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Game Wrap and Reaction: Nebraska 35 Indiana 21 — Hoosier Huddle
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Written by Nate Comp (@NathanComp1)
Opponent: Nebraska Cornhuskers
Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
Why They Performed: The Hoosiers and Cornhuskers performed in a Massive Ten East-West crossover matchup.
What The Recreation Meant: After their first lack of the season final week, this was an opportunity for Indiana to cease the bleeding in opposition to a struggling Cornhusker squad that has already fired Scott Frost. The sport felt key within the Hoosiers’ pursuit of bowl eligibility
High Offensive Performers
Emery Simmons, WR, Indiana- With DJ Matthews and Cam Camper out of the sport to damage and sickness, respectively, Indiana wanted a goal within the receiving core to step up. Simmons supplied that spark, hauling in 6 passes on 11 targets for 57 yards and a landing.
Casey Thompson, QB, Nebraska – Thompson battled by a few accidents all through the sport however was precisely what Nebraska wanted. He completed 18-of-27 for 270 yards and a pair of TDs whereas including one other TD on the bottom.
Trey Palmer, WR, Nebraska – There was no query who Casey Thompson’s favourite goal was. Trey Palmer transformed a number of third downs and completed with 8 receptions for 157 yards and a TD.
High Defensive Performers
Cam Jones, LB, Indiana- Cam Jones as soon as once more led the Hoosiers in tackles with 11, together with one for loss that resulted in a fumble within the endzone for an Indiana landing.
Bryant Fitzgerald, DB, Indiana- Takeaways are the emphasis of the Hoosier protection, and Fitzgerald induced them: he compelled a fumble and caught an interception. He was second on the staff with 8 tackles.
Luke Reimer, LB, Nebraska– Reimer completed with simply 5 tackles, however he all the time gave the impression to be the title making an enormous play for the Cornhuskers. He additionally added an interception.
Particular Crew Efficiency
James Evans dominated the particular groups story for the Hoosiers. The Indiana offense by no means bought clicking, resulting in 11 Evans punts for 443 whole yards. 4 have been higher than 50 yards, and three have been downed contained in the 20.
Charles Campbell hit all 3 of his additional level makes an attempt.
Connor Delp returned punts for Indiana and Jaylin Lucas returned kickoffs.
Key Stat(s)
2 of 15
The Indiana offense was solely capable of rating 14 factors (the opposite 7 got here from the protection) and far of it may be blamed by the Hoosiers’ poor conversion price on third down. Indiana completed the sport simply 2 of 15 on third down, which led to James Evans’ 11 punts within the recreation.
Turning Level
After climbing out of a 14-point deficit, Indiana opened the second half with an interception and three straight punts when Nebraska beat the Indiana secondary on third down for a 71-yard TD move. After battling for subject place a lot of the third quarter, this shifted momentum solely and Indiana was not capable of dig their means out of a deficit once more.
I Knew it Was Over When…
A 12-play, 54-yard landing drive by Nebraska pushed their result in 35-21 with 6:53 left to play within the 4th quarter. The Indiana offense had not achieved something within the second half, and I knew 14 factors was going to be far too massive of a gap to climb out of.
Gamers of the Recreation
Trey Palmer, Nebraska – Palmer was Casey Thompson’s safety blanket goal all evening lengthy, and he answered the bell.
Anthony Grant, Nebraska –When Palmer wasn’t transferring the ball by the air, Grant saved the Cornhuskers balanced on the bottom. He completed with 32 carries for 136 yards.
What I took away from the sport
Indiana entered this matchup in what felt just like the swing recreation of the season; Nebraska had already fired their head coach and was susceptible, whereas a fourth win for Indiana would set them up very effectively for bowl eligibility. Questions concerning the legitimacy of the Hoosiers have been going to be answered this recreation; sadly, they have been answered poorly.
