* FINAL SCORE: IU defeats Portland State 85-74. Al Durham led the Hoosiers with 18 points.
* IU leads Portland State 74-59 with 4:56 left in the game.
* Small lineup now for IU with Smith, TJD, Phinisee, Franklin and Hunter.
* Durham gets the and-one and the fans are up on their feets. IU is starting to pull away, up 11 points. Durham has 16 points.
* Walker picks up a technical after getting into it with Phinisee. Durham hits both free throws to give IU the 61-53 lead with 11:11 left.
* TIMEOUT: IU now only leads Portland State 58-51 with 11:56 remaining after another three form Woods who is up to 4-6 from beyond the arc.
* TIMEOUT: Thompson converts the put-back layup to give IU the 58-48 lead with 12:44 remaining.
* Portland State makes it an eight point game after a three-pointer. The Hoosiers lead 53-45 with 13:46 left.
* Portland State TIMEOUT: Justin Smith slams it home off the pass frorm Durham to give IU a 47-35 lead.
* HALFTIME: IU leads Portland State 43-33. Justin Smith has eight points while Jerome Hunterr has seven. The Hoosiers also had nine offensive rebounds.
* Jerome Hunter hits his first three-pointer of his career and the day for the Hoosiers.
* IU leads Portland State 32-22 after Thompson hits a pair of free throws, to take the first double-digit lead of the game with a little over six minutes left in the first half.
* TIMEOUT 7:35 - IU leads Portland State 26-22. The Hoosiers can't seem to pull away but have done a good job breaking the full court press.
* A lot of "OH'S" from the crowd as Justin Smith drives the baseline and slams it over a Portland State defender.
* 11:50 TIMEOUT: IU leads Portland State 16-12. The Hoosiers have had some issues with the press but have sound holes for easy buckets. Smith, Brunk and Thompson have four points each.
* Flopping warning on Portland State.
* Davis, Hunter and Franklin all check in for IU.
* Huge Justin Smith slam off the ally-oop from Phinisee. IU now leads 14-7.
* Race Thompson gets the offensive board then scores. IU leads 10-5.
* Al Durham goes coast-to-coast to give IU the 8-5 lead with 16:24 left in the first half.
* Nice up and under move from Jackson-Davis to get the first field goal of the game.
* Joey Brunk scored the first point of the game at the free throw line. IU leads 2-0.
* We are underway. IU wins the tip.
* There is a new hype introduction video for IU. Caleb gives it an A-, I give it a B+. It's a little slow at the start with rural Indiana.
* IU starters: Durham, Franklin, Smith, Jackson-Davis and Brunk. Portland State starters: Matt Hauser, Holland Woods, Chris Whitaker, Sal Nuhu and Alonzo Walker.
* Welcome back! IU men's basketball is set to play its second game of the season this afternoon. IU will take on Portland State at 2 p.m. If you have an opportunity make sure to pick up a copy of the IDS basketball guide for all your men's and woman's basketball coverage as the season ramps up.
