By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS – If this is what the rest of March is going to be like, then ready the oxygen, please. Butler’s 67-62 win over Xavier had a little bit of everything, as the battle between the Musketeers’ isolation sets and Butler’s perimeter prowess played to a draw for 39 ½ […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Butler Bulldogs earned a hard-fought 67-62 win over the Xavier Musketeers on Saturday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: Butler continued a recent resurgence heading into postseason play, winning its second straight over a feisty Xavier team. Rotnei Clarke scored 21 […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Perhaps sharing the ball was a large emphasis in Butler’s players-only meeting heading into a big road game at Massachusetts. If so, the Bulldogs did it, tallying 18 assists on the evening, their most in nearly two months. With Butler’s season at a crossroads, the team’s chemistry came around real […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent With pressure defense seeming to throw Butler out of whack, there aren’t many places less inviting than Amherst, Mass., where yet another brand of aggressive Atlantic 10 basketball is practiced. However, to coach Brad Stevens, whose Bulldogs are playing Massachusetts tonight, the forceful defense he will see in Amherst is […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Boston Celtics came back for an 83-81 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: Jeff Green scored the game-winning basket with 0.5 seconds left to play. Kevin Garnett finished with 18 points, including six […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The biggest threat to Saint Louis these days would appear to be injury. The Billikens retain the top spot of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings for a second straight week and show no signs of letting go any time soon. Usual suspects VCU and La Salle are still in pursuit. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — On Sunday, the Pacers seized an opportunity to all but wrap up the Central Division race. The win put them four games ahead and gave them the season tiebreaker over Chicago. Truth is, the Bulls have no single weapon that will help them catch Indiana. Their scorers are […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers grazed the Chicago Bulls in a 97-92 victory on Sunday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: David West and Roy Hibbert thoroughly outplayed Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah inside, cutting off injury-riddled Chicago’s best chance to win the […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With two games left in the regular season, No. 1 Indiana is inching ever closer to its first outright Big Ten regular season title since 1993. An old saying holds that any achievement requires blood, sweat and tears. All three were present Saturday. Star and fan favorite […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent There’s a beautiful rodeo called the Atlantic 10 tournament heading our way in less than two weeks, and if you’re a Butler fan it might be an iffy investment of time. With Virginia Commonwealth and Saint Louis in the pool, Butler faces an uphill and daunting path to the trophy. […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Danny Hope is in denial. He’s not about to look in the mirror and point the finger at himself for being fired from Purdue. But that’s exactly what he needs to do. Earlier this week Hope sat down with Mike Cleff, sports director at CBS affiliate WLFI-TV18 in West […]
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