ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Maybe it was the 10-minute delay, but Indiana did not start the game on the right foot.

All of the early signs pointed toward a long evening ahead for the players in cream and crimson. After getting the game’s first bucket, Michigan took control, went on a run, and found itself with a 15-4 lead.

Then, out of nowhere, Indiana got hot, real hot, as the Hoosiers ended the half on an extraordinary 25-0 run over the final 9:05 in which everybody had a share of the action as seven Hoosiers made a field goal during the run.

Yogi Ferrell scored 17 total points to lead all scorers as the Hoosiers beat Michigan Tuesday night at Crisler Arena.

Head coach Tom Crean said that it’s important to getting Ferrell going.

“When you get it going like that and you get Yogi moving,” Crean said. “Then it gets everybody else moving, and our offense is hard to stop.”

Speaking of hard to stop, midway through the first half, OG Anunoby jumped a pass at the top of the key and took the ball all the way to the other end of the floor for a strong flush while drawing a foul in the process.

The freshman is proving himself each and every game, and tonight was no exception as Anunoby scored 11 points going, 5 of 6 from the field, and added three rebounds and two assists in 19 minutes of action.

Before the aforementioned 25-0 run, Crean called a timeout to rally his squad that had a hard time getting much going. It worked.

“We couldn’t come off their shooters,” Crean said. “They wanted to run on us early and they got a couple looks and we came off shooters and allowed them to get some confidence and that’s what we cannot do. We got better at that and then went on just a tremendous run.”

Crean added he did not notice at the time that the Hoosiers were on such a run.

“I didn’t realize it,” Crean said. “I was so locked into next play and what we were doing defensively that I didn’t know that until the halftime interview. I did not bring that up at halftime to the team.”

Troy Williams had an up and down game, as he struggled mightily early on but collected himself and even had an alley-oop. He only finished with nine points and four turnovers, but it could have been much worse for Williams.

A lot of Indiana’s offense came off of good defensive play. The Hoosiers limited a really sharp shooting Wolverines squad to only 30.4 percent of their 3-point shots and 54.5 percent from 2-point range. Both are below Michigan’s season average.

“We were hedging at times and getting over,” Crean said. “Which we did not want to make sure that we came off of shooters in the corners, because they’re so good in the corners. Then we started switching, and our guys were doing a pretty good job of moving their feet without fouling and the length. I think OG came in and established his length a little bit and Juwan and Max came in and did an excellent job.”

In his “homecoming,” Max Bielfeldt finished with five points, seven boards, a steal and a block.

The final score did not reflect the true nature of this blowout. Indiana is continuing to silence its critics after another solid performance in conference play.

Up Next: The Hoosiers 19-4 (9-1) continue their two-game road trip as they head to University Park to take on Penn State on Saturday.