As the IU basketball team tries to scratch its way into the NCAA Tournament, its coach is taking an adamant stand to add one more win to his team's column.\nIU coach Mike Davis said Saturday the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee should consider IU's official loss to No. 23 Charlotte Dec. 22 as a Hoosier win. With 0.7 seconds left, Charlotte's Brendan Plavich hit a half-court shot to beat the Hoosiers 74-73. The officials ruled it good on the floor, but upon further review, many speculated the shot shouldn't have counted because of errors in clock keeping.\n"If they go back and look at the film and a guy catches, turns, dribbles and shoots with 0.7 (seconds), to me that's a win," Davis said. "I hope (the selection committee) counts it. Look at our schedule we played. We have a tough schedule. If we can just be three or four games above .500, we'll be in good shape."\nDavis pointed to a similar situation IU had at Purdue Jan. 15. With 0.9 seconds left, the Boilermakers' Carl Landry caught a full-court pass, scored and was fouled as time expired. The Big Ten later ruled his made basket should not have counted, and Landry should have been awarded only free-throws.\n"The guy at Purdue caught it and turned with 0.9 and couldn't get his off, and he was a lot closer than the (Charlotte) guy," Davis said.
vaden stepping up\nMinus leading scorer Bracey Wright, the Hoosiers have been looking for other sources of offense. One consistent provider has emerged in freshman Robert Vaden. Prior to Wright's injury, Vaden was averaging 9.9 points per game. In the two games without Wright, Vaden has upped his average to 13 ppg.\n"Coach just told me I need to be more aggressive," Vaden said. "Not necessarily just looking to score but just making plays for my teammates and myself as well. I think everybody, with Bracey gone, has been trying to be more aggressive on offense and defense."\n-- Contact Staff Writer John Rodgers at jprodger@indiana.edu.
