By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor CHICAGO – Against Illinois in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, Indiana showed why it’s going to be such a difficult out in the postseason. No. 1-seed IU recorded a convincing 80-64 win over No. 8-seed Illinois thanks to a total team effort. Five Hoosier players scored in […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor We are just three weeks from Selection Sunday, a day Hoosiers fans can’t wait for. On March 17, IU will not only be one of four No. 1 seeds when the NCAA Tournament is unveiled on CBS, but Tom Crean’s fifth Hoosier team will be the top No. 1 […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Luckiest man of the season so far? Tyler Griffey is leading the pack after the free-and-easy layup he stuffed into the final nine-tenths of a second to upset top-ranked Indiana Thursday. On an inbounds play, the Illinois backup broke right to the basket and scored with the closest defender 10 […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The Indiana Hoosiers left it all on the floor Thursday night. Including, for example, two timeouts. Indiana coach Tom Crean declined to call one with the game tied and his team in possession with 37 seconds left. But then Illinois’ John Groce made the same decision after the Hoosiers’ Victor […]
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