O’Connor: Five keys to Michigan-Indiana

ISL’s Collin O’Connor lists five keys to tonight’s Michigan-Indiana showdown. 1. Shutdown corner Indiana’s Victor Oladipo has been, up to this point, one of the best defenders in the Big Ten. That can become very critical on Saturday night against Michigan’s potent offensive attack, especially from the wing. Trey Burke, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Nik […]

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Michigan-Indiana game should be real treat for fans

By DOUG GRIFFITHS ISL Assistant Editor You don’t need anyone to tell you that tonight’s matchup between No. 1 Michigan and No. 3 Indiana should be every college basketball fans’ dream matchup. After all, it’s being dubbed the “Game of the Year” and for good reason. The Wolverines and Hoosiers are a combined 39-3, are […]

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Brunt: Hammons needs to take the next step for Purdue

By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It was a surreal moment at Mackey Arena. Purdue trailed rival Indiana 57-39 in the second half on Wednesday night, yet you’d never know it based on the electricity in the building. As A.J. Hammons strode to the bench for a break, he waved his arms […]

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Butler, Saint Louis face off in key Atlantic 10 battle

By COLLIN O’CONNOR ISL Correspondent Sitting alone at the top of the Atlantic 10 Conference standings, Butler has put itself into a position to compete for and possibly win a title in its first year in the league. With just four road games after Thursday’s game in St. Louis, the Bulldogs will be in prime […]

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Butler Notebook: Examining storylines in Saint Louis game

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent When ninth-ranked Butler faces Saint Louis tonight in a nationally televised game on CBS Sports Network, it’s big for a number of reasons. Let’s consider some of the storylines in the matchup of two of the top teams in the Atlantic 10. — Rotnei Clarke is back just in time […]

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Four questions on Butler-Saint Louis with Ben Weixlmann

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent Possession of first place in the Atlantic 10 standings is on the line Thursday night when No. 9 Butler visits Saint Louis. The two schools are meeting for the first time as A-10 foes after competing together for nine seasons in the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in the 1980s and early 90s. […]

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IU Notebook: Fired-up Hoosiers reassert state dominance over Purdue

By CHRIS GOFF ISL Correspondent These are not your younger brother’s Indiana Hoosiers, not with Cody Zeller roaming the middle and defensive stalwarts like Victor Oladipo and Yogi Ferrell clogging driving lanes, and they reestablished supremacy again Wednesday night. Purdue’s Baby Boiler era looks for all the world like a fading memory, a four-year blip […]

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