By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — There’s no place like home. After an 0-4 road trip, the Indiana Pacers returned to Indianapolis to give some home-cooking to the Denver Nuggets, winning by a final score of 124-88. The Pacers are now 15-4 at home this season in games without Victor Oladipo. They are just […]
Click to read more:By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Thursday night may have been exactly what the Indiana Pacers needed. The team had been struggling. Paul George was in the building. The schedule from hell was just beginning. Indiana badly needed a win, and they got it in the most Pacer way possible. After falling behind by […]
Click to read more:By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — After dropping five of their previous seven games, the Indiana Pacers were in desperate need of a win on Tuesday night to get back on track. As usual, the New York Knicks were happy to oblige. The Pacers took care of business, defeating the Knicks 103-98 at Bankers […]
Click to read more:By CALEB LYNNISL Contributor BLOOMINGTON, Ind — It was Juwan Morgan’s day. The Hoosier senior delivered a special performance against Rutgers Sunday afternoon with 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting while collecting seven rebounds. The Hoosiers took care of Rutgers from start to finish, moving their winning streak to fou games. Over the last two games […]
Click to read more:By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Pacers concluded their important 7-game stretch with a 105-96 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Before this stretch began, I said the Pacers needed to go 6-1 to have a shot at the 3-seed in the Eastern Conference, thanks to the […]
Click to read more:WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Any casual fan inside Mackey Arena may have been confused when they heard cheers ring throughout the arena during Ohio State player introductions, but there was a reason for that buzz in the air as word was getting around that Michigan State had just lost at Indiana. That loss meant that […]
Click to read more:By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — Could this season get any weirder? After starting the season 12-2 and 3-0 in the conference, the Hoosiers have dropped 12 of their last 15 games. The three wins? At Michigan State, home to Wisconsin (a team Indiana never beats), and then another win over the Spartans in […]
Click to read more:WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — How did Matt Haarms’ night go? In a microcosm, heading to the free throw line in an attempt to score his 18th point, the Boiler big man put up an attempt that was short but the ball appeared to will itself in by sticking to the front of the rim, rolling […]
Click to read more:By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers returned to action with a bang on Friday night. They trailed by 20 points, played without Myles Turner, and still managed to get the win by a final score of 126-111 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Only one team showed rust in the early going from […]
Click to read more:By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers have a lot of loyal fans that care deeply about their team. Recently, I met one of them who deserved a story. I’ve covered the Pacers for the last six seasons. I attend the home games, get some locker room quotes when the game is […]
Click to read more:By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — One of the greatest rivalries in sports completed another chapter on Tuesday night in Bloomington. Purdue and Indiana used to play lots of low-scoring games back in the 20’s and 30’s, but nobody expected to see a similar score to those days in 2019. In the end, Purdue […]
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