Indiana walked into Mackey area and delivered a 79-71 beat down in a game that wasn’t as close as the final score indicates. The Hoosiers swept the season series and prevented Purdue from claiming a share of the regular season Big10 crown.
The first half was a back and forth affair featuring two of the Big10’s best players...no, not those two best players. Zach Edey led Purdue per usual, but instead of Trace Jackson-Davis going mano-a-mano with Edey on the scoreboard, Hoosier freshman sensation Jalen Hood-Schifino stepped up and put on a show. Every time it looked like Purdue was putting together a run, Hood-Schifino would snuff it out with a smooth floater or mid-range dagger, gutting Purdue’s drop pick and roll defense by hitting wide open 5-8 footers, on his way to 23 points and one of the best first halves for a road player in Mackey that I can remember.