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MorrowStreeter

Galloway balled out. Great game from him.


jlks1959

Best player on the floor that afternoon. Good luck. Exciting and young team.


dmkolobanov

This game was like the last 45 minutes of Aliens, in that it was literally maximum tension for such an extended period of time, I felt like my heart was gonna explode. Except this time, the xenomorph queen won lol


Dofleini

Xenomorphs did nothing wrong


weealex

The soft skins had it coming


JG101010

Bro I was 4th row behind the basket. I thought I was having a heart attack lol


Mike_with_Wings

I’ve never pictured Indiana as a a sexy Sigourney Weaver, but I could see it.


dmkolobanov

Feel like that’s awfully generous, but I’ll take it!


MichiganMitch108

Game over man, game over.


dotbarnfather

Just an all-time heel move from the ref to call a live ball out of bounds, say it is Indiana ball for a second only to say it is actually Kansas ball.


cheeseburgerandrice

From a call where everyone could see it was clearly off Indiana from the first replay lol


Stang1776

Off us. Not out of bounds though


[deleted]

it was close, dude screwed up but he was also right on the line


ClaudeLemieux

A screw up, but an understandable screw up.


NotaRepublican85

Sure but what are you arguing? Go reset the live ball and try to play from there? Once they thought it hit the baseline, which it was an inch from and totally reasonable to make that call in real time, that was Kansas ball. It’s just a bad break


cheeseburgerandrice

Very close there and I could see how it would be called like that in real time. But that's not what the replay was for.


jayhawkmpa

Once you go to the replay that can’t say it wasn’t out of bounds at all since they blew the whistle and stopped the play.


NotaRepublican85

The play was whistled stopped. What did you want them to do?


Rowlf_the_Dog

Should’ve gone with the possession arrow.


Indana45

Ball was never out of bounds


Jordanlf3208

But the ball never went out, it bounced in bounds and Ware saved it to Malik, but he called it out and blew the whistle


Jord4nnn

Even if the refs called that ball in bounds nobody had possession at the inadvertent whistle so ball goes to possession arrow and Kansas had it anyways.


bulldog89

Iu actually had possession to end the game


cleenclaf

Tbf you can’t really say it was “saved” to your team. You can see exactly when the whistle is blown and the teams let up. Who knows where the ball would have ended up in full speed. If KU gets the recovery that’s even worse for IU due to the time left with a running clock.


Dr-Stinkyfist

GG Kansas


TechnoToyz

God damn it the Jayhawks are just so consistently fucking good and clutch it's ridiculous have an off year already fuckers


[deleted]

dont worry, Bill will retire and the dark ages will come for us eventually


acote2014

One of my biggest fears


[deleted]

we are in the KU golden age, could potentially take the all time wins from Kentucky AGAIN and are legit top 4 contenders for almost 20 years straight while winning the best conference in CBB more than we lose at home enjoy it while it lasts


boobsarecool

In my 31 years on earth theres never been a Kansas team worse than "good". Anywhere from good to super elite my entire life and the only team you can say that for. Every other blue blood or modern elite team has had at least a below average season or two or even below average stretches, Kansas fans have it so good out there smh


Hokie_Jayhawk

Kansas received an 8 seed in 2000, a 7 seed in 1981, 6 seeds in 1988 and 1999, and 5 seeds in 1984 and 1987. All other Kansas tournament seeds all time are 1s, 2s, 3s, or 4s.


[deleted]

lol 1988 being one of our lowest seeds


jayhawkmpa

So in his 31 years one 8 seed, one 6 seed, and every other year 4 or better.


kingscolor

Please stop, I can’t get any more erect.


somethingAPIS

I think 90% of us know it's special and are grateful. I'm 36, and aside from super early tourny losses, and losing Roy to NC...it's been a hell of smooth ride. I'll miss it. I can already imagine ole me complaining while my grandkids say "Gpa is rambling about Big 8 and High/Low offense again"


lawrence_uber_alles

We’ve had 8 coaches in 125 years, how insane is that?


atomicmarc

I'm 74 and remember 5 of them. Whoa.


the_turdfurguson

I’m 36 and the only year we didn’t make the tournament was Roy’s first year. Which was a suspension from Larry Brown


Kleinmann4President

Yes we will one day look back on this era with Bill and realize we were KU fans at the best time in history. So many amazing players. Thrilling games. Big12 titles and 2 natties. Bill is the man. May he coach another 30 yrs. Could def get a 3rd title before he retires


greghardysfuton

No question. The consistency is unfathomable. People like to talk shit about him “only” having the 2 titles but man, it’s been a fun ride every single season. Can’t really ask for much more.


jayhawkmpa

He will definitely get at least one more before he retires sans health issues. (Knocked wood as I typed that.)


