teams and a likely No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
But the Hoosiers execution waned down the stretch and Purdue took advantage. In many ways, it was similar to Indiana’s loss to Duke in which the Hoosiers played the Blue Devils tight for 36 minutes and then faltered in the game’s closing minutes.