BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Life is easier when shots are falling.
That's an immutable fact of basketball, and life was a lot easier for the Hoosiers in the second half of their 82-72 win over Minnesota Wednesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall than it has been at other times this year. Not that the game was cakewalk. Indiana didn't take control of the game until there were five minutes left, and Minnesota rallied enough to make it interesting in the closing 90 seconds.
But when Archie Miller's team needed it most, it saw shots going through the rim to allow Indiana a much-needed victory.