Thoughts on an 85-74 win against the Vikings:
November’s schedule isn’t supposed to challenge the Hoosiers much. Western Illinois came to town earlier this week and Indiana dismissed of the Leathernecks with relative ease, its lead continuing to grow as it punished them in transition. Just taking a glance at today’s score — another double-digit victory for the Hoosiers — might lead one to a similar conclusion.
But a full watch of this one revealed something a bit different. Indiana’s energy waned at times. Its offense was able to bust through Portland State’s full-court press without much struggle, but its half court offense continues to be a work in progress.