The IU men's basketball team defeated UMBC 89-47 Thursday to remain undefeated on the season before moving onto conference play.
After shooting just 2-of-14 from three-point range in the first half Thursday evening, IU responded with a 9-of-13 effort in the second half as the Hoosiers beat UMBC 89-47 at Assembly Hall.
In the last game before Big Ten season begins, the Hoosiers take on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County Retrievers at 6 p.m. The live chat will begin at 5:45 p.m. here
Thanks to 27 assists on 35 made field goals, No. 17 IU moved to 11-0 on the season for the first time since '75-76 with a 107-50 win Monday evening over Howard (3-9).
Lost in the hoopla of IU’s best offensive effort of the year was a defensive performance that resulted in a season-low 15 points allowed in the first half.
The IU men’s basketball team cruised to a 107-50 win against Howard University on Monday night at Assembly Hall.
Fresh off a higher ranking, IU looks to remain undefeated as it takes on Howard at 6:30 p.m. While the game tips off in Assembly Hall, our basketball writers will be live chatting here starting at 6:15 p.m.
It wasn't pretty.The IU men’s basketball team had its lowest offensive output of the season, shot 34 percent in the first half and didn’t make a 3-pointer until nearly 26 minutes into the game.
He has cut down nets and set records in Conseco Fieldhouse before, yet after a performance two points shy of his career-high, freshman forward Cody Zeller wasn’t satisfied.
It didn’t have anywhere near the same atmosphere as last Saturday, but the IU (10-0) men’s basketball team ground out a 69-58 win over Notre Dame (7-5) Saturday afternoon at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.After falling behind by nine early in the first half, the IU defense held the Fighting Irish without a field goal for the last 14:32 of the opening half.Notre Dame was 4-of-20 from the field in the first 20 minutes and finished the game shooting 38 percent from the floor.
The IU men’s basketball team currently leads the Notre Dame Fighting Irish by a score of 26-20 at the end of the first half in the Crossroads Classic at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The Hoosiers look to remain undefeated, as they take on Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic at 4:30 p.m. The live chat will begin here at 4:15.
The No. 18-ranked Hoosiers will look to avoid a hangover when they take on Notre Dame on Saturday at 4:15 p.m. at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the inaugural Crossroads Classic.
The final shot arced toward the basket, and time stopped.
The night’s marquee event was the men’s 5000-meter race, where seven IU men attempted to qualify for nationals. All Hoosiers, however, fell short of the 13:44.06 mark for an automatic bid.
Chaplin aided IU’s (3-6) 65-64 victory against IUPUI (4-6).
IU (9-0) was able to keep the frontcourt duo to a combined 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and came away with a 73-72 win against No. 1 Kentucky (8-1) Dec. 10, at Assembly Hall.
Students not only filled their entire 7,800 seat allotment, but they arrived loud and early Saturday evening, making their presence felt with an environment the No. 1 ranked Kentucky Wildcats hadn’t seen all season.
Down by two with 5.6 seconds remaining, senior guard Verdell Jones III penetrated the arc and kicked the ball back out to Watford on the left wing, who then hit the game-winning three-pointer as time expired, giving the Hoosiers (9-0) a 73-72 win against the No. 1 Kentucky Wildcats (8-1).
Amid the shock of Christian Watford’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer to knock off No. 1 Kentucky, many probably didn’t care much about the box score. But here are some statistics as to how and why IU was able to pull off the upset.
