Turnovers, poor shooting prove costly for the Hoosiers against Syracuse
During a 12-minute stretch in the second half, IU’s only points came from the line, when it scored seven points while failing to convert a field goal
During a 12-minute stretch in the second half, IU’s only points came from the line, when it scored seven points while failing to convert a field goal
The Hoosiers fell victim to a 25-4 run during the bulk of the second half, falling to the Orange 69-52 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
When the Hoosiers reach the postseason, whether it be the NCAA Tournament or lower-tier tournament, they’re one poor matchup from being bounced earlier than expected.
Three of Syracuse’s eight players who saw time in the game last year are gone, and seven of the 11 Hoosiers who played are no longer part of the team.
After a week to prepare, tonight the Hoosiers travel to Syracuse, N.Y., for their battle in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge to face a team who recently moved into the top five in the country — to No. 4 — after Monday’s latest AP poll was released.
How fitting it is to be awarded an opportunity to avenge a ghost, a haunting memory still shackled to the current subconscious.
NEW YORK - After playing meager minutes because of foul trouble the whole evening, IU freshman forward Noah Vonleh still had a chance to pull the Hoosiers to victory in the championship of the 2K Sports Classic Friday night against No. 18 Connecticut.
Although the Hoosiers’ scoring from the field would ebb and flow throughout their semi-final matchup against Washington Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, Indiana managed to combine an improved free throw shooting performance along with an abundance of second-chance points en route to the 102-84 victory, pairing them up with Connecticut in the finals of the 2K Sports Classic Friday.
While appearing on the surface as a reasonable baptism for IU Coach Tom Crean’s relatively inexperienced team, the non-conference portion of the schedule may be a curse hidden beneath a deceiving vale.
Tonight, as IU Coach Tom Crean’s squad plays its first game of the 2K Sports Classic Tournament in the hallowed halls of Madison Square Garden, Crean said he doesn’t want his players to block out the differences between Assembly Hall and the court the Hoosiers play Washington on this evening.
The difference one year can make is astronomical.
Vonleh tallied 18 points, his highest total in his first four games, and 15 rebounds, also a new high, in IU’s 90-74 victory against Stony Brook on Sunday night at Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers had to work through a string of missed free throws and foul calls for a 90-74 win against the Seawolves.
It was a welcome change after the Hoosiers were consistently content settling for three-point jumpers against LIU Brooklyn. They knocked in just seven of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc.
Despite struggles from the free throw line, the IU men’s basketball team moved to 4-0 Sunday evening after a 90-74 against Stony Brook at Assembly Hall.
Fueled by a career-high 26 points from sophomore point guard Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, IU dismantled Samford 105-59 Friday night at Assembly Hall.
But today, as the Hoosiers take on Samford at 7 p.m. at Assembly Hall, Crean will have to game plan for the coach that worked alongside him for six years during his final two seasons at Marquette and the outset of his career in Bloomington: Bulldogs Coach Bennie Seltzer.
In his early high school years, Evan Gordon visited Bloomington for a basketball camp with then-IU Coach Kelvin Sampson and the rest of the IU roster.
IU men's basketball columnist predicts each game of the 2013-2014 season.
It started to click for sophomore forward Jeremy Hollowell immediately after losing to Syracuse in the Sweet 16 last year. He thought about how his role would change.