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(03/08/19 3:08am)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Before every game, IU sophomore guard Bendu Yeaney looks at the stat sheet to find out how many points per game her defensive assignment averages.
Yeaney’s goal from then on? Hold that player under her average. Thursday night she did just that against Minnesota guard Kenisha Bell. She came in averaging just less than 19 points per game and was held to 15 points on 5-of-23 (22 percent) shooting Thursday night.
It was a big reason why the tenth-seeded Hoosiers took down the seventh-seeded Golden Gophers, 66-58. Their top scorer couldn’t get going and Indiana avenged its loss from February 6.
(03/07/19 1:46am)
It all started with a long rebound by Indiana freshman guard Grace Berger.
Purdue’s Kayana Traylor missed a 3-pointer from the top of the arc and once Berger grabbed that long rebound just above the free throw line, nothing was going to stop her from going coast-to-coast. The freshman from Louisville took five dribbles as she was guarded by Traylor. But it was the sixth dribble that landed her on ESPN Sports Center’s Top Ten plays.
It was the behind the back dribble that ignited a funnel cloud right at midcourt of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Berger went one way and Traylor got put in a spin cycle and went the other way. From there it was just five more dribbles and another spin move for good measure as Berger converted the layup.
(03/05/19 11:59pm)
After another upset win over Michigan State, Indiana's season just won't die. The tournament talk is back and with two games left in the regular season, the Hoosiers need to keep winning. But can they go to Illinois and get a win plus beat Rutgers at home? Eddie, Josh and Austin break it down.
(03/05/19 6:02pm)
There are many reasons for riding in the Little 500. The reasons range across the board. But for these two riders, Zach Mears of Black Key Bulls and Braden Ward of Alpha Sigma Phi, riding in the race is something they weren't sure they'd ever get to do. Josh Eastern tells their stories.
(03/05/19 4:11am)
We're back with a spring season edition of the IUMS podcast with another special guest, Indiana center back Jack Maher. We go in depth on Maher starting as just a freshman, what got him to Indiana, his soccer upbringing and why he just isn't a trash talker. Maher is joined by co-hosts Josh, Eddie and Michael.
(03/03/19 8:16pm)
The old adage goes, ‘it’s not how your start, but how you finish.’ But Sunday afternoon, it was the first 20 minutes that proved to be the differentiator for Indiana against in-state rival Purdue.
In the end it was a 73-51 win for the Hoosiers on senior day. But after a first quarter where they led 21-13 and a second quarter in which they won 22-9, the Boilermakers didn’t have much of an answer. Aided by shooting 8-of-15 in each of the first two quarters, the Hoosiers were running away by halftime.
While Indiana dominated, frustrations boiled over for the Boilermakers. Purdue coach Sharon Versyp was handed a technical foul just before halftime, which was followed by a Bendu Yeaney layup with one second left. It put Indiana up by 21, and there was no looking back.
“That (first half) was probably some of our best basketball,” IU coach Teri Moren said. “The way we scored it, the way we stayed out of foul trouble, I thought we guarded really well.”
While the offense had one of its best shooting games of the season, the defense was stout as well. The Boilermakers through three quarters shot just 10-of-43 and scored single digit points in both the second and third quarters, finishing by shooting just 30 percent overall.
(03/02/19 8:48pm)
It felt like endless ball screens were being set for Michigan State guard Cassius Winston.
Indiana guard Rob Phinisee knew when he got the assignment of Michigan State’s best player, he would be getting bumped and bruise for the entirety of 40 minutes. Down the stretch, and throughout the game, the ball was in Winston’s hands. And possession after possession, Phinisee, the freshman, was there to hound the Spartans’ best scorer by fighting over ball screens and pestering the junior point guard.
When the game came down to the final possession, it was Phinisee, the gritty freshman, against Winston, the crafty junior. And it was the freshman that won the battle and Indiana that won the war, beating the No. 6 Spartans for the second time this season, 63-62.
(03/01/19 9:29pm)
Indiana is coming off a big win over Wisconsin that took double overtime to achieve. Now with some momentum, Michigan State comes into town coming off a big win over Michigan. The Spartans will be looking to avenge its loss to Indiana, as well. Can Indiana pull off another upset? Zain, Josh and Austin discuss.
(02/27/19 3:05am)
On the heels of a major victory over No. 10 Iowa at home on Thursday, the Hoosiers couldn’t string together a win streak as Northwestern took down Indiana, 69-49.
