Thoughts on a 65-63 win against the Illini:
No second-half miraculous comebacks this time around.
Nope, just a locked-in defensive performance against the conference co-champion, the No. 1 seed in this year’s Big Ten tournament. Indiana never let the Illini get comfortable for long stretches, never let them assert dominance for too long. This was a grind-it-out victory, nothing assured till the final buzzer sounded, both teams defending at a high level and finding the slim advantages where they could.
For a second straight game, Trayce Jackson-Davis exorcised demons against a big man that’s had his number.