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(01/18/18 1:56pm)
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Devonte Green led Indiana men's basketball on defense Sunday against Northwestern. The Hoosiers played their best defense of the season holding the Wildcats to 46 points. IU forced 17 turnovers in the win and held the Wildcats to 26.8 percent shooting, a season low for Indiana opponents.
With big man De'Ron Davis out for the season, the Hoosiers have to play more "small ball". That doesn't seem to be a problem for Green.
Green recorded a season high five steals against the Wildcats plus many more deflections that don't show up on the stat sheet. Check out how he's able to matchup against bigger players on defense using his quick hands and defensive first mindset to force turnovers and spark the Hoosiers on this edition of film room.
(01/15/18 6:23am)
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Indiana set a season low for opponents points in a game Sunday afternoon holding Northwestern to 46. The 66-46 win for Indiana marked their third straight in the Big Ten moving the Hoosiers to 4-2 in conference play. IU held Northwestern to 26.8-percent shooting from the field and 7-25 from beyond the arc. Hear from IU head coach Archie Miller and senior guard Robert Johnson as "The Hoosier Network's" Zain Pyarali has the story from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
(01/14/18 6:38pm)
Indiana enters Sunday’s game against Northwestern seeking its third straight Big Ten win. A win for the Hoosiers against the Wildcats would propel them to 4-2 in the conference and all alone in fifth place.
Northwestern is trying to make back-to-back NCAA tournaments for the first time ever, but their best win of the season came last time out against KenPom No. 69 Minnesota 83-60. A win for the Wildcats would bring their record back to .500 in the conference at 3-3, making this game extremely important for both teams.
Here’s what to watch for in today’s matchup.
Contain the 3-point Arc
Northwestern isn’t a great 3-point shooting team, but can easily get going from deep if Indiana lets them. The Wildcats are eighth in the Big Ten shooting 36-percent from beyond the arc this season and recently they’ve found their stroke.
Averaging nearly nine made 3-pointers a game, Northwestern has made at least 11 3-pointers in six of their last nine games. When they make double digit three’s in a game Northwestern has a record of 6-2.
Indiana’s 3-point defensive struggles have been well documented thus far; especially after allowing both Indiana State and Fort Wayne both make 17 deep balls in a game. IU has allowed opponents to shoot nearly 39-percent from beyond the arc all season, but have faired better the last two games.
After the Minnesota shot 50-percent in the first half against IU, the Hoosiers contained them to two-for-nine from deep in the second half, enabling the win in Minneapolis.
Penn State went six-14 from deep Tuesday. Although PSU still wound up shooting 42-percent, the 14 3-point attempts were the lowest amount Indiana has allowed in a game this season.
The 3-point shooting struggles for IU doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon, so holding their own defensively on the 3-point line is key moving forward.
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Rebounding
Even without De’Ron Davis, Indiana still has the edge in rebounding against Northwestern. Head coach Archie Miller said moving forward the success for his team starts and stops with rebounding.
“We rebounded really well in the last couple games, and from an offensive rebounding perspective, that's given us as much of an added punch as anything,” Miller said. “Guys just continuing to work with great motor, different guys contributing on the glass, and one of the big reasons why we beat Penn State was the second opportunities we had, the amount of second-chance baskets. I thought it was good against Minnesota.”
IU has combined to out-rebound their opponents by 15 the last two games, but more importantly they have a +16 advantage on the offensive glass in that span as well. The Hoosiers will have to keep tabs on Derek Pardon down low as he’s averaging almost nine rebounds a game in conference play and grabs offensive rebounds 13-percent of the time.
Miller is calling on the guards to make a difference on the glass with Davis out and so far the last two games they’ve delivered. Robert Johnson is averaging six rebounds a game in the last two while Zach McRoberts has pulled down 6.5 boards in that span as well.
Contain Bryant McIntosh
When Bryant McIntosh goes, Northwestern goes. That was evident last game when McIntosh dished out 16 assists and committed zero turnovers in their 23-point win against Minnesota. Going up against the Hoosiers is always extra special for the Greensburg, Indiana native and last season he caused havoc in both games against IU.
