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,

In Ballo’s absence, senior center Langdon Hatton, who entered Sunday averaging just 4.4 minutes per contest, played for a season-high 26 minutes and notched 7 points and 11 rebounds.