Big Ten Tournament Ticket Details
The Big Ten Tournament, occurring March 8-11 in Indianapolis, will begin selling tickets Monday at 10 a.m. Below is the release from the conference, which details times, pricing, and how to buy the tickets:
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The Big Ten Tournament, occurring March 8-11 in Indianapolis, will begin selling tickets Monday at 10 a.m. Below is the release from the conference, which details times, pricing, and how to buy the tickets:
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>WHO North Carolina Central University (14-12, 8-5)WHAT IU’s chance to finish its nonconference season undefeated for the first time since the 1989-90 seasonWHEN 7 p.m. todayWHERE Assembly HallHOW Live stream on BTN.com and a re-airing of the game at 10:30 p.m. today on Big Ten Network, IU Radio Network and Live Audio on IUHoosiers.comScouting North Carolina CentralConferenceMEACHead coach LeVelle Moton, third seasonLeading scorer Senior forward Dominique Sutton, 16.3 points per gameLeading rebounder Senior forward Dominique Sutton, 7.6 rpgWhat they do well The Eagles have a 47.5-percent field goal percentage on the year, good for 32nd in the nation. What needs work Rebounding. NC Central averages 33.2 boards per game, is ranked 240th in the country and has a 67.7 defensive-rebounding percentage.Projected startersIndianaG Jordan Hulls 11.4 ppgG Victor Oladipo 11.0F Derek Elston 4.9F Christian Watford 11.9F Cody Zeller 15.6NC CentralG Emanuel Chapman 3.4 ppgG Justin Leemow 4.8G-F Ray Willis 15.8F Nick Chasten 8.3F Dominique Sutton 16.3My takeAfter climbing the treacherous mountain of Big Ten games for weeks, the Hoosiers have a chance to relax a little on level ground in a contest against North Carolina Central. IU Coach Tom Crean’s unorthodox scheduling worked out perfectly, as his team can have a confidence boost against a MEAC team following a disappointing loss at Iowa. Unless the Eagles pull off a monumental upset tonight, the Hoosiers will finish their nonconference season undefeated for the first time since the 1989-90 season.In IU’s way will be the Eagles of the MEAC, a conference currently being led by Savannah State, which the Hoosiers defeated earlier this season in Bloomington. NC Central has had to play most of the season without senior guard Landon Clement, who averaged 15.9 points per game before injuring his foot nine games into the season. In Clement’s absence, the Eagles have found a leader in senior forward Dominique Sutton, who transferred to NC Central after three years at Kansas State to be with his girlfriend and two daughters. The shocking transfer, which occurred in July 2010, gave the Eagles their leading scorer and rebounder this year.Aiding the 6-foot-5-inch, 212-pound Sutton is 6-foot-6-inch junior guard Ray Willis, who transferred from Oklahoma before the start of his junior year. Willis and Sutton have both scored in double figures in NC Central’s past 11 games.Got all that? Good, because it won’t matter much tonight if IU comes to play. The Hoosiers are playing at home against a subpar mid-major team, which is 4-9 on the road this season. Unless the Hoosiers come out with the same level of play they displayed in Iowa City, Iowa, this will count as win number 21 with three to go in the regular season.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Freshman forward Cody Zeller recorded his third double-double of the season.Now that I’ve told you every positive from IU’s 78-66 loss in Iowa on Sunday, let’s focus on why this was one of the most disappointing defeats of the Hoosiers’ season.Entering Sunday, IU averaged the most points per game of any Big Ten team with 78.4, while the Hawkeyes allowed the most points per game in the conference at 72.3.Now forgive me, as many of you should know by now that I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I’m pretty sure a prolific offense going against a terrible defense should favor the former, right?The last time these two teams faced off, those stats actually meant something, as the Hoosiers scored the most points by any Big Ten team during conference season, with 103.But Sunday, IU defied expectations in the worst possible way. IU Coach Tom Crean’s team lost a game it shouldn’t have, in an environment that should only strike fear into the hearts of corn stalks, by recording its lowest point total since the Hoosiers’ last loss four games ago.There’s no single individual to blame — this was a team effort.An inconsistent junior forward