Column: IU has yet to find “it”
That wonderful little word “it,” at least in the IU basketball dictionary, could be lots of different things. Ultimately, it means winning basketball games.
That wonderful little word “it,” at least in the IU basketball dictionary, could be lots of different things. Ultimately, it means winning basketball games.
The Hoosiers, playing their first game in exactly one week, opened cold on both ends of the floor and couldn't climb out of a 10-point halftime deficit in a 70-64 loss to Northwestern on Saturday in Assembly Hall.
When the Hoosiers aren’t playing well defensively, they usually aren’t winning. It’s a fact of life IU coach Tom Crean has preached since game one and a harsh reality that reared its ugly head again last Saturday at Michigan.
The fight. The heart. The effort. They were all there for the Hoosiers at the Wednesday game against Michigan, but it wasn’t enough, as IU fell on the road 88-76.
IU (9-16, 3-10) will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on the University of Michigan (14-10, 7-5).
The IU basketball team is 12-3 at Assembly Hall and 0-11 away from it this season. What happens when the team leaves Bloomington that makes it so tough for the Hoosiers to win?
Although IU almost overcame a double-deficit at Michigan on Saturday, the first 35 minutes cannot be overlooked.
For 39 minutes, the IU women’s basketball team led No. 23 Penn State, but the final minute stopped the Hoosiers from pulling off the upset Sunday at Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers, despite being down by double-digits with just more than five minutes remaining, fell in a nail-biter to Michigan, 73-69, Saturday at the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich.
The IU women’s basketball team surrenders a 11-point halftime lead to lose 80-77 to No.23 Penn State at Assembly Hall.
Michigan's Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 26 points and the Wolverines survived a late 23-4 run by the Hoosiers to win 73-69 at the Crisler Arena.
It was January the last time the women’s basketball team won a game. Thursday night IU was finally able to snap a nine-game losing streak and defeat Illinois in Champaign.
Forced to play the past three games without sophomore forward Christian Watford due to a left hand injury, IU has needed players to step into his role.
The IU women’s basketball team is in quicksand and in need of a helping hand to drag it out.
WEST LAFAYETTE — When asked about the in-state rivalry following Tuesday’s game, Purdue guard Lewis Jackson described it as “war.”
The Purdue seniors alone more than doubled IU’s free throw attempts in the Hoosiers’ 67-53 loss at Mackey Arena on Tuesday. IU was outshot at the free throw line 24-3 in the second half and 28-7 overall, with Moore and Johnson combining for 18.
The Watford-less Hoosiers struggled to contain the play of Purdue's JaJuan Johnson and E'Twaun Moore in IU's 67-53 loss at Purdue.
The IU men's basketball team lost 67-53 at Purdue on Tuesday, dropping the Hoosiers below .500 for the first time this season.
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If recent history can tell anything of the future, the IU men’s basketball team matchup with No. 14 Purdue will be a nail-biter.