What a crazy finish. UM catches it at the free throw line and hits a leaner to win the game. The refs look to confirm, but the shot was clearly in before time ends. Blake Hoffarber hits the game winner. Not surprising from this kid.
UM wins 59-58.
White hits the second. UM calls a timeout with 1.5 sec left. IU leads by 1.
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White misses, but gets fouled while going for a lose ball. He now gets two shots.
Misses the first.
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Gordon misses the second on purpose. It bounces high on the rim and White comes down with it. He puts it in and gets fouled.
White will be on the line to give IU the lead with 3.1 seconds left.
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Gordon misses the first.
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Gordon goes to the line, shooting two to tie the game.
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Block from DJ keeps the game alive for IU. IU ball with 10.6 seconds left. The Hoosiers will be imbounding it from under their own basket.
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Good defensive stand for the Hoosiers. Gordon drives down and gets fouled. Goes 1-2 from the line. UM leads by 2 with 45.9 seconds left.
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Crawford driving layup cuts the lead to 3. IU timeout with 1:31 left.
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UM pushes the lead to 5 with 1:49 left.
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Unlucky bounce for IU after White blocks a shot. Gordon responds on the other end, cutting the UM lead to 3 with 2:26
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UM takes a 2 point lead. Gordon misses another shot from beyond the arc (0-6 for the game).
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Back and forth game down the stretch, tied at 48.
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UM answers with a 3
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DJ hits two free throws to give IU its first lead since very early in the first half. 9:42 remains in the game.
Ellis picks up his 4th.
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Ellis picks up No. 3, sending the game to the 12-minute TV timeout. UM leads 38-36.
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D.J. White gets fouled and sinks two free-throws to tie the score. Minnesota hasn't scored a point in the second half (now 15:30 remaining). Whatever Dakich told the guys at halftime, it worked.
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Minny 34, IU 32 (17:34)
IU comes out quick in the first half (especially D.J. White) and closes the gap.
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D.J. White hits a shot from the low block to end a 6-0 UM run to end the half. Minnesota leads 34-27, but the Hoosiers could have been a lot worse off after the horrible start for IU.
Gordon leads all Hoosiers with 9 points.
A Gordon lay-up cuts the lead to 3 with 1:39 to go in the half.
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Strong defense is spearheading the Hoosier comeback. Bassett hits 1-2 from the line to cut the UM lead to 6 points.
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Crawford is giving the Hoosiers a spark, putting in two missed shots. The IU fans are on their feet, but the home team still trails 26-17.
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Best offensive set of the night for the Hoosiers - good passing to hit Dre in the post who dumps it off to DJ for the lay-in. White cannot convert on the free throw as he was fouled while hitting the shot.
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Finally - Bassett hits a three from the corner to end the scoring drought.
UM leads 19-8 going into the 12-minute TV timeout.
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UM runs the score up to 19-5. Dakich calls a timeout.
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The offensive play just keeps getting worse - Gordon re-enters the game.
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IU cannot buy a basket as the Gophers are pulling away, now leading 14-5.
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Gordon picks up foul No. 2 on a very questionable call. Gordon put himself in a bad position though. The teams head into the 16-minute TV timeout with UM leading 9-4.
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IU has been stagnant on the offensive end - Gordon just picks up a charging foul.
UM leads 9-4.
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IU's dynamic duo of Gordon and White both miss their first shot of the contest, UM hits a three to break the ice.
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Starters for IU: Taber, White, Ellis, Bassett and Gordon.
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Gov. Mitch Daniels in the house, sitting next to IU football coach Bill Lynch. Hoosier fans hope that IU's shooting percentage can be as high as this year's increase in property taxes.
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IU will look to improve on its 8-10 record in the Big Ten tournament in the night cap against the Golden Gophers. IU won both meetings in the regular season. IU fans are out in full force - there is no team with more fans here at Conseco Fieldhouse.
Twelve minutes until tip-off. Keep checking the basketblog for updates (especially you without the Big Ten Network).
