Final Score IU 95 UNC-W 71

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3:38 Remaining in the 2nd Half IU 91 UNC-W 66 Eric Gordon reached the 30 point mark for the second time this season by hitting a three from the corner. The crowd began chanting his name. On the next possession, Dominique Lacy from UNC-W tried to throw down a powerful dunk that clanked off the back of the rim, leading the crowd to begin a "You're not Gor-don" cheer. Adam Ahlfeld and Kyle Tabor enter the line-up for IU, joined by McGee, Holman and Ellis.

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7:31 Remaining in the 2nd Half After Eli Holman scores his first points of the game, he runs into Stemler in the eye (has a knack for being in the wrong place at the wrong time). Stemler gets a standing ovation has he is taken into the locker room.

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7:55 Remaining in the 2nd Half IU 82 UNC-W 54 Eric Gordon threw down another powerful dunk this game. Heading down on a 2 v 1 break, Gordon went up for the dunk, sending the crowd to its feet. Sampson has given Holman and McGee some minutes here in the second half.

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11:41 Remaining in the 2nd Half IU 72 UNC-W 44 IU has expanded its lead to 28 points. If the first few games are an indication, IU is going have a balanced scoring attack this season, led by Gordon. The last game against Longwood saw 6 Hoosiers in double digits - tonight four players already have 10+ points. Gordon leads all scorers with 21 points.

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15:31 Remaining in the 2nd Half IU 61 UNC-W 42 Wilmington has kept the around 2o points because of some solid three-point shooting in the opening minutes of the second half. IU has counted with Gordon and the inside play of DeAndre Thomas.

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Halftime IU 52 UNC-W 32 IU ends up having the better of the first half after struggling in the first four minutes. Bassett and Gordon lead the Hoosiers with 16 points apiece, matching the total output for the Seahawks for the half.

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3:42 Remaining in the 1st Half: IU 39 UNC-W 26 Bassett is having a solid game with 13 points and a couple of good defensive plays. IU is in the midst of a 31-8 run in the last 13 minutes. Part of the success is due to shutting down Todd Hendley of UNC-W. Hendley is a big man who can pretty much do anything - play low, shoot well beyond the arc, defend, rebound and pass. He is making DJ White work very hard on the defensive end of the court. Hendley leads the Seahawks with 8 points.

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7:42 Remaining in the 1st Half: IU 26 UNC-W 24 There is a reason www.rivals.com ranked Eric Gordon as the No.1 Shooting Guard in the country right now. Gordon scored 7 points in the last few minutes, propelling IU to the lead. Right now, head football coach Bill Lynch and seniors Tracy Porter and Josiah Sears are presenting the Old Oaken Bucket to the fans at Assembly Hall. The crowd is going nuts as the pep band plays the fight song. IU, as you know, defeated Purdue on a last second field goal last Saturday to improve to 7-5 and likely clinching a bowl birth.

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11:34 Remaining in the 1st Half: IU 13 UNC-W 18 Gordon had to sit down with two early fouls and zero points on 0-2 FG shooting. The only points from the Hoosiers since the last timeout were a pair of free-throws from White and a three-pointer from Bassett. IU has locked down on the defensive end of the court - the last defensive possession Ellis had a nice block from behind. The line-up now is Gordon, Bassett, Crawford, White and Stemler.

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16:15 Remaining in the 1st Half: IU 8 UNC-W 18 IU is struggling with the two big men for the Seahawks, Vladimir Kulijanin and Todd Hendley. Turnovers have plagued the Hoosiers in the first few minutes. The one bright spot for IU has been the play of DeAndre Thomas, who has 6 points so far, but is being taken out of the

A side note: Mike is not here tonight, but he is watching the game in Ft. Wayne. He said he is in the same sports bar as former Hoosier Rod Wilmont, who is cheering loud for IU.

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Starters: Thomas, White, Gordon, Ellis, Bassett

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