Minnesota defeats Hoosiers, 66-60
After holding a six-point halftime lead, the IU men’s basketball faltered in the second half, losing 66-60 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
After holding a six-point halftime lead, the IU men’s basketball faltered in the second half, losing 66-60 to the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
The IU men’s basketball team (14-8, 4-5) travels to Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers (15-8, 4-6).
I’m going to write a sentence that at first seems to be an extreme case of hyperbole.When IU (14-8, 4-5) travels north to play Minnesota (15-8, 4-6), it could be the biggest win of the year for IU.
Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell wasn’t asked to do much last year, and has been asked to do everything this year. He leads the Big Ten in made 3-pointers.
Sophomore guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell put on a virtuoso performance Sunday. It was maybe the best two-way showing an IU player has had this season.
The unpredictability of the Hoosier’s Big Ten play continued Sunday, as the IU men’s basketball team (14-8, 4-5) stunned the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines (16-5, 8-1) 63-52. It was Michigan’s first conference loss of the season, and it ends their 10-game winning streak.
After allowing 80, 73, 76 and 72 points in its first four Big Ten games, IU has smothered its last five opponents, allowing 56.6 points per game.
Sophomore guard Kevin ‘Yogi’ Ferrell put on a virtuoso performance Sunday. It was maybe the best two-way showing an IU player has had this season.
Lost in the chaos of IU’s stunning upset over the nation’s No. 10 team, underneath the steady stream of 3-pointers and raucous Assembly Hall crowd, a Hoosier squad that had seen star opponent after star opponent score almost at will grew up.
The unpredictability of the Big Ten continued Sunday, as the IU men’s basketball team (14-8, 4-5) stunned the No. 10 Michigan Wolverines (16-5, 8-1) 63-52. It was Michigan’s first conference loss of the season, and it ends their 10-game winning streak.
Every one knew IU was inconsistent. But when IU (13-8, 3-5) lost to Nebraska (11-9, 3-5) 60-55 last night, it showed IU can be inconsistent even within the same game.
Each of IU’s matchups with Michigan throughout the 2012-13 season came and went under vastly different circumstances than Sunday’s matchup will.
Heading into halftime, the IU men’s basketball team (13-8, 3-5) held a comfortable 32-19 lead over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (11-9, 3-5).
The Hoosiers went on two scoring runs of 12 and 15 points to give them a double-digit lead on the road.
Sophomore point guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell said the Cornhuskers are one of the hardest-playing teams in the Big Ten.
Expect to see Nebraska register its third-ever win against IU.
IU, welcome to Pinnacle Bank Arena — Nebraska’s $179 million basketball facility that opened for the 2013-14 season.
This is part two of columnist Evan Hoopfer’s predictions for the rest of the men’s basketball season. Part one can be found in Monday’s Indiana Daily Student or on idsnews.com.
Austin Etherington, hit a 3-pointer with IU trailing 72-70 against Penn State Jan. 11, and the Hoosiers never relinquished the lead after his shot.Since then, Etherington has played a larger amount of minutes for the Hoosiers.
Men's basketball columnist Evan Hoopfer previews the rest of the Hoosiers' schedule, predicting each game with his analysis.