Overview
- Indiana opened 3-for-15, endured a 9:09 second-half field-goal drought, and finished at 38.5% from the floor with 6-for-24 from three.
- The setback marked a third straight loss and cost a likely Quad 1 win during a four-game stretch of Quad 1 opponents.
- Tayton Conerway returned after a right-ankle scare and led Indiana with 16 points, with Sam Alexis adding 13.
- Starting guard Conor Enright again battled foul trouble, finishing with three points on 1-of-6 shooting across 27 minutes.
- Iowa’s Tavion Banks scored 26 and Bennett Stirtz 27 as Indiana’s defense allowed easy looks, with IU now set to visit Michigan on Tuesday.