Game Thread: Minnesota vs. Indiana

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By Alex | March 14, 2008

Opponent: Minnesota

Date: Friday, March 14, 2008 | 9:00 p.m. EST

Arena: Conseco Fieldhouse (18,345) - Indianapolis, Indiana

Line: Indiana by 5.5

All-time series: Indiana leads 88-63

Previous meeting: Indiana won 69-55 in Bloomington on March 5, 2007

TV: Big Ten Network (Wayne Larrivee and Shon Morris)

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

Probable Starters:

Minnesota (19-12, 8-10 Big Ten): Al Nolen, Lawrence McKenzie, Lawrence Westbrook, Dan Coleman, Spencer Tollackson
Indiana (25-6, 14-4 Big Ten): Armon Bassett, Eric Gordon, Jamarcus Ellis, Lance Stemler, D.J. White

Game Notes (Adobe Reader required to view):

Indiana

Gameday Reading:

Which Hoosiers will show up? (Indianapolis Star)
Hoosiers’ mind-set is just fine (Ft. Wayne Journal Gazettte)
With victories, IU, Purdue would meet (Evansville Courier Press)
On verge of embarassment, Gophers survive (Paging Jim Shikenjanski)
Keys for Gophers against Indiana (Paging Jim Shikenjanski)
Surge cancels purge (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Gophers grind out win over Northwestern (St. Paul Pioneer Press)
Billy Packer’s take on Kelvin Sampson (Chicago Tribune)
The Cram Session (The Dagger @ Y! Sports)

As always, your predictions and analysis are welcome in the game thread. Recap will be late tonight due to the fact that I’ll be at Conseco. Poor me.

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BrianK 10 months ago 1 point
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Whats up with that logo? Looks like a bad cheesy Olypics Logo or a State Fair Logo. Anyway. I hope they got a little bit of thier stuff together because this should definately be a win. I liked DD's comments abotu teh Ellis suspension about how he leads in kids transferring and sending him laters back saying their sorry because it was a bad decision. he said e is doing it for the kids best interests but its his way or the highway. That was good to here maybe he's putting his foot down finally. (Still don't want him as HC). Let's see if theres been a spark lit tonight. I say IU by 8

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JamesHardy 10 months ago 1 point
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The exterior "saw blade" looking things are the 11 Big 10 teams' colors. Other than that...maybe someone did too much acid..who knows?

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ALH_00 10 months ago 1 point
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I can't see the Gophers getting IU in Indy. The only possible way that happens is if Coleman can get DJ in foul trouble (he's very good around the basket), Gordon continues his shooting slump and can't get to the line, and McKenzie and Co. light it up from distance. Minny has too much stacked against it in this one...despite IU's recent problems.

At the risk of putting the cart before the horse, I sure hope PU gets the win today, both because I really want IU/PU pt. 2 (even though in all fairness the game should be played at Mackie) and because I don't want to play IL again.

More than anything, I want to see IU's talent shine this weekend. If they can play three games in three days, maybe they can get back in some rhythm.

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HoosierSmitty 10 months ago 1 point
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Is Tollackson going to play? I heard he might not.

Either way, I think IU has enough juice to pull this one out and take on the Boilers tomorrow.

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Alex 10 months ago 1 point
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Not sure, I'd say it's 50/50 at this point.

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Nick 10 months ago 1 point
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I don't know what to think about tonight. I was gonna go down to Conseco and watch the game but decided not to spend the money since I'm not sure what team is going to show up!!! On paper it should be like an easy home win, but IU hasn't had one of those since the fiasco that was KS! Everything has been tight and difficult since that day! I think with a few days off and DD putting his foot down on Ellis that something will give and maybe that spark will come back, but realistically, this is a lost cause! I can't see how this team can rally behind DD because they're too hung up on KS! I understand how they feel, but as a former college baseball player, coach or no coach I played to win . . . but kids don't seem to feel that way anymore. It's all about their future NBA contract and shoe endorsement and what "I" can do for "me"!!!

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Ryan_Btown 10 months ago 1 point
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Damn Big 10 network...another game I have to go somewhere else to watch...IT'S THE BIG 10 TOURNEY! MINNESOTA V. NORTHWESTERN WAS ON TV FOR GOODNESS SAKES!

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BrianK 10 months ago 1 point
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What a score in the Michigan/Wisconsin game! How can you score just 34 points?

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ALH_00 10 months ago 1 point
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You can ask MSU that same question (@ Iowa)...sounds like a HS girls game. But, Wisc. always plays (and wins) the low-scoring games.

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BrianK 10 months ago 1 point
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Would love a 2nd game against PU and third time hopefully the charm against Wisconsin

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JamesHardy 10 months ago 1 point
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So let me get this straight...Ellis gets suspended...comes back...and STARTS??? WTF????

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BrianK 10 months ago 1 point
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game suspension was punishment not losing position also.

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IRISHP1MP 10 months ago 1 point
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Alright listen up guys, I have the solution for the next coach at IU....ERIN ANDREWS..Think about it it's a win win for everyone. 1st What 18-22 year straight male wouldn't want to see that every practice, thus we get the top recruits in the nation. 2nd during games it makes listening to Steve Lavin and Musberger tolerable to listen to, because they sweat her as much as I do. 3rd when she has to bend over to pick up her clipboard during timeouts, I can pause my DVR at just the right time and swoosh I win.....see guys it's a nobrainer we need to see her walk the sideline every game....Good luck Erin..hope to see you soon

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B (MD) 10 months ago 1 point
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That's not a bad idea.

I'll tell you one thing, after watching Pitt-Marquette I have taken Tom Crean and Jaime Dixon off my wish list. Neither was at the top, but they were on the list. It has nothing to do with their coaching skills or style of play. They might be the two most annoying coaches to watch. Dixon is halfway onto the court most of the time and Crean is constantly running up and down the sideline with his hands behind his back.

As someone that played college basketball (D2, not claiming to have been on the same stage as these guys) there is noting more annoying or distracting than hearing your coach screaming the whole game and acting like an idiot on the sideline.

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Tim 10 months ago 1 point
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Score? Anyone? I'm stuck in an apartment in NYC.

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B (MD) 10 months ago 1 point
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down 5 with 1:49 to go.

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peaychris 10 months ago 1 point
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pathetic.... this is retarted... this is going to be the way its is for the next two years..maybe i am just a little depressed

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Tim 10 months ago 1 point
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Remember when this team had national championship hopes? cause i don't

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B (MD) 10 months ago 1 point
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10 seconds left down 2 with the ball.

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peaychris 10 months ago 1 point
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no btn and this is killing me!

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Tim 10 months ago 1 point
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0:11 57-55 INDIANA Indiana 30 Second Timeout.

WHY DOES THE BTN EXIST FU<KFU<KFu<KFU<KFU<K!

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B (MD) 10 months ago 1 point
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I know I'm in Maryland and ESPN News is on three ESPn channels and SportsCenter is on ESPN, but I guess they don't have rights to look-in live to Big Ten games...Sucks

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Tim 10 months ago 1 point
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0:03 57-57 INDIANA D.J. White made Two Point Layup.
0:04 57-55 INDIANA D.J. White Offensive Rebound.
0:04 57-55 INDIANA Eric Gordon missed Free Throw.
0:04 57-55 INDIANA Rebound
0:04 57-55 INDIANA Eric Gordon missed Free Throw.
0:04 57-55 MINNESOTA Foul on Lawrence McKenzie

How can anyone say Gordon is a better player than DJ. Gordon is anti clutch on so many levels

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