On Tuesday night, Indiana turned in an intense and physical performance, and certainly played their best defensive game of the season. But a sputtering offense fell one score short in a crushing home loss to Purdue. After the game, our crew broke it all down on The Assembly Call IU Postgame Show.

On the mics: Jerod, Andy, and Ryan

Among the topics discussed:

— Romeo Langford's terrific overall performance, and why his missed minutes to start the second half were crucial.
— Why the offensive struggles in this game fall squarely on the coaching.
— Archie stressed the need for "drastic changes" after the Minnesota game ... did we see them?
— The outstanding defense of Al Durham, who harassed Carsen Edwards into one of his worst nights of the season.
— How De'Ron Davis took over the game at a key point in the second half.
— Why Juwan Morgan took a few too many 3's and didn't get enough good looks in the post.
— How Indiana, again and again, seems to be on the wrong side of the tough shots and bouncing balls during this losing streak.
— A few words about the erroneous narrative that the packline defense doesn't defend 3-pointers well.

We also point out a few meaningful moments you may have missed, go inside the numbers, and hand out our game balls. All of that, and more, on this edition of The Assembly Call.

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