The crowd at Madison Square Garden Sunday afternoon was overwhelmingly cream and crimson, but there’s only so much a fanbase can do to influence the outcome of a game. If the team on the court doesn’t have the toughness to win, they won’t, no matter how many fans travel to support them.
The first game of the Empire Classic featured an Indiana team that produced that exact question. How much does this team want to win? And do they have all of the proper pieces to win consistently at a high level?
The Hoosiers’ 77-57 loss to UConn was a disappointing one, as much as it may have been expected.