The Indiana offense has severe points. The Nebraska protection had not been capable of cease anybody so far this season, however they appeared mighty succesful in opposition to the Hoosiers. Taking part in with out Bazelak’s high two targets Camper and Matthews is a little bit of a justification, however Indiana’s backups shouldn’t have had such bother in opposition to this secondary. The offensive line, particularly the correct facet, stays a problem; Bazelak takes far too many hits and Indiana can not set up a working recreation. Bazelak will not be away from blame himself, both, as he has struggled with accuracy all season lengthy.
Dasan McCullough and Cam Jones are studs on the defensive facet of the ball, however there have been few different gamers to show reliability so far. Even skilled secondary members like Tiawan Mullen and Jaylin Williams, who have been anticipated to be the power of this protection, have been inconsistent and even have been benched for occasions by Tom Allen.
Talking of Allen, he should do a greater job of making ready the staff to begin higher. Indiana made an emphasis of quicker begins this week in apply, however it didn’t translate to the sphere. Penalties and miscues, which might finally be tied again to the teaching workers, are an enormous purpose why Indiana misplaced this recreation.
The street doesn’t get simpler transferring ahead. Michigan and Maryland journey to Bloomington within the coming weeks, and Indiana is in peril of seeing the season as soon as once more spiral uncontrolled.
On Wednesday afternoons, the Indiana Hoosier swim team puts on racing suits and goes off the blocks. This “Lactate workout” is meant to create and help the body practice dealing with lactic acid.
There were three different lactate groups today: Longer, middle, and sprint.
The sprint workout (which included US Olympian Matt King) was:
- 2×75 @ 10:00 (275+ cooldown)
- 2×50 @ 7:00 (200+ cooldown)
- 4×25 @ 3:00 (75 cooldown)
The middle workout (which included Olympians Josh Matheny, Tomer Frankel, and Rafael Miroslaw) was:
- 1×150 @ 10:00 (300+ cooldown)
- 1×75 @ 10:00 (275+ cooldown)
- 2×50 @ 7:00 (200+ cooldown)
- 4×25 @ 3:00 (75 cooldown)
The longer workout (which included US Olympian Anna Peplowski) was:
- 1×150 @ 10:00 (300+ cooldown)
- 2×75 @ 8:00 (225+ cooldown)
- 3×50 @ 6:00 (150+ cooldown)
PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas – Indiana and Providence have one last chance to salvage a win Friday in the Battle 4 Atlantis seventh-place game. The loser will head home as the member of the eight-team tournament to go winless in the three-game stretch.
Indiana entered the tournament with a 4-0 record and ranked No. 14 in the nation, but it suffered an 89-61 loss to Louisville Wednesday and an 89-73 loss to Gonzaga Thursday. Providence had a 5-0 record before losing 79-77 to Oklahoma and 69-58 to Davidson.
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Bart Torvik rankings
Projected score: Indiana 72, Providence 67. Torvik gives the Hoosiers a 68% chance of victory.
Indiana Hoosiers
Providence Friars
Meet the coaches
How does a team shake off its first loss of the season while facing a top-15 program that also has a lot to prove following its first defeat?
Ask Gonzaga men’s basketball head coach Mark Few — he and his coaching staff appeared to have all the answers to guide the Bulldogs to an 89-73 victory over No. 14 Indiana on Thursday to advance to the Battle 4 Atlantis fifth-place game.
The Zags (5-1) didn’t waste any time putting their overtime defeat to West Virginia behind them, as they jumped out to an 8-0 lead over the Hoosiers (4-2) in the first couple of minutes before taking a double-digit lead into halftime. Oumar Ballo kept Indiana in the fight early on to make it a 1-point game nearing the 9-minute mark in the first half, yet despite the former Zag’s efforts, Gonzaga capitalized on second-chance opportunities and transition points to go on a 21-2 scoring run, highlighted by an alley-oop dunk from Khalif Battle. The sixth-year guard led his team with 16 points and grabbed five rebounds, while five of his teammates scored in double figures, thanks in large part to Ryan Nembhard’s 13 assists.
