Summary: Indiana roared to a 52-29 halftime lead today over #8 Minnesota, scoring at a ridiculous 1.60 point per possession clip. It was, quite simply, one of the best halves of basketball any team in America has played this year. But to Minnesota's credit, the Golden Gopher kids fought back, and Indiana helped them out with turnovers and missed free throws. Thus, what looked like a blowout turned into a hard fought 88-81 win for Indiana. And today, it was all the starters. With only three points coming from the bench (and none from Will Sheehey), the Indiana starters needed to be big, and they were. Victor Oladipo led the team in scoring with 20, while Cody Zeller had 18. Christian Watford, Jordan Hulls, and Yogi Ferrell were all also in double-digits. It was both an interesting and a weird game, leaving plenty to discuss. We did just that on yet another victorious episode of The Assembly Call.
