Welcome to another edition of 6-Banner Sunday, a joint production between The Assembly Call and Inside the Hall, and presented by our friends at Trueblood Real Estate, where we highlight the five most essential IU basketball stories of the past week, plus take a look at how the other IU sports programs are doing.
IU played arguably its best game of the year against Kansas and was ahead most of the game. However, it was not enough in the end as the Jayhawks made a furious rally to edge ahead in Bloomington and win a nailbiter.
Outside of this, an updated look at bracketology, Hoosiers in the NBA, the death of an Indiana legend, and weekly shows. We will as usual conclude with a look at other IU sports led by some updates to the new regime for football.
Here is what’s in this week’s edition:
• Hoosiers lose heartbreaker to Kansas
• Bracketology update
• Hoosiers in the NBA
• George McGinnis passes away at age 73
• Weekly shows
• Hoosier Roundup
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Banner #1 – Hoosiers lose heartbreaker to Kansas
The lights were bright and Assembly Hall was rocking with top targets on campus. Trey Galloway played the game of his life and scored 28 points to give IU a chance. His heroics kept Indiana ahead much of the afternoon as they surged to an eight-point halftime lead. Despite Kansas punching back most of the second half, Galloway kept them at bay until about five minutes were left. At this point, the Jayhawks made one final push and pulled ahead with some timely three-pointers. They scored on nearly every possession down the stretch and, in doing so, barely came out on top 75-71.
Afterward, IU coach Mike Woodson spoke, Inside the Hall had a photo gallery, Ryan Corazza wrote a Minute After, Alex Bozich penned Five Takeaways, while William McDermott put together columns on both IU’s struggles against good teams in non-conference play as well as a look back at Galloway’s career afternoon.
Banner #2 – Bracketology update
With the men’s team not having any other…