Author: Tyler Smith

Big Ten Tournament

By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  The Big Ten Tourney is underway at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.  We’ll have a running log of notes through the tournament’s first few days.  This story will continue to be updated live. Minnesota vs. Northwestern- -At halftime of this game, the PA announcer informed fans of the news= […]

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Pacers next road trip could mean everything

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  Don’t look now, but the Indiana Pacers are right back in the mix for home court advantage in the Eastern Conference.  They’ve won four of their last five games, while the Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers have slumped.  Indiana is just 1 1/2 games behind each with 23 […]

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Pacers crush Hornets for much needed win

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After Sunday’s debacle in Toronto, the Pacers desperately needed a win over the Hornets at home- and they delivered a big one.  Nothing went right on Sunday.  Everything went right on Tuesday. Dominating from start to finish, the Pacers defeated Charlotte  119-80.  That’s an 85-point turnaround from Sunday […]

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Coach Knight returns, Hoosiers fall to Purdue

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON —  It finally happened.  After 20 long years, Bob Knight finally returned to Assembly Hall in Bloomington.   It seemed like everybody in the stadium had emotion… except for the current IU players.  More on that in a minute. “It was great to see players from multiple decades together, […]

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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Wednesday evening marked an emotional night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.  The Kobe Bryant tributes were even more incredible to experience in person.  And then, it was Victor Oladipo time. One year and one week after Oladipo’s devastating injury, he returned to action in his city against the Chicago […]

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Hoosiers continue building tournament resume

By TYLER SMITHISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, IND.– The eye-test may say the Indiana Hoosiers are a bubble team. But their resume is starting to say otherwise.  They don’t have any bad losses (and won’t all season based on their remaining schedule), and on Thursday night, they added another huge win. Number 11 Michigan State was in […]

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Point guards continue to spark the Pacers

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — For a January 13th game on a Monday night, the Pacers had a pretty important game to play against the Philadelphia 76ers.  Between the standings, tie-breaker implications, and a Western Conference road trip on the horizon, Indiana wanted to take care of business at home against Philly.  It […]

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Pacers close 2019 in style

By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS —  The Indiana Pacers closed out 2019 with an absolute bang, defeating the Philadelphia 76ers 115-97 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.  After a slim 29-27 lead to end the first quarter, the Pacers went on a 24-5 run over the next seven minutes, and they never took their foot off the […]

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Offensive droughts continue for the Hoosiers

By TYLER SMITHISL Editor BLOOMINGTON —  The Indiana Hoosiers were hoping to go undefeated in the non-conference portion of their schedule for the first time since 2011-2012, but the Arkansas Razorbacks had other plans.  After leading 61-52 with 8:08 to play, the Hoosiers only made one field-goal the rest of the way, falling to the […]

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Turner and Holiday shine- Pacers beat Toronto in OT

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — One night after a disappointing loss in Milwaukee, the Indiana Pacers bounced back with a thrilling Overtime win over the Toronto Raptors at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was a wild night, a playoff-like atmosphere, and the blue and gold came through with some huge shots down the stretch […]

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