Men's Basketball

For IU men's basketball seniors, there was a light at end of the tunnel

By Connor O'Gara · Thursday, March 1,2012 11:12 p.m.

IU’s five seniors will throw on the candy stripes and play at Assembly Hall for the final time Sunday. This is the story of how five kids stuck out more downs than ups to bring IU basketball back from the dead. Click here for part 1.

The Starting Five: Bumpy start for Hoosier senior class

By Connor O'Gara · Thursday, March 1,2012 12:19 a.m.

IU’s five seniors never went through a Knight practice. They haven’t cut down nets after Big Ten or National Championships. But what these five seniors experienced in IU’s worst four-year stretch in program history has granted them the right to the mic.

Basketball team’s recent success affects sidewalk ticket sales

By Bailey Loosemore · Thursday, March 1,2012 12:10 a.m.

In Tom Crean’s early years as head coach, tickets weren’t moving as much. This year, however, Crean’s team is winning. This year, everyone wants to go to the games. And more scalpers want in on the profits.

Column: Persevering from the post

By Avi Zaleon · Wednesday, Feb. 29,2012 11:34 p.m.

Tom Crean was shorter than expected. That is what surprised senior forward Tom Pritchard the most on his first day at IU. Not the scandal that rocked the foundations of Indiana basketball to spawn an unprecedented rebuilding project. Not that the squad he would be playing on was bringing back a combined average of just 12.8 minutes and 1.6 points per game from the prior season in Kyle Taber and Brett Finklemeier.

This is not Sparta: IU defeats Michigan State 70-55

By Kevin Bowen · Wednesday, Feb. 29,2012 12:23 a.m.

For the third time this season, a top-five ranked team walked into Assembly Hall, and for the third straight game, they walked out with a loss.

Column: Keeping the magic alive

By Avi Zaleon · Wednesday, Feb. 29,2012 12:20 a.m.

The Hoosiers steamrolled No. 5 Michigan State by 15 points Tuesday, and the win proved something.

Watford does it all in IU win

By Connor O'Gara · Tuesday, Feb. 28,2012 11:33 p.m.

Christian Watford was nowhere near the 26-point outburst he had the first time IU faced Michigan State on Dec. 28.

Column: The heart to topple giants

By Avi Zaleon · Tuesday, Feb. 28,2012 11:19 p.m.

Daniel Moore obviously doesn’t get it. He’s the shortest man playing for the Hoosiers, not even measuring 6 feet tall. At 175 pounds, he is the lightest scholarship player on the team.

Final: IU 70 MSU 55

By Connor O'Gara · Tuesday, Feb. 28,2012 9:02 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team defeated another top-five team.

Halftime: IU 41 MSU 27

By Kevin Bowen · Tuesday, Feb. 28,2012 7:59 p.m.

In looking to knock off its third top-five team on the season, the IU basketball team leads Michigan State 41-27 at halftime.

Live chat: IU vs. Michigan State

Tuesday, Feb. 28,2012 7:11 p.m.

Follow along on our live chat of the IU-Michigan State game by clicking here.

Roth's path to finding home at IU takes numerous turns

By Avi Zaleon · Monday, Feb. 27,2012 11:02 p.m.

There’s a face behind the 3-pointers. It’s the face of an IU student who is from Illinois, but who found a new home. Senior guard Matt Roth has made Indiana his adopted home and developed a pride for the state and its basketball as pure as any homegrown Hoosier.

Column: Scouting the Spartans

By Avi Zaleon · Monday, Feb. 27,2012 10:56 p.m.

MSU Coach Tom Izzo’s squad is getting hot at the right time, riding a seven-game winning streak into Bloomington.

Spartans bring elite ranking against Hoosiers at Assembly Hall

By Kevin Bowen · Monday, Feb. 27,2012 10:55 p.m.

Tonight’s game against Michigan State marks exactly two months since IU’s 80-65 loss in East Lansing, Mich. The Spartans lead the conference standings heading into the final week of Big Ten play and top four statistical categories in the league.

IU ranked No. 20 in USA Today/ESPN poll, 18 in AP

By IDS staff · Monday, Feb. 27,2012 12:44 p.m.

IU men's basketball team moved up in both national rankings, from No. 23 to 18 in the AP Poll and to 20 from 24 in the USA Today/ESPN poll.

Leaders Watford, Jones find stride during win against Minnesota

By Kevin Bowen · Sunday, Feb. 26,2012 10:10 p.m.

A week after not making a field goal during 46 minutes of action during a road loss to Iowa, IU veterans senior Verdell Jones III and junior Christian Watford made sure that wouldn’t be the case for their final road game of the season.

Column: Finding the “D” in domination

By Avi Zaleon · Sunday, Feb. 26,2012 9:35 p.m.

IU men’s basketball season has been a ball on a roulette wheel. Matters were no different in the Hoosiers’ 69-50 win Sunday in Minnesota.

IU avenges home loss to Minnesota with rout at Williams Arena

By Connor O'Gara · Sunday, Feb. 26,2012 7:33 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team entered Sunday’s game with two streaks behind them. One of those was losing Big Ten road games, in which IU was 2-6. The other was winning at Williams Arena, where the Hoosiers were 0-3 since IU Coach Tom Crean took over in 2008.

No. 23/24 IU handles Minnesota, 69-50

By Kevin Bowen · Sunday, Feb. 26,2012 1:56 p.m.

With four players in double figures, the No. 23/24 Hoosiers (22-7, 9-7) throttled Minnesota (17-12, 5-11) at Williams Arena, 69-50.

Live Chat: No. IU at Minnesota

Sunday, Feb. 26,2012 12:40 p.m.

The No. 23/24 Hoosiers try to put an end to a three-game losing streak at the Barn in Minneapolis. Follow along and join in the conversation with IDS basketball reporters and others here.

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