Throughout the season, IU has only been able to rely on two different players to carry the scoring load for the Hoosiers.
One of the biggest factors throughout IU's losses - and even some of its wins - has been its lack of depth. Because the Hoosiers depend on two main scorers - freshman guard Christian Watford and sophomore guard Verdell Jones - when those two fail to deliver - as they did against Minnesota on Saturday - IU has to rely on other players.
Which is a problem.
Losing sophomore guard Matt Roth and freshman guard Maurice Creek to injury, IU has missed two of its biggest scoring options, one who hit threes and another who was the team's leading scorer before he went out in December.
Watford and Jones' averages account for 40 percent of IU's total points.
But against Minnesota, the duo couldn't be the only options for their team.
Watford and Jones were a combined 3-of-20 - with Watford 1-of-12 - and had 13 points together, when they individually average 12.3 and 14.6 points a game, respectively.
And when they played Wisconsin on Feb. 13, Watford and Jones had 26 points out of IU's 55 - or 47.3 percent.
While the Hoosiers can generally rely on the two to hit IU's shots, the team needs a full squad to be able to match up against a top-25 team like No. 17 Wisconsin, or even a middling team like Iowa.
