Repeating mistakes & more Indiana basketball takeaways in loss to Iowa

#5. Where are Coach Mike Woodson’s offensive & defensive adjustments?

After a strong start by the Hoosiers on the road, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery made a quick adjustment to go to a zone defense, which definitely threw Indiana basketball off its hot start. But that’s what happens in games. Adjustments need to be made and counter-adjustments need to be made to those.

The 91 points allowed by the Hoosiers is the most points allowed in a game in regulation (no overtime) since Indiana basketball embarrassed themselves on December 18, 2017, with a 92-72 loss at Assembly Hall against Purdue-Fort Wayne.

Iowa’s 91 points in regulation is the most points allowed by Indiana basketball in a Big Ten game since the Hoosiers gave up 92 points in a 96-92 win over Ohio State on March 4, 2017.

Coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers had one of the best defenses in college basketball last season, which was praised all off-season and made as a priority because “defense wins championships”.

Over the Hoosiers’ last three games against major conference opponents, Mike Woodson’s defense has allowed teams to score an average of 88.0 points on 49.5 percent shooting from the field, 40.0 percent shooting from beyond the arc, 80.7 percent shooting from the charity stripe, and have forced just 12.0 turnovers per game.