Hoosier Headlines for February 9, 2010.
- Looking past Northwestern for just one moment (Inside the Hall)
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What does Verdell Jones III have to do to get Big Ten player of the week honors? (Hoosiers Insider | The Indianapolis Star)
Probably, he has to win at least one of the games during the week. No, it's not entirely a team award, but it seems reasonable. -
Jones pacing IU's offense (The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind.)
"He's continued to improve at a very high rate on all sides. The last (three) games, he's not only our leading scorer, but he's our leading assist guy," IU coach Tom Crean said. "And he's doing a very good job of moving the ball, finding people. When he has the ball in his hands, something good happens in the sense of creating for somebody else or getting to the rim or making a shot. That's very important for us. " - Indiana recruiting analysis (College Football Nation Blog - ESPN)
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Northwestern 78, Indiana 61: Hoosiers suffer inevitable letdown.
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Indiana alumnus Tracy Porter ices Super bowl XLIV for Saints.
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Indiana Hoosiers at Northwestern Wildcats (game thread).
Cheer on the Hoosiers as they try to win at Northwestern.
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Indiana at Northwestern: can IU take another Big Ten road game?
Northwestern Wildcats
Current record: 15-7 (4-6)
Current RPI: 61
Current Sagarin: 63
Current Pomeroy: 68
2008-09 record: 17-14 (8-10), lost to Tulsa in the first round of the NIT
2008-09 RPI: 78
2008-09 Sagarin: 59
2008-09 Pomeroy: 70
Series: IU leads 107-45
Last Northwestern win: 2/25/2009 (75-53 in Bloomington)
Last IU win: 2/23/2008 (85-82 in Evanston)
Last IU win in Evanston: see above
Pomeroy scouting report
TV: 2:30 p.m., BTN
Few of IU's 2008-09 losses were as humiliating as IU's 22-point home loss to Northwestern at Assembly Hall. Northwestern never had won at Assembly Hall, and the Wildcats' last win in Bloomington had been at what is now the Gladstein Fieldhouse in 1968. If Northwestern wins today, at Evanston, it will be the Wildcats' third in a row against IU, which will be NU's longest winning streak against the Hoosiers since NU won 5 in a row from 1930-1933. Of course, the difference isn't just IU's performance: Northwestern flirted with the bubble last year for the first time since the term has existed, and has a shot this year.
Unforuntately, I don't have time for a full-fledged preview today. As typical, NU takes great care of the ball, shoots nearly 37 percent from behind the arc, and shoots well from the line. NU doesn't rebound particularly well, particularly at the offensive end. The Wildcats' perimeter defense is good but their interior defense isn't great. Here are their stats. NU is holding things together despite the loss of Kevin Coble.
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Purdue 78, Indiana 75: missed free throws doom Hoosiers' effort against #8 Boilermakers.
First of all, this was not a moral victory. Indiana had the chance to win, failed to do so, and the result was a Purdue win at Assembly Hall, always an unacceptable result. In the last five minutes, Purdue's experience and IU's inexperience showed.
What is encouraging, however, is that there really wasn't some anomalous part of Purdue's effort that explains how the seemingly overmatched Hoosiers state in the game. Robbie Hummel, E'Twaun Moore, and JaJuan Johnson scored near or above their season average. Purdue's shooting and three point shooting and turnover numbers were on par with their usual efforts. For whatever reason, the Hoosiers were able to match Purdue, for whatever reason. IU's only decided advantage was in three point shooting, where IU made 8-16 and Purdue made 6-19, but the decisive factor was free throw shooting. At halftime, IU led by 4, and the game was very evenly matched statistically except for IU's free throw shooting. At the end of the game, the story was similar: the game was pretty even in terms of shooting percentage, rebounding, and turnovers, but Purdue got to the line more often and, despite an anomalous 7-10 performance from Robbie Hummel, took advantage of the opportunities. At hafltime, IU was 11-13 from the line and Purdue was 5-8 from the line. In the second half, Purdue was 15-20 and IU was 2-5, and most crucially, all three misses were the front end of 1-and-1 opportunities in the final five minutes of the game. Purdue dialed up the intensity of its defense and IU did not have nearly the interior opportunities that were there in the first half. Still, for all of IU's second half struggles, Verdell Jones III hit one three pointer in the final 30 seconds and had a very good look for another that would have sent the game to overtime.
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Hoosier Headlines for February 5, 2010: Purdue loss and Leary arrest.
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Boilers strut away with win | The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind.
"Chris Kramer made sure to give a little stomp while he was walking across midcourt after Purdue’s 78-75 victory over Indiana on Thursday. Right on the IU logo at center court. He said it was something, "I felt like I just had to do." But Kramer wasn’t done. When he was leaving the floor, he gave Indiana students a little attention, too. Kramer was waving his arms – usually a motion to get home crowds roaring – and yelling, "Yeah! Let’s go!" " (This is why we never, ever should let these guys win at Assembly Hall. Ever.) -
Hoosiers miss shots at big upset (The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind.)
"The sophomore fell near half court and repeatedly banged his head softly on the floor. The Hoosiers scrapped but couldn’t pull off the upset, losing to the No. 8 Boilermakers 78-75 in front of 17,406 fans at Assembly Hall." -
Late surge lifts Boilers (Post-Tribune)
"I'm not here to be close with Purdue, I'm here to beat Purdue," Indiana coach Tom Crean said. "But we're not discouraged. "Their major leaguers made a couple major league plays late." -
Ending drought at IU proves no stroll in hall (The Indianapolis Star)
"I should have passed it ahead,'' Jones said. "We had Jordan (Hulls) wide open. It was selfish on my part. It was designed to go to me, but they sort of pinched in on me and I should have (passed) it ahead.''
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