By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Boston Celtics came back for an 83-81 win over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: Jeff Green scored the game-winning basket with 0.5 seconds left to play. Kevin Garnett finished with 18 points, including six […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent The biggest threat to Saint Louis these days would appear to be injury. The Billikens retain the top spot of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings for a second straight week and show no signs of letting go any time soon. Usual suspects VCU and La Salle are still in pursuit. […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS — On Sunday, the Pacers seized an opportunity to all but wrap up the Central Division race. The win put them four games ahead and gave them the season tiebreaker over Chicago. Truth is, the Bulls have no single weapon that will help them catch Indiana. Their scorers are […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers grazed the Chicago Bulls in a 97-92 victory on Sunday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: David West and Roy Hibbert thoroughly outplayed Carlos Boozer and Joakim Noah inside, cutting off injury-riddled Chicago’s best chance to win the […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With two games left in the regular season, No. 1 Indiana is inching ever closer to its first outright Big Ten regular season title since 1993. An old saying holds that any achievement requires blood, sweat and tears. All three were present Saturday. Star and fan favorite […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent There’s a beautiful rodeo called the Atlantic 10 tournament heading our way in less than two weeks, and if you’re a Butler fan it might be an iffy investment of time. With Virginia Commonwealth and Saint Louis in the pool, Butler faces an uphill and daunting path to the trophy. […]
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By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor Danny Hope is in denial. He’s not about to look in the mirror and point the finger at himself for being fired from Purdue. But that’s exactly what he needs to do. Earlier this week Hope sat down with Mike Cleff, sports director at CBS affiliate WLFI-TV18 in West […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent It might be both the first and last meeting of league foes when No. 20 Butler visits No.25 Virginia Commonwealth. The two schools joined the Atlantic 10 this season. Fresh reports say the Bulldogs will jump to a reformed Big East this summer. If so, that would nip a great […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Indiana Pacers 99-91 on Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. WHY IT HAPPENED: Chris Paul was dominant throughout the night, scoring 29 points to go with eight assists and six rebounds in leading the Clippers to an […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent As Butler prepares for what coach Brad Stevens terms the “reward” for a long season — the month of March — the time is ripe for an assessment of each player’s strengths and weaknesses. Enough games have been played for trends to solidify, and the statistical readings have mostly shaken […]
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Sweep Butler and win big against VCU, and you make the decision easy. Saint Louis has thus seized the top spot of IndySportsLegends.com’s Atlantic 10 Power Rankings on the heels of a nine-game winning streak and two statement victories last week. After dominating their highly anticipated showdown with Shaka Smart’s […]
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