Thoughts on a 78-71 loss to Michigan State:
This one had all the makings of an early blowout. The Spartans turned the ball over like mad. On the other end, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson got the ball with ease and scored. As a result, Indiana rushed out to a 19-6 lead at the 11:15 mark and Michigan State looked defeated.
But looks can be deceiving.
And the final 30 minutes of this one told a different tale.
How to quantify it? Let’s start here: Jackson-Davis was an absolute terror in this one, scoring a career-high 34 points, which was almost half (47.