Last year Northwestern defeated IU by 13 in Evanston and McIntosh had 21 points and eight assists. On senior day at home, IU was able to pull off a late win against the Wildcats by one, but McIntosh still put up 22 points.
Johnson will most likely be the one guarding McIntosh, which is helpful because this is now the fourth year in a row they’ll be going up against each other. IU has to keep him off the free throw line as well as he’s shooting 94-percent from the stripe this season.
(01/12/18 9:00pm)
Since it’s now official that IU basketball sophomore center De’Ron Davis is no longer returning to the court this season with torn right Achilles tendon, the Hoosiers will have to figure out how to cope internally.
Obviously people will look at forwards Juwan Morgan and Justin Smith to fill the void, and rightfully so. Those two, plus others off the bench such as Collin Hartman and Freddie McSwain, have big roles to fill. But as long as the frontcourt performs the way that they have been the last two games without Davis, Indiana will be fine.
What they need is consistent guard play.
Against Minnesota, 68 of IU’s 75 points came from Morgan, Smith and senior guard Robert Johnson. Johnson carried the load for the guards with a career high 28 points. Senior guard Josh Newkirk contributed zero points while sophomore guard Devonte Green had two points.
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“I've been saying it: If we can get some consistency with our guards, just consistency in assist-to-turnover ratio and some point production, a little bit we'll be a little bit, a little bit more to handle moving forward,” IU head coach Archie Miller said after the Hoosiers 74-70 win against Penn State Tuesday night.
Johnson struggled early when Big Ten play rolled around putting up just six points in a loss at Michigan and then nine points, shooting two-of-nine from the field, against Iowa at home.
The following game at Louisville, Johnson failed to score a point for the only time this season. But since that loss he’s turned a corner.
In the last seven games he’s averaged over 16 points per game, four rebounds and has an even assist to turnover ratio.
Now it’s time for Newkirk and Green to turn the page and become more consistent on the floor for the Hoosiers. Tuesday’s game against Penn State was the step in the right direction for both.
With Johnson having a down game just three-of-13 shooting, 10 points and four turnovers against the Nitanny Lions, Newkirk and Green were able to stabilize the backcourt. Newkirk put up 16 points; four assists with no turnovers and Green contributed 13 points with zero turnovers, as well.
They also both combined to make all eight free throw attempts in the final 25 seconds of the game to ice the win for IU.
“Those guys have to understand: It's not about taking chances; it's about absolutely running the team and being a rock solid player. Because if we don't turn it over, we're a better team,” Miller said. “I think Devonte and Josh both got that message coming out of Minnesota. If you turn the ball over, you can't play.”
Both guards had been mediocre at best with flashes of greatness this season before playing Penn State. For Newkirk, in the games against power five competition (Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame and the four conference games prior to Penn State) he averaged less than six points, slightly above three rebounds and two turnovers in each game.
In two of those games, Notre Dame and Minnesota, Newkirk was held scoreless, but Johnson said he saw a change in the way his fellow senior guard played against Penn State.
“I think tonight he just was poised. He wasn't really rushing anything.” Johnson said. “He let the game come to him and was being a good point guard first. And I think when he did that I think things opened up for him.”
Green’s last five games before playing Penn State have been forgetful, shooting 17 percent from the field and 10 percent from behind the arc while also averaging two turnovers a game. But against the Nittany Lions Green gave Indiana much needed help off the bench providing 21 minutes, double digit scoring and not turning the ball over at all.
Miller said the frustrating thing is that Green has practiced extremely well but just hasn’t been able to figure out his role on the team.
“Devonte, he's a tough guy. He's stubborn,” Miller said. “I think the one thing about him he's very intelligent and he knows the better he plays, the better we're going to be. It's not like he doesn't want to play well or doesn't want to get more minutes. He wants them. He's just got to come our way.”
Moving forward, the guards need to become consistent more now than ever to help out with rebounding, defense and scoring. After Johnson was held scoreless against Louisville, he turned the page scoring 20 against Notre Dame in the win and has been much better ever since.
So it’s now time for Green and Newkirk to turn the page on their struggles. If there was ever a great time to do it, its now after both having quality games against Penn State and no Davis in the lineup effects the depth of the team.
