Landry passes it back to Butch who nails the game-winning three-pointer. Ellis got a good look on the other end, but the shot won't fall. Badgers win 68-66. IU falls to 9-2 in conference play and suffer their second loss of the season at home. This press conference should be interesting.
Gordon gets fouled on the floor and makes the front end of the one-and-one. He makes the second. A timeout is called with twelve seconds remaining. Badgers have the ball down one.
66-65@0:12
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A jump ball is called as there is a scramble for the ball. Possession arrow to the Badgers. Landry tips in his own miss. Second chance points like that have really killed the Hoosiers this half.
64-65@0:22
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Bassett and Butch trade baskets. D.J. hits from the left hash.Under a minute to play. Timeout.
64-63@0:44
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A foul on Ellis puts the Badgers in the one-and-one. Hughes connects on the first, but not the second.
60-61@1:20
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IU plays 30 seconds of strong defense, but get called for goal tending on Butch's shot.
60-60@1:52
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Bassett hits a free throw. He is 3-0f-6 at the line tonight.
60-58@2:32
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Bassett gets whistled for his third personal 30-feet from the basket. IU has gotten some key rebounds the last few minutes, but can't seem to extend their lead.
59-58@2:55
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Gordon goes on a 5-0 run and forces the Badgers to call timeout.
59-56@4:28
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Landry blocks Gordon's layup attempt. Foul on Thomas on the other end as Landry scores.
55-56@5:59
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Wisconsin is now out-rebounding IU 26-25. IU forces a shot clock violation and Gordon scores. Hoosier lead.
55-54@6:28
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The Badgers have regained the lead. The ball gets batted around like a volleyball before IU ends up with it. Crawford can't hit over a defender and the ball is fumbled out of bounds. Wisconsin ball.
53-54@7:34
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Gordon is getting to the line tonight which is a good sign for IU. He's made 7-of-8 free throws at this point.
52-49@9:13
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IU regains the lead on a Stemler 3. The Badgers get a good 3 shots at the basket on the ensuing possession, but can't get it to go.
51-49@9:58
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Gordon slams one home, but Krabbenhoft gives the Badgers the lead after a transition turnover by IU.
48-49@11:40
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Bohannon hits his fifth 3-pointer of the game and Butch finally scores his first basket.The Badgers are heating up.
46-45@13:40
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Gordon attempts his first 3 of the night and misses. He has 10 points thus far. Bassett good from deep.
44-38@16:30
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Gordon banks one high off the glass over Brian Butch. Landry scores isolated on Taber in the lane. Back and forth we go.
39-38@17:57
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A free throw by Bassett gives IU the lead heading into halftime. The Hoosiers had an 8-point lead with six and a half minutes remaining in the half, but only lead 37-36 at the break. Micheal Flowers had a lot to do with that. Flowers had ten points in the last seven minutes of the half for the Badgers.
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Thomas gets a steal and dishes to Gordon who is fouled on the drive. The crowd wanted a continuation, but that will come next year for Gordon. He makes both free throws, but the Badger tie it up.
36-36@0:57
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Wisconsin's guards have been penetrating IU's defense since they switched to man. Hughes gets fouled by Crawford on a drive and pulls the Badgers within a point.
30-29@2:45
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Gordon gets to the line and makes both free throws. Flowers scores on a floater in the lane, but Crawford answers with a floater of his own.
29-27@3:44
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OK, two buckets, two fouls for Thomas in five minutes.
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Thomas is playing his best basketball since December. He scores on a putback after Bassett misses in the lane. A Bassett jumper gives IU an 8-point lead.
25-17@5:59
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IU has made 10 of 16 shots to begin the game and out-rebounded the Badger 12 t0 6.
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DeAndre Thomas scores on a turnaround jumper, and Ellis tips in his own miss on a pseudo-fastbreak.
21-14@7:54
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White picks up a foul and is substituted by Thomas. D.J. has 10 of IU's 17 points.
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Lance Stemler comes in and makes an immediate impact, hitting a 3 from the top of the key.
15-12@10:36
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The crowd cheers as the scoreboard projects Tony Dungy's image during a timeout. Now there's a coach who plays by the rules.
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Bo Ryan has found the answer to breaking IU's zone and his name is Jason Bohannon. He's hit 3 threes since coming off the bench -- and they were all wide open.
12-12@12:00
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Jason Bohannon hits a 3 on one possession, but air balls his next long attempt. White is dominating on offense. Bohannon hits another 3.
12-9@12:50
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White scores IU's first six points. Flowers hits from long range, but Gordon get to the rim on the other end.
8-3@15:16
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D.J. White blocks a shot as the Hoosiers open up in a zone. White scores on the other end and slams it home on the next possession.
4-0@16:55
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Starter for IU: Gordon, Bassett, Taber, Ellis, White.
A mix of boos and cheers as Kelvin Sampson is introduced after the starting lineups.
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It has been a dramatic and intense day at Assembly Hall -- and IU's pivotal game against Wisconsin hasn't even started yet. Yes, my friends, basketball has come to save us from NCAA reports and dense Greenspan responses. Take a break from reading in-between the lines of fine print.
A win today would help the Hoosiers keep pace with the first place Boilermakers. A loss would put Wisconsin in second, a half game ahead of IU. The Hoosiers struggled in the first half against the Badgers last time around, but made a decent combat in the second half. IU seems to have matured a bit since them. They showed some heart in a win at Illinois, and their zone defense looked much improved at Ohio State. It's a whole new ballgame.
Tip-off in five minutes...
