IU falls to Purdue in West Lafayette
The Boilermakers put the burner in Barnburner Trophy Friday night with an 86-53 blowout win over the Hoosiers.
The Boilermakers put the burner in Barnburner Trophy Friday night with an 86-53 blowout win over the Hoosiers.
Purdue’s senior backcourt of KK Houser and Courtney Moses combined to score 46 points—only seven fewer than IU scored as a team—as Purdue handed IU its third consecutive Big Ten loss 86-53.
So we’ve seen the good side of IU. But this team has been inconsistent this year. Can IU sustain the same intensity it exhibited Tuesday night for the entirety of the season?
The IU men’s basketball team (12-5, 2-2) will look to raise its winning streak to three against the Northwestern Wildcats (8-10, 1-4) on Saturday.
The last time the IU women’s basketball team won a Big Ten road game was Feb. 10, 2011 against Illinois. Almost three years later, that streak has accumulated into 19 consecutive road losses with Wednesday’s defeat at Wisconsin. The Hoosiers will look to put an end to that streak when it faces Purdue 7 p.m. Friday at West Lafayette.
During its five Big Ten games in this season, Northwestern struggled with one of the most basic aspects of basketball — putting the ball in the hoop.
With a signature win on its résumé after Tuesday night’s victory against Wisconsin, the IU men’s basketball team (12-5, 2-2) will look to raise its winning streak to three against the Northwestern Wildcats (8-10, 1-4) on Saturday.
Poor rebounding that doomed the Hoosiers in their 65-60 loss to the Badgers.
To storm, or not to storm? It's the question for people incensed by the court storming after IU upset No. 3 Wisconsin on Tuesday night.
Two teams will be honored both Saturday and Sunday as about 25 players and coaches from 1971-75 are expected to return to Bloomington.
Wisconsin (9-7, 2-2) handed IU (14-2, 1-2) its 19th consecutive Big Ten road loss on Wednesday 65-60.
Another IU losing is on the verge of being broken.IU women’s basketball leads Wisconsin 24-22 at halftime.
After losing its previous 12 games against Wisconsin, IU overcame a 10-point second-half deficit to defeat the No. 3 Badgers at Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers won all six non-conference road games. They will be playing in their first road game since Dec. 29 when they face Wisconsin tonight. Tonight’s contest against the Badgers is the first road game of the season.
Sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell had a game-high 25 points, 19 of which came in the second half.But it was freshman guard Stanford Robinson who provided the Hoosiers with a relentless offensive approach to attacking the rim.
Inconsistency is the mantra of young teams like the Hoosiers, whether they like it or not.Tuesday night, IU fans saw the benefit of being inconsistent.
The streak is over. IU had lost its previous 12 matchups against Wisconsin and IU Coach Tom Crean had never defeated the Badgers since arriving in Bloomington.
Despite Wisconsin making its first seven shot attempts of the game, the Hoosiers fought back to cut the Badgers’ lead to 35-34 at halftime.
The IU Women's Basketball team prepare for their game Saturday against Ohio State.
It’s no secret that Wisconsin has had IU’s number in basketball in recent years. Despite the Hoosiers’ 94-67 all-time lead in the series, the Badgers have won their last 12 games against IU.