The Indiana Hoosiers survived a scare on Saturday afternoon at Assembly Hall, defeating Northwestern 68-66 despite trailing several times throughout the second half, including as late as the 2:06 mark. Overcoming five offensive fouls, which helped lead to the Wildcats taking 12 more shots in the contest, and woeful shooting from the three-point line (3-for-11) and the charity stripe (11-for-19, including four straight misses in the final few minutes), the Hoosiers were able to notch an early Big Ten victory.
Romeo Langford led the Hoosiers’ offensive output with 20 points. He also nabbed five boards. Juwan Morgan scored 17 of his own, and added 12 rebounds.