FINAL: IU 72, Michigan State 68
IU beat Michigan State 72-68 Tuesday night in East Lansing, Mich., to take over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.
IU beat Michigan State 72-68 Tuesday night in East Lansing, Mich., to take over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.
No. 1 IU led No. 4 Michigan State 36-30 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.
That is the last time an Indiana men’s basketball team has beaten the Michigan State Spartans on the road was Feb. 28, 1991.
For much of the 2012-13 men’s college basketball season, the talking heads of the media have debated which team, IU or Michigan, would come out on top in arguably the best conference in the country.
The last time IU won at Michigan State’s vaunted Breslin Center, only three current Hoosiers had been born and Bob Knight was at the IU helm.
After a pair of lopsided home victories, combined with Duke’s loss to Maryland on Saturday, IU retained its No. 1 spot in the AP poll released Monday and returned to the summit of the Coaches poll.
Sophomore infielder Sam Travis and freshman pitcher Evan Bell were named Big Ten Player of the Week and Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Week, respectively, Monday afternoon.
Although the weather is still cold in most parts of the country, the softball season has begun. Through their first two tournaments, the Hoosiers are 7-3 and starting to heat up.
Last season, the IU baseball team captured the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament despite its defense.
The IU softball team swept the field Feb. 15-17 at the Georgia Tech Classic in Atlanta, marking the team’s second weekend of play of the 2013 season.
After starting the season with a 3-6 record, the No. 12 IU water polo team put together its first weekend of play with more wins than losses. The Hoosiers were 3-1 in the Bison Invitational and improved their record to 6-7.
IU improved its overall team record to an even 9-9 on the season after six straight losses, with 33-12 wins against Lindenwood-Belleville and SIUE and a shutout dual against Knox College, with a final score of 45-0.
On Friday, IU lost to No. 25 Tennessee, and the Hoosiers fell to Kentucky on Sunday. The Hoosiers were tied 3-3 heading into the final singles match against both the Volunteers and Wildcats, but were unable to pull off a victory on either occasion.
Going into Saturday’s home rematch against Hammons and Purdue, IU Coach Tom Crean said Hammons’ career performance was still fresh in their minds.
When people look back on this year’s season series, it will be remembered as a year where IU and Purdue switched ends of the spectrum.
Junior forward Will Sheehey set a career-high with 22 points and a new school mark for consecutive field goals with 9-for-9 shooting in a Hoosiers 83-55 win against Purdue.
Highlighted by the team's first win in a season-opening game since 2005, IU baseball won two games out of three at the Big Ten / Big East challenge this weekend.
The senior forward guarded Purdue's Hammons for much of the game, holding him to just 3-of-10 from the field and limiting him to only three rebounds.
Will Sheehey set a new career high with 22 points as IU rolled to a season sweep against archrival Purdue with a 83-55 win in Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers will play their first weekday match of the spring season when they travel to Knoxville, Tenn. to face No. 25 Tennessee at 4 p.m. Friday. At 11 a.m. Sunday, IU will take on Kentucky in Lexington, Ky.