Indiana men’s basketball took care of business Saturday night, going on the road to beat Washington 78-62.
This Washington Huskies squad isn’t the most impressive in the Big Ten and it won’t be a tournament resume win, but a loss would’ve hurt Indiana’s chances badly, so it’s a significant win nonetheless.
With the win, Indiana moves to 9-9 in Big Ten play with one road game remaining, at Oregon, and one home game, against Ohio State, left on the slate. Then comes Big Ten Tournament Time.
Here are three things we learned:
Margin of Victory
For what feels like the first time all season, Indiana was able to beat an inferior opponent by enough to move up in the NET Rankings, Kenpom, and Bart Torvik.