It was once again another slow start for Indiana against Northwestern. Much like the other matchup between these two teams in January, Indiana came out slow and thus was playing from behind. Indiana tied it briefly in the second quarter, but after that, it was all Northwestern.
Indiana came into Tuesday’s game squarely on the bubble, but this loss will not help the NCAA Tournament hopes. A win on Sunday at home to close the regular season vs. Purdue is a must.
Now, three takeaways from an ugly night in Evanston.
Another slow start
Before Indiana cracked the scoreboard, IU coach Teri Moren had already called a timeout. It was 6-0 Northwestern and the Wildcats would get it up to 8-0 before a Brenna Wise 3-pointer got the Hoosiers going. But once again, it was a slow start for the Hoosiers that had them playing catch up from the get go.
"Just disappointed," Moren said. "Just seemed like both sides of the ball tonight, nothing went well and nothing went right."
When the first quarter came to a close, the Hoosiers had shot just 4-of-14 with six turnovers. Indiana had scored just 10 points, but if there was a positive, it was that they weren’t down by more. Overall though, playing from behind makes it very difficult to be successful. It’s something Indiana will need to be cognizant of and avoid moving forward.
More bad shooting
Much like Indiana starting slow, poor shooting percentages have also marred the Hoosiers at times this season. Tuesday was another case of that as Indiana shot just 19-of-61 (31.1 percent) and were 5-of-18 from behind the arc.
The second quarter got the Hoosiers back into the game, however. They shot 46 percent and trailed by just two points heading into halftime, but that quarter was followed up by the Hoosiers making just nine shots the rest of the game. Indiana also wasn’t able to crack 50 points. Tuesday was also the 11th game the Hoosiers shot under 40 percent on the season.
"It's disappointing you come off of such a great win against a really good Iowa team that you come out flat and could never get anything going," Moren said. "That was for a full 40."
The leading scorer for Indiana was Jaelynn Penn with 12 points followed by Ali Patberg with 11. No other Hoosier scored in double figures. But as Wise said following Thursday's upset of Iowa, Moren has instilled confidence in her team to keep shooting their shot. They didn't fall Tuesday, but they will need them to start falling again soon.
What this means for the Big Ten/NCAA Tournaments
With the loss, the Hoosiers remain a game behind Purdue and Nebraska and in the 11 spot in the Big Ten standings with a 7-10 record in the conference. For Indiana to avoid playing in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers would have to beat Purdue and hope Penn State can knock off Nebraska. Indiana has the tiebreaker over Nebraska based off of a head to head win on February 3.
As for the NCAA Tournament, this loss does nothing to help Indiana’s chances. Charlie Creme, ESPN’s women’s basketball bracketologist had the Hoosiers as a 10-seed in his latest bracket and one of the last four teams in his bracket. This loss, especially by 20 points, most likely puts Indiana on the outside looking in, but if the Hoosiers can beat Purdue Sunday and win at least two games in the Big Ten Tournament, then they might have a better argument of getting into the field.
There is still basketball left to be played, but time is running out for the Hoosiers to impress the committee.
(02/25/19 10:40pm)
The losing ways have continued for the Hoosiers as of late with two of their latest losses coming vs. Purdue and at Iowa. But another week brings two more home games for Indiana against Wisconsin and Michigan State. What does this week look like for Indiana? Zain, Josh and Eddie discuss.
(02/24/19 3:48am)
Lilly King knew Indiana was going to win the Big Ten Championship before anyone stepped foot in the pool, and it all started at Noodles and Company.
King was sitting at the Bloomington restaurant on Kirkwood Avenue last week with her friends when she knew the Hoosiers would pull out their first Big Ten Championship since 2011.
“I was like, ‘we’re going to do it,’” King said of the moment she knew. “They were like, ‘wait, you’ve never actually said that out loud before’ and I said, ‘it’s because you guys are going to do it.’”
Then when swimmers and divers got in the pool starting Wednesday, the Hoosiers backed up King’s epiphany. Indiana scored 1,386.5, beating second-place Michigan’s 1,302.5 to win the team’s sixth Big Ten title.
(02/22/19 3:57am)
With 7:43 left to play, IU freshman Grace Berger was fouled going to the basket with the Hoosiers down three to the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes.
It was a big moment in the game. Indiana had fended off a 16-point deficit and the Hoosiers had a chance to keep cutting it down. After the whistle blew, Berger was swarmed by her teammates, including Ali Patberg who came running over pumping up her teammates. When Patberg was done yelling at the calm Berger, she had two words for her.