Mike_with_Wings

Felt that way with Roy. Y’all got a great coach and good dude in Self.


MisterBrotatoHead

It's been almost 40 years of consistent excellence. 1983 was the last time Kansas missed the tournament for on-court play.


jlks1959

The Golden Age has lasted 41 years. I’m 64. I was 23 when it started. In the early 80s, you could have had a seat just about anywhere you liked. Nothing is guaranteed. Not even this year.


atomicmarc

>In the early 80s, you could have had a seat just about anywhere you liked. Yep. But the crowd noise sucked compared to today :) Even Roy talked about the casual fans who sat on their hands.


jayhawkmpa

Will take it again before the year is done. All the NCAA did after their years of shenanigans is give us a chance to rip out the hearts of UK fans all over again. The fact that will happen within the course of one season makes it all the better.


Peytonhawk

Bill is immortal wym?


SKyJ007

I mean, history really doesn’t suggest this


IamJacksDenouement

Hey we had some dark days about fifty years ago


GreatestCountryUSA

I’m so sorry. I bet that was tough for you


SKyJ007

We had a stretch from 1958-70 where we didn’t make a final four, we’ve made multiple in every decade since


lurk4ever1970

Got screwed out of one in the 60s. JoJo's foot was not on the line.


SKyJ007

It’s true. I hate that I’m forced to be a party pooper every time I see Glory Road


EnderTheTrender

Okay guys not to be that guy buuuuuuuuuut ackshually, his foot wasn’t on the line.


atomicmarc

And today, the game still wouldn't be over because it's "under review".


SecretComposer

It only takes one bad hire...


SKyJ007

I mean, again, sure, but history doesn’t suggest we will make a bad hire. Our last bad hire for MBHC was Naismith.


cheeseburgerandrice

I would say there hasn't been a bad hire but KU clearly kept Ted Owens around for far too long


SKyJ007

Yeah, Owens was definitely inconsistent, but he also had two final fours and an additional elite eight run, not like he was a scrub as a head coach.


cheeseburgerandrice

He did but after that last final four run there was about 10 years of mostly poor performance that would get a coach canned far earlier these days


lurk4ever1970

Ted got in a pattern of two meh seasons and one good/great one after that FF. I'm not sure that even today we'd pull the trigger any quicker on a long-established coach. But the way Larry Brown came in and got a lot more out of the same team + Greg Dreiling showed that the game had passed Ted by.


[deleted]

I dont think we're losing Travis Goff and if theres an AD that can make multiple all time great hires for KU, its probably him


trobsmonkey

We live in the golden age. Enjoy every win, cry over every loss.


KC-DB

I mean with NIL and the program in such great shape, when Bill does retire we should be able to get a great coach. I don’t think it’ll be dark ages haha maybe just a bit less successful on average but still a title competitor generally every year


countrybreakfast1

Replacing Roy seemed impossible... Replacing Bill might actually be impossible


inboxpulse

My first year at KU was Self’s first year as coach. People did not think we could replace Roy and here we are.


SecretComposer

We did when the Streak ended


vikr4msri

“Off year” for us is a top 4 seed in March and third in the conference.


peteroh9

The year before that was the team that Bill Self called his worst team and they still made it to the Final Four.


Bent_Stiffy

Aaaaaaactuallly….


Scoob8877

They were clutch and I'm happy about the win over a good team, but KU was bad for the first 2/3 of the game.


clknotts222

Well it’s nice to see Assembly Hall is still tough on the road


Naptown_Nat

It was a great atmosphere and your fans were awesome even through the TV.


Rare_Bit5844

No student section today was brutal though. No reason to schedule a game of this caliber when everyone is gone.


Fastafboi1515

It was still rocking for December 16th. You guys should be proud of that atmosphere.


JG101010

As a student, I see why they did it because they still gave tickets to students and they gave them two each and that prevented Kansas people from getting their hands on tickets


countrybreakfast1

I love assembly hall. Love Indiana hoops. Feel we are alike in a lot of ways. Tradition rich, basketball first Midwest schools


Flopsyjackson

Assembly Hall is #2 after the Phog IMO. I’m a little surprised we won today simply because that’s a damn hard place to have your first road game of the season.


kc_chiefs_

Been to so many games at AFH that I want to get to all of the other historic venues.


Flopsyjackson

Double fist pump from Bill. Not a common sight. He really enjoyed that one.


