Hey folks, I know I seem to be hammering away at the Hoosiers NCAA chances, but it appears my musings are not without foundation. Charlie Creme of ESPN.com has projected the Hoosiers a #10 seed in the New Orleans bracket, set to take on Depaul in Albuquerque in the first round of the tournament.
IU wins 59-53 after hitting some free throws down the stretch. That was an important win for the Hoosiers to stay a half game behind Purdue in the Big Ten race.
Statement from Illinois Director of Athletics Ron Guenther and Basketball Coach Bruce Weber: "There was a great college basketball game played Thursday night between the University of Illinois and Indiana University, but the game has been somewhat diminished by inappropriate behavior by a number of fans in attendance.
Much had been made about Eric Gordon's first trip to Illinois and how he would react to the fans. It would be easy to say that the crowd had a huge affect on Gordon's play, but Gordon has had poor shooting on the road during conference play.
McCamey hits a long three to cut it to 2. Bassett gets fouled and hits 2-2. IU leads by 4. Game over.
We're getting ready to start the 2nd half. We'll see if IU can keep up the momentum from the end of the first half. Timeout Northwestern-16:39 to play-IU leads 42-25 IU is starting to attack the basket and get some easy looks.
Indiana takes on Northwestern tonight at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers look for their seventh Big Ten win, which would already surpass last year's conference total.
Tom Spiece, self-proclaimed IU Superfan is in the Hall tonight. You may know him as the old man who sits courtside with candystripe pants.
Word is out that A.J. Ratliff will not be making the trip to Champaign tonight due to "personal reasons." Kelvin Sampson revealed Ratliff's status earlier today during a radio interview. If you've been following the team semi-closely this shouldn't be a huge shock.
OK, so I was kidding in the headline of this post. Everyone has anticipated Eric Gordon's first trip to Illinois since he reneged on his commitment to the Illini and coach Bruce Weber.
Hey folks, I know it's far too early to start talking seriously about NCAA chances for the Hoosiers.
Back from the press conference, to adress a discussion i've seen on the comments below: IU coach Bill Lynch said that for now, Cortez Smith is penciled in as a running back. Officially, the Hoosiers signed four running backs, Willis, Smith, Shane Covington and Alex Hunt.
From IUHoosiers.com BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana senior forward D.J. White will do a live chat on ESPN.com Wednesday at 2:15 p.m.
There's not much to say about Bobby Knight that hasn't been said a million different ways over the years.
Various media outlets are reporting that former IU men's basketball coach Bob Knight has retired from Texas Tech.
From the Big Ten: Feb. 4, 2008 Park Ridge, Illinois - Indiana senior D.J. White was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week after averaging 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Hoosiers against Wisconsin and Northwestern.
After losing to Wisconsin and defeating Northwestern, the Hoosiers fell to No. 13 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
The Hoosiers suffered a tough 81-65 road loss to Iowa to move their record to 13-9 overall and 6-4 in Big Ten play.
Brandon McGee hits a 3-pointer in the final seconds. IU wins 75-63 after holding the Wildcats to a single field goal for a significant stretch in the second half.
As promised, I'm here to provide links to the stories we've in tomorrow's paper. Buckey wrote an article wrapping the game against Wisconsin, I wrote a feature story about the team's balance on the scoresheet in beating Wisconsin and on the season and I also have a piece I did before the game about team rebounding. Apologies for the incorrect Big Ten mark in the last story, it was written and sent through well before tonight's game. Speaking of tonight's game, there was some serious Big Ten shake-up tonight.
