Oladipo defends his city again with career night

By DEREK KRAMER (@iPacersblog) ISL Contributor  INDIANAPOLIS — Behind Victor Oladipo’s career-high 47 points, the Indiana Pacers made yet another comeback victory against the Denver Nuggets to win in overtime by a final score of 126-116. The Pacers started the game down 18-6. The Nuggets pushed that lead to 19 with 6:13 remaining in the […]

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Pacers end Cavs’ 13-game winning streak

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  Love him or hate him, it’s always a special night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse when LeBron James rolls into town.  It’s even more special when the Pacers come out on the winning side.  Fans got their money’s worth on Friday night, as the Pacers ended Cleveland’s 13-game […]

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Purdue routs undefeated Valpo

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Quite a few rumblings could be heard warning of a potential trap game with an undefeated Valparaiso (8-0) visiting West Lafayette to take on the Boilermakers Thursday night. Who can blame fans for approaching the game with caution after some of the upsets we’ve […]

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Another Victor-y for the Pacers

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  It looked like it was going to be one of those nights.  The Pacers were getting worked in every aspect of the game against the Chicago Bulls of all teams.  And then, Victor Oladipo happened. After trailing 83-69 heading to the fourth quarter, Oladipo led another inspired […]

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Balanced attack leads Hoosiers over Iowa

By CALEB LYNN (@Cjlynn016) ISL Contributor  BLOOMINGTON —  In their Big Ten home opener, the Indiana Hoosiers (5-4, 1-1) were able to grind out a solid win against Iowa with a final score of 77-64. After a strong first half, it was a game of big runs in the second.  Indiana withstood an early 16-2 […]

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Pacers dominate Knicks

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  The Indiana Pacers started their six-game home-stand off with a bang, defeating the New York Knicks 115-97 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Playing without Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr., the Knicks were no match for Indiana. The Pacers led 31-19 after the first quarter and led by […]

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Purdue Survives Northwestern, Advances to 2-0 in B1G

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Offense for Defense, Haas for Haarms; the oft-used strategy by Purdue head coach Matt Painter this season was once again triumphant against a physical Northwestern squad. The duo led the Boilers to a 74-69 victory over the Wildcats Sunday afternoon. This is beautiful. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥#BoilerUp […]

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Pacers must take advantage of favorable stretch

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  Through the first 23 games of the season, the Indiana Pacers have faced a tough overall schedule.  Only one team has played a more difficult strength of schedule to this point (Philadelphia) according to ESPN.com. They’ve played 13 games on the road.  They’ve played seven games against the top-5 […]

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Hoosiers lose to Duke, but progress is evident

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON —  The Indiana Hoosiers have come a long way in just a few short weeks.  Just 20 days ago, the Hoosiers lost to Indiana State by 21 points to open the season.  On Wednesday night, they gave #1 ranked Duke all they could handle.  It wasn’t enough for […]

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Purdue Rallies to Defeat Louisville

By KEITH CARRELL @BoilerColts ISL Purdue Writer WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Walking through the Mackey concourse prior to the game against the #17 Louisville Cardinals Tuesday evening, there was a palpable buzz from fans on what was expected to be a terrific tilt in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. The concourse was crowded with fans waiting […]

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The Pacers are better than you thought

By TYLER SMITH (@TylerSmith_ISL) ISL Editor  INDIANAPOLIS —  A quarter of the season is in the books, and the Indiana Pacers are way better than you thought. With a 121-109 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night, the Pacers improved to 12-9 on the season.  No Paul George? No problem. Let’s take a stroll […]

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