Second half collapse sinks Hoosiers
IU's trend of second-half collapses continued Tuesday night against No. 14 Wisconsin with the Hoosiers' 69-58 loss.
IU's trend of second-half collapses continued Tuesday night against No. 14 Wisconsin with the Hoosiers' 69-58 loss.
IU travels to Madison, Wisc., Tuesday with hopes of winning consecutive games for the first time since IU’s victory against the Badgers on Jan. 14.
Senior center Simone Deloach said she will always remember Nov. 22, 2010 — the day of her official IU visit as a high school student.
When IU (15-11, 5-8) travels to No. 14 Wisconsin (22-5, 9-5) for a 9 p.m. showdown on ESPN, the Hoosiers will be met by a raucous Kohl Center and a smokin’ hot Badger team.
Since losing to Ohio State at home Feb. 1, Wisconsin has won its last five games, including back-to-back road wins against ranked teams in Michigan and Iowa.
IU Coach Tom Crean said the Hoosiers came out energetic in their 61-56 victory over the Wildcats.
The Hoosiers (18-9, 5-9) never trailed and coasted to a 79-61 victory against Illinois (9-18, 2-12) Saturday on senior night.
Leading the Northwestern Wildcats (12-16, 5-10) 56-51 with less than a minute to play, IU senior forward Will Sheehey — IU men’s basketball’s most recent addition to its 1,000-point club — iced the game with a 3-pointer from the wing.
IU proved to be just good enough to beat Northwestern thanks to balance and consistency outweighing the lack of sharpness.
The IU women’s basketball team’s 79-61 victory against Illinois Saturday put it closer to a postseason berth. With two road games remaining, the Hoosiers can improve their RPI and increase their chances of getting an invitation to a postseason tournament.
It was a win. That’s all that matters.
IU Coach Tom Crean said after Tuesday night’s scheduled game against No. 15 Iowa was postponed because of a fallen piece of metal in Assembly Hall, the Hoosiers came out energetically in their 61-56 victory over the Wildcats.
IU will be host to Iowa at 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at Assembly Hall, according to a press release from the Big Ten.
The Hoosiers travel to Evanston, Ill., Saturday with hopes of earning a payback victory against a Northwestern team that forced the first domino to fall for IU.
As the old adage goes, lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice.
IU (17-9, 4-9) will face Illinois (9-17, 2-11) for the second and final time in the regular season at 3:30 p.m. Saturday for senior night. The Hoosiers will have two days to prepare for the their final home game against the Illini.
The seniors on the IU women’s basketball team don’t want to end their careers at Assembly Hall like they did Wednesday against Michigan.
In her first - and only - season in Bloomington, senior Tabitha Gerardot has found her place in the starting lineup and as a leader for the Hoosiers.
Michigan (17-10, 8-6) outscored IU (17-9, 4-9) 44-26 in the second half and handed the Hoosiers their third consecutive loss, 70-58.
Glass said the engineers are confident that they will be able to repair Assembly Hall and confirm its safety before IU is scheduled to host Ohio State on March 2.