MN misses a wide open three and IU comes down with the rebound. Stemler hits both free throws to ice the game. Clutch shooting from the senior down the stretch. IU wins 65-60.
While IU played poorly, having a ton of turnovers, that was the most entertaining game of the season to date. Agree? Minnesota put up a tough fight and could have easily won the game had a ball bounced here or there. It's easy to see now why there is a lot of excitement surrounding this program with Tubby Smith as coach.
Check tomorrow's paper and www.idsnews.com for more coverage.
Gordon pressures Nolan to take a bad shot as the shot clock expires. On the other end, Nolan fouls Gordon. Gordon hits 2 to give IU the three point lead. 30.4 sec left
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Ice water in Stemler's veins as he gives IU the lead with a three
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Tollackson hits a layup to give UM the 2 pt lead. Sampson calls his final timeout
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McKenzie hits two of his own to tie this game....we are in for a Barn burner (ok, that was lame I know)
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Ellis with a huge offensive rebound and gets fouled.....hits 2 and IU takes the lead
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Eric ties it with 2 FTs
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EJ misses a 1-1
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DJ picks up No. 4.....IU is in big trouble as they just don't seem to have it
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A three point play from Dan Coleman gives UM a 4pt lead
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DJ White and Kelvin Sampson are both very emotional as the teams head to the 8 minute TV timeout. Bassett just missed another open three and MN went down and scored to take a 1 point lead.
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IU has had some good offensive sets resulting in wide open threes that just haven't gone in.
Eric is really struggling to find his shot here on the road and will need to be more assertive if IU wants to win.
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IU leads 52-51 at the 9:17 mark.
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Is it fitting Eric committed turnover No. 23 on the evening?
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DJ again for his third straight basket for the Hoosiers...he looks really tired though.
IU leads 52-47 @ 11:39
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Nice play for the Hoosiers coming out of a time out - an alley opp to DJ finishes it
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19 turnovers and counting...
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Turnovers are killing IU as MN has cut the lead to 2 points @ 17:52
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After only picking up 5 team fouls in the first half, the Gophers picks up two early ones as IU leads 43-37
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IU takes a 40-32 lead into halftime. Minnesota misses a couple of shots at the end of the half.
With Gordon seeing limited action due to his three fouls and DJ sitting out for the last 5 minutes, I am sure Sampson would take an 8 point lead any day.
IU is not taking its time on the offensive side of the ball with its two best scorers on the bench. Minnesota is killing themselves by missing free-throws, but are chipping away at IU's lead, which is down to 6.
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Crawford hits two consecutive threes to give IU a 38-27 lead. The crowd is a bit out of it, but still behind the team.
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Dre comes in for DJ gets fouled while making a layup. He completes the three-point play to give IU a 32-27 lead.
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IU's hot shooting continues as a Crawford three gives the Hoosiers a 29-27 lead.
DJ picks up his second foul of the game heading into the 4 minute TV timeout. It is the 8th team foul of the half.
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EJ picks up his 3rd foul on a questionable call. EJ should not have put himself in that position though - freshman mistake.
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Seven straight points from UM gives the host team a 24-19 lead - causing Kelvin Sampson to take a timeout.
This crowd is on its feet, helping fuel this drive.
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Dre comes in for DJ who just picked up his first foul of the game.
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Gordon enters the game with two fouls. Crawford silences the airball chant with a three.
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Huge stretch for DJ who hit a 16 ft jumper as the shot clock expires and then goes down a blocks a MN shot and retains possession.
MN leads 15-12 @ 11:44
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Big three pointer from Stemler. Ratliff in for Bassett, who fouls a three pointer shooter. Pretty stupid foul. Converts the 4pt play.
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UM throwing a press at IU early - just resulted in a turnover
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Minnesota leads 8-5 at the 16 minute TV timeout. DJ will be at the line after the break.
This crowd is as loud as many big IU games I've been to in the past 4 years. I now understand why IU is 2-10 in the last 12 games here.
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Gordon picks up No. 2 on a charge. Crawford in for Gordon.
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Shot clock violation against IU on an inbounds pass - mental mistake
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An offensive rebound from Mike White and kickout to Bassett for an open three to start the game for the Hoosiers.
Gordon picks up his first foul and then Minnesota throws an alley-oop for a dunk from the inbounds.
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Welcome to the Barn: this will be without a doubt the most intense crowd atmosphere IU has faced this season. These fans want this game badly - I saw a kid getting interviewed by local television talking about how the whole campus is charged for this game. He was wearing a gopher suit, so you have to take everything he says to heart.
Starting for the Hoosiers: Mike White, D.J. White, Gordon, Ellis and Bassett
