Bloomington rated the Big Ten's best basketball town by ESPN
If you were to look on to ESPN.com's Web site, there'd be those pesky banners that get in the way when IU plays basketball gracing the site's front page.
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If you were to look on to ESPN.com's Web site, there'd be those pesky banners that get in the way when IU plays basketball gracing the site's front page.
This is a bit late, but I didn't have internet yesterday thanks to a bad splitter.
IU knew the Wildcats were shooting 36 percent from 3-point range as a team going into its Sunday contest in Evanston, Ill. The Hoosiers had also been prepped on the movement of their offense, based largely on back cuts resulting in easy layups. The scouting report didn’t matter Sunday.
Indiana at Northwestern
This IU team sometimes has spells where its speed-up style becomes rushing and mistakes begin to pile up. But the Hoosiers will have to stay focused on their trip to Northwestern. The Wildcat team IU will face at 2:30 Sunday in Evanston, Ill., shoots 36 percent from the 3-point line and only turns the ball over 11 times per game.
While everything in Bloomington has changed for the IU men's basketball team in the past three years, one thing has stayed the same.
What is known as the easiest shot in basketball can be downright costly - if you miss it.
IU’s 78-75 loss to Purdue proved the term “free throw” to be quite a misnomer. What is known as the easiest shot in basketball can be downright costly – if you miss it.
Purdue at Indiana
IU coach Tom Crean recently said his team isn’t pushing the ball enough. The second-year coach might take a different approach against the transition-heavy offense of Purdue at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall.
IU coach Tom Crean has raved about the fans of IU basketball all season.
IU coach Tom Crean said only a collective effort can slow Purdue and its quick-moving offense.
Contrary to the last contest between these two teams, it was IU that had to play catch-up.
One shot changed everything. With four seconds on the clock, Illinois took a timeout. Instead of focusing on Illini guard Demetri McCamey, who had already scored 17 points and dished eight assists, Crean prepared for his equally dangerous teammates. McCamey in-bounded the ball and received a hand-off pass before driving to his right, shooting over senior guard Devan Dumes and freshman forward Christian Watford. As his shot slid through the net, the final horn blared on a Hoosier 72-70 loss.
Bruce Weber said one of his assistant coaches put a one on the chalkboard when Illinois went into the locker room at halftime.
So people always say basketball is a game of spurts. The adage proved true in IU's game against Illinois.
Indiana at Illinois
Senior guard Devan Dumes can scare IU fans every once in a while.
IU has been an underdog for two seasons, and it didn’t respond well to the concept of being a team expected to win.
Once characterized as a group of scrappy dogs, the Hoosiers were outworked in their 58-43 loss to Iowa on Sunday.