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Indiana’s defense collapsed again, allowing 1.34 points per possession in a 91-78 loss at Ohio State and getting hurt by a 51% team free-throw rate; Lamar Wilkerson set IU’s single-season Big Ten scoring record with 464 points in 20 league games, while the bench produced no field goals in 20 minutes and Indiana shot only 5-for-18 from three as OSU went 11-for-24 from deep.
Indiana’s four-game skid continued with an 86-72 loss at Michigan, as IU’s defense ran into foul trouble while the Wolverines’ size and versatility controlled the game. Michigan drew a 62.3% free-throw rate, though IU benefited from Michigan misses; Indiana posted 1.027 points per possession—better than many Michigan opponents—yet shot just 32.4% from three. Defensively, Indiana again surrendered over 1.2 points per possession in a Big Ten stretch, leaving the Hoosiers 3-5 in conference play. In the second half, Tucker DeVries sparked Michigan with 15 points as Michigan showed signs of a mid-season malaise, though the program under Dusty May remains a national-contender.