BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana started to play better basketball in January as it rattled off three straight wins in Big Ten play. But much of that progress evaporated Saturday at Iowa in an 85-60 loss.
The Hoosiers turned the ball over 12 times in the first half, shot 32.4% from the field in the second half and played poor defense throughout the game. The loss dropped Indiana’s record to 13-4 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play in coach Mike Woodson’s fourth season.
Indiana will look to bounce back from that performance as it returns to the comfort of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and faces Illinois at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday on Peacock. The Illini rolled past Penn State in a 91-52 win Wednesday at home, but they were upset on their home court Saturday in an 82-72 loss to USC, which had just lost by 13 points at Indiana…