BLOOMINGTON — Indiana women’s basketball got tripped up at Assembly Hall on Thursday night in a disappointing 68-54 loss to Illinois.

After sixth-year center Oumar Ballo controlled the loose ball, he looked to one teammate — senior forward Luke Goode. As quickly as the pass arrived in Goode’s hands, it left them. He rose up from the right wing, releasing the orange ball into a backdrop of scarlet and gray.

Indiana Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson is firmly right back on the hot seat following a 25-point home loss to Illinois

Indiana basketball fans are upset and let the team know it during a ugly loss to Illinois. The coaches and players heard the message.

The Hoosiers trailed by as many as 15 points in the first quarter, but even as they turned up their intensity to cut into the Fighting Illini’s lead, their efforts fell short. Indiana suffered a 54-68 loss to Illinois on Thursday inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.

The Indiana Hoosiers trail by as many as 30 points in the first half of a home game against the Illinois Fighting Illini.

Indiana's 25-point home loss to Illinois got chippy at times as the Hoosiers were blown out for the second time this week

Things are not going well for Mike Woodson in Bloomington. Woodson and Indiana found themselves on the wrong side of a 94-69 blowout loss to No. 19 Illinois on Tuesday night. It marked their second straight 25-point loss,

The Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall crowd booed the Hoosiers and chanted ‘Fire Woodson’ during Indiana’s second straight 25-point loss Tuesday against Illinois.