Intent to once again test the theory that a win is a win, Indiana played down to a bad Northwestern team and needed two extra periods to escape Evanston with a 79-76 win on Wednesday evening.
Count it. Put it in the win column. And move the hell on.
Here are Three Things:
Al Durham and Armaan Franklin saved the day
The 23-20 halftime score felt like a threat. Keep playing like that, Hoosiers, and you’ll be heading back to Bloomington positioned appropriately on the wrong side of the bubble. Luckily for IU’s cause, Durham and Franklin tossed their teammates a life preserver in the second half.