By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent The Paint Crew ran out of “3” signs it hangs after each made 3-pointer. That’s how well Purdue’s offense was clicking Sunday. The Boilermakers broke a school record for 3-pointers made in a game, with 18, in a 107-79 win over Vermont. Here’s the barrage, courtesy of Big Ten Network: […]
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By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent Purdue rolled past North Carolina A&T 81-40 in its season opener on Friday night, but star senior A.J. Hammons didn’t play. The biggest story line for Purdue remains a mystery to those outside of the team — what has A.J. Hammons done to get sent to Matt Painter’s doghouse, and […]
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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, […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After a 37 point second quarter, it looked like the Pacers were going to cruise to victory over Minnesota on Friday night. The Timberwolves put together a big rally to make things very interesting late in the game, and even had the ball with a chance to take […]
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By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent Darrell Hazell will remain at the helm of Purdue football for the 2016 season. That is the message that Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke, made on BTN Live Thursday evening. Burke rarely speaks publicly mid-season about the future of a coach, generally opting to defer all questions or conversation until after the […]
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From the Indianapolis Colts: The Indianapolis Colts announced Tuesday that quarterback Andrew Luck incurred abdominal injuries during Sunday’s victory over the Denver Broncos. “The injuries happened at the end of an early fourth quarter scramble when Andrew was doing everything he could to get us the win,” said coach Chuck Pagano. “Andrew was sore after the game […]
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By KEITH CARRELL ISL Correspondent No. 23 Purdue defeated Northwestern Ohio 92-43 on Sunday. Here are my ruminations: First thoughts on Caleb Swanigan: The debut of “Biggie” was mostly positive, and it’s easy to see why he was so highly recruited as a ready-to-play-now power forward. Swanigan led the team in minutes and had a […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After an 0-3 start to the season, the Pacers were staring down a stretch of five games in seven nights. Instead of falling into a major hole, the Pacers responded by winning four of those five games, capped off by a 97-84 victory over the Orlando Magic on […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — On some nights the Indiana Pacers will need a balanced attack on offense to win games. On other nights, they’ll need Paul George to put the team on his back. The latter happened on Friday night, as the Pacers defeated the Miami Heat 90-87 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse […]
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By TYLER SMITH ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — One night after picking up their first win of the season, the Pacers secured another victory on Wednesday night, defeating the Boston Celtics 100-98 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Indiana led for most of the game, but still found themselves trailing 82-78 with 7:52 left in the fourth quarter. […]
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