Christian Watford played the third-most minutes of any Hoosier and went 0-for-5 from the field, 1-of-2 at the free throw line and grabbed four boards. Junior guard Jordan Hulls has two points in just as many games. IU committed 14 turnovers, and even when the Hoosiers did have the ball, they made just 37.7 percent of their shots. The defense was as ugly as a Nicki Minaj halftime performance.Yes, Matt Gatens hit seven 3-pointers en route to a career-high 30 points, but after the first four or five triples, you would think the Hoosiers would catch on and close out on him more quickly.The Hoosiers’ last lead came at the 17:24 mark of the first half, up 8-7. Where were the adjustments? Down at the half, Crean started the second with the same lineup that underperformed in the first.IU senior guard Matt Roth did not miss any of his four attempts from 3-point range and played for just 15 minutes. Watford was in a funk from the beginning and was on the floor for 24.Maybe there was a matchup problem I was missing. I’m not the coach. There’s a fine line between genius and madness — and these substitutions usually erase it.But more than anything, this loss may be evidence of a 20-win hangover.Although balloons for IU’s Selection Sunday party room may be prepped, this team’s milestones cannot deflate its motivation.Of course Crean’s squad is playing to win every game. But after accomplishing a huge milestone in this program’s rebirth, the Hoosiers have to maintain their focus and play for a bye in the Big Ten Tournament — the top four teams get one — and a seed in the Big Dance that could land IU close to home in the opening rounds.A team that is motivated to accomplish these goals does not let a then-.500 Iowa team outplay it in every facet of the game. After breaking a series of tackles, the end zone is in sight. True, the Hoosiers have already surpassed expectations, but I think they can do better than a field goal. It is up to the Hoosiers to either cross the goal line in a dignified finish or trip up in the red zone.— azaleon@indiana.edu
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>With 4:19 left, this column was stopped dead in its tracks.Cody Zeller intercepted Northwestern forward John Shurna midair, as the Wildcats’ leading scorer made a circus layup.Whistle.And-one.Zeller’s fourth foul.IU’s best player up to that point, the column and a lot of hope made its way to the bench.The Freshman of the Year finalist is the reason the Hoosiers made it that far in a scrappy 71-66 victory Wednesday in Assembly Hall.With 23 points, seven boards, surprising perimeter defense and a slew of smart passes that led to three assists, Zeller was the story.But with the game tied at 63 entering a crucial stretch that could give the Hoosiers that marquee 20th win, it fell upon the rest of the team to battle without its biggest weapon.The atmosphere inside Assembly Hall made it feel like the Hoosiers were tentatively walking the plank.Coming out of the timeout, Verdell Jones III, Christian Watford, Will Sheehey, Victor Oladipo and other reinforcements from the bench, who scored 22, somehow got it done.In one defiant push, the group of non-All-Americans went on an 8-3 run throughout almost the entirety of the game’s final four minutes to secure the win.“When (Zeller) fouled out, we had to find another way to score,” said Jones, who scored six points in his first game back from injury. “So we got a lot of turnovers and got layups, blocked shots, just driving and moving. Cody is definitely a big part of our offense. When he goes out, we need to find ways to score. I think our defensive end is how we got our points.”Jones hit a baseline jumper to get the crowd on its feet and followed with a layup. With the Hoosiers trying to preserve a sensitive 69-65 lead with 1:09 left, Oladipo landed a big-time block on Northwestern guard Alex Marcotullio.They proved they could win without Zeller when it mattered most.“It was a veteran-led game,” IU Coach Tom Crean said.I understand Zeller was much of the reason IU found itself in a position to win in the first place. However, his dominance for so much of the game is the reason why other Hoosiers stepping up was so meaningful.Crean was working with the same team he had last season.The same names that won 12 games overall and three in the Big Ten a year ago closed out IU’s 20th victory this season and its eighth conference win, equaling the total from the past three seasons combined.The faces were the same, but the players were different.Crean often likes to remind us that each game is won in a different way.Wednesday was no exception.The Big Ten Freshman of the Week sat, three IU seniors in revised roles scored 16 points off the bench and the team came together.Twenty different wins, 20 different ways.— azaleon@indiana.edu
