By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers routed the Washington Wizards 93-73 on Friday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse: IN A NUTSHELL: Paul George scored 23 points and Roy Hibbert had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead the Pacers to their sixth straight win ahead of a difficult […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS – Washington point guard John Wall is blazing fast in transition and loves to push the ball up the floor. At his side, he has willing and able running mates in Trevor Ariza, Marcin Gortat and Nene Hilario. Pacers coach Frank Vogel knows his big team is in […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor The Pacers start a five-game road trip out West in Los Angeles Sunday afternoon. They will arrive two games ahead of the second-place Miami Heat. 1. Leaving the Leastern Conference: The imbalance of the league is that teams like Miami and Indiana in the East fatten their records on […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers shook off the Charlotte Bobcats 99-74 on Wednesday night at Time Warner Cable Arena: IN A NUTSHELL: Lance Stephenson posted another double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds), while Roy Hibbert added 14 points and 10 rebounds, but it was a bench effort that featured C.J. Watson (team-high […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Opponent: Purdue Boilermakers (1-10) When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium Purdue coach Darrell Hazell readily admits this is more than just a game. Indiana players led a “Beat Purdue!” chant at a basketball game Tuesday night. Because this is a rivalry clash, nobody’s playing out the string. It […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Seldom-used senior Jeff Howard had never played more than seven minutes in a game, let alone start one. Shortly before Tuesday night’s contest, Howard found out he’d be making a surprise appearance at Assembly Hall. With Howard’s veteran know-how adding to the mix, the Indiana Hoosiers put […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Hoosiers cruised to a 77-46 win over the Evansville Aces on Tuesday night at Assembly Hall. WHY IT HAPPENED: Struggling Jeremy Hollowell busted out with a career-high 18 points in 17 minutes of playing time off the bench […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Each week I’ll run down what’s hot and what’s cold with Indiana football. Here’s my take from Saturday’s 42-14 loss at Ohio State: HOT Receivers – Kofi Hughes had nine catches for 120 yards, Shane Wynn had eight catches for 59 yards and a touchdown, and Cody Latimer added […]
By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor There are two weeks remaining in the regular season, but both Big Ten division races can be wrapped up on Saturday. That’s the scenario that both Ohio State and Michigan State hope unfolds as the Buckeyes and Spartans are just one win away from punching their tickets to Indianapolis, […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Pacers achieved a 97-82 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night at the TD Garden. WHY IT HAPPENED: Lance Stephenson had his second triple-double of the season with 10 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists and four steals as Indiana […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Hoosiers cruised to a 102-84 win over the Washington Huskies in the semifinals of the 2K Sports Classic Benefiting Wounded Warrior Project on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. WHY IT HAPPENED: Freshman Troy Williams scored a season-high 22 points, pulled […]
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