Indiana Basketball: 5 takeaways from scrimmage vs Marquette
By Alec Lasley
2. Free-Throw Shooting Still A Struggle
It was a major issue a season ago for the Hoosiers as free-throw shooting, or the lack thereof, caused Indiana to lose a few games that could have easily gone the other way.
Ranked 12th in the Big Ten at 66.1 percent last year, eight losses came by two possessions or less, proving that if Indiana were to make just a couple more free-throws each game, those losses could go the other way.
Against Marquette in the scrimmage, 55.8 percent was the number that Indiana finished with at the free-throw line. Despite attempting 43 free throws, only 24 were made, leaving a lot of points to be desired.
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What’s concerning is that the misses weren’t just coming from one of two players, but more or less the entire team. Four of the nine players who played on Sunday missed at least three free throws, including a 5-for-9 performance from Jackson-Davis, and an 0-for-4 showing from Damezi Anderson.
While Indiana ranked fourth in the conference last year at over 20 attempts a game, the Hoosiers will continually have the opportunity at the free-throw line, but if they are unable to convert at an efficient rate, then each miss is just another possession thrown away.