Freshman forward Cody Zeller was named one of five finalists for the Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award Wednesday. Zeller joins Anthony Davis (Kentucky) , Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Kentucky), Austin Rivers (Duke) and Tony Wroten (Washington) as finalists for the award which is voted upon by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>WHO Northwestern (15-9, 5-7)WHAT IU’s chance to reach the 20-win plateau and win three games in a row for the first time since Jan. 8WHEN 6:30 p.m. WHERE Assembly HallHOW Big Ten Network (Tom Hart, Eddie Johnson), IU Radio Network, Live Audio on IUHoosiers.comScouting NorthwesternHead coach Bill Carmody, 12th seasonLeading scorerSenior forward John Shurna, 19.9 points per gameLeading rebounder Senior forward John Shurna, 5.7 rpgBest win Home against No. 7 Michigan State, 81-74Worst loss Home against Purdue, 58-56What they do well Three-point shooting. The Wildcats have made the most 3-pointers in the Big Ten with 215 and own the second-highest three-point shooting percentage at 38.6.What needs work Defense and rebounding. Northwestern gives up the second-most points of any Big Ten team, as its defense is allowing an average of 67.9 points per game. Meanwhile, the Wildcats are pulling down an average of just 30.1 boards per game, which ranks them at 324 of 344 Division I teams.Projected startersIndianaG Jordan Hulls 12.2 points per gameG Victor Oladipo 10.8F Derek Elston 4.7F Christian Watford 12.4F Cody Zeller 15.4NorthwesternG Drew Crawford 16.8 points per gameG Reggie Hearn 7.5G Alex Marcotullio 4.8G Dave Sobolewski 9.1F John Shurna 19.9My takeI have a better chance of landing a date with a Third Street sorority girl than Northwestern does of winning this game. The ninth-place Wildcats continue their descent into the Big Ten’s basement and another likely absence at the NCAA Tournament as they roll into Bloomington.Coach Bill Carmody has the Big Ten’s top-scoring duo in senior forward John Shurna (the conference’s leading scorer) and well-rounded guard Drew Crawford. However, besides those two, the Wildcats have some serious depth issues, with no other player averaging double-digit scoring.With virtually no inside game, Northwestern thrives on its 3-point shooting game, which sometimes isn’t even enough. Sunday at Purdue, the Wildcats made 10 3-pointers and still lost by 10. Even if the Wildcats are hitting from beyond the arc, they will have no answer for IU freshman forward Cody Zeller on the other end of the floor — if the Hoosiers can feed it to the post effectively.IU Coach Tom Crean’s squad should be able to dominate on the boards and inside. The Hoosiers’ aggressive play and physicality can win the game and tie their longest conference win streak at a crucial point in the season with six games remaining.
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>It’s not easy to tell somebody how you feel about them. Love, lust or aggravation — sometimes the right gift can communicate everything you want to say. On the brink of IU’s most successful regular season record in four years, I thought it fitting to give a few Hoosiers Valentine’s presents.2-karat diamond rings for Cody Zeller and Tom CreanVictory for IU this season has led to the most surprising turnaround of any team in the six power conferences. Earlier this season, Dec. 22 against UMBC, the Hoosiers matched their 12-game win total from this past season after — you guessed it — 12 games. Year by year, top recruits earn the title of “diaper dandy,” but rarely do they make the entire team better and more cohesive as a result. Obviously, Zeller is a huge part of this transformation, but let’s not forget what brought him here: the recruiting efforts of Crean and assistant coaches.Box of chocolates for Christian Watford and Victor OladipoUltimately, you just don’t know what you’re going to get. Sometimes, Watford can go off for 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting with no fouls or turnovers like he did Thursday against Illinois, while at times he can slump to the tune of 0-for-7 from the field with four points, as was the case at Purdue. Oladipo has surged in the past two games, shooting a combined 10-for-22 from the field and 20-of-24 