Men's Basketball

Hoosiers lacking inside options

By Jordan Cohen · Friday, Feb. 19,2010 12:46 a.m.

Tom, Derek, Bobby — it’s time to step up.

Unlucky No. 7: Experienced MSU hands IU another loss

By DeAntae Prince · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 1:03 a.m.

Nothing remarkable happened Tuesday night in Assembly Hall. IU hit its free throws, handled the ball decently and lost 72-58 to a better, more experienced team in its seventh-straight loss.

Hoosiers make small strides in loss

By Jordan Cohen · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 12:06 a.m.

The scoreboard might not have shown it — and it was the team’s seventh loss in as many games — but IU took some baby steps in the right direction Tuesday.

IU loses depth battle with Michigan State

By Zina Kumok · Wednesday, Feb. 17,2010 12:04 a.m.

Michigan State celebrated Mardi Gras at Assembly Hall with a 72-58 win, further cementing its No. 1 spot in the Big Ten.

IU extends losing streak to seven

Tuesday, Feb. 16,2010 6:37 p.m.

The Big Ten was expected to be one of the best conferences this year, and it has lived up to its billing. The Hoosiers, however, aren't helping its prestige.

Hoosiers look to end losing streak against No. 11 Spartans

By Zina Kumok · Tuesday, Feb. 16,2010 12:26 a.m.

Most of the teams in the Big Ten have had a losing streak this season, but none have had it as bad as IU. As the Hoosiers enter tonight’s contest against the No. 11 Michigan State Spartans — No. 1 in the conference — they will be looking to end a six-game losing streak.

Undefeated season remains untainted

By Frank Therber · Monday, Feb. 15,2010 9:48 p.m.

For all that is good, honorable and still respectable in today’s college game, hallelujah, an undefeated season is no longer possible for John Calipari’s southern sideshow in Kentucky.

IU needs to overcome internal woes

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, Feb. 15,2010 9:46 p.m.

When IU lost to No. 11 Michigan State last March, it was the team’s eighth-straight loss and the 19th in 20 games. Yet after the way the Hoosiers performed against the eventual NCAA Tournament runner-up Spartans this year, there wasn’t much with which to be disappointed.

Hoosiers still trying to find identity

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Feb. 15,2010 9:44 p.m.

IU coach Tom Crean is still teaching. Instead of letting his team pack it in during games such as IU’s 83-55 loss to Wisconsin on Saturday, Crean has pushed the team through the losses.

IU hits historically low losing streak

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Feb. 15,2010 1:08 a.m.

One of IU coach Tom Crean’s favorite lines explains the unprecedented circumstances he incurred when coming to Bloomington. It’s a true statement. No IU men’s basketball coach has ever had to assemble a team from scratch the way Crean has in the past two seasons. But different faces on media guides aren’t the only new thing to hit campus.

Hoosiers display lack of fight, toughness

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, Feb. 15,2010 1:02 a.m.

After freshman guard Maurice Creek was lost for the season, you wondered how the Hoosiers would respond.

Early, frequent mistakes doom IU versus Badgers

By DeAntae Prince · Monday, Feb. 15,2010 12:59 a.m.

Junior guard Jeremiah Rivers drove down the lane, and the whistle sounded. He had begun the game with a travel again, and IU started another contest on the wrong foot.

Wisconsin easily defeats IU, 83-55

Saturday, Feb. 13,2010 5 p.m.

With senior guard Devan Dumes home with the flu, the Hoosiers expected points to be at a premium.The way things went Saturday, though, no one could have saved IU.

Wisconsin crushes IU, 83-55

Saturday, Feb. 13,2010 2:10 p.m.

With senior guard Devan Dumes home with the flu, the Hoosiers were expecting points to be at a premium against one of the Big Ten's best defenses. But the way things went Saturday, no one could have saved IU.

Tough stint awaits Hoosiers, starting at Wisconsin

By DeAntae Prince · Friday, Feb. 12,2010 1:04 a.m.

IU recently lost its fifth consecutive game but now embarks on a stretch tougher than any other this season. It starts with a 2 p.m. game against the No. 11 Badgers on Saturday in Madison, Wis. Competition within the Big Ten so far has shaken up the young team IU coach Tom Crean called “fragile” Wednesday night.

Hoosiers enter uphill stretch with little rest

By Jordan Cohen · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 11:39 p.m.

After falling to No. 13 Ohio State on Wednesday, IU will play at No. 11 Wisconsin on Saturday and No. 10 Michigan State at home Tuesday. Outside of the Big East Conference’s Providence Friars — currently in the middle of a four-game stretch consisting of No. 7 Georgetown, No. 4 Villanova, No. 5 West Virginia and No. 2 Syracuse — no other team in the country is facing a tougher span of games than the Hoosiers. But while Providence is facing the Murderers’ Row of the Big East during a 15-day period, IU’s difficult three-game stretch is taking place in a week’s time.

Buckeyes roll past Hoosiers

By DeAntae Prince · Thursday, Feb. 11,2010 12:37 a.m.

Basketball isn’t known as a contact sport, and the more passive team lost in IU’s 69-52 faltering against Ohio State on Wednesday. Similar to the first contest on Jan. 6 in Columbus, Ohio, IU struggled against the larger, more physical Buckeyes.

Hoosiers outplayed in big loss

By Jordan Cohen · Wednesday, Feb. 10,2010 11:52 p.m.

The NBA All-Star Game 2010 Weekend won’t begin until Friday, but Wednesday’s IU and Ohio State game at Assembly Hall had the looks of it. There was plenty of dunking – alley-oops, two-handed flushes and a near-perfect windmill attempt by Ohio State’s William Buford. There were a fair amount of 3-pointers shot.

Buckeyes rout Hoosiers, 69-52

Wednesday, Feb. 10,2010 7:13 p.m.

Trumped by the Buckeyes by 25 points Jan. 6, IU lost another one to their Big Ten rivals in meager fashion, 69-52 at Assembly Hall.

Not guilty plea entered for ex-IU player Leary

Wednesday, Feb. 10,2010 1 p.m.

FORT WAYNE — A judge has made a preliminary not guilty plea for a former Indiana University basketball player charged in connection with an ex-business partner’s multimillion-dollar fraud scheme.

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