And IU takes it by 9. Good win for the Hoosiers in what could be Sampson's last game at Assembly Hall.
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IU rebounds a missed three by Purdue and hits two FT. IU by 12.
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Ellis hits a three from the corner. IU by 10.
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White picks up his fourth. Martin goes 0-2, but Purdue grabs the offensive rebound. Moore gets blocked by Ellis on a layup attempt. IU leads by 7 wit 2:22.
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IU leads by 8 at the 4-minute TV timeout. Moore will be at the line for Purdue when play resumes.
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IU is making its living at the line, connecting on 6 straigt FTs. IU leads by 6.
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And the flags run onto the Assembly Hall floor with IU leading 57-55. Gordon will be going to the line after the timeout after Kramer fouled him to send the game to the 8-minute TV timeout.
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A Martin three cuts it to 2 points. What a game so far. Clutch sooting by the frosh.
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Purdue goes on a 5-0 run to cut the lead to 5 for IU. Sloppy play on the offensive end for the Hoosiers and good execution by Purdue on their offensive end has characterized the last few minutes.
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Clutch three by Hummel to cut it to 9
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Another three for Bassett extends te IU lead to 12.
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IU gets into the bonus at the 10 minute mark, but Bassett fails to convert on the front end of a 1 and 1.
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Kramer drives and is fouled going into the 12-minute TV timeout - Ellis picks up his fourth foul in the process. IU leads 47-39 @ 11:26.
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Gordon hits a three to extend the lead to 10. Purdue comes back and cuts it to 8 thanks to a Kramer jumper.
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The Hoosiers are turning it up on defense as the Boilers have only 4 second-half points. White just dunked back a missed layup from Bassett, forcing Purdue to call a timeout. IU leads 42-33 @ 14:28.
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Another IU turnover (a 10 sec violation) sends the teams to the 16-minute TV timeout. IU leads 38-35.
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IU is attacking the basket more to start the half, especially Bassett who has drawn two fouls this half.
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Then Taber dunks, yes Taber. White had a nice little pass to Taber who was all alone.
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Massive dunk from DJ over Moore to start the half
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IU starts the half with White, Gordon, Bassett, Ellis and Taber.
PU puts Kramer, Calasan, Hummel, Grant and Moore on the floor.
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Two straight poor turnovers by the Hoosiers gave Purdue a chance to tie going into the half. Hummel missed a three at the end and IU leads 32-29 at the half.
White grabs an offensive rebound over three Purdue players and scores, sending the crowd to its feet. IU leads by 5 as Purdue calls a time out. 1:39 left in the half.
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Back to back big plays from Stemler as he blocked a more layup and hit a three on the other end.
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It's been a back and forth game since IU cut the Purdue 6 point lead earlier in the half. The game has a feel to a boxing match with each time feeling each other out in the first half. At the 4-minute TV timeout, Purdue leads 25-23.
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IU has gone back to the man to man. IU cannot seem to get a call since the Gordon call a few minutes back. Purdue leads 20-19 @ 5:25
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IU takes the lead but Purdue comes and answers with a drive by Moore.
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Questionable blocking call as Gordon gets a fast break on Moore. It probably could have gone either way, but some home cooking for the freshman. Gordon completes the old fashion three-point play.
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White seems to lack some explosiveness as he isn't jumping as high as usual. Two more turnovers for IU as Purdue takes a 10-4 lead. Sampson takes a timeout to stop the bleeding.
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Taber and Crawford in for Stemler and Bassett
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Nice driving layup by Gordon to cut the lead to 2.
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IU switches to a zone after a made basket by White. The game is pretty sloppy so far as Purdue takes a 6-2 lead into the first TV timeout.
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IU is playing sloppy on the offensive end, not connecting on shots and turning it over.
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IU comes out man to man as both teams miss the first shot. DJ Misses his first two.
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Starters for IU: Gordon, Ellis, Bassett, Stemler, D.J. White
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It's a big game folks - Governor Mitch Daniels is in the Hall tonight to watch IU and Purdue square off for state bragging rights. Mitch is in a green sweater - so he is not playing favorites although he has a daughter who is a senior down in Bloomington. It is an election year - both Hoosiers and Boilermakers vote.
