By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Hoosiers pulled off an impressive 81-68 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena. WHY IT HAPPENED: Indiana’s frontcourt trio of Victor Oladipo, Christian Watford and Cody Zeller dominated this game almost from start to finish. […]
Continue ReadingFrom Butler Athletics and ISL staff: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Butler center Andrew Smith and Indiana guard Jordan Hulls have been selected among 10 finalists for the 2012-13 Men’s Basketball Senior CLASS Award. Purdue’s Robbie Hummel won the award last year. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 […]
Continue ReadingBy 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 […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Every time I watch Indiana play, I come away impressed with something different. This time, it was the Hoosiers’ ability to pull away from a talented team by simply sticking with the game plan. There were no major shifts in approach that took a close game and […]
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor I saw IU for the first time Thursday night and came away with my head spinning. What a complete basketball team Tom Crean has put together. I searched and searched for a weakness during the Hoosiers’ 99-45 win over Sam Houston State and came away with little. Of course, the team the Hoosiers […]
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