Indiana gave up 14 threes and got blown out at home by Nebraska 85-70 and was booed off their own home floor. The Hoosiers are now 14-12 on the season and have lost four of their last five games at Assembly Hall. Nebraska came to Bloomington 0-7 on the road in the Big Ten. Even more disturbing, the Hoosiers were down by 20 at half and lost by 15 despite going on a 20-3 run themselves early in the second half. They actually had a shot to tie the game — a three-point attempt from C.J. Gunn with 10:58 to go and the score at 59-56— that went wide. They were outscored 26-14 the rest of the way by the red-hot Cornhuskers, including the three at 10:40 by Jamarques Lawrence that made it 62-56 and took away all the “Magic.” As far as frees and threes, Indiana was just 4-for-21 from deep — a meager 19 percent — and missed 10 free throws. Clang, Clang, Clang went the Hoosiers. Boo, Boo, Boo went the crowd. 

Freshman forward Mackenzie Mgbako led the Hoosiers with 22 points, but he was a miserable 7-of-17 from the field, coupled with 2-for-8 from deep. At least, he’s the best free throw shooter on the team. Kel’el Ware had 17 points and 12 rebounds, while foul-prone Malik Reneau had 15. Galloway had eight points, but six turnovers as the Indiana guards struggled once again. Cupps was 0-for-6 shooting and failed to score. Xavier Johnson is still not ready to play. 

To make matters worse for the future, prior to this loss, Derik Queen, Montverde Academy teammate of I.U.’s only 2024-2025 commit, Liam McNeeley, decided on Maryland, obviously after seeing the horrible state of the Woodson & Company season. McNeeley may also be changing his mind, along with some of the underclassmen about next year with the program. The nightmare continues along with the boos.