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Freshman guard Nick Williams fights off a Buckeye defender during a shot attempt Saturday afternoon at Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers fell to Ohio State 93-81.

Lack of ‘D’ contributes to IU's 11th loss

By Tom Kirby · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:47 a.m.

As agitated as IU coach Tom Crean and the Hoosier fan base appeared toward the referees, the numbers don’t lie: The Hoosiers’ inability to stop Ohio State’s offense is what doomed them.

Freshman guard Matt Roth launches a 3-point shot from the corner during the Hoosiers 93-81 loss to Ohio State Saturday afternoon at Assembly Hall. Roth scored a career high 29 points shooting 9 of 11 from beyond the arc tying the IU single-game record.

Roth shines from range in loss to Ohio State

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Feb. 2,2009 12:40 a.m.

Matt Roth doesn’t look the type to bring 17,202 people to their feet. He’s certainly not one you would expect to drop Ohio State coach Thad Matta’s jaw. “I honestly wanted him to keep shooting,” Matta said after Saturday’s game, “because I was like, ‘This is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen.’”

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Guards getting better in Big Ten

By Zachary Osterman · Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:23 a.m.

The general wisdom surrounding Tom Crean at Marquette suggested he was a coach guards would love. His up-tempo, drive-and-kick system created lots of open looks for shooters and assists for passers, creating legends such as Dwyane Wade, Travis Diener and the impressive backcourt trio he left in Milwaukee to take the reins at IU.

Freshman guard Nick Williams gathers the ball in the first half of IU's 77-75 loss to Northwestern Wednedsay night in Evanston, Ill. The Hoosiers face Ohio State at home 4 p.m. on Saturday in Assembly Hall.

IU takes on Ohio State on Saturday

By Matt Dollinger · Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:21 a.m.

Fifty days ago, the United States didn’t have a black president, the Arizona Cardinals were still dwindling in mediocrity and an outfielder on IU’s baseball team was spotlighting as Tom Crean’s sixth man.A lot has changed since the Hoosiers (5-14, 0-7) last won a game.After Wednesday’s heartbreaker to Northwestern, Crean and his players have lost 10 in a row. The team’s most recent victory came Dec. 10 against TCU. Back then, the Hoosiers were above .500, and few saw a losing streak of this magnitude in IU’s headlights.But since then reality has slowly set in. Facing unprecedented challenges, the Hoosiers have performed much like you would expect a team facing unprecedented challenges would, losing in blowouts and squeakers, Big Ten battles and non-conference gimmes.

The Hoosiers gather after warmups just before the start of their match with the Northwestern Wildcats in Evanston, Ill.

Buckeyes offer no bulletin board incentive

By Tom Kirby · Friday, Jan. 30,2009 12:19 a.m.

Even with the season more than halfway through, the young Hoosiers are still experiencing firsts. Saturday will mark the first time IU will see a team for the second time this season when it faces the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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One more lesson

By Zachary Osterman · Thursday, Jan. 29,2009 12:38 a.m.

“Heartbreaking” would be an appropriate adjective. So would “gut-wrenching.” But like anything else the Hoosiers do this season that doesn’t involve sleep or food, this two-point loss presents a great lesson: Every single possession counts.

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A columnist’s notebook for you

By Zachary Osterman · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 11:32 p.m.

The IU men’s basketball team heads up to Northwestern tonight, and while I’d love to regale you with witty repartee that would surely cut you all to the collective quick, well, frankly, I’m just not that good.

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Sampson appeals NCAA punishment

Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 11:30 p.m.

Kelvin Sampson wants to return to college basketball in the next five years. That much is apparent from the Indianapolis Star’s report that the former IU coach has appealed the punishment the NCAA levied on him two months ago.

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Sampson appeals NCAA punishment

By Matt Dollinger · Tuesday, Jan. 27,2009 3:48 p.m.

Kelvin Sampson wants to return to college basketball in the next five years. That much is apparent from the Indianapolis Star’s report that the former IU coach has appealed the punishment the NCAA levied on him two months ago.

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Stepfather became part of recruit’s success

By Jordan Cohen · Monday, Jan. 26,2009 11:06 p.m.

Michael Morgan has always been there for his stepson Maurice Creek. They bonded through basketball early on, whether it was Morgan doing drills with Creek out on “the hill,” watching him play at the elementary school or pitting him against older kids at the local rec center. “If it weren’t for him working me out, I wouldn’t be here right now,” Creek said in a phone interview last week.

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Loss wasn’t so smelly

By Zachary Osterman · Sunday, Jan. 25,2009 11:30 p.m.

This one wasn’t so bad. Yes, it was at home. Sure, the crowd was raucous, perhaps even a bit desperate. Obviously, the Hoosiers had their chances and could have won the game had they made only half of their 10 missed free throws.

IU guard Devan Dumes goes up for a shot during the first half of IU's 67-63 loss to No. 21 Minnesota on Sunday at Assembly Hall. Dumes had 19 points in the game.

White-out can't help Hoosiers shake 9th straight loss

By Tom Kirby · Sunday, Jan. 25,2009 4:35 p.m.

A near sellout crowd all donning the same t-shirts, a Verdell Jones half-court basket and an early eight-point lead weren’t enough to stop IU’s losing streak. The Hoosiers (5-13, 0-6) dropped their ninth game in a row, this one against Minnesota 67-63. The competitive game throughout came down to the Golden Gophers’ ability to execute down the stretch; and IU’s inability to.

Minnesota head coach Tubby Smith reacts as he watches his team play against Northwestern during the first half Sunday in Evanston, Ill.

Tubby Smith dodging sophomore slump

By Tom Kirby · Friday, Jan. 23,2009 12:29 a.m.

After a respectable 20-14 inaugural season at Minnesota last academic year, former Kentucky coach Tubby Smith’s Golden Gophers are off to an impressive 16-3 start and look to be on their way to the NCAA tournament. Smith, along with second-year Michigan coach John Beilein and Iowa second-year man Todd Lickliter, follows a trend of vast improvement among Big Ten coaches in their second seasons.

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Momentum maturity

By Zachary Osterman · Monday, Jan. 19,2009 11:44 p.m.

Tom Crean calls it “winning time.” That moment – or more accurately, those moments – in every game when momentum hangs in the balance, when leads teeter on the edge of extinction, when winners and losers separate.

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Nittany Lions extend Hoosiers losing streak to longest in program history

Sunday, Jan. 18,2009 3:28 a.m.

In one of their most winnable games in conference season, the Hoosiers fell once again, losing. Losing to Penn State inside Assembly Hall for the first time in school history. The game marked IU's eighth straight loss, the program's longest losing streak since 1964.

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