Men's Basketball

Column: Scouting the Buckeyes

By Avi Zaleon · Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12:16 a.m.

After upsetting the Buckeyes 74-70 on Dec. 31 in Bloomington, IU will face a much tougher task facing Ohio State on the road.

How Zeller's freshman campaign measures up to previous honoree

By Connor O'Gara · Friday, Jan. 13,2012 12 a.m.

It’s no secret that the matchup of IU freshman forward Cody Zeller and Ohio State sophomore forward Jared Sullinger has garnered some headlines. Sullinger was named the 2011 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, while Zeller has already won the Big Ten Freshman of the Week award five times this season.

Gophers hand Hoosiers first home loss of 2011-12 season

By Connor O'Gara · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 11:56 p.m.

In the Hoosiers’ first test as a top ten team, they failed. The IU men’s basketball team suffered its first loss at Assembly Hall this season, as they fell to unranked Minnesota 77-74 Thursday night.

Sheehey's return not enough as IU falls at home

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 11:35 p.m.

He has brought instant offense all season long off the bench and after missing five straight games with an ankle injury, sophomore guard Will Sheehey looked like his old self on Thursday evening.

Final: IU 74, UM 77

Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 11:06 p.m.

The Gophers handed the IU men's basketball team its second loss of the season Thursday night in Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers trail Gophers, 37-34, at halftime

By Connor O'Gara · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 9:01 p.m.

With IU playing their first game since moving into the Associated Press top ten, the Hoosiers were down nine points to a Minnesota team that came in 0-4 in conference play. But an 8-0 IU rally got the Hoosiers back in it as they now trail 37-34 at halftime.

Live Chat: IU vs. Minnesota

Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 7:53 p.m.

The Hoosiers take on the Golden Gophers of Minnesota at 8 p.m. Follow along with the IDS basketball reporters as they discuss the game here.

Hoosiers look to stomp Gophers in Assembly Hall

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, Jan. 12,2012 12:14 a.m.

The men's basketball team will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers today in the first home game of the semester.The Hoosiers (15-1, 3-1) will try to make it three straight wins against the Gophers (12-5, 0-4) on Thursday in their first home game since returning from winter break.

Roth works to fill offensive void

By Connor O'Gara · Wednesday, Jan. 11,2012 10:51 p.m.

It wasn’t the typical way for Matt Roth to get going. Roth got an open look from 3-point range, the place he had scored 82 percent of his points. But instead of pulling the trigger, Roth saw Penn State guard Nick Colella closing out on him and pump-faked. He got Colella in the air, drew the foul and knocked down three free throws for a five-point lead at halftime.

Column: Scouting the Golden Gophers

By Avi Zaleon · Wednesday, Jan. 11,2012 10:46 p.m.

The Golden Gophers almost had me fooled. Sporting a 12-1 record entering Big Ten season, Minnesota seemed like it could actually be a contender.

Latest AP poll ranks IU No. 7 after solid victories

By Connor O'Gara · Monday, Jan. 9,2012 11:08 p.m.

The latest Associated Press poll has IU at No. 7, marking the first time the Hoosiers have cracked the top 10 since Jan. 21, 2008. While the rest of the season has yet to be determined, recent history has not been on IU’s side. Here’s a look at how IU has fared in post-Bob Knight seasons in which they’ve cracked the AP top 10.

Column: National forecast helps Hoosiers

By Avi Zaleon · Monday, Jan. 9,2012 11:03 p.m.

The Hoosiers are lucky their magic carpet ride has been caught in this nationwide updraft. In the past week, eight ranked teams, including four in the then-top 10, suffered upset defeats.

Hoosiers move to top ten

Monday, Jan. 9,2012 12:59 p.m.

The polls are out, and IU men's basketball team has made it to the top ten.

Roth ignites second-half attack at Penn State

By Connor O'Gara · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:54 p.m.

Penn State held IU junior guard Jordan Hulls to just one 3-pointer in the final 19 minutes of the game after he had already knocked down six. Unfortunately for Penn State, the team forgot about Matt Roth.

Victory comes from behind the arc for Hoosiers

By Kevin Bowen · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:51 p.m.

Hulls and Roth combined to go 12-of-15 with 3-pointers Sunday against Penn State (9-8, 1-3) as No. 12 IU (15-1, 3-1) notched its third road win of the season in beating the Nittany Lions 88-82.

Final: IU 88, PSU 82

By Connor O'Gara · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:53 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team came into Sunday as the nation’s leader in three-point field goal percentage at 45.6 percent.

While you were out

By Kevin Bowen · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:56 a.m.

The IU men's basketball team played five games during winter break. The team went 4-1 during that stretch.

Hoosiers take down Wolverines, remain undefeated at home

By Connor O'Gara · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:46 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team took down its third ranked foe of the season, knocking off No. 13/16 Michigan (12-3, 2-1) 73-71 on Thursday night at Assembly Hall. IU is now 11-0 at home and will look to go undefeated at Assembly Hall for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Column: New year’s resolutions for the Hoosiers

By Avi Zaleon · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:29 a.m.

IU should make these new year's resolutions to continue to improve its performance.

Hoosiers defeat Michigan 73-71

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 11:19 p.m.

Every time Michigan made a run at Indiana on Thursday night, the Hoosiers answered. In a game where the Hoosiers never trailed, IU (14-1, 2-1) made numerous crucial plays down the stretch in earning a 73-71 victory against Michigan (12-3, 2-1) at Assembly Hall.

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