FINAL: IU falls to Penn State, 66-65
The Hoosiers, who led by as many as 13 points in the second half, saw Penn State take its first lead of the game off a Tim Frazier layup with six seconds left.
The Hoosiers, who led by as many as 13 points in the second half, saw Penn State take its first lead of the game off a Tim Frazier layup with six seconds left.
The IU men’s basketball team (14-9, 4-6) will go up against the Penn State Nittany Lions (12-12, 3-8) at 7 p.m. in Assembly Hall.
The phrase “must-win” is overused in sports.But when IU (14-9, 4-6) welcomes Penn State (12-12, 3-8) into Assembly Hall, the Hoosiers must win to keep their already slim hopes of being an NCAA tournament team alive.
In seemingly every game, the Hoosiers allowed the opposing team’s star player to score — and to score in bunches.
For the second consecutive game, the IU men’s basketball team (14-9, 4-6) squandered a second half lead on the road, falling to the Minnesota Golden Gophers 66-60. The loss leaves IU tied with Nebraska for eighth place in the Big Ten, and its NCAA Tournament chances were dealt another blow.
The Hoosiers (14-9, 4-6) lost to the Gophers (16-8, 5-6) Saturday, 66-60. Sure, it was disappointing — if you’re an IU fan.
After holding a six-point halftime lead, the IU men’s basketball faltered in the second half, losing 66-60 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The IU men’s basketball team (14-8, 4-5) travels to Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-8, 4-6).
I’m going to write a sentence that at first seems to be an extreme case of hyperbole.When IU (14-8, 4-5) travels north to play Minnesota (15-8, 4-6), it could be the biggest win of the year for IU.
Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell wasn’t asked to do much last year, and has been asked to do everything this year. He leads the Big Ten in made 3-pointers.
Sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell put on a virtuoso performance Sunday. It was maybe the best two-way showing an IU player has had this season.
The unpredictability of the Hoosier’s Big Ten play continued Sunday, as the IU men’s basketball team (14-8, 4-5) stunned the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines (16-5, 8-1) 63-52. It was Michigan’s first conference loss of the season, and it ends their 10-game winning streak.
After allowing 80, 73, 76 and 72 points in its first four Big Ten games, IU has smothered its last five opponents, allowing 56.6 points per game.
Sophomore guard Kevin ‘Yogi’ Ferrell put on a virtuoso performance Sunday. It was maybe the best two-way showing an IU player has had this season.
Lost in the chaos of IU’s stunning upset over the nation’s No. 10 team, underneath the steady stream of 3-pointers and raucous Assembly Hall crowd, a Hoosier squad that had seen star opponent after star opponent score almost at will grew up.
The unpredictability of the Big Ten continued Sunday, as the IU men’s basketball team (14-8, 4-5) stunned the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines (16-5, 8-1) 63-52. It was Michigan’s first conference loss of the season, and it ends their 10-game winning streak.
Every one knew IU was inconsistent. But when IU (13-8, 3-5) lost to Nebraska (11-9, 3-5) 60-55 last night, it showed IU can be inconsistent even within the same game.
Each of IU’s matchups with Michigan throughout the 2012-13 season came and went under vastly different circumstances than Sunday’s matchup will.
Heading into halftime, the IU men’s basketball team (13-8, 3-5) held a comfortable 32-19 lead over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-9, 3-5).
The Hoosiers went on two scoring runs of 12 and 15 points to give them a double-digit lead on the road.