Who's guarding who?

A day before the biggest IU game -- arguably -- since 1993, the Hoosiers are playing "Who's Guarding Who?" \nDane Fife on Mike Dunleavy or Fife on Chris Duhon?. Tom Coverdale on Jason Williams? Jarrad Odle on Carlos Boozer? Jared Jeffries on ...?\nIU will meet Duke -- and its matchup problems -- Thursday at 7:30 p.m in the NCAA South Regional semifinal in Lexington, Ky., but its strategy isn't quite tweaked just yet. \nMonday, the 6-foot-4 Fife submitted his bid to guard Dunleavy, the 6-foot-9 forward who averages 17.4 points per game. Dunleavy is one of three Blue Devils who averages more than 17 points per game -- IU has no one who averages more than 15 points per game. \nAlso Monday, IU coach Mike Davis revealed junior guard Tom Coverdale will cover Naismith Award winner Williams, who leads Duke in scoring at 21.6 points per game. Coverdale is battling an injured ankle but said Monday he would "like to guard" Williams. Already this season, Coverdale has held All-Big Ten guards Frank Williams and Marcus Taylor in check.\nSenior forward Jarrad Odle will likely match up with the bruised Boozer, who chips in with 18.1 points per contest. \n"Any time you have five pros on your team, you create tough matchups," Davis said. \nFife will either guard Dunleavy or 6-foot-1 guard Duhon, who averages 9.2 points per game. Dunleavy plays primarily on the wing, where he shoots 38 percent from the three-point line, but with a five-inch advantage over Fife, he could move to the post. \nJunior Kyle Hornsby could match up with Duhon or 6-foot-6 forward Dahntay Jones, who scored 11.8 points per game. That puts Jeffries on Dunleavy or Jones. \nInjury updates\nCoverdale sat out Monday's practice but said he would likely practice Wednesday in Rupp Arena. He said his injury, which was sustained in IU's opening-round win over Utah, might be either a strain or a slight tear on the top of his left ankle. \nAn X-ray Monday revealed no further damage and confirmed no bone chipping. \n"Icing non-stop for the last day and a half has really helped," Coverdale said. "There's basically no swelling in it at all. By Thursday, it'll be fine."\nSophomore guard A.J. Moye, who has battled an injured shoulder all season, has shoved the pain aside in the post-season. In IU's last three games, Moye is 9 of 11 from the field, including 4 of 4 from the three-point line. Moye has hit all eight of his free throws in the post-season and scored 32 points. All on the injured shoulder, which he said Monday is ready for surgery after the season. \n"It hurts more every day," Moye said "I guess I need to keep hurting it so I can shoot better. When I'm out there on the floor, I don't feel anything."\nBig Red backing \nThe Hoosiers are expecting a large fan base in Lexington Thursday after playing the first two rounds in Sacramento, Calif., where it was difficult for IU fans to travel. Not only will the closer location add to IU's support, but the role of underdog should help, too. \n"There'll probably be a handful of Duke fans there, but everybody else will be either neutral or Indiana, and the neutral people will probably be rooting for us," Fife said. \nIU left Tuesday afternoon and will practice from noon to 1p.m. today; the practice is open to the public. Duke practices from 1 to 2 p.m.\nMoving on up\nFife is within two steals of tying IU all-time steals leader Steve Alford for the record. Fife has 176 steals. Alford finished with 178 steals during his career from 1983 to 1987. \nFife collected two steals against Utah, but couldn't get any against North Carolina-Wilmington. In the post-season, Fife has seven steals. \nJunior forward Jeff Newton is creeping closer to IU's all-time blocks record. Newton has 168 career blocks, good for fourth all-time, behind Dean Garrett, who is third all-time with 192. Newton is on pace for 224 blocks, which would put him ahead of all-time leader Alan Henderson, who finished in 1995 with 213.