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.
The biggest game in Assembly Hall this season occurred on Thursday night. Caitlin Clark and Iowa came into a hostile and packed arena and left with a loss as the Hoosiers played their best game of the season thus far.
Things on the men’s side were not as rosy as Indiana lost three times this week. Also, the Back Home Network had new shows in the last few days as per usual. Finally, we will conclude with a look at other IU sports, led by baseball’s continued strong start and another Big Ten championship from swimming and diving.
Here is what’s in this week’s edition:
• Women’s basketball beats Iowa for signature win
• Hoosiers fall to Northwestern
• IU dominated by Nebraska
• Indiana sinks further with loss at Penn State
• Podcast on the Brink and Back Home Network shows
• Hoosier Roundup
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Banner #1 – Women’s basketball beats Iowa for signature win
The No. 14/16 women took to the court twice last week. However, Thursday was the biggest night athletically in Bloomington all season as the No. 4 Iowa Hawkeyes came to town. Fans queued up several hours before the game started with lines stretching to the nearby streets.
These supporters created a magical night and atmosphere in Assembly Hall as the team had their second sellout in program history. It was also the tenth crowd that reached at least 10,000 people in the past couple of seasons. This one was at a new level as a white-out shined the stadium brightly from top to bottom. Sure, Iowa star Caitlin Clark caused some of the commotion. However, unlike most Hawkeye road games this season that saw many opposing partisans, this one was almost exclusively people rooting for the Cream and Crimson. The…