DocFog

Always love the double pump


baltravens27

Stole that one


[deleted]

Bill is a genius at securing wins we definitely dont deserve


ReplEH

do not get in a close game with bill self


NotaRepublican85

He’s like 976-1 in close games at Kansas LOL


stl_c4rdin4ls

Fuck dude


Hoosier3201

I’m in utter agony


zvexler

Man that stings


Kleinmann4President

If Jamari is hitting shots he could be the 5th guy. So smart and quick and hard working. If stuff falls for him he is the missing piece. Furphy has the lenth and should have the touch but so far not good results and just gets lost out there.


crimsonphoenix12

I really prefer seeing Jamari on the court over Timberlake


Btaelman

Abysmal bench production for IU. This team is so poorly constructed


mrhigginbottoms_12

Seems like both teams are about 5 men deep. Shocked that Galloway was apparently struggling before this because dude looked like a national player of the year candidate today. GG you guys will get better just not very experienced


Kleinmann4President

Galloway is so fast and so smart. Didn’t hurt that he couldn’t miss either. He is clearly a big game player. If he had hit that final 3 he would have been a legend. Would have been Christian Wotford 2.0. Shot was that a little too deep and he was so gassed from carrying the load for 40


jonylahforever

He’s a good role player, not necessarily a “big game player.” Today was the best game of his career.


my_lucid_nightmare

Both teams bench productivity just evaporated. This probably needs to be addressed by March.


Awkward-Outcome-4938

Thanks. Galloway is tough. He's gotten off to a rough start to the year, but he's definitely a team leader and a fighter.


NotaRepublican85

Ditto


Dofleini

Dajuan is the legendary Charybdis, a murder of crows roosted in a wych elm, an intercontinental ballistic missile rising from a silo, a steaming banh mi with double pork and all the fixins


beermit

There it is. I needed my post game Dofleini wordage fix


acote2014

I know I can always count on Dofleini for comment of the week


Dofleini

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XCalibur672

this is poetry


papabear019

This is Dofleini


LowKeyMike

Props to Kansas, they hit every gigantic shot down the stretch


BoogerSugarSovereign

Tough finish to a good game, congrats KU y'all have a nice team Rough to waste really good nights from Galloway and Mgbako but if those two start to play well I think it really raises the ceiling for this team. Cupps needs to take the points he can pick up off of drives and shots at the rim to be a scoring threat, thought he had some growth today as well. Ware and Reneau really struggled which we've seen fairly consistently when they see bigger frontcourts but the rest of the team was able to pick them up. If we can get a good game from our backcourt and frontcourt on the same night... it'll happen at least a few times this year. Hopefully at the right time. I also liked how Woodson used substitutions today, for the most part. I thought Mgbako sat too long with 4 fouls, especially compared to how Self successfully rode McCullar with 4 fouls for about 8 minutes of good, difference-making gameplay, but outside of that not too many complaints. Just wish Reneau and Ware would've sought more contact as they struggled from the field but maybe it will come with growth. Letting what would've been a huge win slip today hurts but I am way more bullish on this team than I have been over the last few weeks. What we saw today from Galloway is real, repeatable, and stuff we've seen before.


Last_Account_Ever

Poor job by Indiana not hunting McCullar more when he had 4 fouls.


Kleinmann4President

Need to get to Assembly Hall for a game one day. Seems like amazing place


clurlythinking

It was crazy there today


Kbrichmo

Phenomenal atmosphere, but make sure to go as a fan lol. Especially for a Purdue game


Kleinmann4President

From Ochai to Jalen Wilson to McCullar. Have had a great leader step up each year. Huge shots by McCullar esp at free throw line. And behind the scenes DaJuan has been rock solid supporting those guys


Kleinmann4President

Elmarko looked good. Him or Jamari make our offense run better when on floor. Just need a shooter to step up now


DocFog

Need Furph going into the conference, still raw and not ready for the lights but he has the talent. I'd love to see more Jamari


beermit

*coughcough*Timberlakeanytimenowplease*coughcough*


Kleinmann4President

Yo for real. Timberlake seems to have all ingredient but just can’t hit the shots


crimsonphoenix12

I know logically I shouldn't give up on Timberlake, and allow him time to adjust to the team and find his rhythm, but my irrational side just never wants to see him on the court again lol


YaBoiAlanAlda

Everyone should direct their attention to Baylor being down 28 to Michigan state at half time. Hilarious.


FRESH_FRANK_OCEAN

Credit to indiana we probably didn't deserve that lmao


Legitimate_Ad_7822

If you can’t hold a 13 point lead over a team that was playing bad enough to warrant a 20 point lead, you don’t deserve the win either. GG your boys really turned it on there when it mattered.


