IU coach Tom Crean " IU guard Verdell Jones III " IU guard Daniel Moore " OSU coach Thad Matta " OSU guard Evan Turner " There's also a gallery posted from the game.
After a victorious showing at last week's Southern Scuffle, multiple members of the No. 13 IU wrestling team climbed in the national rankings. Senior Angel Escobedo, the 2008 national champion, moved back to the top spot in the 125 lb.
According to an independent source affiliated with IU's men's basketball team, Tijan Jobe's mother has passed away.
UPDATE (12:35) - Evan Turner's mother, Iris James, texted Bob Baptist of The Columbus Dispatch: "Evan is playing." No official word yet from OSU. When IU faces Ohio State at Value City Arena tonight at 8:30 p.m., the Hoosiers will be looking for their 100th all-time victory versus the Buckeyes.
Final preview post for the day, I swear. In this entry, the debut of Courtside Conversations, where we talk with an expert from the opposing side of things, Bucknuts.com's Dave Biddle talks with me about the coming game. We talked about OSU's lack of efficiency since Evan Turner went down, the possibility of Evan Turner playing, and more.
I've had a pretty busy day at the office (over break, no less) and along with the videos, here are two stories I wrote up: this one is a general preview of the IU-OSU matchup and this is a side feature on what IU has done to contend with the possible reemergence of Evan Turner, the Buckeyes' leading scorer and a Player of the Year candidate in the eyes of many before a back injury forced him to the bench. Let us know if you think IU can pull off the upset in the poll on the sidebar.
Final video for the day: this one is Tom Crean's commentary on the upcoming game and what to expect from the Buckeyes.
Here's the next video, this one featuring freshman forward Christian Watford speaking about Ohio State's Evan Turner, playing together and freshman guard Maurice Creek.
Here is video of sophomore forward Tom Pritchard's comments to the media about his team's matchup tomorrow against Ohio State.
UPDATE (1:30 p.m.) From Bob Baptist of The Columbus Dispatch: Coach Thad Matta did not rule out Evan Turner playing against Indiana during a pregame interview session with the media this morning.
Injuries have affected IU this year, freshman guard Maurice Creek's knee fracture being the most harmful in the still early season. Ohio State, though, was much more dependent on guard Evan Turner, who fractured his spine eight games into the year.
Before the start of the college basketball season, there was talk about the parity and talent within the Big Ten. While conference play has only begun, several Big Ten teams have proven worth the preseason hype.
The IU women's basketball team followed its conference loss at Purdue with a second straight Big Ten defeat at the hands of No.
For any student getting bored at home and looking to head back to campus early, the Big Ten Network and TeamWorks Media are looking for the best student basketball players (not on the actual team) on campus. They are producing a one-hour show called Hoops on Campus, which will largely center around a dunk contest and a skills contest.
- By Connor O'Gara For the second time in the month of December, Hoosier seniors Angel Escobedo and Nate Everhart are coming home with some hardware.
IU won its first Big Ten game against Michigan. Here's what Michigan coach John Beilein, IU coach Tom Crean, freshman forward Christian Watford, sophomore guard Verdell Jones and freshman guard Jordan Hulls had to say about the matchup. Just follow the jump. John Beilein Tom Crean Christian Watford Verdell Jones Jordan Hulls
Hoosiers step up in Creek 's absence Jones: 20 points, 7-of-14 Watford: 19 points, 7-of-12 Dumes: 11 points, 4-of-9 Hulls: 11 points, 1-of-5 At the free-throw line Hulls: 8-of-8 Jones: 5-of-8 Watford: 5-of-8 Rivers: 2-of-5 Taking care of Harris Jeremiah Rivers defended well for the game's entirety, and limited Manny Harris to only 2 first-half points.
Purdue now owns all bragging rights over Indiana, at least with trophies. In the 2009-10 athletic year, Purdue has won all of its trophy contests over Indiana - the Old Oaken Bucket in football, the Monon Spike in volleyball, the Golden Boot in soccer and now, with a 76-66 victory Thursday, the Barnburner Trophy in women's basketball. Purdue (7-6, 2-1) won the Barnburner trophy for the 14th time by defeating the Hoosiers (8-5, 1-1). Purdue has won all but three games in the Barnburner trophy series, which began in the 1993-1994 season.
When it comes to years to forget, Hoosier followers would be hard pressed to find a rougher patch of 365 days than 2009.
