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First Thoughts: Indiana 97, Chicago 92

By 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 […]

Hoosiers outclass Iowa in defensive struggle

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 […]

Butler suffers another blowout against top A-10 competition

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. […]

Griffiths: Ex-Purdue football coach Hope blaming everyone but himself

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 […]

Four Questions on Butler-VCU with Chris Kowalczyk

By 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 […]

First Thoughts: Los Angeles 99, Indiana 91

By 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 […]

In-season review: evaluating Butler player-by-player

By 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 […]

Atlantic 10 Power Rankings: Billikens rule

By 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 […]

First Thoughts: Indiana 90, Detroit 72

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers easily achieved a 90-72 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills. WHY IT HAPPENED:  After sitting on the bench for the first 55 games of the season because of a left knee injury, […]

Saint Louis’ defense overwhelms Butler

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent INDIANAPOLIS”Maybe Butler isn’t overrated or too unathletic. Maybe Saint Louis is just really, really good. It took less than 72 hours for that realization to crystallize locally and nationally, after Saint Louis followed Tuesday’s upset of No. 24 Virginia Commonwealth with a 65-61 outclassing of the Bulldogs on Friday night […]