“We've got guys that are ready to go. And if you're not ready to go someone else is going to sub you in,” Hartman said. “So you just gotta come in ready. And that hard working and that scrappy mindset is what we have to have every day and carry over to these games.”
(01/10/18 8:10pm)
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By Zain Pyarali
Per IU Athletics, IU men’s basketball sophomore center De’Ron Davis, who has started the first 15 games for the Hoosiers this season, underwent surgery today to repair a torn achilles tendon in his right leg and will miss the remainder of the season.
He was fourth in the big Ten in field goal percentage shooting 61.5%. He averaged 9.6 points and 4.3 rebounds.
The Hoosiers will now have to embrace their next man up mentality even more without Davis in the lineup for the rest of the year. Players such as freshman forward Justin Smith and senior forward Collin Hartman have already made an impact on the team with Davis out.
(01/10/18 4:13am)
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By Zain Pyarali
Indiana Basketball won its second consecutive Big Ten game Tuesday night 74-70 vs Penn State at home. Zain Pyarali gives his three takeaways from the game on the play of Juwan Morgan, overcoming tough three point shooting and other guards outside of Robert Johnson stepping up.
(01/09/18 5:54pm)
By Zain Pyarali
Indiana (9-7, 2-2) is back in Assembly Hall tonight as Penn State (12-5, 2-2) visits Bloomington for the only matchup between these two programs this season.
Fresh off a 75-71 road win at Minnesota, Indiana needs to keep the momentum moving forward. But, Penn State themselves are also coming off an impressive 78-63 win at home against Northwestern.
Here are a couple of things to watch for tonight in this matchup…
Frontcourt Matchup
It was encouraging for Archie Miller to see freshman forward Justin Smith perform the way he did at Minnesota without sophomore forward De’Ron Davis and senior forward Collin Hartman, but Tuesday night he’ll have to duplicate that performance.
Penn State carries a very strong frontcourt with Mike Watkins (13 ppg, 9.5 rebounds) and Lamar Stevens (15.1 ppg, 6.7 rebounds) who are both coming off incredible performances last week. Watkins has posted back-to-back 17 rebound efforts in the last two games while adding 17 points against Maryland and 18 points against Northwestern.
Junior forward Juwan Morgan, who has been the best player for IU on both ends of the floor this season, will have to keep Watkins in check and out-hustle him on the glass as both teams average 37 rebounds per game.
Stevens on the other hand is coming off a career high 30-point game against Northwestern as he shot 14-19 from the field. Smith did a good job limiting double-double machine Jordan Murphy from Minnesota to 5-14 shooting last game, as he will most likely have to play with the same defensive mindset against Stevens.
If Morgan and Smith continue to attack the bucket like they did against Minnesota, combining for 40 of IU’s 75 points, then they have to stay out of foul trouble. Likewise, they’ll hope to get the Nittany Lions into foul trouble as neither team has tremendous depth coming off the bench.
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Lions Have Large Upper Hand On Defense
Penn State has the third best defense in the Big Ten according to Ken Pom’s adjusted defensive efficiency, only sitting behind Michigan State and Purdue, checking in at 16th in the nation. The Lions only allow 64.8 points per game while on the other hand Indiana allows 72.3 points per game and has an adjusted defensive efficiency ranking of 151 (last in the Big Ten).
If Indiana wants to slow down Penn State, not only do they have to keep the frontcourt in check, but also more importantly defend the perimeter. Opponents are shooting 38 percent against IU from deep this season and Penn State as a team comes in with a team 3-point percentage of 38.
The Lions have three guys who can light it up from deep with Tony Carr (49%), Josh Reaves (43%) and Shep Garner (39%). Minnesota shot 7-14 from deep in the first half allowing them to stay in the game, but in the second half IU made an adjustment limiting the Gophers to shoot just 2-9 from beyond the arc. That was a big part of why IU went on to win.
Also in the last 20 meetings between Indiana and Penn State, IU is 10-0 when scoring more than 72 points and 1-9 when scoring less than 72 points.
Hoosiers Have to Make 3’s
Subsequently the Hoosiers have to make the deep ball, as they have not been close to the IU teams of the past seasons in terms of shooting 3-pointers. Last game against Minnesota was the second best 3-point shooting game for the Hoosiers this season as they went 8-19 shooting 42 percent.
