ISL’s Collin O’Connor lists five keys to tonight’s Michigan-Indiana showdown. 1. Shutdown corner Indiana’s Victor Oladipo has been, up to this point, one of the best defenders in the Big Ten. That can become very critical on Saturday night against Michigan’s potent offensive attack, especially from the wing. Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Nik […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor You don’t need anyone to tell you that tonight’s matchup between No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Indiana should be every college basketball fans’ dream matchup. After all, it’s being dubbed the “Game of the Year” and for good reason. The Wolverines and Hoosiers are a combined 39-3, are […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It was a surreal moment at Mackey Arena. Purdue trailed rival Indiana 57-39 in the second half on Wednesday night, yet you’d never know it based on the electricity in the building. As A.J. Hammons strode to the bench for a break, he waved his arms […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A lot of sports writers get criticized for not going back over their predictions and bold statements because by not doing so, they never seem wrong. Well, I make mistakes, and I have no shame in going over them. I didn’t officially make a prediction for this […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent These are not your younger brother’s Indiana Hoosiers, not with Cody Zeller roaming the middle and defensive stalwarts like Victor Oladipo and Yogi Ferrell clogging driving lanes, and they reestablished supremacy again Wednesday night. Purdue’s Baby Boiler era looks for all the world like a fading memory, a four-year blip […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor A Purdue win over No. 3 Indiana on Wednesday wouldn’t be as big an upset as some might think. I have covered both teams this season, so I have perhaps a unique perspective on their matchup. Indiana is loaded with skill and weapons, but the Hoosiers have some weaknesses the Boilermakers […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Cody Zeller typically finds points at will. At 7-feet, he can get his shot off against nearly any post defender in the country. For an entire game, Zeller rarely looked for offense. And yet No. 7 Indiana breezed past Penn State 72-49 in spite of Zeller’s career-low […]
By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent Fresh off of their sixth Big Ten loss in six tries, Penn State will again face the daunting task of trying to stop one of the nation’s best offenses in Indiana. The Hoosiers proved that slowing them down offensively will be tough for this Penn State team to accomplish when they crushed the […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Much has been made of Indiana’s high talent level this season, but after three halves of shaky basketball, it’s time to look at things the other way. The Hoosiers led Minnesota 52-29 at halftime on Saturday before hanging on to win 88-81. Indiana followed that with a 64-59 loss to Wisconsin […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Two first-half airballs – including one on a wide-open 3 – had the fans on Mike Bruesewitz’s case for the remainder of the evening. Wisconsin’s long-haired power forward heard vociferous jeers each time he touched it or – even better – dared to venture near Indiana’s student section during a stoppage. […]
By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent The ending was not in any way a pretty one, but Indiana’s win over Minnesota on Saturday left the Hoosiers with a victory over a top-10 team and a 3-0 start in Big Ten Conference play. Now, IU faces an entirely different kind of test when the Wisconsin Badgers come to Assembly Hall on Tuesday. […]
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