IU wins 83-79
Gordon leads all scorers with 29. D.J. White, Stemler and Ellis also score in double digits as the Hoosiers improve to 5-1.
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IU continues to hit its free throws, and it looks like the Hoosiers will win in a close game.
IU up 80-75 (at the line), @ :26
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Scoring has been back and forth as IU maintains its 6 point lead. Hoosiers have the ball, leading 76-70 with 2:19 remaining.
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Ga Tech is not going away as the Yellow Jackets score 4 straight points. Gordon goes down and answers with a drive of his own.
Bassett just picks up his 4th personal foul, so Ellis comes back into the game. Missing Crawford is starting to hurt the Hoosiers.
IU leads 70-64 @ 4:40
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Stemler just hit his second three pointer in the last few minutes to extend the IU lead to six points. The crowd is really starting to get into the game as it seems the Hoosiers are poised to extend the lead. Gordon just hits 2 free throws.
IU leads 68-60 @ 5:09
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Jamarcus Ellis is leading the Hoosiers in the second half, but he just picked up his 4th foul. Ellis has 13 points for the game and seems to be coming down with every key rebound in the last few minutes.
IU leads 56-54 @ 7:58
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Nice offensive rebound and putback by Mike White. He is doing a lot of the little things tonight a team needs to be successful. IU has the ball, down one with 10 to go.
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Tough defensive stand by IU results in a shot clock violation. Just noticed that Crawford is wearing the Kelvin Sampson uniform - red tie and blue shirt.
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D.J. comes back into the game. Ga Tech leads 49-45 @ 13:31
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D.J. White leaves the game with what looks like a contact is missing. He is playing with his eye, but seems to be fine. Mike White comes in to replace D.J.
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Ga Tech starts out on a 7-0 run as the Hoosiers struggle on the offensive end.
Ga Tech leads 41-38 @ 16:20
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Bassett drives to the basket and dumps the ball off to D.J. White for a layup to end the half. White leads the Hoosiers in scoring with 14 points. Gordon has 11pts and Stemler added 7 points as IU takes a 4 point lead to halftime.
IU leads 38-34 @ half
Stemler rims out what would have been his second consecutive three pointer from the corner.
IU leads 36-32 @ 1:14
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Gordon, despite having 11 points, is not playing very well. He has thrown the ball away on two straight possessions. He has had several turnovers so far this game and needs to clean up his play for the Hoosiers. Mike White re-enters the game.
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A Gordon layup gives IU a 33-29 lead as the Hoosiers are on a 15-3 run.
IU leads 33-29 @ 3:50
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Ellis hits a three from the wing to give IU the lead 31-29
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Eric Gordon just threw down his required gamely (if that is even a word) massive dunk to get the crowd on its feet. IU still down by 1 though.
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IU shows zone for the first time this season, but Ga Tech connected on a 3ptr.
Ga Tech leads 29-25 @ 7:50
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IU goes on a 7-0 to draw the deficit to one point. Gordon scores 5 of the 7 points for the Hoosiers.
Ga Tech leads 26-25 @ 8:18
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Sampson calls a timeout as Ga Tech takes a 19-13 lead. Gordon has been cold from the field, going scoreless in the first 9 minutes of the game. In the last Hoosier possession, Gordon missed a wide open shot from the corner.
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Mike White has entered the contest, ending speculation that he would be redshirting this season.
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Tech has a lot of big bodies, but White has done a good job so far on the defensive end as he just caused a jump ball. White is also showing his skill on the offensive end, tallying 6 points so far.
IU 8-5 @ 14:42
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Slow offensive start for both teams beofre the first TV timeout. IU has committed four turnovers so far, including two carrying calls.
The men's soccer team, who won the Bit 10 title and play in the NCAA tournament 2nd round tomorrow, were recgonized during the timeout.
Game tied 4-4 @ 15:49
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Starting line-up for IU: Gordon, Ellis, Bassett, Stemler and White. DeAndre Thomas will come off the bench as he did earlier in the season.
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The No. 15 Hoosiers will look to extend its 20 game winning steak at Assembly Hall tonight against Georgia Tech.
IU Coach Kelvin Sampson and his team will have to win without freshman guard Jordan Crawford, who is suspended for the next three games for violating team rules. Crawford is at Assembly Hall, wearing street clothes with fellow suspended teammate A.J. Ratliff.
Losing Crawford limits IU to only three guards. This could change the traditional 3 guard lineup Sampson has been using this season.
