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The honeymoon period for Mike Woodson is over.

In front of over 16,000 at Phog Allen Fieldhouse, Indiana (8-3, 1-1 B1G) looked lethargic, overwhelmed, and disheartened, falling to No. 8 Kansas (10-1), 84-62. Six Jayhawks scored in double figures, led by Gradey Dick’s 20 points. Dajuan Harris also had a 10-point, 10-assist double-double.

Trayce Jackson-Davis blocked a career-high nine shots, the second-most in a single-game in IU program history.

During pregame warmups, Jalen Hood-Schifino, Indiana’s five-star true freshman guard, was dressed and ready to go. In fact, all 13 scholarship Hoosiers were available.

They may have been available, but none of them were ready to play. The nightmares from the beginning of the Arizona game carried over to Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks flew out to a 12-2 lead, and it ballooned to 16-5, as well as 21-8.

IU could neither protect the basketball nor defend the precise and efficient Jayhawks in the early going. Kansas made their first four shots from the floor. Meanwhile, Indiana committed six turnovers in the first six minutes.

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The sold-out crowd in Lawrence, which had a fair share of Hoosiers fans, erupted in favor of their home team during the early explosion.

Things got worse for Indiana before they would get better.

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With 9:12 left in the first half, IU starter Xavier Johnson suffered an injury to his ankle when Dajuan Harris inadvertently fell on it when scrambling for a loose ball. Johnson’s teammates helped him off the court, and he was putting no weight on his right foot.

Per IU release, Johnson was held out of the remainder of the game with a foot injury. No further update was provided on his condition.

Indiana briefly put a pause to their turnover issues, but Gradey Dick took that time to further increase Kansas’ lead. Dick, one of the sharpest shooters in the country, drilled back-to-back threes to push the advantage to 20 points. After Bobby Pettiford scored a moment later, the Jayhawks led 42-20.

The Hoosiers’ best run of the game came in the closing stages of the first half. Hood-Schifino hit a three, and Jackson-Davis scored his first two baskets of the game soon after that. After TJD made two free throws before the break, Indiana trailed by 15.

After halftime, IU cut the deficit to as low as 10 points. Tamar Bates got the call to start the second half in place of Johnson, and he played a key role in bringing IU to within arm’s length of KU.