After the Hoosiers upset them at Assembly Hall last season, the Illini return to Bloomington tonight as underdogs. Follow along and join in the conversation with the IDS basketball reporters here.
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.
With IU riding the momentum of a 78-61 win at Purdue on Saturday, Coach Tom Crean said he expects Illinois to come into Thursday's game with the same mindset his squad displayed.
The Crimson Guard could see changes next year. Although the group has been an official student organization since its inception, this is the first year it is a branch of the Student Athletic Board.
Purdue forward Robbie Hummel said the Boilermakers scouting report would allow Remy Abell to shoot the 3-pointer. The IU freshman guard who averaged 3.2 points per game had never played in Mackey Arena. He had only hit five 3-pointers in his entire IU career. He hadn’t even attempted a 3-pointer in the game.
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.
Could IU make the necessary stops it needed to finish off a Big Ten road win? That question, which has remained unanswered for the better part of the past four seasons, found an answer Saturday night in West Lafayette.
Could IU make the necessary stops it needed to finish off a Big Ten road win?
In one of the worst shooting halves of the year for IU and Purdue, the Hoosiers have a 33-22 lead at halftime thanks to a 13-0 run midway through the first half.
The Hoosiers take on the Boilermakers tonight at 7 p.m. Follow along with our live chat here.
Heading into the first of two games against No. 20 Indiana (17-6, 5-6) on Saturday, the Boilermakers have defeated the Hoosiers in their past five meetings, which is the longest winning streak Purdue has had in the series since 1972.
A great man once said, “If you’re not first, you’re last.”
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.
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.
It was Michigan’s freshman guard Trey Burke — not IU’s Cody Zeller — who made the necessary plays to lead his team to victory.
IU Coach Tom Crean was not happy with the way his team began Wednesday night’s game, calling the starting lineup "a joke."
Indiana lost. I know I’m supposed to write bad things about this team when that happens.
In a game where IU was down by as many as 20 points in the first half, the Hoosiers could not get over the hump Wednesday evening.
It hasn’t been pretty for the IU men’s basketball team early.
The Hoosiers take on the Wolverines. Click here for the live chat.