from the foul line after averaging 6.5 points in the preceding nine contests. Moving forward, consistent performance from these two Hoosiers will be crucial to IU’s success in the home stretch.Flowers for the home crowdUnder the lights of Assembly Hall, IU is 14-1 this season, tied with Ohio State for the third-best home record in the Big Ten. Calling this a home court advantage would be an understatement. Harrowing noise from 17,000 Hoosiers has given the No. 1 team in the country and its Player of the Year candidate their only loss. Lots of credit is due to the IU players and coaches, but the home victories definitely involved an integral 13th man.Perfume for the Hoosiers at a slowed paceAs a certain introduction song once said, “I want to run.” Under no circumstance should Crean’s team not want to push the pace, as IU is averaging 1.16 points per possession, the seventh-best in the country. Reality of this set in during the loss in Wisconsin, when the Hoosiers were limited to just 53 possessions and scored 50 points compared to the 74 possessions and 103 points IU put up three days later against Iowa. Even if the Hoosiers have an off shooting night, it has been proven this team thrives when the game is sped up and it gets more chances to score. No matter the opponent, IU wins when it is able to dictate the pace.— azaleon@indiana.edu
*Purdue (16-9, 6-6) 87
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Every sport has a moment that puts an athlete on his own island.A putt for birdie, the field goal to tie it and that crucial 3-2 pitch to record the save.In basketball, it’s the foul shot — a 15-foot gift that gave IU 35 points Thursday in a 84-71 victory against Illinois.I’m hesitant to write a column on the Ben Stein of college basketball plays, but consistency at the charity stripe has been one of the keys to IU victories all season. Thursday was no exception.Entering IU’s contest against Illinois, the Hoosiers had made 430-of-579 foul shots this season, both of which are the highest totals in the Big Ten. Their 74.3 foul shot percentage ranks as second in the conference to only Nebraska, who has attempted 211 less shots from the line.IU’s 35-of-42 attempts from the foul line against Illinois communicate three things: The Hoosiers played aggressively, the student section had several chances to narrate the final steps of a fouled-out opponent and IU was probably playing at home.“Left! Right! Left! Right! Left! Right!”It was repeated for three different Illini players, as llinois Coach Bruce Weber’s squad racked up 30 personal fouls to IU’s 16. This translated to the Hoosiers attempting 27 more free throws than the Fighting Illini, whose defense was limited in the second half due to numerous players in foul trouble.The Hoosiers were able to take advantage of Illinois’ defensive restrictions in the second half. IU Coach Tom Crean’s squad limited the Illini to 35 points in the second half compared to 36 in the first, but the difference was made in points scored. While the defense gave up nearly the same amount of points, the Hoosiers outscored Illinois by 11 in the final 20 minutes.In IU’s last loss, at Michigan, the Hoosiers converted nine of just 13 attempts from the charity stripe. In their loss before that, at Wisconsin, it was a similar story with IU shooting 5-of-10 from the free-throw line.However, in the Hoosiers’ last two victories, the difference has been clear. Prior to Thursday’s free-throw shooting clinic, IU went 29-of-35 from the line at Purdue.That makes a combined 14-of-23 in the last two defeats and 64-of-77 in the past two victories.But it’s not just the ability to make it to the line with inside play from sophomore guard Victor Oladipo and freshman forward Cody Zeller, who took 12 and 14 foul shots, respectively. It’s the ability to convert once on the island.On Thursday, an Indiana player did not miss more than two free-throw shots. Zeller’s 12 made foul shots accounted for more than half of his scoring total and equaled the amount of free throws Illinois made.It may not be sexy, but the foul shot has quietly helped the Hoosiers tremendously in their victories this season.The Hoosiers don’t mind being on their own island with just the line, ball and backdrop of fans.That’s where they win.— azaleon@indiana.edu
William Buford, Trey Burke, Tim Frazier, Bo Spencer, Jordan Taylor and now Brandon Paul. The Hoosiers will continue to face the Big Ten’s best point guards Thursday as they take on Illinois, one of the most puzzling teams in the Big Ten.