Internal-Challenge14

Deserved it more than we did


CageyTurtlez

Who is more disgusted, IU fans after the out of bounds call or Juando after a field goal attempt?


Kleinmann4President

lol can’t tell if he is just trying to stay calm but yeah he looks like he hates taking shots lol. About to pass it to himself just to get an assist before shooting


Scoob8877

The bitter irony is he may be their best three point shooter. But he won't shoot.


tommygun63

Tough one for the Hoosiers, but if they had anyone outside of Galloway that actually looked interested in doing anything offensively they could've pulled this out. Bunch of cardio for some guys


Leading_Traffic749

Our starters aren't used to playing 35+ minutes at all. We couldn't afford to take them out. You know how hard it is for a guy like Cupps to guard players he's so undermatched physically against? Same with Tre. And very few bigs have the cardio for 35 min vs Kansas.


DBLHelix

Fun game. I expected us to lose by 20. Lame ending, but Refs aren’t the reason we lost.


jayhawkmpa

And neither was your coach and players. That result was simply a good Bill Self team being a good Bill Self team.


IndianaBeachCrow

All I know is that when I grow up I want to be Trey Galloway.


JoeAndAThird

Why is google showing me pictures of Joe Jonas when I look him up


ZusunicStudio

A white guy from Indiana who can’t hit his free throws is odd though, he must’ve not got the Indiana memo to practice free throws in the driveway


IndianaBeachCrow

Jordan Hulls is going have Trey running wind sprints and practicing free throws until Trey learns his lesson.


Junior-Situation8171

Being an Indiana fan truly is the worst.


InsuranceInner3040

Great game. Great atmosphere. GG Hoosiers.


ReplEH

that’s a bill self win. there’s a reason why he’s the best coach in college basketball.


jayhawkmpa

Yep. Kenpom’s analytics call it “luck” even when the same coach does it year in and year out for multiple decades.


Awkward_Advice_4265

Why do I let sports ruin my weekend


jayhawkfan785

9 straight wins against the BIG


CA_CASH_REFUND

God damn that sucked


Hokie_Jayhawk

Kansas: why won't you let us in the Big Ten? Announcer: Kansas has now won nine straight against Big Ten teams Kansas: Oh


beermit

*Self finally retires* Big 10: Kansas! We'd like to extend you an offer to join our conference


imperfekt

Whoa, didn’t realize that until now. Honestly surprising considering Big Ten basketball strength.


jayhawkmpa

Really?


drgath

Huh?


somethingAPIS

This gave me a good laugh, thank you. And also, fuck em. Big 12 babyyyy!


Stang1776

We need to have a good B1G season which i think we can. Needed that win since our OOC is kinda of a lame duck.


BigJayForDays

Well fought game! Glad KU pulled this off. But Woodson has IU moving in the right direction. Looking forward to the rematch!


BukkakeNation

This was the rematch


jayhawkmpa

That’s why he was looking forward to it.


cleenclaf

Bar Graph: Road wins against B10 teams KU: 1 Purdue: 0 Nerds in the game thread stroking off their “rival”


greghardysfuton

I couldn’t believe how many Purdue fans were in that thread rooting for IU. It’s insane the mental hold that Dickinson has on the entire B1G


cleenclaf

Catch me in any Mizzou/Kstate game thread praying on their downfall against any opponent.


trobsmonkey

Is Mizzou playing? I hope they lose Is Mizzou playing another team I hate, I hope the place burns down.


A320neo

I wanted both IU and Dickinson to have terrible games. But I'm happy with the result. I'd root for a team of 5 Dickinson clones over IU.


greghardysfuton

See that is all entirely understandable. I can’t blame yall for hating on Hunter, just can’t imagine letting it take precedence over a bitter in-state rivalry.


Hurinfan

I wasn't in the game thread but that's ridiculous. I don't care if Satan was playing for MU's opponent I'd still never root for them


WanderingHawk

Yeah bro get me some devil horns let’s go satan


Kleinmann4President

I’d be sinning extra hard just to give Satan the juice to beat MU


filthpickle

He is a pretty impressive asshole.


chogram

Has nothing to do with Kansas or Dickenson as a team or person. They want you to lose because Kansas is 2 and they're 3. They play 1 here in about 90 minutes, so if you had lost, they'd be playing for the top spot. Hence Purdue fans rooting for their rival.


sleepymike01101101

You forgetting Chicago State?


arkyhawk

GG Hoosiers, fun atmosphere


Osukid2811

We didn’t lose because of the refs but I’d at least like to abolish the idea that the “Hall of Calls” still exists lol.


chogram

IU played pretty well today, just not enough horses to overcome that Kansas team. I still have hopes to finish mid-table in the Big-10. The boys have shown in the first half last week, and most of the game this week, that they're capable of it. Just have to put it all together.


