White joins 20-20 club in victory

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – For IU senior forward D.J. White, a double-double is twice as nice. \nWhite eclipsed 20 points and 20 rebounds for the first time in his collegiate career en route to No. 10 IU’s 78-64 win over Michigan. \nThe team captain finished with 21 points and a career high 22 rebounds – the most for an IU player since 1992 and 13th most all-time for a Hoosier. \nAfter the game, White coyly admitted he didn’t think he had such a performance in him. \n“My coaches always get on me about getting a 20-rebound game this year,” he said. “I did it, and now that I did it I know I can do it, so I’ve got to keep going.”\nThe Hoosiers (13-1, 2-0) opened Big Ten play 2-0 on the road for the first time since 2002. Last night marked the only time IU will face Michigan (4-11, 0-3) this year.\nIU freshman guard Eric Gordon led the Hoosiers in first-half scoring with 11 points, but picked up three quick fouls and was forced to sit for the last 8:19 minutes of the half. With Gordon on the bench, the Wolverines picked away at IU’s 14-point lead. \nMichigan outscored IU 18-10 to close out the first half, capped off by Michigan forward DeShawn Sims’ buzzer-beating half-court shot, which energized a generally lethargic Crisler Arena crowd. \n“I didn’t make a big deal out of any of that,” IU coach Kelvin Sampson said after the game. “The way we started the second half was going to be the key to the game.”\nSampson got what he wanted when Gordon and White ignited the IU offense to start the second half.\nThe two stars scored IU’s first 18 points following halftime to give the Hoosiers a lead by the same point total. \nThe Hoosiers never looked back. \nGordon led all scorers with 23 points – four more than fellow freshman phenom Wolverine Manny Harris. \nHarris shot 6-of-15 from the field, including a 1-of-5 tally from behind the arc, while Gordon finished the night 9-of-16 shooting and 4-of-7 from 3-point land. \nAs a team, the Hoosiers shot 44.5 percent and limited Michigan to a 31.7 percent from the field. \nWhite’s 22 rebounds were more than the entire Michigan starting lineups. The Hoosiers outrebounded the Wolverines 51-33.\n“I don’t think people give him enough credit of how good of a big man he is, but he’s really starting to show it now,” Gordon said.\nThe Hoosiers have a four-day rest before hosting Illinois on Sunday. Sampson hopes the rest will allow sophomore guard Armon Bassett to heal from a bone chip injury to his left ankle. Bassett dressed and warmed up with IU, but did not play against Michigan.