Thoughts on an 81-49 win over Merrimack:
Coming off of Wednesday’s disappointing second-half collapse in Madison, Indiana wasn’t sharp defensively in the first 20 minutes against Merrimack.
The Hoosiers were a step slow getting out to shooters and Merrimack made them pay early and often in the first half. The Warriors, who were coming off of an 80-55 beatdown on the road at Gonzaga, were shooting just 30.1 percent on 3s entering the game.
But they got comfortable early in Assembly Hall, splashing in three triples in the first 3:05 of the game.