Indiana’s two consecutive 25-point losses appear to make NCAA Tournament talk a bit far-fetched, but the Hoosiers have time to repair the damage.

Now Indiana has A MESS that didn’t need to happen and is deteriorating toward toxic status. It will require an industrial strength clean up on aisles one (the basketball court), two (the recruiting world) and three (the perturbed paying customers).

Indiana will try to shake off its lopsided loss at Iowa as Illinois comes to town. To do so, the Hoosiers need better performances from their upperclassmen.