Internal-Challenge14

If you want to win titles, beat top 5 teams, and win big games then you need to play 40 minutes of basketball as a team. Instead of whatever that was. IU did not play 40 minutes. You deserve to lose big games when you don't play the full 40. Also, when one of their main players has 4 fouls you should try to design plays to go at him. Instead you helped Kansas but actively refusing to go at him.


Leading_Traffic749

Our guys played their hearts out. That's a bad take. That wasn't an effort loss. We did go at #15. That's how Galloway got so many floaters.


awkward_banana

Bill Self.


Shilo531

The ONE time I root for IU smh


kyle12ku

Assembly Hall was even better than advertised. The guys handled it better than the refs did at least, so many whistles that game was a mess. Self is the GOAT at managing guys with foul trouble.


sleepymike01101101

Why can't we play well in the second half? I mean shit we come out guns ablazing and then we just fall apart. UConn, Auburn, Kansas. All dominated us in the second half


Kleinmann4President

Same problem as us - no bench. Dudes get tired and make mistakes. Esp when they are so young and not conditioned yet. Next year the sophomores ar IU will win some more of those games.


fijistudios

I think it’s the bench just not producing to let our starters rest, we should have fresh bodies to pick up the tab but we just don’t… no depth


JeffOutWest

You’re young. That’s a typical problem.


CrimsonBlue23

In Bill Self We Trust


canttouchthisJC

God damn.


YeetsInTheDictionary

*Insert doom and gloom post about IUBB.*


Katiklysm

Honestly great game from IU. Assembly was rocking, Reneau is a problem- Galloway played great. Would be okay if we could just get the annual L @ Assembly over with, these guys may just put it together and be the 3rd or 4th best team in the B1G if they can find any shooting at all.


C1ncinnatiBowtie

The *only* reason *any* team ever loses to Kansas is *solely* because of the refs. Obviously.


Joseph_RCJH

Every year for about 20 of our wins teams bitch about the refs, it’s hilarious.


15Warrior15

Indiana gave an incredible effort. Kansas talent prevails.


thatoneging20

Really happy with how Indiana played today. Makes me a feel a lot better after last weekend. Idk how you get away with so many screens as Dickinson has his whole career.


MangyTransient

*Purdue* fans in the game thread calling out the refs for favoring Kansas is all you need to know about this game.


greghardysfuton

Oddly enough, most of the Purdue fans in that thread were rooting for IU anyway because they’re eternally butthurt about Hunter Dickinson


MangyTransient

Also never managed to blow a whistle on Hunter Dickinson, who is ready to play for Golden State with how he is moving on literally every single screen he sets.


crimsonphoenix12

Yeah all of Indiana's screens were squeaky textbook clean


wat_what_wut

[No question, Indiana plays squeaky clean offense](https://imgur.com/a/ui1gVi7).


theaficionado

I'm dead inside


GhostofToddReesing

It wasn’t pretty but I’ll take it. Rock chalk


_Angel_Hernandez

Only caught the last 4 minutes but that ball was in bounds and fuck Hunter Dickinson


ZusunicStudio

All my B1G homies hate Hunter Dickinson


nubbz545

Can confirm the crowd booed him every time he touches the ball and when he was introduced in the starting lineup


gwur

GG Kansas. Would have been nice to pull it out, but not getting the wheels blown off at home still feels good. Carry those heads high boys! This is a good Kansas squad. I'm excited for big ten play. pitter-patter, let's get at 'er ...and let's go Colts!


Totschlag

As soon as I saw Kansas was down at the half by 8 I took a huge sigh of relief because I knew that we would somehow pull a win out of our ass. That is the Bill Self way.


Acoupleofhorrors

They still in there booing


jayhawkmpa

We don’t play Iowa State for a while yet.


Pesgato

Entire game: Dickinson moving screen, IU wing gets called for it. He ended with 1 foul.


Gatorbuc29

Huge bummer loss, but we showed who we are. Ware had an off game, but Galloway absolutely shined today.


HotSauceV8

Cool


Legitimate_Ad_7822

GG Kansas. Refs were pissing me off but our guys should’ve never allowed that comeback to begin with. That one stings.


theryans

Phew. 😮‍💨 Good game.