Quick thoughts on a 68-65 win over Purdue:
How it happened: It was a bleak start on Thursday for Indiana inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers appeared to be without a plan offensively early on. Trayce Jackson-Davis picked up two early fouls. And by the under 12 media timeout, the Hoosiers trailed 16-8 and were scoring just .66 points per possession. Lafayette native Rob Phinisee came to the rescue. The 6-foot-1 senior guard poured in 17 points (7-of-10 shooting) as Indiana opened an 11-point lead by the 1:19 mark of the first half. Trey Galloway’s defense helped stifle Jaden Ivey, who got so frustrated at one point that he shoved Galloway to the floor and picked up a flagrant one foul. By half, Purdue was just 12-of-27 from the field and had committed 10 turnovers. Indiana, a 3.5-point underdog, led 37-28 at intermission.
Purdue had an answer to start the second half. Ivey came to life offensively. By the 16-minute mark, Indiana’s lead was down to just one…