[373] IU-Northwestern Postgame Show: Splendid 2nd Half Shows How Good These Hoosiers Can Be

On Sunday afternoon, Indiana demolished Northwestern 66-46 in a game that barely felt that close for a good stretch in the second half. The story of the game was the Hoosiers' defense, which was suffocating for 36 minutes, before Northwestern used some garbage time buckets to make the final score look a little better.

After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.

Among the topics discussed:

-- Robert Johnson's solid shooting performance from behind the line, and the importance of a few of his triples when Indiana built its lead.
-- The tremendous defensive effort from Indiana, which overcome first foul trouble thanks to tremendous perimeter defense by Johnson, Josh Newkirk, Devonte Green, and Al Durham.
-- Why Juwan Morgan showed how good he is, and how important he is to this team, despite having one of his more modest stat lines of the season.
-- How Indiana was able to maintain control of the game in the first despite limited minutes for Juwan, Zach, and Justin.
-- The importance of strong bench contributions up front from Freddie McSwain and Collin Hartman.
-- Why next Friday's game at Michigan State seems slightly more winnable now than it did as recently as a week ago.

We also point out a few meaningful moments you may have missed, go inside the numbers, and hand out our game balls. All of that, and more, on this edition of The Assembly Call.

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