FINAL: IU 72, Penn State 49
After a slow first half offensively, the IU men's basketball team excelled from beyond the arc in the final 20 minutes to defeat Penn State 72-49 Wednesday night in Assembly Hall.
After a slow first half offensively, the IU men's basketball team excelled from beyond the arc in the final 20 minutes to defeat Penn State 72-49 Wednesday night in Assembly Hall.
Even though they have struggled from the floor and the free throw line thus far, the IU men's basketball team leads Penn State 33-19 after the first half tonight in Assembly Hall.
IDS men's basketball beat writers Nathan Brown and Max McCombs and columnist Michael Norman are tweeting live from Assembly Hall for tonight's game between No. 7 Indiana and Penn State. Follow them and IDS Sports on Twitter for updates all game. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET.
Assistant Coach Mark Hagen left the Hoosiers in favor of a job at Texas A&M, IU confirmed Wednesday afternoon. As the recruiting coordinator for the team, Hagen has put together one of the best classes in IU history, currently ranked in the top 50 nationally by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com.
In his two seasons with the Hoosiers, Hagen coached defensive tackles Adam Replogle and Larry Black Jr. into the team’s two leading tacklers for loss and sacks in 2012.
Defensive tackles and special teams coach and recruiting coordinator Mark Hagen has left IU in favor of a position at Texas A&M, an IU source confirmed Wednesday afternoon.
At 7 p.m. today, IU vs. Penn State will mark the first Big Ten rematch of the season, though Minnesota vs. Northwestern, another rematch, tips off two hours later.
In the teams’ first meeting, the IU men’s basketball team kept Penn State to its second-lowest scoring total of the season, pulling off a 74-51 victory.
Hoosier Sports columnist Aaron Siegal-Eisman gives his top three moments in IU sports from the past weekend.
Junior diver Darian Schmidt was named Big Ten Diver of the Week and freshman swimmer Brooklyn Snodgrass Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Tuesday.
The No. 22 Hoosiers will have their first home tennis match at 1 p.m. today in the Indoor Tennis Center against No. 9 Kentucky, and will follow it up against Wright State at 6 p.m.
Senior defender Caleb Konstanski became the 42nd Hoosier drafted into MLS Tuesday when he was selected in the third round of the MLS Supplemental Draft.
Junior wide receiver Jamonne Chester, safety Lawrence Barnett and defensive end Justin Rayside have left the IU football program and opened up three scholarship spots, Coach Kevin Wilson said.
IU track and field has had three home meets this season, and each has produced at least one Big Ten Athlete of the Week award for the Hoosiers. Senior Zach Mayhew is the bearer of the title this week due to his performance in the 3000m run at the Gladstein Invitational.
IU track and field has hosted three meets this season and each has produced at least one Big Ten Athlete of the Week award for the Hoosiers.
The No. 49 Indiana Hoosiers women’s tennis team traveled to Cincinnati on Saturday to play its first dual matches of the season against Miami (OH) and Cincinnati. The women did not lose a singles or doubles match against either team and Indiana is off to a 2-0 start in the spring season.
Senior forward Aulani Sinclair became the 23rd Hoosier to join the 1,000-point club Sunday, but IU lost 56-46 to Michigan State.
IU players and coaches have been able to watch as much film of upcoming opponents as they like all season, but in preparing for today’s contest with Penn State, the Hoosiers have the benefit of firsthand experience for the first time.
The No. 22 IU men’s tennis team started off their season with a match against the No. 40 North Carolina State Wolfpack in Raleigh, N.C. Despite having an early 2-0 lead, the Hoosiers lost 4-3.
EVANSTON, Ill.— As the IU men’s basketball team ventured into the Big Ten portion of its 2012-13 schedule, the Hoosiers had been tested very little late in games this season.