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Sitting at 14-4 on the season under new head coach Mike Woodson, Indiana had to feel confident about its chances to break its eight-game losing streak against Michigan, especially at home.
The Wolverines have been flailing all season long, and while the Hoosiers have three in-conference losses (Wisconsin, Penn State, Iowa), the maize and blue’s struggling offense against one of the better defenses in the nation should have been a giant mismatch.
Should have been.
Instead, the Wolverines came out and made an offensive statement, opening up a 16-point first-half lead while taking away IU’s chances to get easy buckets down low. However, the Hoosiers wouldn’t go away, cutting the first-half lead down to 6.
The 8-point halftime lead went back down to 6, but Michigan pushed it right back to 16 early, and tried to hold on and weather the storm. A 7-0 IU run kept the Hoosiers in striking distance, with the Wolverine lead a tenuous 9. But that’s when Caleb Houstan really turned on the jets, helping keep Indiana at bay.
Michigan ended up winning 80-62, breaking IU’s undefeated at home streak this year. Here are our five takeaways.
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