IU has a record of 6-0 this season when they make eight or more 3-pointers in a game and 3-7 when they make less than eight three’s in a game.
Indiana 3-point shooting game by game
Indiana State: 22% (4-18) LOSS
Howard: 36% (8-22) WIN
Seton Hall: 33% (6-18) LOSS
South Florida: 29% (5-17) WIN
Arkansas State: 36% (7-19) WIN
Eastern Michigan: 57% (12-21) WIN
Duke: 23% (5-21) LOSS
Michigan: 28% (2-7) LOSS
Iowa: 38% (8-21) WIN
Louisville: 21% (5-23) LOSS
Notre Dame: 38% (8-21) WIN
Fort Wayne: 16% (4-24) LOSS
Tennessee Tech: 33% (8-24) WIN
Youngstown State: 22% (5-22) WIN
Wisconsin: 26% (4-15) LOSS
Minnesota: 42% (8-19) WIN
Senior guard Robert Johnson, who finished with a career high 28 points, was encouraging, but he only accounted for three of the eight made 3-pointers at Minnesota. The other five came from Morgan and Smith, something you can’t rely on if you’re Indiana.
Miller has to get the rest of his guards out of their shooting funk as senior guard Josh Newkirk was held scoreless against the Gophers and sophomore guard Devonte Green has shot 6-36 from the field since the Notre Dame game.
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Crazy Finish?
The last six meetings between these two teams have come down to the wire, with each game being decided on average by four points. Last year the two IU-Penn State games were decided by a buzzer beater and in triple overtime, both in favor of IU.
Considering how Indiana has played this season and Penn State needing this road win to help out with a potential NCAA Tournament bid, it might get crazy at the end once again.
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Last 6 Meetings
2/1/17 (Home): 110-102, Indiana (3OT)
1/18/17 (Away): 78-75, Indiana (James Blackmon buzzer beater 3-pointer)
2/6/16 (Away): 68-63, Penn State (15 IU turnovers leading to 19 PSU points)
1/13/15 (Home): 76-73, Indiana (DJ Newbill missed 3-pointer at buzzer)
2/12/14 (Home): 66-65, Penn State (PSU closed game on 13-1 run)
1/11/14 (Away): 79-76, Indiana (IU trailed by 15 in first half)
(01/07/18 1:36pm)
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By Zain Pyarali
Zach McRoberts probably wouldn’t be a first round pick in a basketball game at the park, and wouldn’t even be close to a top pick among Big Ten players. But the Indiana junior walk-on forward has arguably been one of the most valuable players for the Hoosiers since IU’s 80-77 overtime win against Notre Dame.
He doesn’t score much, he’s not flashy with his play, but he does the work that no one else wants to do. Against the Irish, McRoberts scored one point, but more importantly pulled down nine rebounds, seven offensive, including the decisive board off the Juwan Morgan missed free throw in the weaning seconds of overtime. A quick dish back to Morgan off that missed free throw ultimately led to the game-winning dunk.
In the first seven games of the season, McRoberts either played single digit minutes or didn’t even see the court at all. But that didn’t discourage him from working in practice every day.
“Zach is earning his minutes, not only in practice but he is doing exactly in practice what he does in the games,” IU head coach Archie Miller said following the win vs Youngstown State. “He’s giving maximum effort. He’s playing extremely hard. He is giving you a lot of hustle plays. A lot of winning plays.”
He played 12 minutes in the first two games during the early portion of the Big Ten schedule and 15 the following game against Louisville. The win against Notre Dame was McRoberts’ coming out party when he logged 31 minutes.
Now in his last four games he’s averaged nearly 26 minutes a game while scoring over six points a game and pulling down nearly seven rebounds.
“Working every day in practice whether it's me or pushing guys in practice,” McRoberts said. “It's not really about me, just staying ready and coming every day, be ready for the opportunity. Just causing chaos out there, just anything I can do -- get steals, rebounds, whatever. Just helping the team make plays.”