*No.11 Michigan State (19-5, 8-3) 77
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The Indiana Daily Student printing a story about fixing the student section has become monotonous.Every year, the same complaining, proposed solutions and inaction circle around like a broken carousel.But this season, change has a timetable.“The goal is next year,” junior Chris Port, president of the Crimson Guard, said. “Obviously, no promises, that is just the goal. We’re gathering all the data this year, hopefully we’ll have the proposal by the start of this summer because that’s usually when most of these types of decisions are made.”By gathering information from student surveys, Port and his team hope to put together a proposal for student section restructuring that will go to IU Athletic Director Fred Glass.But why now?After so many seasons of student dissatisfaction, why should we believe things are finally different?Port said that although the Crimson Guard has been an official student organization since its inception, this is the first year it is a branch of the Student Athletic Board. This connection gives Crimson Guard a direct connection to the IU Athletic Department through a department representative who is on-call to hear Port’s ideas.“I think an interesting parallel is comparing us to the actual team,” Port said. “The past few years, we’ve been down, we’ve been struggling, but they always had that foundation they were laying, and they knew it was eventually going to come to fruition and that’s what’s happening right now. That’s what’s starting to happen right now with us and hopefully on into next year.”Already this season, the Crimson Guard has created an IU student ticket exchange program through Facebook, which he said helps fill Assembly Hall and helps upgrade students to better seating. For instance, a student with balcony seating can go on the ticket exchange and look to buy a seat closer to the floor.But the focus remains on creating a better student section model.“Our big project right now is student seating,” Port said. “I get thoughts every day from people who think it should change, and honestly it should. Students are scattered all over the place, and a lot of that has to do with the structure of Assembly Hall.”Before any drastic changes are proposed, Crimson Guard has to find out what’s best for the students by going straight to the source. Port said an initial survey of student season ticket holders done in December gathered 400 responses, with another survey coming in the near future.“There’s just so many variables you have to consider and so many things people don’t realize go on,” he said. “It’s a very complicated process. You have to take into consideration seniority, people who go to other sporting events.”These responses will shape a proposal to be sent to Glass.The overarching theme throughout this entire process will be communication. Whether it’s at an administrative level between the students, Crimson Guard and Athletic Department, or within Assembly Hall, where a more consolidated student section would more effectively coordinate cheers, communication is paramount.Students can become involved in this process by going to the Crimson Guard’s meetings every Wednesday, emailing them at guardc@indiana.edu or speaking with them through Twitter @iucrimsonguard or Facebook.Next year could be the year. The students are the ones who will help shape it.“We’re all ears,” Port said. “We’re really trying to do what’s best for every student.”
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>This season was supposed to be the prologue of IU basketball’s rebirth — not the first chapter.One drop from a stream of young talent fell into IU Coach Tom Crean’s bucket. It was supposed to be sufficient for “good enough” — National Invitation Tournament berth good enough.But the Hoosiers’ 78-61 victory at Purdue on Saturday was a reminder this team is the first sign of water after wandering in the desert for what seemed like 40 years.“You take your hat off to them because they’ve been at the bottom,” said Purdue guard Lewis Jackson, who was kept to 1-of-10 shooting. “They’ve lost to us for three years in a row. They’re tired of hearing it. You just see the maturity. As a team, they came together, so you have to take your hat off to them, but right now, it just sucks.”This win proved IU can win on the road in the Big Ten. This win proved IU can finish games — something they struggled with in losses to Nebraska and Wisconsin.It proved Crean can beat a team that makes fans’ blood boil, which hasn’t happened since his predecessor (he-who-shall-not-be-named) did so in 2008. This win solidified IU’s in-state dominance with victories against its three biggest basketball programs.“Yeah, Indiana owned this state for so long, and it has definitely been one of our goals to get back the state,” freshman forward Cody Zeller said.More than anything, this win was a step toward normalcy. IU basketball is expected to make the NCAA Tournament and be in the conversation of the best teams in the country. The journey to that point starts with smaller goals, such as beating Purdue in Mackey Arena for the first time in six years.