Freshman guard Michael Thompson had two chances to give Northwestern its first conference victory of the season. Thompson drove the lane with 20 seconds left, with the Wildcats down just one point, and got to the basket. He put up a shot over Indiana forward D.J. White, but it fell short.
Thompson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer which would have sent the game to overtime as the No. 15 Hoosiers avoided the upset at Welsh-Ryan Arena 85-82.
The Cats (7-18, 0-14 Big Ten) led for much of the game, but trailed coming down the stretch. They erased a 6-point deficit and for the second straight game and see-sawed in and out of the lead against the Hoosiers (23-4, 13-2) as the game came down the stretch.
NU had a chance to win the game for the second straight outing. The team missed two 3-pointers which would have given it the first conference win of the season Tuesday against Iowa.
Sophomore forward Kevin Coble scored a career high 37 points and grabbed five rebounds. Thompson scored 15 points and junior guard Craig Moore added 12.
The Hoosiers were playing a day after the school announced the resignation of former coach Kelvin Sampson. The team was coached by former assistant Dan Dakich.
Dakich said the team seemed a little distracted from the emotional roller coaster the team has been on throughout the week, but pulled through it in the end. Guard Armon Bassett had 24 points and Jordan Crawford scored 21 points off the bench for Indiana.
The Hoosiers shot 56 percent from the floor and hit 30 of 37 free throws, overcoming the 17 turnovers the Cats forced.
NU, still in search of its first conference win, will play at Michigan on Tuesday night.
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