After jumping out to a 22-16, the IU men's basketball team fell cold, allowing Wisconsin a 10-0 run to take a 34-31 lead going into halftime of the teams' Big Ten Tournament semifinals matchup.
After falling victim to a late Illinois surge when the two teams met back in February, the IU men's basketball kept the Fighting Illini from duplicating their second half heroics with the help of consistent 3-point shooting.
A late run, combined with first half dominance in the paint put No. 3 IU in front early and the Hoosiers never trailed in their 80-64 drubbing of Illinois.
Illinois and Minnesota will clash Thursday with the winner advancing to play top-seeded IU in Friday’s second round, leaving the Hoosiers to try to solve the intricacies of two teams that outplayed them in just more than the past month.
The IU men's basketball team has gone 2-1 in neutral site games this season as they prepare for the team's first game of the Big Ten postseason tournament Friday at the United Center in Chicago.
As the Hoosiers now move into the postseason, there are a number of lessons that can be taken away from the final regular season game of the year.Here are a few of them.
After falling down by five points in the game's final minutes, the IU men's basketball team, led by six points from sophomore forward Cody Zeller in the final 41 seconds, pulled off a 72-71 victory over No. 7 Michigan in the Big Ten regular season finale.
IU began the game with a 10-3 run that gave them both momentum and an idea of how to attack the Wolverines in the Crisler Center.
Although the IU men's basketball team trailed by five points with less than a minute left, six points from sophomore forward Cody Zeller in the final 41 seconds fueled a late IU run to seal a 72-71 victory against No. 7 Michigan for sole possession of the Big Ten regular season title.
After running out to an early 10-3 lead, the IU men's basketball team went cold midway through the first half before clawing back within three against No. 7 Michigan at the Crisler Center.
Michigan thumped IU 67-40 behind a dominant post game and fast break offense, using big runs at the start of each half to put the Hoosiers behind big in a hurry Thursday night in the first round of the 2013 Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament.
Derek Drouin is already one of the most decorated athletes to ever call himself an IU student.
Michigan thumped the Hoosiers 67-40 behind a dominant post game and fast break offense, using big runs at the start of each half to put the Hoosiers behind big in a hurry
Could Sunday’s game between No. 2 Indiana and No. 7 Michigan decide the Big Ten Player of the Year race between Victor Oladipo and Michigan’s Trey Burke?
Even before their stunning loss to No. 14 Ohio State March 5, on Senior Night no less, the IU men’s basketball team already had something to be proud of.
Could Sunday’s game between No. 2 Indiana and No. 7 Michigan decide the Big Ten Player of the Year race between Victor Oladipo and Michigan’s Trey Burke?
Despite posting just seven points in No. 2 IU’s upset loss March 5 to No. 14 Ohio State, junior guard Victor Oladipo was named a semifinalist March 7 for the Eddie Sutton Tustenugee award, according to a press release.
Receiving a vote in the USA Today Coaches Poll is a step in the right direction for the IU baseball team (6-2), a step toward a goal they set at the beginning of the season: to enter the national rankings.
The IU Softball team hits the road for the fifth consecutive weekend to compete in the Tiger Classic in Nashville, Tenn. March 8-10. The Classic marks the Hoosier’s final tournament on the road before their March 15 home opener.
Eight members of the IU men’s and women’s track and field teams will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., March 8-9. There, they will meet the best the NCAA has to offer in the NCAA Indoor Championship Meet.