“Hit these.”
It was moments like these that Indiana missed when Patberg was out for the previous three games, all losses: The fiery competitor and the calming leader. Her presence on the floor for the first time since February 6 led Indiana to an upset win over Iowa, 75-73.
(02/20/19 6:14pm)
When the Big Ten Women’s Swim and Dive championships get underway at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington Wednesday night, it will be the first time since 2011 that Indiana has hosted the event.
That year also happens to be the last time the Hoosiers won the event. But IU swim coach Ray Looze and IU dive coach Drew Johansen are confident in their team’s ability to get the job done at home. Looze believes the Hoosiers swim and dive extremely well in their home pool.
The event gets going Wednesday night and continues through the weekend. There are worthy competitors and the Hoosiers know they will have to bring their ‘A’ game.
(02/20/19 3:28am)
When the second half got under way, Romeo Langford was nowhere to be found.
He wasn’t on the floor, on the bench or anywhere near the floor. Instead, he was being ushered down a tunnel with strength coach Clif Marshall and team doctor Steve Ahlfeld after having thrown up prior to the start of the second half. But at the under-16 media timeout, Langford returned the bench with a smile on his face.
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The Hoosiers were down just three at that point and gave the sell-out crowd at Assembly Hall some belief they could finally write the wrongs of the embarrassment at Minnesota. But, Langford couldn’t quite will the Hoosiers back as they lost their fourth straight game, 48-46.
“He got sick coming out of halftime,” IU coach Archie Miller said. “He got sick on the bench. I'm not sure if that's something obviously bigger or just the game or sometimes you don't -- sometimes you can just be exhausted. I wasn't sure whether he was coming back, but he ended up coming back, and I think he felt pretty good after that.”
(02/19/19 3:21am)
Last week prior to Indiana’s game at Michigan, IU coach Teri Moren talked about the sense of urgency and desperation her team was under to get back in the win column.
After the Hoosiers came up short in Ann Arbor, the focus turned to Monday’s home game against the No. 24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights, a team the Hoosiers blew a 14-point lead to in Piscataway at the end of January. Then Monday night, Indiana scored 15 straight points between the second quarters to take command.
But just like that Thursday night at the end of January, the swagger and grittiness of the Scarlet Knights showed up again. The Hoosiers were outscored by nine points in the final quarter and Rutgers stormed into Assembly Hall to grab a 69-61 win over the Hoosiers.
Indiana has now lost six of its last seven games and find themselves in the bottom four of the Big Ten.
(02/15/19 8:59pm)
Things have taken a turn downwards after three straight losses for the Indiana women's basketball team. The Hoosiers will look to reverse their trend with two straight home games against Rutgers and Iowa. Can Indiana get back on track without Ali Patberg? Josh, Austin and Connor discuss.
(02/15/19 8:55pm)
Things are looking grim for the Indiana Hoosiers currently. After two straight home losses, the Hoosiers hit the road for a matchup at Minnesota. What Indiana team will show up? Josh and Eddie are joined by new HN contributor, Jackson Yeary.
(02/15/19 3:01pm)
Gray Goat has come up just short the past two Little 500's, which is being used as motivation heading into this year's race. They also have an interesting story behind where they find their riders. Josh Eastern has more.
(02/13/19 11:13pm)
Coming into the Big Ten season, the Hoosiers were arguably playing some of the best basketball in the conference.
They lost just one game in the non-conference slate and in a wide-open Big Ten, there was hope for Indiana to be in contention for, if not a Big Ten title, then at least a top four seed.
But after Monday’s loss at Michigan State, the Hoosiers enter Thursday’s road tilt at Michigan with a 6-7 record in the conference. That record is tied for eighth in the conference. While they have lost seven of their last 10 games, the Hoosiers are just two games back in the loss column to fourth place in the conference. That is vital because getting to fourth place could give them a double-bye.
However, if Indiana is going to start thinking about that double-bye again, getting back in the win column is a must. It can jump back into the conversation with a win over 7-6 Michigan Thursday in Ann Arbor.
(02/08/19 6:46pm)
We're back with another Indiana basketball pod breaking down Indiana's loss to Iowa and previewing Sunday's game against Ohio State. The Hoosiers played well, but not well enough to get a win over the Hawkeyes. Is Sunday a must win game? Zain, Josh and Eddie discuss.