Thoughts on a 72-68 loss to UCLA:
Indiana had the 2-3 zone rocking again. Mackenzie Mgbako was getting buckets early, too.
But as the first half rolled along, UCLA’s elite defense started to put the clamps down. After a Mgbako bucket at the 16:16 mark, Indiana didn’t make another basket until Oumar Ballo put one home with 8:34 to go, a field-goal drought of 7:42. And unlike Michigan State, the Bruins weren’t as stymied by Indiana’s zone. The Hoosiers didn’t stick with it, returning to man-to-man defense for much, though not all of, the rest of the contest.