There's no cramping in Alabama

After freshman D.J. White played only a short time in the second half of Saturday's game because of cramping in his legs, IU coach Mike Davis was surprised to see that happen to a southerner.\n"I looked over and he had his head down, but the thing I don't understand is ... I'm from Alabama, he's from Alabama. I've never seen anyone cramp from Alabama," Davis said.\nBut the resilient White didn't let the cramping get the best of him. Playing through pain, the 6-foot-9-inch White told Davis he was ready to go again.\n"The thing I love about him is that he said he was ready to play," Davis said. "He wanted to go back in the game. And for a freshman to tell you that during a crunch time, to say 'I want to go back in the game,' that meant a lot to me, so I put him back in, and he got a dunk." \nDavis keeps mum about Perry's play time\nSince returning from his suspension, senior Donald Perry has yet to see any action this season. \nLast season the Tallulah, La., native averaged just over 22 minutes per game.\n"I'm not discussing anybody that's not playing," Davis said. "We've won seven out of eight, so there's no sense in discussing him." \nWright starts taking it to the rack\n\nIn the latest conference statistics, IU ranks last in the conference in four categories. \nThe Hoosiers are the cellar-dwellers in field-goal percentage, 3-point field goal percentage, assists and assist-to-turnover ratio.\nIU is shooting 41 percent from the field and 30.9 percent from behind arc while dishing out 11.4 assists per game. The assist-to-turnover ratio is 0.8\nHowever, IU is top in the conference in field goal percent defense, holding opponents to only 39.7 percent from the field.\nThe Hoosiers are ranked third in the conference in free throw percentage, shooting 73.6 on the year, evident in junior guard Bracey Wright's play, Davis said.\n"I think Bracey is being more aggressive," he said. "He has the ability to get to the line if he plays aggressive. We just don't want to take wild shots like we did at times earlier in the year."\n-- Contact Staff Writer Josh Weinfuss at jweinfus@indiana.edu.