With the win, Gonzaga will play the winner of Providence/Davidson in the fifth place on Friday at 5:30 p.m. PST/8:30 p.m. EST.
Here are three takeaways from the victory.
BULLDOGS IMPOSE THEIR WILL DOWN LOW
Braden Huff noted the Bulldogs didn’t have much of a presence in the paint in their loss to the Mountaineers. The Zags went a season-worst 19-of-44 (43.2%) from inside the arc and never established themselves on the low block, instead settling for 3-pointers when their first action didn’t lead to a score from 5 feet out.
Ballo and 6-foot-9 forward Mackenzie Mgbako posed a different kind of challenge, though, despite a hot start from Ballo, who scored 17 of his team’s first 31 points, Gonzaga’s bigs controlled the interior and the boards in totality. The Zags outrebounded the Hoosiers, 42-27, and outscored their opposition, 23-4, in second-chance points.
“Our bigs did a good job,” Few said after the game. “That’s the first team we played that’s kind of like us — likes to throw the ball inside a lot, really ducks in and really puts a lot of foul pressure on you. We were in massive foul trouble in the first half. Got in even more trouble in the second half. But they kept playing. They kept repeating and moving them in and out of there, and they were able to stay in the game.”
Ballo gave the Hoosiers a much-needed spark after they fell into an 8-0 hole. The 7-foot-tall, 237-pound redshirt senior nailed a few right-handed hook shots to put his team in position to compete with the No. 3-ranked team in the country. Ballo led all scorers with 25 points.
“Clearly he’s gotten a lot better,” Few said of Ballo. “I mean that was what six years ago [when Ballo arrived to Gonzaga as a freshman]? He’s older, he’s gotten in great shape. I’m happy for him. That right-handed hook was going tonight but we were OK with that. We just didn’t want him to get a whole lot of stuff between us and the basket.”
Michael Ajayi had his best game as a Zag, recording 15 points and nine rebounds on 5-of-9 from the field, while Ike finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Ben Gregg added 13 points off the bench and held down the center spot while Ike and Huff had to sit on the bench due to foul trouble in the second half.
AN EMPHATIC RESPONSE
Gonzaga’s players looked ready to flush away the dramatic loss to WVU the moment they stepped off the floor Wednesday. Having a short memory is somewhat necessary when playing three games in as many days, regardless of the final score. Safe to say the Bulldogs embraced that mentality heading into Thursday’s consolation game.
“There’s a lot you say in a 24-hour period like that,” Few said in regard to how he addressed his team in wake of their loss to WVU. “We talked about how in a game like the other night, comes down to one or two possessions, we’ve got to be able to execute, especially on defense. I didn’t feel like we played very good ‘D’ last night.”
The Zags flipped the script on that end of the floor against the Hoosiers. While Ballo was rolling down low, his teammates weren’t creating much on offense from the perimeter. Indiana’s starting backcourt of Myles Rice and Kanaan Carlyle combined for 12 points on 4-of-14 from the field. Malik Reneau, who led the way with 21 points against the Cardinals, put up a goose egg in the first half before ending the night with a quiet six points in 24 minutes of action.
ONTO PROVIDENCE/DAVIDSON
The Zags can enjoy the rest of their Thanksgiving holiday while they await their opponent for tomorrow’s fifth-place game at 5:30 p.m. PST. Gonzaga will face the winner of Providence (5-1) vs. Davidson (4-1) to conclude its trip in The Bahamas.
The Friars nearly completed a wild comeback against Oklahoma in the final minutes of their quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. The Sooners led by nine points with 44 seconds left but missed free throws and a traveling violation made it a 2-point game in the final seconds. Wesley Cardet Jr. had 17 points, Jayden Pierre and Bensley Joseph 16 each and Corey Floyd Jr. put up 13 for Providence.
The Wildcats got blown out, 104-71, by No. 24 Arizona on Wednesday. Connor Kochera tallied 20 points and Bobby Durbin nailed five 3s for Davidson, which went 38% from the field.
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