Indiana head men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson has no complaints about Trey Galloway. The fifth-year senior has dealt with inconsistency this season, and his numbers are mostly down from

With 19 seconds left in the game, senior guard Brooks Barnhizer picked up his sixth steal of the night. Breaking down the court quickly, Barnhizer went up and stuffed the goal with the basketball, swinging on the rim and putting an exclamation mark on a big Northwestern win.

The Hoosiers (14-6; 5-4 Big Ten) lost their fifth straight game in the series. Indiana went into halftime with all the momentum after erasing a 10-point deficit, but Northwestern exploded for nine 3-pointers in the second half to regain control of the game.

Northwestern slumped in the last 9:35 of the first half, but was it good defense or good fortune? Indiana found out the hard way in the second half.

A more complete performance may have put Northwestern away in the first half, given the Wildcats’ more than nine-minute scoring drought. Instead, Indiana shot 35.7% from the field, turned the ball over eight times and only averaged .969 points per possession.

Indiana basketball will find out on Friday whether it will add to its 2025 class of recruits. According to multiple reports, 6-foot-6 Bosnian forward Harun Zrno will make his college announcement on Friday.

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast) Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis, right, brings the ball up court in front of Indiana guard Trey Galloway in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.

Northwestern. This was a game of runs.  Northwestern went 8-0 to take a 23-13 first half lead.  IU ended the first half 18-2 to take a 31-25 lead into the break.  The

Why couldn’t Indiana stay connected and piece together a strong final stretch? Woodson himself didn’t have an answer.

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Oumar Ballo had a terrific all-around game, finishing with 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 37 minutes. Mgbako broke out of his shooting slump and went 8-for-14 from the field to lead IU with 20 points.