IU women defeated at Illinois
After trailing by 14 at halftime, the IU women’s basketball team clawed to within six during the second half at Illinois Saturday before falling 73-60.
After trailing by 14 at halftime, the IU women’s basketball team clawed to within six during the second half at Illinois Saturday before falling 73-60.
The senior leaders, guard Jasmine McGhee and forward Aulani Sinclair, have both had to play more than 36 minutes per game to compensate. The program is rebuilding. This is what the Miller era looks like in its infancy. It has been a pair of underclassmen that burst onto the scene late who have held the team together.
Following Wednesday’s buzzer-beating win against No. 22 Purdue to snap a 10-game losing streak, the IU women’s basketball team looks to take its confidence on the road when it plays at 3 p.m. Saturday at Illinois.
Sophomore forward Cody Zeller and senior guard Jordan Hulls were each named among 15 Division 1 basketball players on the 2012-13 Capitol One Academic All-American Team. IU is the only school with multiple players selected.
Senior guard Jasmine McGhee prayed before Wednesday night’s game, and as time expired, her prayer was answered as her shot from the right wing hit nothing but net.
Senior Jasmine McGhee scored a game-high 26 points, including the game-winning jumper as time expired to upset Purdue 62-61 Thursday night.
Tuesday night, the Hoosiers made a statement to the rest of the NCAA.Resilient teams don’t quit until the job is complete and the victory is secured.
From the moment Victor Oladipo stumbled under the basket and limped toward the locker room Saturday against Purdue, the question was whether he would play Tuesday’s showdown against No. 4 Michigan State.
Victor Oladipo couldn’t have picked a better time to reach 1,000 points for his IU career.
The IU women's basketball team will look to snap its 10 game losing streak and exact revenge when they take on No. 22 Purdue at 7 p.m. today in Assembly Hall during a “PACK THE PLACE” promotion.
IU beat Michigan State 72-68 Tuesday night in East Lansing, Mich., to take over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten.
No. 1 IU led No. 4 Michigan State 36-30 at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Mich.
That is the last time an Indiana men’s basketball team has beaten the Michigan State Spartans on the road was Feb. 28, 1991.
For much of the 2012-13 men’s college basketball season, the talking heads of the media have debated which team, IU or Michigan, would come out on top in arguably the best conference in the country.
The last time IU won at Michigan State’s vaunted Breslin Center, only three current Hoosiers had been born and Bob Knight was at the IU helm.
After a pair of lopsided home victories, combined with Duke’s loss to Maryland on Saturday, IU retained its No. 1 spot in the AP poll released Monday and returned to the summit of the Coaches poll.
Going into Saturday’s home rematch against Hammons and Purdue, IU Coach Tom Crean said Hammons’ career performance was still fresh in their minds.
When people look back on this year’s season series, it will be remembered as a year where IU and Purdue switched ends of the spectrum.
Junior forward Will Sheehey set a career-high with 22 points and a new school mark for consecutive field goals with 9-for-9 shooting in a Hoosiers 83-55 win against Purdue.
The senior forward guarded Purdue's Hammons for much of the game, holding him to just 3-of-10 from the field and limiting him to only three rebounds.