Everyone is talking about it, so I decided to lay the stats out here on Hoosier Hype.

It was obvious that the free-throw line had an effect on IU's 66-60 loss to Illinois, whether the foul discrepancy was based on bad officiating or IU's inability to sneak its fouls past the referees.

To avoid any more lead-in, here are the numbers. Nothing more.

IU

Personal fouls: 28

Player with four fouls: 5

Free-throw attempts: 18

Shots made from charity stripe: 10

Free-throw percentage: 55 percent

Illinois

Personal fouls: 17

Players with four fouls: 2

Free-throw attempts: 39

Shots made from charity stripe: 27

Free-throw percentage: 69 percent

So what do you all think was at the root of these numbers?

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