The Boilermakers took some punches, but stood their ground against Maryland, winning 75-67 in the prime time bout Wednesday night. Purdue relied on its defense to take a double digit lead into halftime and relied on its shooting to carry the team home for their 18th straight win. The victory also allowed Purdue to retain […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — When you think about the Indiana Pacers, you probably think about Victor Oladipo and a team that has surprised a lot of people. You might also think about Myles Turner and Domantas Sabonis- two 21-year-olds with bright futures. You might think about the human GIF Lance Stephenson […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — When the Indiana Pacers trail by double-digits in a game, don’t change the channel. If you haven’t figured that out by now, maybe Saturday night could serve as another reminder. For the fifth time this season, the Pacers came back to win a game in which they […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — “Defense Lives Here,” the saying plastered in giant letters across the railing in front of the Purdue student section, the Paint Crew, inside Mackey Arena. This season Purdue has lived up to that mantra, be it by turnovers, which allow the Paint Crew to […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Three-point shooting was one of the question marks for the Indiana Pacers coming into the season. They lost Paul George, C.J. Miles, and Jeff Teague, while adding Oladipo (career high 36% from three before this season), Bojan Bogdanovic, and Darren Collison. Thus far, they’ve turned a concern […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor Indy Sports Legends editor Tyler Smith joined the Hoosier Hysteria Podcast this week to discuss the Indiana Hoosiers and Indiana Pacers. Topics: Hoosiers (First 10:40 of the show)- Robert Phinisee, Coach Miller’s recruiting, DeRon Davis injury, Justin Smith’s development, Upperclassmen. Pacers (10:40-21:20)- Victor Oladipo, Pacers record, Thad Young, Domantas […]
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By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Time is a precious commodity, whether talking about life, basketball, or even how long it takes for Joey Chestnut to scarf down a bunch of hotdogs. Time was not on Wisconsin’s side Tuesday night in a runaway, 78-50, loss to Purdue. 12:23, that’s nearly […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor CRAWFORDSVILLE — The Indiana Hoosiers have a very strong recruiting class gearing up for next season. One of the players that will be arriving in Bloomington this fall is McCutcheon point guard Robert Phinisee. After one look at Phinisee up close, I can say with absolute confidence: Indiana is […]
Continue ReadingBy CALEB LYNN (@cjlynn016) ISL Contributor BLOOMINGTON — Despite struggling on the offensive end in the first half, the Indiana Hoosiers used defense and a strong second half to dominate Northwestern by a score of 66-46 at Assembly Hall. Indiana improved to 4-2 in conference play, as they continue to make progress in the Archie […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — By now, you’d think Pacer fans would stop writing their team off after a slow start. The Pacers have had numerous comebacks this season, and on Friday night, they did it again. After getting manhandled 34-12 in the first quarter, the Pacers came back to defeat LeBron […]
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By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — 41 games down. 41 to go. The Indiana Pacers have reached the halfway point of the season and have a very respectable 21-20 record. Considering most outlets had them winning around 30 games for the season, it’s safe to say the Pacers have exceeded expectations. Let’s take […]
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