Indiana Basketball: 3 takeaways from the Hoosiers’ game against Duke

3) Indiana hasn’t solved their road woes

Last year, Indiana was a lowly 3-8 in true road games with their only wins coming against three of the bottom four teams in the Big Ten (Rutgers, Iowa, Minnesota).

This year, Indiana is 5-2. They’re a perfect 5-0 at home and now a winless 0-2 on the road.

The Hoosiers will always have a major advantage playing at Assembly Hall but, when they’re away from Bloomington, they become a different, much less composed team.

Cameron Indoor Stadium can rattle even the most veteran teams, but Indiana appeared to be visibly flustered by the crowd. They played fast, out of control, and right into Duke’s hands rather than focusing on their own gameplan.

This was a problem that also affected the Hoosiers last year and has been exasperated by Miller relying on so many freshmen and underclassmen in the backcourt. Guards Rob Phinisee and Aljami Durham, both starters, finished with a combined six turnovers compared to two assists and only nine points. Meanwhile, Langford took a ton of bad shots (3-15 shooting) that helped keep IU from getting any sort of offensive rhythm.

These players are all extremely talented and will eventually get over this problem as they get more experience – they’re simply too good not to. But, right now, their inexperience is showing and the Hoosiers don’t have anyone who can pick up the slack for them.