By CALEB LYNNISL Contributor BLOOMINGTON– After winning a huge game at Michigan State last Saturday, the Indiana Hoosiers were back in the conversation for an NCAA tournament bid. Since then, however, they’ve dropped two straight games. They fell to Ohio State Sunday afternoon in an ugly ballgame by a final score of 55-52. It was […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — With LeBron James in town, you can always expect quality entertainment. But on Tuesday night, it was the home team putting on the show. The Pacers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 136-94 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for their third straight victory. The Lakers may have been lifeless amid […]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In what was an upside down weekend for the Big Ten where the top two teams in the conference each lost on consecutive nights, #17 Purdue hosted Minnesota for a Super Bowl matinee Sunday afternoon with the opportunity to own a share of first place in the Big Ten. Friday night, […]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue entered the game Sunday afternoon against Michigan State as arguably the hottest team in the Big Ten, winners of four straight and eight of their last nine (the one loss in East Lansing), but Michigan State had a commanding streak of their own, 21 straight Big Ten wins — including […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON — In good seasons or bad, you could always count on one thing from the Indiana Hoosiers: They’ll be ready to play against ranked teams on their home floor. On Friday night against the Michigan Wolverines, it just wasn’t the case. Michigan thoroughly outplayed Indiana from the tip, defeating […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Who knew that 32-15 could feel so bad? The Pacers defeated Toronto for a big win on Wednesday night, but they lost their star in the process. Victor Oladipo went down with what the team is calling a “serious knee injury”, and there’s a good chance he will […]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A widespread winter storm couldn’t keep the in-state rivalry between Purdue and #25 Indiana from tipping off, but there were questions as to whether it would keep fans away from Mackey Arena. The fans responded by showing up early, loud, and ready to aid the home team with all their might. […]
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — “We want Tommy. We want Tommy.” The chants were coming from every angle inside Mackey Arena with over five minutes of game to play. Anyone who knows anything about Purdue basketball the past couple of years will see that and know how the night went for the Scarlet Knights. Purdue would […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL)ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — With the Philadelphia 76ers coming to town on Thursday, it would have been easy for the Pacers to overlook Tuesday’s game against Phoenix. Instead, they started their five-game home-stand off with a bang. They never trailed in the game, and defeated the Suns 131-97. Bojan Bogdanovic continued his […]
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By CALEB LYNNISL Contributor BLOOMINGTON — After starting the conference season at 3-0, the Indiana Hoosiers have dropped three straight games. The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers came into Bloomington and controlled the game from the tip. They put together an early nine-point lead and they never looked back. The Huskers defeated Indiana Monday night with […]
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By TYLER SMITHISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Pacers have reached the halfway point of their season. 41 games down. 41 games to go. Despite some typical ups and downs, it’s tough to complain about a 27-14 record- on pace for 54 wins. Here’s how the Pacers rank in several categories after the first half […]
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