And just like that, the NCAA tournament is over for the Hoosiers. Arkansas wins 86-72.
Now the season is over, all that remain are questions surrounding the program. Who will stay? Who will go? Who is the next Hoosier coach?
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And IU begins to foul, trailing by 11 with 2:08 left. The Hoosiers need a miracle, because they just don't have the bounce in their step.
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IU 59, Ark. 70 - 3:45 remaining in the second half Sonny Weems just threw it down hard to extend the lead to 10.
Gordon goes 1-2 from the line. One of the Hoosiers' strengths is hurting them now.
Bassett keeps the game close with a three.
Weems hits a three to push it back to 10. He is unstoppable right now.
Gordon goes strong to the hole and gets fouled, sending the teams to the TV timeout.
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IU 50, Ark. 59 - 7:44 remaining in the second half Massive dunk by Gordon after a quick drive into the lane gets the Hoosier faithful on their feet. To Arkansas' credit, they came right down and answered.
Gordon rimms out another three. The only positive for the Hoosiers is that they keep drawing fouls on Arkansas. The Hoosiers are now in the bonus.
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IU 47, Ark. 49 - 11:38 remaining in the second half Gordon rimms out another three - he can't buy a basket tonight.
Stemler on the other hand hits another three as the shot clock is running down. He is now 3-4 tonight. IU is only getting offensive production from White, Stemler and Bassett. Another consistent scoring option is going to have to step up if the Hoosiers want to win this game.
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IU 42, Ark. 45 - 14:34 remaining in the second half DJ came out of the gate strong in the second half, scoring on three consecutive possessions and blocking an Arkansas lay-up opportunity. White looks like he does not want to play his last college game, and it seems that his attitude is staring to rub off on other Hoosier players.
The Hoosiers are being more agressive taking the ball to the basket, and have forced three early Arkansas fouls.
Huge swing for the Hoosiers: Gordon blocks a breakaway and then Bassett hits a three in transition. It could have been an 11 point Ark lead, instead it was just a 6 point lead.
Bassett then goes and hits a three the next possession down the court.
White picks up his 3rd foul, sending the game to a TV timeout. This could spell trouble for the Hoosiers.
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Halftime - IU 30, Ark 37 IU went on a 3-0 run (if you can call that a run) since the last TV timeout thanks to solid defense. IU is lucky to only be down by seven points.
Foul trouble could cause problems for IU in the second half. White, Stemler and Thomas all have two fouls trying to handle the big bodies of Arkansas. The Razorbacks have taken advantage, going 10-10 from the line. IU is just 1-4 from the charity stripe in the opening half.
Eric Gordon needs to get going for the Hoosiers. The freshman guard has been able to get to the basket, but only has two first half points.
First half thoughts? Can the Hoosiers come back and earn a game with No. 1 UNC? We'll find out in 20 more minutes of action.
IU 27, Ark. 37 - 2:23 remaining in the first half Arkansas guard Stefan Welsh injured his ankle and had to be taken to the bench. He seems to be alright, but its too soon to tell.
Thomas picks up a charging foul, continuing his streak of questionable decisions this game.
Gordon has had success taking the ball to the basket, but has not been able to get many fall. White cleaned up one of Gordon's layups.
IU has just not been able to connect on the three pointer of late. Arkansas has hit 5 threes, including back-to-back threes.
Arkansas is starting to pull away, up by 10 points.
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IU 19, Ark. 23 - 7:57 remaining in the first half Stemler hits his second three of the game, but the other Hoosiers cannot get anything going.
D.J. picks up his second foul of the half which is a huge blow to the already thin Hoosier frontcourt. Thomas is not giving IU anything down low as he has been blocked at least twice. IU has 6 team fouls.
Ellis, Thomas, Gordon, Stemler and Bassett are on the court for the Hoosiers.
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IU 16, Ark 15 - 11:13 remaining in the first half. It's been a close game in the opening minutes. Arkansas' press has not given the Hoosiers much trouble so far as IU has played a pretty clean game so far.
The Hoosiers have had a balanced scoring attack, led by D.J. White's 4 points. Six different IU players have scored so far, which is a result of pretty solid execution in the half-court.
IU is getting into foul trouble and Ark is getting to the line, going 8-8.
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IU 10, Ark. 9 - 15:29 remaining in the first half. IU falls behind by 5, but then ties things up with an Ellis three and a Basset driver. The Hoosiers have been playing zone against Arkansas, with mixed results.
Arkansas size has been a big factor so far on both ends of the floor.
Dakich gets a technical foul for shooting the ball instead of giving it back to the ref. It didn't look like he was mad or anything, but it was just a mental error.
Stemler hits his first three of the game after checking in for DeAndre Thomas.
