INDIANA HOOSIERS
 Coach: Mike Davis  |  Record: 18-11

 
Overview: Mike Davis is a lame duck coach finishing out one of the more difficult head coaching experiences that anyone in recent memory has had to endure. If the Hoosiers are going to send Davis out a winner, it will likely come via the long ball. No Big Ten team made more than the 241 threes that Indiana converted during the regular season, and no team shot from behind the arc at a better clip (40.4%).

Potential Difference Maker: Big man Marco Killingsworth gets most of the press in Bloomington for the scoring punch he provides down low. But he's a fairly one dimensional player who could do more on defense. Guard Robert Vaden is the Hoosier who'll end up being the X-factor. He can play all over the floor and his outside shooting touch has gotten better this season.

On Offense: They will run a lot of pro sets that set double screens for their guards or isolate Marco Killingsworth in the post. They definitely want to use their perimeter shooters to spreadthe floor giving Killingsworth room to score inside.

On Defense: They are a man-to-man defensive team that will play conservatively. They do not have a lot of size around the basket as in year’spast.

Strength: They are a very god perimeter shooting team and Killingsworth is one of the best in the country on the block. They are playing their best basketball right now.

Weakness: They can rely too much on perimeter shooting and lack size in the paint on defense. They only average 2.4 blocks per game. Killingsworth is their only real inside threat

Key to Success: They must play solid defense and keep their opponents under 70 points per game (15-1). Killingsworth has to play big to give Indiana an inside-outside scoring threat.

How to Beat Them: Pressure Indiana’s guards on the perimeter to disrupt their offensive screening and be physical with Killingsworth to take him out of the game.