By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Yogi Ferrell, the Big Ten’s third-leading scorer, has been ineffective lately at the start of games, and then going to work later on. It was the same story Sunday: He shot 0-for-2 in the opening half and then finished with a team-high 17 points as the Hoosiers […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor Here are three observations gleaned from Indiana’s 71-66 loss at Michigan State: 1). Inefficient point guard play While Yogi Ferrell’s scoring was solid, Michigan State limited his floor game to three assists with three turnovers. For the third game in a row, Ferrell had a cold start, scoring five points in […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Hoosiers fell to the Michigan State Spartans 71-66 on Tuesday night at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center. WHY IT HAPPENED: Gary Harris owns the Hoosiers, and he finished with 24 points and five steals to lead No. 3 Michigan State (18-1) to […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Part of the reason the Hoosiers have failed to play consistent basketball this season has been their inability to stay out of their own way, whether with poor ball security, lineups that yo-yo back and forth, missing secondary help assignments or lapses in focus and technique. As […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor/ The Sports Xchange BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – First-year coach Chris Collins kept waiting for Northwestern to discover an identity. The Wildcats began the year with hopes of a first-ever NCAA tournament berth, then saw a brutal offense quickly put their season on the ropes. Collins delivered a hard message, one that […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After playing 11 minutes against Notre Dame and then 17 against Penn State when Jeremy Hollowell was removed from the rotation, the Hoosiers’ Austin Etherington seemed a likely candidate for a progression of playing time as Indiana figures out a lot of things about its personnel. Indeed, […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Hoosiers were up one with 40 seconds to go and the shot clock running down. Evan Gordon dribbled outside. Based on common sense, pretty much everyone at Assembly Hall figured the ball would eventually wind up in the hands of Yogi Ferrell. But the Hoosiers’ star […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor As the college basketball season moves along, coaches tend to shorten their rotations as they get a better feel for their rosters and which players deserve more time on the court. That process came to light when Tom Crean decided to bench Jeremy Hollowell for Saturday’s win at Penn State. […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Co-Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Luke Fischer’s college career started in forgettable fashion. His shoulder hurt, and his numbers were nonexistent. He made four shots – most in garbage time – and had just 13 points through eight games. But, as is always the case with freshmen, the impact gets better with […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Co-Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – In Saturday’s loss to Notre Dame, Yogi Ferrell scored 11 points in the second half on 4-of-9 shooting (2 of 5 3-pointers), and he added three steals trying to lead Indiana’s comeback. Ferrell carried that momentum over to Friday night’s second half, scoring 10 points (and missing […]
By CHRIS GOFF ISL Assistant Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Hoosiers dropped a 79-72 decision to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday afternoon in the first game of the Crossroads Classic. WHY IT HAPPENED: Jerian Grant had 23 points and nine assists and Garrick Sherman beat Indiana […]
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