Is Indiana basketball turning a corner going into conference play? The Hoosiers' recent performances cast doubt on that.

BLOOMINGTON — The Indiana basketball team closed out a 77-68 win over Winthrop after some tense moments down the stretch. The Hoosiers (10-3; 1-1 Big Ten) didn't allow any points over the final 3:16 of the game to close out the victory. The Eagles missed a layup that would have tied the game with 2:35 to go.

With just over three minutes left in the game, the Eagles’ graduate senior guard Nick Johnson sank a 3-pointer in transition to cut the score to 69-68. On the following possession, Winthrop had an opportunity to tie or take the lead with a driving layup.

Indiana basketball shakes off abysmal 3-point shooting by scoring the game's final 8 points to complete its nonconference season with a 77-68 victory over Winthrop. The Hoosiers make 1-of-20 3-pointers but are +7 in rebounds and commit just 8 turnovers.

Indiana men’s basketball wrapped up its non-conference schedule today with a sleepy Sunday afternoon tip against Winthrop in Assembly Hall. With such an inferior opponent in town, Indiana didn’t have much to prove,