FINAL: PU 76, IU 66 HALFTIME: IU 38, PU 35 IU leads Purdue at halftime by 3 points. The Hoosiers are lead by Jori Davis with 12 points, and Jamie Braun with 10 points.
IU freshman Maurice Creek underwent surgery on his knee Tuesday for a fracture suffered against Bryant in a 48-point win. Monday gave IU its largest win of the season, but also yielded its biggest loss. Creek, who was averaging 16.4 points in his freshman season is not expected to return this year, but IU coach Tom Crean said after visiting Creek and his family that he is expected to make a full recovery. Crean has tweeted several times about the affect the loss of Creek will have on the team, saying that his players understand "it just got alot tougher 4 us." Here are a few comments on his time with Creek: "In visiting with Dr. Steve Ahlfeld, the surgery went very well and we expect a full recovery," said Crean.
UPDATE (8:20, Tuesday): via Tom Crean's Twitter: "The surgery was successful and Dr. Ahlfeld feels very good about it.
Freshman Maurice Creek's season ended just 12 games into the 2009-2010 campaign as he suffered a fractured left knee in the second half against Bryant on Monday.
IU freshman guard Maurice Creek fractured his left knee in the Hoosiers' 90-42 victory against Bryant University on Monday and will not return this season, coach Tom Crean said. Crean said Creek will have surgery to repair the knee tomorrow.
IU coach Bill Lynch has roped in his second hard commitment this month, as cornerback Lenyatta Kiles has signed a National Letter of Intent, Lynch announced today. Kiles, just like the Hoosiers' first commitment, linebacker Jeff Thomas, is a junior college transfer.
In less than five days, the decade will come to an end - one that included the firing of Bob Knight, one shared Big Ten regular season title, a surprise trip to the NCAA Championship game under Mike Davis, a recruiting scandal under Kelvin Sampson, the return of Dan Dakich and a major rebuilding project by the newest coach, Tom Crean. Let's take a look back: Wins/Losses Overall: 182-137 (.571)* Pre-rebuilding win-loss: 171-106 (.671) Record at Assembly Hall: 110-34 (.764)* Pre-rebuilding home record: 101-21 (.828) * = does not include Bryant (12/28/09) and Michigan (12/31/09) games Note = Records do not include first half of 1999-2000 season Follow the jump to see year-by-year results, individual honors, all-decade teams and more: Year-by-Year results 1999-2000 20-9 overall record (10-6 in Big Ten play) #6 seed in NCAA Tournament, fell to #11 Pepperdine in first round (Bob Knight's last game) 2000-2001 21-13 (10-6) #4 seed in NCAA Tournament, fell to #13 Kent State in first round 2001-2002 25-12 (11-5) # 5 seed in NCAA Tournament, defeated #12 Utah, #13 UNC Wilmington, #1 Duke, #10 Kent State and #2 Oklahoma, but lost to #1 Maryland 64-52 in NCAA Championship Game 2002-2003 21-13 (8-8) #7 seed in NCAA Tournament, beat #10 Alabama but lost to #2 Pittsburgh 2003-2004 14-15 (7-9) No postseason 2004-2005 15-14 (10-6) Fell to Vanderbilt in the opening round of the NIT 2005-2006 19-12 (9-7) #6 seed in NCAA Tournament, beat #11 San Diego State but lost to #3 Gonzaga 2006-2007 21-11 (10-6) #7 seed in NCAA Tournament, beat #10 Gonzaga but lost to #2 UCLA 2007-2008 25-8 (14-4) #8 seed in NCAA Tournament, fell to #9 Arkansas in the first round 2008-2009 6-25 (1-17) No postseason 2009-2010 5-6 Two more games in the calendar year, 19 overall before Big Ten tournament Records versus Big Ten foes Illinois: 7-14 Iowa: 9-9 Michigan: 14-3* (one more game this decade) Michigan State: 8-11 Minnesota: 8-10 Northwestern: 11-5 Ohio State: 9-9 Penn State: 14-6 Purdue: 12-5 Wisconsin: 6-12 (Also 2-8 versus Kentucky in the last decade, as well as a 14-9 record in games played in Indianapolis) Notable Victories (wins against Top 5 opponents) 2/26/2000: #16 IU defeats #5 Michigan State, 81-79 1/7/2001: IU defeats #1 Michigan State, 59-58 3/10/2001: IU defeats #4 Illinois, 58-56 3/21/2002: IU defeats #1 Duke, 74-73 3/30/2002: IU defeats #3 Oklahoma, 73-64 1/11/2007: #22 IU defeats #2 Wisconsin, 71-66 Year-by-Year scoring leaders: 1999-2000 - A.J.
Is Jordan Hulls the player IU wants on the court? Which big man provides the best minutes? I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season.
I've been trying to make sense of IU's successes and failures at the free throw line this year. But I'm struggling. The Facts The Hoosiers currently (as of 9:45 p.m.
Just saw this link on IU men's basketball target Josh Selby's Twitter account. Apparently, he didn't even know it existed until today.
(See Sean Morrison's post below this one for post-game audio from coach Tom Crean and players). Here are some notes from Loyola's 72-67 victory against the Hoosiers on Tuesday night. End-of-game decisions After Rivers missed a shot with 37 seconds remaining, IU allowed 20 seconds to go off the clock before fouling Loyola's Brett Harvey.
No video today (can't access the tape players at the IDS) so here's some audio from the game. Crean's audio file is too big, so we'll post the video from IU Athletics ASAP.
Loyola surrendered all of its 24-point lead to Indiana. But they didn't collapse. After jumping out to a 48-26 halftime lead, Loyola held on in the second half to win on Tuesday night 72-67.
The Loyola basketball team walked into Assembly Hall to begin warmups an hour and 15 minutes before the game started. IU has yet to show up. The Greyhounds (5-5) jumped out to a 15-0 advantage as IU had more turnovers (eight) than field goal attempts (five). Of course, IU didn't make any of those shot attempts either. Loyola extended its lead to a 46-28 halftime margin.
