By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — Whenever the Hoosiers and Boilers get together, you never know what you’re going to see. Thomas Bryant and Caleb Swanigan both fouling out on the same play in the final minute? Just what we all expected, right? In a tightly contested game throughout, it was Purdue that […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — There’s been a common theme among Tom Crean’s Indiana teams over the years: the occasional embarrassing loss, but the ability to still knock off some of the big dogs of college basketball. Thus far, the 2016-2017 Hoosiers have been no different. An impressive win over #3 Kansas […]
By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — There’s no other way to put it- The Indiana Hoosiers have flat out stunk in the Big Ten Tournament over the years (11-19 all-time record). Fans were hoping this year would be different. Instead, the Hoosiers were a one-and-done, losing to the hungry Michigan Wolverines on a last-second […]
By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — The Hoosiers came into Sunday night’s game against Maryland having already won their 22nd Big Ten Championship. But they still had a lot to play for: A better seed in the NCAA tournament, an undefeated season at home, and they also wanted senior Yogi Ferrell to finish his […]
By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor CHAMPAIGN, IL — After a big win over rival Purdue, and upcoming dates with Iowa and Maryland, it would have been very easy for the Indiana Hoosiers to overlook Illinois. But with a Big Ten title in their sights, the Hoosiers once again steam-rolled the Fighting Illini by a final […]
By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — For the first time since 1993, the Indiana Hoosiers have started conference play with seven straight victories. They blasted Northwestern on Saturday by a final score of 89-57 in front of a sell-out crowd at Assembly Hall. Lop-sided victories at home have become the norm for this Indiana […]
By ANDY PROFFET ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON — Facing an offense like Indiana’s, teams like Eastern Illinois have to take advantage of every opportunity. A simple equation: no offensive rebounds means no second chances means no shot at pulling an upset. No. 15 Indiana opened the season with an 88-49 win over the Panthers Friday night, […]
By JAMES HOWELL, JR. ISL Purdue Writer The Purdue Boilermakers are officially in the NCAA Tournament. It seemed far fetched in December of this season when the Boilermakers lost games to teams such as North Florida and Gardner-Webb on the court of Mackey Arena, but the Boilermakers got it done. On Sunday evening the NCAA […]
By JAMES HOWELL, Jr. ISL Purdue Writer The remainder of the Boilermakers season now rests in the selection committee’s hands. On Saturday afternoon Purdue was unable to knock off the No. 6 ranked Wisconsin Badgers to clinch a spot in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. Purdue led by five at halftime, but the Badgers […]
By JAMES HOWELL, Jr. ISL Purdue Writer The Purdue Boilermakers may be closest to the bubble that they ever have been after dropping a second consecutive Big Ten road game on Wednesday night in East Lansing. After leading by as many as nine points in the first half, the Boilermakers caved and lost 72-66. The […]
By JAMES HOWELL, Jr. ISL Purdue Beat Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Purdue Boilermakers truly had a sixth man on the court against their fiercest rival Indiana on Wednesday night. Of course, this is metaphorically speaking to the capacity crowd of 14,846 standing loyal behind the Boilermakers throughout the night. With the home crowd […]
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