March 2, 2013

Doing it with defense

The Indiana basketball team probably couldn't have done this last year.

Go without a 3-pointer for more than 39 minutes ... shoot 29 percent in the first half ... miss 13 free throws ... and win a Big Ten game by double figures?

Probably would have been a formula for a loss.

"The thing that kept us going was our defense," Indiana 7-footer Cody Zeller said after his 22 points and 10 rebounds helped No. 1 Indiana to Saturday night's 73-60 victory over Iowa.


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