By CLIFF BRUNT and CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Staff This week, we have decided to make picks for all 10 IHSAA semistate games. Enjoy the breakdown! 5A: Terre Haute North (10-2) vs. Indianapolis Cathedral (8-5), Arsenal Tech Cathedral hasn’t really needed Terry McLaurin much during this run through the playoffs, aside from the first game when […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Opponent: Ohio State Buckeyes (10-0) When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Stadium Indiana athletic director Fred Glass considered hiring a defensive-minded coach to replace Bill Lynch three years ago, but ultimately decided to take another chance with offense: Kevin Wilson was a bright offensive coordinator with a great resume. […]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — ISL’s Cory Seward covered Purdue’s 83-55 win over Eastern Illinois. Bryson Scott led the way with 14 points as the Boilermakers improved to 4-0 this season. Here are Seward’s best 17 images from the game. Also: Brunt’s what we learned: Purdue 83, Eastern Illinois 55 Follow Cory Seward on Twitter: www.twitter.com/seward15. […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Things we learned during Purdue’s 83-55 win over Eastern Illinois: Purdue’s defense is heading in the right direction. The Boilermakers had played shaky defense this season so far, but they stepped up against the Panthers. Eastern Illinois missed its first 10 shots as Purdue took a […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers rallied to defeat the New York Knicks 103-96 in overtime on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden: IN A NUTSHELL: Paul George scored nine of his 35 points in the extra session and added five rebounds and five steals in a marvelous performance […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor 1. Indiana Pacers (9-1): Leading the NBA in defense and scoring differential, the schedule will get tougher. Half their games so far have been against the Central Division and eight have come against the weaker East. 2. Chicago Bulls (6-3): Tom Thibodeau’s tough-minded bunch sent a message by blowing the Pacers out […]
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By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Here are five things we learned from Purdue’s 81-77 win over Rider. 1. Purdue can survive without A.J. Hammons. The 7-foot center scored just one point in 12 minutes because of foul trouble. A few of the calls were shaky – one in particular was an […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor First thoughts after the Chicago Bulls defeated the Indiana Pacers 110-94 on Saturday night at the United Center: IN A NUTSHELL: Luol Deng scored a game-high 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting, most of his buckets coming off the bounce with Indiana struggling to contain his size and quickness. Derrick […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Quick thoughts on the Hoosiers’ 51-3 loss to Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium: What it means: The Hoosiers were terrible. Again against Wisconsin, this was one of those games that was just flat-out ugly and that you want to forget as soon as it’s over with. The Badgers held the […]
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By CRAIG DRAGASH ISL Correspondent CARMEL, Ind. — The Carmel Greyhounds ended 6A #1 Penn’s bid at an undefeated season, knocking off the Kingsmen 28-13 on Friday night and advancing to face Warren Central in two weeks for the inaugural 6A state title. But there was a bigger story that came about in the second […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor And down the stretch they come. For all practical purposes, the race in the Leaders Division is over, as Ohio State will be in next month’s Big Ten Championship Game. The Legends Division is another story. Michigan State looks to be in great shape, but if Nebraska knocks off […]
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