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IU/Purdue: What does this game mean?

By Connor O'Gara | IDS men's basketball beat writer

Posted at 7:50 pm on February 3, 2012 | | | Comments (0)

Jordan Hulls was very clear that the Purdue game was just like any other Big Ten game when he addressed the media this afternoon.

He said every place IU goes, it’ll see a hostile crowd. He said as a competitor, you want to win every Big Ten game as much as the others.

I’m not buying that.

While Hulls may have been politically correct with his statements, I decided to dig a little deeper into his typical pregame jargon. In the grand scheme of IU’s season and this rivalry, what would a potential win do for IU?

Let’s get the bare basics out of the way. A win would get IU back to .500 in the Big Ten with six conference games to go. A win at Mackey would also give IU it’s first win in West Lafayette since 2006 when Mike Davis was at the helm. A win would probably be enough to keep IU in the top 25.

But those few things are all on the surface.

What has Tom Crean preached from the moment he stepped onto the IU campus to clean up Chernobyl? IU needs to take back the state of Indiana.

That doesn’t mean simply winning the recruiting battle. Anyone can point to how well Crean recruited within state lines in these past couple years and that’s all well and good. Starting #TheMovement might sound glamorous but stars on rivals.com doesn’t win games.

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Scouting Purdue

By Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist | Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist

Posted at 2:48 pm on February 3, 2012 | | | Comments (0)

WHO: Purdue (15-7, 5-4)
WHAT: The Hoosiers chance to beat Purdue for the first time in five tries
WHERE: West Lafayette, Ind.
WHEN:7 p.m.
HOW: BTN (Dave Revsine & Jimmy Jackson), IU Radio Network, Live Audio on IUHoosiers.com

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Three-Man Weave: No Road Warriors

By Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist | Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist

Posted at 10:34 am on February 2, 2012 | | | Comment (1)

Sections: General, Men's Basketball | | | Comment (1)

Live Chat: IU vs. Michigan

By Connor O'Gara | IDS men's basketball beat writer

Posted at 7:13 pm on February 1, 2012 | | | Comments (0)

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Big Ten Roundup: Jan. 31

By Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist | Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist

Posted at 1:17 am on February 1, 2012 | | | Comments (0)

*Illinois (16-6, 5-4) 42

No. 9 Michigan State (17-5, 6-3) 41

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IU falls to No. 20 in both polls

By Connor O'Gara | IDS men's basketball beat writer

Posted at 3:51 pm on January 30, 2012 | | | Comments (0)

For the third straight week, the IU men’s basketball team has dropped in the polls. This time, the Hoosiers find themselves at No. 20 in both the Associated Press and USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ poll.

The drop in the rankings comes after a week in which IU had its lowest offensive output of the season in a 57-50 loss at Wisconsin on Thursday and a 103-89 win over Iowa yesterday at Assembly Hall, which was IU’s highest offensive output of the season.

The 103 points scored by IU yesterday were the most it has scored in a Big Ten game since 1995. However, the Hoosiers still fell from No. 16/17 to No. 20 in the rankings.

IU surpassed the previous high for most Big Ten wins in the Tom Crean era and it isn’t even February yet. This marked the seventh straight week in which IU has been ranked in both polls and puts the Hoosiers at No. 7 on the all-time list for weeks in the AP poll.

IU will look to end its road woes when it travels to Ann Arbor on Wednesday to take on No. 22/23 Michigan. IU is currently 1-4 in Big Ten road games while the Wolverines are a perfect 5-0 on their home floor in conference play.

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Big Ten Roundup: Jan. 29

By Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist | Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist

Posted at 2:54 am on January 30, 2012 | | | Comments (0)

Still refining this to make it more IU-centric. Suggestions always welcome through email, Twitter, comments, etc.

No. 3 Ohio State (19-3, 7-2) 64

No.22 Michigan (16-6, 6-3) 49

  • The Hoosiers will take on Michigan Wednesday in Ann Arbor. How did the Buckeyes limit their rivals to their lowest point total all season?
  1. I was going to praise OSU shooting 18 foul shots compared to UM’s 4, but Ted Valentine was a referee, so take that stat with a grain of salt
  2. Across the board, Michigan could not hit three-pointers. Stu Douglass was 1-of-5 from deep and Tim Hardaway Jr. shot 2-0f-7 en route to a team total of 8-of-25, 32%
  3. Ohio State’s offense was not spectacular (42% shooting from the field and 3-of-15 from deep), but the Buckeyes defense held UM to a 35.8 field goal percentage and outside of Hardaway and freshman phenom Trey Burke, the Wolverines shot 9-of-30 from the field for 21 points
  • Remember Ohio State sophomore guard Lenzelle Smith Jr.? Against IU in Columbus, the unheralded Buckeye  dropped a season-high 28 points. After scoring a total of just two points against Nebraska and Penn State, Smith, who is averaging just 5.9 points per game, again went off on Sunday. Against Michigan he led all scorers with 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting with 12 rebounds. Man, talk about your scouting report killers
  • Michigan plays IU Wednesday, @Michigan State Feb. 5 and @Nebraska Feb. 8
  • Ohio State is @Wisconsin Saturday, vs. Purdue Feb. 7 and vs. Michigan State Feb. 11

UPDATED BIG TEN STANDINGS

TEAM CONF OVERALL
Ohio State 7-2 19-3
Michigan State 6-2 17-4
Wisconsin 6-3 17-5
Michigan 6-3 16-6
Purdue 5-4 15-7
Indiana 5-5 17-5
Illinois 4-4 15-6
Minnesota 4-5 16-6
Nebraska 3-6 11-9
Iowa 3-6 11-11
Northwestern 2-6 12-8
Penn State 2-7 10-12

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Three-Man Weave: More scoring than the Wisconsin game

By Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist | Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist

Posted at 12:35 am on January 30, 2012 | | | Comment (1)

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Live Chat: Indiana vs. Iowa

By Kevin Bowen | IDS men's basketball beat writer

Posted at 6:26 pm on January 29, 2012 | | | Comments (0)

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Big Ten Roundup: Jan. 28

By Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist | Avi Zaleon, IDS men's basketball columnist

Posted at 10:30 pm on January 28, 2012 | | | Comment (1)

We’re trying to start something new here at the IDS Basketblog. Each day there is conference action, we’ll be giving a brief recap on the day’s action. This is a great way to stay updated on the rest of Big Ten and how the conference is shaping as the season continues.

Purdue (15-7, 5-4) 58, Northwestern (12-8, 2-6) 56

  • Purdue forward Robbie Hummel made an awkward baseline jumper with 12 seconds left to give the Boilermakers another victory in Evanston. The game-winner certainly wasn’t pretty, but it propelled Purdue to 5-4 in the Big Ten, 15-7 overall and an impressive 3-2 in conference road games.
  • The Boilermaker’s defense, which forced 16 Northwestern turnovers, compensated for an offense that shot just 6-of-20 from three-point range and 4-of-8 from the free-throw line.
  • Guard Drew Crawford led the Wildcats with 23 points, three assists and eight rebounds, while Purdue sophomore guard Terone Johnson was the top scorer for the Boilermakers, chipping in 14 points, two steals and three assists

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