At the Buzzer: Louisville 89, Indiana 61 – Inside the Hall

Quick thoughts on an 89-61 loss to Louisville:

How it happened

It was a nightmare of a first half for Indiana on Wednesday afternoon in the Bahamas. The Hoosiers kept turning the ball over and could never get comfortable in the paint despite their physical advantage. The result was an opening 20 minutes in which the Hoosiers trailed by 10 points twice and trailed 37-29 at halftime. Indiana shot a terrible 31 percent from the field in the first half, turned it over 11 times and attempted just six 3-pointers. Louisville, meanwhile, shot close to 47 percent from the field and went 7-for-17 (41.2 percent) on 3s. The halftime margin would have been bigger if not for Malik Reneau’s 15 points. Indiana’s guards – Myles Rice, Kanaan Carlyle and Trey Galloway – did not score in the first half.

The second half was a continuation of the first half. Louisville was the aggressor as Indiana looked unprepared and uninspired. At the 13:26 mark, Louisville led 62-37 on a layup by James Scott. The lead ballooned to 28 points at 68-40 on a Terrence Edwards Jr. layup with 11:46 left. It only got worse from there. At the under-eight media timeout, Louisville’s lead was 74-40. The embarrassing loss put the Hoosiers in a 2:30 PM ET tip against the loser of Gonzaga-West Virginia on Thanksgiving Day.

Excellent performer

Malik Reneau led Indiana with 21 points and seven rebounds in 21 minutes.

Statistics that stand out

Indiana allowed Louisville to score 1.23 points per possession. possession. The Hoosiers turned it over on 32 percent of their possessions in the blowout loss.

Final IU individual statistics

Final off-pace statistics

Assembly Call postgame show

(Photo credit: IU Athletics)

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