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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- After a humbling loss the Indiana Hoosiers return home, where theyve been unbeatable, as the Delaware State Hornets visit Simon Skolt Assembly Hall on Monday.Hoosiers coach Tom Crean bemoaned his teams lack of defense in an 83-78 loss to then-No. 18 Butler in Saturdays Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The defeat dropped Indiana seven spots to No. 16.We just didnt guard well enough, Crean said.Indiana (8-2) had been proficient at shooting and defending against 3-pointers, but did neither well against the Bulldogs. The Hoosiers missed their first eight 3-pointers and allowed Butler to make 7 of 14 as Indiana trailed by 14 at halftime.Really, it was a mindset thing, energy thing, junior guard James Blackmon Jr. said. That was what we were upset about, the way we came out in the first half.If recent history is an indicator, Monday will be a different story.Indiana is 7-0 at home this season and looking to extend its home winning streak to 25 games, which would tie for fifth longest in program history. The closest any team has come while visiting the Hoosiers home floor this season was then-No. 3 North Carolina, which lost 76-67. Since 2011-12, the Hoosiers are 88-11 (.888) at home, best in the Big Ten.Delaware State also lost on Saturday, 85-66 at Binghamton (N.Y.). The Hornets (3-9) are just 1-8 away from home.The Hoosiers are averaging 86.6 points per game while allowing 67.4 points, hence Creans disappointment in the recent defensive effort. The Hornets are averaging just 68.7 points and allowing 75.9 per game.For the season, Indiana is 91 of 240 (.379) from 3-point range while opponents have made 60 of 220 (.273). Delaware State has hit 99 of 253 (.391) from beyond the arc while opponents have converted 104 of 296 (.351).Indiana junior forward OG Anunoby was rusty in his return after a three-game absence due to a sprained left ankle. He scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds against Butler, which dropped his scoring average to 11.7 per game.Blackmon, who scored a team-high 26 against the Bulldogs, is Indianas leading scorer at 17.9 points per game. Junior guard Robert Johnson averages 12.9 and sophomore center Thomas Bryant is at 12.2.Delaware State is led by sophomore guard Devin Morgan at 13.8 points per game, but he attempted just four shots in finishing with six points Saturday. He was the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Rookie-of-the-Year last season.Hornets junior forward Kavon Waller averages 11.5 and senior guard DeAndre Haywood is at 10.8.Kevin Walker is in his third full season of coaching Delaware State, which upset St. Johns 79-72 on the road on Nov. 29.The Hoosiers two losses came against in-state schools, the other in overtime at Fort Wayne. Their eight wins also include knocking off then-No. 3 Kansas in the season opener at Hawaii.The Hornets and Hoosiers are meeting for the first time.Jerome Baker Jersey . Most important, perhaps, it went off without a hitch. Organizers poked a little fun at the now-infamous opening ceremony gaffe that saw only four out of five snowflakes open up into rings, leaving the Olympics logo one ring short. 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"I didnt need to be anybody else, I just needed to be myself and be aggressive," said Burks, who scored a career-high 34 points to spark the Utah Jazz to a 118-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.Glenn Maxwell has been named in Australia As squad of 15 for the upcoming Quadrangular series involving the National Performance Squad (NPS), and A teams from India and South Africa, in Townsville and Mackay later this month . Maxwell was left out of the national squad for the limited-overs series in Sri Lanka, having averaged 11.80 in six innings in Australias last 10 ODIs. He made 0 and 38 in Australia As 197-run win over South Africa A in a four-day fixture in Brisbane that concluded on Tuesday.Seven members of the A squad, led by Chris Lynn, have been a part of Australias national squad. Peter Handscomb, the Victoria batsman who will captain in the four-day fixtures, has been named vice-captain.Although we have selected a squad with an eye towards the future, we have also rewarded the most recent domestic cricket performers, and this is a perfect opportunity to showcase their talents against international opposition, Rod Marsh, the national selection panel chiief, said.ddddddddddddChris has shown in his time with Queensland and the Brisbane Heat that he can lead a team whilst also putting in high-quality performances with the bat and in the field. Peter led wonderfully in Australia As victory over South Africa A at Allan Border Field in the longer format and will benefit from having a leadership role in the one-day matches. He shapes as one of this countrys best up-and-coming leaders on the field.South Australias Alex Ross and Kane Richardson, along with Cameron Boyce, Mitchell Swepson and Matthew Renshaw, are all part of the National Performance Squad.NPS open their campaign against South Africa A on August 13 in Townville, while Australia A play India A the following day. Each team plays the other twice, leading up to a third-place playoff and the final on September 3 and 4 respectively. ' ' '