According to freshman forward Derek Elston, coach Crean told the players that rebounding would be vital to beating Minnesota. As far as numbers go, he was right. Sunday's game was the first time the Hoosiers have outrebounded their opponent in conference play.
DeMatha Catholic (Md.) senior and future Hoosier guard Victor Oladipo won the 2010 Spalding Hoophall Classic earlier this weekend.
Left the press room after 10 p.m. and don't plan on posting anything else until tomorrow, but I wanted to post the following quote before the end of the night: I was just feeling it.
In a game that had IU leading for most of the two halves, it came down to overtime as the Hoosiers beat Minnesota, 81-78 in OT. After leading by double digits in the second half, IU found itself facing overtime after Minnesota tied it up at 70.
The IU women's tennis team followed up a morning victory over Western Michigan with a 7-0 trouncing of Butler.
Here's our latest Courtside Conversation with Myron Medcalf, lead basketball reporter for Golden Gopher hoops.
FINAL: IU 64, OSU 81 HALFTIME: IU 26, OSU 31 Jori Davis leads the Hoosiers with 9 points. Hope Elam, who had 24 points against Michigan, has only played 4 minutes against the Buckeyes, and has 2 fouls and 1 point.The Hoosiers also turned the ball over 9 times. The Buckeyes are led by Jantel Lavender with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Check Hoosier Hype after the game for final updates. PREGAME:The Hoosiers (9-7, 2-3) take on arguably their toughest conference opponent today at 2 pm when the team travels to Columbus, OH.
The men's swimming and diving team suffered another tough loss at the heads of No. 12 Ohio State (6-0). Check Tuesday's IDS for a full recap.
It's a bit late, but here's the newest episode of Courtside Conversations. This one's with two Michigan Daily staffers: Gjon Juncaj and Joe Stapleton.
The IU women's basketball team survived a late surge by Michigan to claim a 62-60 victory in the waning moments of Thursday's game at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers (10-7, 3-3) overcame a significant drop in field goal percentage from the first half to the second and were beneficiaries at the final buzzer when the Wolverines (10-7, 2-5) missed an open layup that would have sent the contest to overtime. Junior forward Hope Elam had arguably her best game as a Hoosier, leading the team with 24 points and a season-high 1o rebounds.
IU women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack spoke Tuesday about her team's goal to "Pack the Hall" for its home game against Michigan at 7 p.m.
According to TheBluejayCafe.com, Gregory Echenique, a top-50 recruit coming out of high school and former power forward from Rutgers, who recently granted him release from his scholarship, has decided on one of his top-five schools. Unfortunately for Hoosier fans, that school was Creighton. The 6-foot-nine-inch Echenique was marked as an IU target following his release.
Here's the latest from Tom Crean, as he speaks about the upcoming matchup against Michigan. Do you think the Hoosiers stand a chance to beat the Wolverines again in this matchup in Ann Arbor?
Since Michigan was the first game in which IU played without freshman guard Maurice Creek, we decided it might be time to do an update on how IU guards have fared since Creek's 16.4 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists left the lineup because of his season-ending knee injury. With the exception of Jeremiah Rivers, who benefitted from how Creek's shooting ability spread the floor and opened driving lanes, IU guards have all increased their numbers.
As posted a couple days back, 6-foot-9 sophomore Greg Echenique has transferred from Rutgers and is considering IU as a possible destination. The former four-star recruit, who averaged 12.6 points and 7.7 rebounds this year prior to successful eye surgery, is also looking at Miami, Georgia Tech, Creighton and Maryland as well, according to Adam Zagoria. Click the first hyperlink for more information on the big man who, if he were to choose IU, would be a key pickup -- though he will not be eligible until probably next December.
The IU women's basketball team will add 6-2 center Georgie Jones to its roster next season, according to a press release courtesy of IUHoosiers.com. Jones began her collegiate career at Marquette University and will be eligible to play for the Hoosiers in January 2011.
Everyone is talking about it, so I decided to lay the stats out here on Hoosier Hype. It was obvious that the free-throw line had an effect on IU's 66-60 loss to Illinois, whether the foul discrepancy was based on bad officiating or IU's inability to sneak its fouls past the referees. To avoid any more lead-in, here are the numbers.
Sophomore Jeremy Langer hasn't yet been forced into a leadership role for the IU Men's Tennis team. Senior Lachlan Ferguson has been through it all on the tennis court and he has been the unquestioned leader of the Hoosiers for the last several years. Ferguson is also the Hoosiers' top player, so he always competes against the best players from the opposing team(s). But with Ferguson (undisclosed illness) and junior Santiago Gruter (Pneumonia) out for the UNLV Invitational this weekend, Langer had to fill the leadership vacancy. He responded very well. Langer went 2-1 in singles play on the weekend, defeating No.