“To me, it looked like it meant more for them,” Purdue Coach Matt Painter said. “If we could have made that play at the end, when we were down four, and they ended up losing, it would have been a shame because they deserved to win the game. They were tougher than us. They were quicker to the basketball and definitely deserved to win.”And that normalcy doesn’t begin with a team that belongs filed under the trio of losing seasons. That return to winning ways starts with this squad, which is checking off a list of marquee wins, albeit with difficulties in between.“This is a different team than they’ve had before,” Painter said. “Even though some of the pieces that they have were there, they were still younger pieces.”After the Hoosiers lost five of their last seven games entering Saturday, I thought the magic that gave No. 1 Kentucky its lone loss of the season had run out.However, IU found its reset button.The streak of losses and howls of doubt came to a screeching halt in the most unlikely of stations. Playing in their most hostile road environment of the season, the Hoosiers regained focus and confidence — factors that could separate an impressive end to the conference season from an underwhelming middle portion.This team wins in Mackey but loses in Nebraska. Go figure.To be fair, it didn’t hurt that the Boilermakers shot 0-for-11 from three and 8-of-40 from the field in the first half.But I’m willing to overlook a Purdue offense that couldn’t score on a Fisher-Price kiddie basket because at the end of the day, Indiana captured one of its three biggest wins of the season — and arguably the Tom Crean era.So what changed? How is this season different?A Purdue media relations assistant handed me the microphone at the postgame press conference with Painter at the podium.“Coach, from what you’ve seen throughout the Tom Crean era at Indiana, how is this game different?”Painter’s answer was one Crean is all too familiar with.“They won.”— azaleon@indiana.edu
WHO: Purdue (15-7, 5-4)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A great man once said, “If you’re not first, you’re last.”However, Ricky Bobby was soon corrected by his father, who originated the adage.“Hell, Ricky, I was high when I said that,” Reese Bobby explained. “That makes no sense at all! ‘First or last.’ I mean, you could be second, third, fourth — hell, you could even be fifth!”Phew. That’s good news for Purdue fans, whose school’s athletic teams have been first just four times in the last 106 years, dating back to the NCAA’s inception.See? For 102 years, you’ve gotten to finish second, third, fourth — hell, you could have even been fifth!But wait, according to the Purdue Athletics website, the first NCAA-sanctioned postseason tournament did not take place until 1939. Shoot. That means the men’s basketball championship Purdue won in 1932 doesn’t count toward the grand total of ... one moment, we can’t all be great astronauts ... three NCAA championships in the history of Boilermaker athletics.Just 20 more and Purdue will be tied with its rivals in Bloomington. Keep chugging along, Boilermakers.So you haven’t been so hot in the past. Let’s look at the present and, specifically, basketball in recent years.IU’s wins against the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams in the country, particularly the former, represented the highest point for Indiana basketball during the past four seasons. The media exploded with love for the Hoosiers, and I’ll admit, it was nice to return to national relevance after three years of losing.The zenith for Purdue basketball in that same span was probably either the 2008-09 or 2009-10 season. Both were talented squads, including players Chris Kramer, Robbie Hummel, JaJuan Johnson and E’Twuan Moore. What talent! Surely, they achieved great things.Well, Purdue wasn’t able to capture a banner. No, not a banner for a national championship, a Final Four or an Elite Eight appearance. Do they make banners for Sweet Sixteen finishes? If so, you can hang a pair in Mackey Arena for those two years.Sure, you could argue that a Sweet Sixteen appearance is better than a regular season victory (although in the case of the Kentucky win, it’s not), but that was the best Boilermakers team Coach Matt Painter is going to have in a long time and it amounted to hardly anything.A conference regular season title and Big Ten Tournament crown? Congrats. Now name me the teams that won either of those feats 15, 10 or five years ago.Regular season accolades come and go, but national champions live forever. They are the reasons for reunions, they earn banners, they’re what history remembers.Indiana is on the cusp of its rise. If anything, this season has been one of overachievement. Nobody expected to ever step foot inside a top-10 ranking and even as IU’s success levels out in conference play, an NCAA Tournament berth would still surpass my preseason expectations.So where does that put us?Well Boilermaker fans, your rearview is as ugly as Gene Keady’s comb over. Your present is about as exciting as a Brian Cardinal fast break and your future ... Well, let’s just say the only movement you’ll be a part of takes place in bathrooms.
IDS columnist Avi Zaleon and Purdue Exponent columnist Anil Rao say just what they think about the other's basketball team in anticipation of the Saturday game.
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