McRoberts played his prep ball at Carmel High School in Indiana, and although he was the brother of an NBA veteran, Josh McRoberts, he wasn’t highly recruited. He received four offers, all from small division 1 schools and ended up committing and playing at Vermont his freshman year.
Following his freshman year, McRoberts transferred home to Indiana, just with the intention of going to school, not to play basketball. After sitting out for a year, he decided to walk-on with the Hoosiers. It took some time last season under Tom Crean for McRoberts to see the court, but he ended up cracking the lineup three times last season because of his work ethic.
“Every time he's just working hard he gets more and more playing time,” Morgan said. “He just consistently does that, day in and day out, and as he does it would just make more and more plays for the team going forward. We always say Zach is the person you hate to have going against him, but love to have him on your team, and he showed why tonight -- all the hustle plays, all the things people don't like to do Zach does them.”
Following McRoberts’ game against Youngstown State when he scored seven points and brought down eight rebounds in addition to having a team best plus-31 on the floor, Miller hinted that a starting role might be in McRoberts future.
“As you get into Big Ten play, you are going to need you best guys that are playing the best out there, Miller said. “We will take inventory of what that is and make our decision going forward. But I like Zach in there right now.”
Miller liked McRoberts in his lineup so much that he was indeed rewarded with his first start of the season at Wisconsin.
While he thrives in the hustle plays and doing the dirty work, Miller said the next step for McRoberts is to try and become the best defender he can possibly be, and then the scoring will become more natural to him.
“For him, when you start to play that way, you are not worried about scoring or shooting or anything else, just doing your job,” Miller said. “Then the next thing that happens is you start to make a couple shots and make some plays on offense. It has been good to see him grow up.”
(12/23/17 2:41am)
(12/13/17 7:39pm)
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Indiana senior defender Elle Hempt entered her second season as team captain in 2017, but didn't know the challenges she would face. After tearing her ACL for the second time in three years, Hempt was sidelined for the rest of the season. Even though she was unable to be on the field with her teammates, she remained a constant voice for the Hoosiers every day no matter what.
(12/10/17 10:00am)
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The quest for nine continues...into 2018. Indiana Men's Soccer battled defending National Champion Stanford to a scoreless draw for 100 minutes, but in the second overtime period the Cardinal took advantage of an Indiana mistake scoring the golden goal to win its third straight national title. Hear from head coach Todd Yeagley and players Francesco Moore and Cory Thomas as Mackenzie Salmon recaps the championship match from Chester, Pennsylvania.
(12/08/17 4:20pm)
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Indiana men's soccer is moving on to the National Championship after defeating North Carolina 1-0 in the College Cup semifinal Friday night. The Hoosiers got on the board off an early second half corner kick when Trevor Swartz found Andrew Gutman at the back post for the lone goal of the game. Hear from head coach Todd Yeagley and players Grant Lillard, Andrew Gutman and Trevor Swartz postgame as they get ready to face Stanford Sunday afternoon in Chester, Pennsylvania.
(12/03/17 7:31pm)
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After a 1-1 draw Indiana and Michigan State took to penalty kicks to decide who would be headed to the 2017 NCAA Soccer College Cup. Indiana would prevail 3-2 in PK's with IU freshman goalkeeper Trey Muse saving 3 shots in penalties sending the Hoosiers to their 19th College Cup appearance in program history. BTN Broadcaster Eddie Cotton on the call with videography from Zain Pyarali.
(11/27/17 6:42pm)
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Indiana welcomes Duke to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Wednesday night for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. "Our Indiana" hosts Mackenzie Salmon and Zain Pyarali sit down with WIUX Radio Basketball broadcasters Austin Render and Ben Ladner to preview the big game on this edition of Cream V Crimson.
(10/20/17 7:09pm)
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At this point in the season IU men's soccer has scored 34 goals and is one of the top scoring offenses in the nation. Check out the best goals of the season so far and Zain Pyarali's footage of the Hoosier soccer team.
(10/15/17 6:54pm)
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IU men's soccer extended its shutout streak to eight games Sunday while freshman striker Mason Toye tallied a brace in the 2-0 Hoosier victory. The Hoosiers also got back another key piece to their attacking unit before the regular season comes to a close. Zain Pyarali has the story from Jerry Yeagley Field.