Thursday's 78-46 loss to Wisconsin marked the worst loss in Assembly Hall, a stretch of 39 years.

In their second-to-last home game of the season, the Hoosiers shot 35.3 percent, hit 0-of-5 threes and had 10-of-20 free throws.

None of those stats mattered as much as two fouls, from the most unsuspecting member: IU coach Tom Crean.

Crean was ejected in the second half after arguing with the refs. Sophomore guard Verdell Jones had to restrain Crean as the coach yelled at the refs.

Before Crean's ejection, his team was already down by a historic amount. At the 15:46 mark, Wisconsin more than doubled IU's score as it took a 50-24 lead.

Like Sunday's loss 81-58 loss against Minnesota, the team's top-two leading scorers couldn't deliver. Sophomore guard Verdell Jones and freshman forward Christian Watford only hit 5-of-18 for 16 total points.

One bright spot - if the only one - was freshman forward Derek Elston, who finished as the team's leading scorer (12 points) and the only Hoosier in double digits.

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