Men's Basketball

IU drops to No. 2 in AP, coaches polls

By Nathan Brown · Monday, March 4,2013 2:48 p.m.

After the IU men’s basketball team lost to unranked Minnesota last Tuesday in Minneapolis, Minn., the Hoosiers fell to No. 2 in the latest AP and coaches polls released this afternoon.

IUBB’s defense propels team to win

By Max McCombs · Monday, March 4,2013 12:45 a.m.

IU scored just 26 points in Saturday evening’s first half, shooting a mere 28.6 percent.

Hoosiers earn share of Big Ten title

By Nathan Brown · Monday, March 4,2013 12:43 a.m.

After a tough loss against Minnesota, the IU men’s basketball team faced a slightly tougher road to clinching an outright Big Ten regular season title.

Elston fights back from injury, savors final days as a Hoosier

By Max McCombs · Sunday, March 3,2013 11:51 p.m.

Of the seniors to be honored Tuesday evening in Assembly Hall, Derek Elston has neither the statistics nor signature moments of Christian Watford or Jordan Hulls. He has missed more than a third of this season and plays a fraction of the other two’s minutes.The senior forward’s place on the team is found in neither numbers nor film, but rather in leading goofy chants of encouragement from the bench.

Hulls evolves from unrecruited prospect to team leader

By Nathan Brown · Sunday, March 3,2013 11:48 p.m.

Now, after four years of college basketball on one of the top teams in the country, Hulls has blossomed into one of the most prolific shooters in IU history, while managing one of the most successful IU men’s basketball teams in recent memory.

Column: Watford grows in journey to become an IU legend

By Michael Norman · Sunday, March 3,2013 11:45 p.m.

Growing up in Birmingham, Ala., Christian Watford did not know much about the tradition of IU basketball.Sure, he had seen Bob Knight and the candy-striped Hoosiers on television, but the only crimson in his closet was from his favorite college football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide, not from IU.

IU overcomes slow first half, beats Iowa 73-60

By Max McCombs · Sunday, March 3,2013 2:57 p.m.

IU's 26 points, 28.6-percent shooting seemingly left IU ripe for another Big Ten upset. Yet IU had a double-digit lead.

Hulls' late effort propels IU to win over Iowa

By Nathan Brown · Sunday, March 3,2013 2:08 p.m.

Coming into Saturday’s matchup against the Iowa Hawkeyes, IU’s trusty shooter senior guard Jordan Hulls was shooting nearly 48 percent for the Hoosiers.

FINAL: IU 73, Iowa 60

Saturday, March 2,2013 10:19 p.m.

Although the team shot less than 30 percent from the field in the first half and managed just 26 points, the IU men's basketball team fought through its offensive struggles for a 73-60 win Saturday night against Iowa.

Halftime: IU 26, Iowa 14

Saturday, March 2,2013 8:36 p.m.

In a half where both teams struggled from the field, shooting less than 30 percent, No. 1 IU leads Iowa 26-14 with 20 minutes to play.

IU hopes to improve rebounds

By Max McCombs · Thursday, Feb. 28,2013 10:36 p.m.

After falling 77-73 to Minnesota Tuesday evening in Minneapolis, IU looks to repeat the feat against Iowa, a team the Hoosiers narrowly defeated 69-65 on New Year’s Eve to open the Big Ten season.

IU must be strong on glass

By Nathan Brown · Thursday, Feb. 28,2013 10:34 p.m.

On Tuesday, IU Coach Tom Crean said rebounding was the only thing keeping the Hoosiers from a tough road victory, and possibly having this last regular season home stretch clinch an outright Big Ten title.

IU needs Watford to bounce back

By Michael Norman · Thursday, Feb. 28,2013 10:33 p.m.

Tuesday’s 77-73 loss to Minnesota is hardly the end of the world for the Hoosiers, but it was a game that illustrated how important Watford’s newfound consistency has been to IU’s success this season.

Column: Mbakwe’s energy fuels Gophers past Hoosiers

By Michael Norman · Wednesday, Feb. 27,2013 12:33 a.m.

If you had to pick one reason why the No. 1 Indiana men’s basketball team lost 77-73 to Minnesota, you should begin with Trevor Mbawke.

Zeller, Watford struggle in paint

By Nathan Brown · Wednesday, Feb. 27,2013 12:32 a.m.

Throughout much of the Big Ten season, senior forward Christian Watford had been the catalyst for the IU men’s basketball team early in the first half.

Minnesota post players dominate IU

By Max McCombs · Wednesday, Feb. 27,2013 12:27 a.m.

Despite the best efforts of IU’s guards, a dominant performance by Minnesota post players cost IU Tuesday in Minneapolis.

FINAL: Minnesota 77, No. 1 Indiana 73

By Max McCombs · Tuesday, Feb. 26,2013 8:05 p.m.

IU was thoroughly outmanned on the boards all evening as the Hoosiers fell to Minnesota 74-70 Tuesday evening in Minneapolis.

Bench play goes beyond stat sheet

By Nathan Brown · Monday, Feb. 25,2013 11:50 p.m.

With a team filled with at least six starters, Tom Crean said, it doesn’t as much matter where the production comes from as much as how his team is executing.

IU ready for Minnesota rematch

By Max McCombs · Monday, Feb. 25,2013 11:48 p.m.

IU goes on the road tonight to face a team that was among the country’s hottest to start the year before hitting a recent slide.

Column: Hoosiers begin final stretch against Gophers

By Michael Norman · Monday, Feb. 25,2013 8:58 p.m.

It seems as if it was just yesterday the Hoosiers and the Minnesota Golden Gophers squared off Jan. 12 at Assembly Hall in the Big Ten Network’s highest rated regular season basketball game ever.

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