By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor Here are three observations gleaned from Indiana’s 71-66 loss at Michigan State: 1). Inefficient point guard play While Yogi Ferrell’s scoring was solid, Michigan State limited his floor game to three assists with three turnovers. For the third game in a row, Ferrell had a cold start, scoring five points in […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor Let’s take a quick look at how the Indiana Hoosiers fell to the Michigan State Spartans 71-66 on Tuesday night at the Jack Breslin Student Events Center. WHY IT HAPPENED: Gary Harris owns the Hoosiers, and he finished with 24 points and five steals to lead No. 3 Michigan State (18-1) to […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers held on to beat the Golden State Warriors 102-94 on Monday night at ORACLE Arena: IN A NUTSHELL: Paul George scored a team-high 23 points on 9-of-20 shooting (3-of-7 beyond the 3-point arc), while Lance Stephenson kicked in 14 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists for […]
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From the NBA: NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2014 – The Indiana Pacers’ Paul George and the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant today were named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 13, through Sunday, Jan. 19. George helped the Pacers to a 3-0 week, with all three […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Part of the reason the Hoosiers have failed to play consistent basketball this season has been their inability to stay out of their own way, whether with poor ball security, lineups that yo-yo back and forth, missing secondary help assignments or lapses in focus and technique. As […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor/ The Sports Xchange BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – First-year coach Chris Collins kept waiting for Northwestern to discover an identity. The Wildcats began the year with hopes of a first-ever NCAA tournament berth, then saw a brutal offense quickly put their season on the ropes. Collins delivered a hard message, one that […]
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By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – After playing 11 minutes against Notre Dame and then 17 against Penn State when Jeremy Hollowell was removed from the rotation, the Hoosiers’ Austin Etherington seemed a likely candidate for a progression of playing time as Indiana figures out a lot of things about its personnel. Indeed, […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The Hoosiers were up one with 40 seconds to go and the shot clock running down. Evan Gordon dribbled outside. Based on common sense, pretty much everyone at Assembly Hall figured the ball would eventually wind up in the hands of Yogi Ferrell. But the Hoosiers’ star […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor As the college basketball season moves along, coaches tend to shorten their rotations as they get a better feel for their rosters and which players deserve more time on the court. That process came to light when Tom Crean decided to bench Jeremy Hollowell for Saturday’s win at Penn State. […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor/The Sports Xchange INDIANAPOLIS – David West had a boxer’s glove on his injured right hand and a shooting slump on his mind. No matter. The veteran forward dealt the punch-less Washington Wizards one blow after another. West scored 20 points, guard Lance Stephenson added his eighth double-double, and the Indiana […]
Click to read more:By CHRIS GOFF ISL Editor First thoughts after the Indiana Pacers fell to the Atlanta Hawks 97-87 on Wednesday night at Philips Arena: IN A NUTSHELL: Paul George snapped to life from his recent string of so-so play (28 points, 12 rebounds), but Kyle Korver scored a team-high 17 points and helped Atlanta (19-17) build a 25-point […]
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