Game Thread: Indiana @ Michigan State

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By Alex | March 2, 2008

Opponent: Michigan State

Date: Sunday, March 2 | 2:04 p.m. EST

Arena: Breslin Center (14,759) - East Lansing, Michigan

Line: Michigan State by 5

All-time series: Indiana leads 64-42

Previous meeting: Indiana won 80-61 on February 16 in Bloomington

TV: CBS (Dick Enberg and Dan Bonner)

Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Todd Leary and Joe Smith)

Probable Starters:

Indiana (24-4, 13-2 Big Ten): Armon Bassett, Eric Gordon, Jamarcus Ellis, Lance Stemler, D.J. White
Michigan State (22-6, 10-5 Big Ten): Kalin Lucas, Drew Neitzel, Raymar Morgan, Goran Suton, Drew Naymick

Game notes (Adobe Acrobat required to view):

Gameday reading:

IU to battle Spartans in fight for Big Ten title (Indiana Daily Student)
Take a pick: ‘93 Hoosiers or current IU squad (Indianapolis Star)
A tale of two Drews (Mlive.com)
Spartans Insider (Mlive.com Michigan State blog)
Spartans weblog (Michigan State fan blog)

As always, your predictions and analysis are welcome in the game thread.

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HoosierSmitty 10 months ago 1 point
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I feel it today...Hoosiers by four in a tough environment...I know it's not "likely" but I'm feeling positive today!

Indiana 68
Michigan State 64

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jaime gongora 10 months ago 1 point
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oh yeah dick enberg is going to banish us to hell, but we will win this game to tick him off. Go Hoosiers.

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JamesHardy 10 months ago 1 point
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76-75 hoosiers...Bassett scores 22...DJ goes for 18 and 12 boards...EJ scores 19 with triples...and Stemler bricks 12 more from downtown before hitting the game-winner at the buzzer. no no...before BANKING the game-winner at the buzzer.

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JamesHardy 10 months ago 1 point
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oops...left out 5 for the number of treys that EJ will drain to go with his 24 turnovers

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peaychris 10 months ago 1 point
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i think you left out the stat line. 0-9 but 19-20 from the free throw line! i hope he can start hitting the jumpers.

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JamesHardy 10 months ago 1 point
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didn't leave it out...i just don't think he'll go to the rack much today. but it will be more like 5-20 from downtown and 4-5 from the line

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Mark 10 months ago 1 point
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63-60 IU over MSU

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MikeyD 10 months ago 1 point
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Michigan State can't "win" this game. Only way they get the W is if IU "loses". We are a way better team than they are. If we can have about an 85%-90% effort towards our best...we win. If we have one of our 3-4 best games of the year...we kill 'em. I feel like EJ is going to get off. When is the last time he has done so? If we stumble badly out of the gate...we could be in trouble. But, I think we will start well and build a lead the entire game to win by at least 8. Go Hoosiers!

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MikeyD 10 months ago 1 point
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BTW, I think we match our average B10 points. What is it...like 73 pts.?

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MikeyD 10 months ago 1 point
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Yikes...76.4...just checked. Man it's so good to see us so high and leading in B10 stats. Last time I remember was Covey and the boys.

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Tom Coverdale IU Hero 10 months ago 1 point
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If Armon and Jamarcus can play defense on Neitzel and Morgan we will win this game but if not it'll be a long afternoon.....we will need Jordan too come off bench and score about 15 points, EJ needs to play under control if and if he starts getting eratic DD needs to pull him out but if Armon does what he does and DJ controls the paint the game shouldnt even be a scare

IU 69 MSU 57

Basset-13
DJ-26
EJ-17

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IndianaLee 10 months ago 1 point
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MSU is favored by 5? I am a bit surprised by this. I understand that winning on the road is a tough task. But IU won soundly in the first meeting and is playing decent away from Assembly Hall.

With that being said, I could see the Hoosiers stumbling. Especially with the Spartans wanting revenge and trying desperately to make the NCAA tourney. The struggles against Northwestern and Ohio State leave me thinking we are due for a loss.

I definitely hope I'm wrong. A Big Ten championship is still within reach.

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JamesHardy 10 months ago 1 point
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There's a reason that MSU is still ranked...all the writers and pollsters think more highly of them than any other team this side of Duke. They're in the tournament, but mark my word...they are ONE AND DONE!

This Kalin Lucas is a star in the making at PG for MSU...he worries me a bit today

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BrianK 10 months ago 1 point
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Yeah I don't see how but the pollsters love them. How could Duke be in top 25 after losing to Wake and MIami in one week? Pollsters and writers need to come off their teets once in awhile.

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Don D 10 months ago 1 point
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Minnesota yesterday beat OSU by fourteen at home. IU beat both Northwestern and OSU by only three. We need to step it up today if we are going to beat MSU. The Spartans have lost to Iowa and Penn State with this game so important to them. Stemler, Thomas, Crawford, Gordan and Ellis needs to pick it up big time. DJ and Bassett will be fine. Does not surprise me that MSU is favored by 5. You would have to say they are the biggest disappointment of the Big Ten this year.

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BrianK 10 months ago 1 point
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Ok guy I got the bets of the day. 1. Over/Under when Stemler gets his first foul and we get the" look" i'll say 3:30 minutes. 2. Will Thomas get his 2 pts before or after he gets his first foul.

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JamesHardy 10 months ago 1 point
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i've got 0:02 into the game on Stemler...i got a feeling about the tip-off today! Your Thomas bet is easy money...you need to make it something like this...what does he finish with more of....PFs, TOs, or Points???

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BrianK 10 months ago 1 point
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If he would step up. Could you imagine how much tougher we would be. It would be unreal.

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tberry 10 months ago 1 point
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This year's team has a lot of true athletes but is undisciplined and erratic. Given more maturity and experience they will be good but right now MSU may be too good at MSU. We have been squeaking out wins over poor teams but MSU is a good team.

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dizzydee 10 months ago 1 point
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MSU is overrated this year, but our recent history in the Breslin Center is a cause for concern.

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btown40 10 months ago 1 point
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http://wsucougars.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/... http://goxavier.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mi... http://wsuraiders.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/... http://baylorbears.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt... Here is a list of top young candidates to take over at IU these sites give the respective coaches profile and list of accomplishments. The list is Brad Brownell/Sean Miller/Tony Bennett and Scott Drew....................

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HoosierSmitty 10 months ago 1 point
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Figures we'll miss the start on TV. I hate CBS. Schedule some time between games for crying out loud!

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TXHoosier 10 months ago 1 point
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Breslin Arena? Really?

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