Men's Basketball

Roth works to fill offensive void

By Connor O'Gara · Wednesday, Jan. 11,2012 10:51 p.m.

It wasn’t the typical way for Matt Roth to get going. Roth got an open look from 3-point range, the place he had scored 82 percent of his points. But instead of pulling the trigger, Roth saw Penn State guard Nick Colella closing out on him and pump-faked. He got Colella in the air, drew the foul and knocked down three free throws for a five-point lead at halftime.

Column: Scouting the Golden Gophers

By Avi Zaleon · Wednesday, Jan. 11,2012 10:46 p.m.

The Golden Gophers almost had me fooled. Sporting a 12-1 record entering Big Ten season, Minnesota seemed like it could actually be a contender.

Latest AP poll ranks IU No. 7 after solid victories

By Connor O'Gara · Monday, Jan. 9,2012 11:08 p.m.

The latest Associated Press poll has IU at No. 7, marking the first time the Hoosiers have cracked the top 10 since Jan. 21, 2008. While the rest of the season has yet to be determined, recent history has not been on IU’s side. Here’s a look at how IU has fared in post-Bob Knight seasons in which they’ve cracked the AP top 10.

Column: National forecast helps Hoosiers

By Avi Zaleon · Monday, Jan. 9,2012 11:03 p.m.

The Hoosiers are lucky their magic carpet ride has been caught in this nationwide updraft. In the past week, eight ranked teams, including four in the then-top 10, suffered upset defeats.

Hoosiers move to top ten

Monday, Jan. 9,2012 12:59 p.m.

The polls are out, and IU men's basketball team has made it to the top ten.

Roth ignites second-half attack at Penn State

By Connor O'Gara · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:54 p.m.

Penn State held IU junior guard Jordan Hulls to just one 3-pointer in the final 19 minutes of the game after he had already knocked down six. Unfortunately for Penn State, the team forgot about Matt Roth.

Victory comes from behind the arc for Hoosiers

By Kevin Bowen · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:51 p.m.

Hulls and Roth combined to go 12-of-15 with 3-pointers Sunday against Penn State (9-8, 1-3) as No. 12 IU (15-1, 3-1) notched its third road win of the season in beating the Nittany Lions 88-82.

Final: IU 88, PSU 82

By Connor O'Gara · Sunday, Jan. 8,2012 11:53 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team came into Sunday as the nation’s leader in three-point field goal percentage at 45.6 percent.

While you were out

By Kevin Bowen · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:56 a.m.

The IU men's basketball team played five games during winter break. The team went 4-1 during that stretch.

Hoosiers take down Wolverines, remain undefeated at home

By Connor O'Gara · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:46 a.m.

The IU men’s basketball team took down its third ranked foe of the season, knocking off No. 13/16 Michigan (12-3, 2-1) 73-71 on Thursday night at Assembly Hall. IU is now 11-0 at home and will look to go undefeated at Assembly Hall for the first time since the 2006-07 season.

Column: New year’s resolutions for the Hoosiers

By Avi Zaleon · Friday, Jan. 6,2012 12:29 a.m.

IU should make these new year's resolutions to continue to improve its performance.

Hoosiers defeat Michigan 73-71

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 11:19 p.m.

Every time Michigan made a run at Indiana on Thursday night, the Hoosiers answered. In a game where the Hoosiers never trailed, IU (14-1, 2-1) made numerous crucial plays down the stretch in earning a 73-71 victory against Michigan (12-3, 2-1) at Assembly Hall.

Halftime wrap: IU leads Michigan 39-32

By Kevin Bowen · Thursday, Jan. 5,2012 6:48 p.m.

The Hoosiers have never trailed thanks to a 16-of-29 performance from the field.

Column: Where it stops, nobody knows

By Avi Zaleon · Sunday, Jan. 1,2012 1:21 p.m.

Just as they did with Kentucky, the Hoosiers proved that no one really knows what this team’s limit is after a 74-70 victory against No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday in Assembly Hall.

Hoosiers defeat OSU

By Kevin Bowen · Saturday, Dec. 31,2011 10:07 p.m.

Three weeks to the day after No. 13/15 IU shook the college basketball world by beating No. 1 Kentucky, the Hoosiers had one more upset left in them in 2011.

IU beats second-ranked Ohio State 74-70

By Connor O'Gara · Saturday, Dec. 31,2011 8:29 p.m.

The IU men's basketball team pulled off another upset, this time it was a No. 2/2 Ohio State 74-70 at Assembly Hall.

IU takes 33-32 lead into halftime against Ohio State

By Connor O'Gara · Saturday, Dec. 31,2011 7:06 p.m.

After a late surge, the IU men's basketball team is leading the Ohio State Buckeyes 33-32 at the half.

Game of runs hands IU first loss

By Alex McCarthy · Wednesday, Dec. 28,2011 11:32 p.m.

After freshman forward Cody Zeller averaged 15.1 points per game prior to Big Ten play, Michigan State held him scoreless for all but thirty seconds of Wednesday's 80-65 victory against the Hoosiers. The game, which included a 25-2 Hoosier run and a 20-0 Spartan run, marked the first loss of the season for the Hoosiers (12-1). Michigan State Coach Tom Izzo said he was "not pleased" with the ebbs and flows of the game.

This scar will heal

By Avi Zaleon · Wednesday, Dec. 28,2011 10:32 p.m.

It was inevitable. A loss. Those will happen when IU is playing without a sophomore who averaged 10.7 points a game in Will Sheehey. It will happen when the opposition is 38-5 at home in the past three seasons, dating back to the 2009-2010 campaign.

IU quick wrap

By Connor O'Gara · Wednesday, Dec. 28,2011 9:45 p.m.

In a game of runs, Michigan State ran the most. The Spartans handed the IU men’s basketball team its first loss of the season in an 80-65 shootout Wednesday night in East Lansing, Mich.

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