BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — OK, so now it’s not just about the schedule.
Indiana didn’t beat just anybody Thursday night at Assembly Hall. More to the point, the Hoosiers didn’t beat nobody, either. They defeated No. 4 Iowa 85-78 to regain first place in the Big Ten Conference. They fought off the Hawkeyes’ furious recovery from a deep first-half deficit and executed well enough down the stretch to secure the triumph.
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When junior forward Troy Williams beat the shot clock by splitting two Iowa defenders and nailing a pull-up jumper, Indiana had a seven-point edge with 45 seconds left, a margin comfortable enough for the No.