BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The end is near.
No, not the Apocalypse (although some devout Indiana fans might not object to the Rapture about now.)
But the schedule stretch featuring six road assignments in eight Big Ten games finally concludes with Saturday's 6 p.m. tipoff at Michigan State.
After that, IU plays six of its final nine regular-season games back at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Indiana is starting to finally see a few more healthy bodies at practice and will look, as February unfolds, to regain something resembling the stride that carried the Hoosiers to a 12-2 start this season.