Thoughts on a 69-67 loss to the Boilermakers:
Mackey Arena roared, antagonizing an Indiana team fighting for its NCAA tournament life. The atmosphere appeared to be getting to the Hoosiers during a stretch in the first half where Purdue built a 13-point lead and no one on Indiana seemed interested in playing with confidence on offense.
But Xavier Johnson made sure Indiana would not go quietly in this one.
Over the final 4:46 of the first half, Johnson scored eight points and assisted on five others (a Trayce Jackson-Davis dunk, a Miller Kopp 3-pointer) to pull Indiana within four at the break.