'Lost' in that 20/25 is two missed front ends of one and ones. Gatens had one of those misses too. Gatens missed his right around when IU was getting ready to push the lead to 10 and helped contribute to the double digit deficit. At the time of the miss IU was up 6, Gatens was fouled on a questionable entry pass down low. He misses, IU rebounds and scores on the other end. 4 Point swing.
I think McCabe had the other front end miss in the first 1/2. That too resulted in a 4 point swing.
Missing the front end of a one and one is dang near a TO.
Missed FT's are always killer, though I've long been a proponent of it's not how many you miss, but when you miss 'em.
One thing we're sorely lacking right now is consistent 3 point shooters. Outside of Gatens we don't have anybody else that the other team really needs to worry about from there. Early in the season May looked to be a threat. As of late he'll pass that shot up more often than not.
I think next year McCabe and hopefully Marble will be more comfortable and consistent from that distance. Oglesby should help too.