IU earns first Big Ten victory
Penn State (9-8, 0-4) led for much of Saturday’s game, but the Hoosiers (11-5, 1-2) fought back to beat PSU 79-76.
Penn State (9-8, 0-4) led for much of Saturday’s game, but the Hoosiers (11-5, 1-2) fought back to beat PSU 79-76.
After falling behind 17-4 to Penn State in the first four minutes and 20 seconds, IU clawed its way back to cut the Niitany Lions’ lead to 41-37.
With an entire week without a game after suffering a 73-56 defeat to No. 5 Michigan State, IU (10-5, 0-2) has had a lot of time to prepare for its matchup against Penn State (9-7, 0-3) on Saturday.
IU men's basketball looks for a victory Saturday against the Nittany Lions after conference losses during the semester break.
After not playing a game during the week, the Indiana men’s basketball team will travel to University Park, Penn., Saturday to face the Nittany Lions.
Following IU’s 73-56 loss to No. 5 Michigan State at home on Saturday, IU Coach Tom Crean delivered a call to action to freshman forward Noah Vonleh. It was loud and clear; Crean wants Vonleh to have more authority in the paint.
Hoosier victories and losses over break.
Consistent in being inconsistent, the Hoosiers next game against Penn State could go either way.
IU scored just 56 points, the second lowest output of the season. And without a consistent shooter, the offense is doubtful to see improvement.
The Hoosiers' inexperience has led to issues with turnovers throughout the season; IU gives the ball away an average of 16.3 times per game, 3.3 more than last season.
Despite limiting their turnovers to 15, IU was out-rebounded for the first time all season. Michigan State (13-1, 2-0) held a 34-32 advantage on the glass.
IU – the 12th-least experienced team in D-I basketball – will attempt to find a new solution to the No. 5 Spartans as they clash in Assembly Hall Saturday.
It’s hard to have an encouraging loss.But that’s exactly what IU’s 83-80 loss to Illinois in Champaign was, an encouraging loss.Illinois and Indiana will likely end up with a very similar record. In a lot of instances, Illinois is IU’s basketball doppelganger.
In its first Big Ten game of the year, Indiana is tied at 39 with Illinois at the half.Freshman forward Noah Vonleh leads the Hoosiers with 13 points and five rebounds.
To put on their dancing shoes come March, IU must first put on their track shoes.Fischer, 6-foot-10, was the only viable backup for freshman forward Noah Vonleh at center.
When freshman center Luke Fischer made a free throw to put IU up 26 with 3:35 to play, he was subbed out for freshman forward Noah Vonleh.Chants of ‘Luuuuuuuuke’ echoed throughout Assembly Hall.
Led by a career performance from sophomore guard Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell, IU defeated Kennesaw State Sunday to wrap up its nonconference schedule.
In an effort to control the pace, 18 different Hoosiers played in Friday night’s 79-66 win against Nicholls State.
Yogi Ferrell, Will Sheehey and Jeremy Hollowell combined for 26 points in the second half of IU’s victory over Nicholls State Friday.
In a game where both teams committed more turnovers than made field goals in the first half, Indiana (9-3) beat Nicholls State (3-6) 79-66.