What a ride the last few months have been for Indiana's Tom Crean, who went from Bloomington's punching bag to the college town's savior in a few short months.
On Tuesday night, the Hoosiers claimed the Big Ten title outright by defeating Iowa, 81-78, on the Hawkeyes' home court. Crean's group finished the regular season with a 24-6 overall record — a record which seemed nearly an impossible feat after Indiana dropped two of its three games in the Maui Invitational.
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Then, of course, there was the December ACC/Big Ten Challenge game where the Hoosiers got stomped by Duke at Cameron Indoor.