Jordan Hulls, Matt Roth, Will Sheehey, Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller met with the media following IU’s 79-71 loss to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. Watch and listen to postgame reaction in the embedded media players below:
Film Session: Hulls exploits Glover
by Ryan Corazza in Film Session | March 9th, 2012
In Indiana’s 75-58 win against Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday, Jordan Hulls had 20 points, 13 of which came in the first half.
A look at how he get seven of those first half points by exploiting Matt Glover in the latest edition of Film Session:
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Hulls looks to inbounds the ball as Glover yells “I got ball”:
Hulls inbounds to Cody Zeller, who goes unguarded, and begins heading to the left corner. Glover doesn’t follow Hulls and instead has to go cover Zeller:
Zeller passes to Will Sheehey on the wing as Penn State’s defense is quite compact down in the paint area:
Notebook: IU claims first Big Ten Tournament win since 2006
by Alex Bozich in Media | March 8th, 2012
Indiana arrived in Indianapolis on Thursday without a Big Ten Tournament win in five years.
It left the floor in Bankers Life Fieldhouse with a comfortable 75-58 victory over Penn State and their third win over the Nittany Lions this season.
“It was just another step,” Indiana junior Christian Watford said of the opening round win. “We’re going to take it a game at a time. It’s been a long time coming, and we’re going to enjoy it, but we know we got to get ready to play Wisconsin next.”
After leading by just six at halftime, the Hoosiers (25-7) ripped off a 14-0 run early in the second half and led by as many 22 down the stretch.
It was their fifth straight win.
“I think our defense picked up in that period [of the second half run],” Indiana freshman Cody Zeller said. “Our defense kind of led into our offense. Where we’re most successful is when we’re defending and rebounding.”
Indiana dominated Penn State on the glass by posting an offensive rebounding percentage of 37.9%, which led to 20 second chance points.
Three players — Victor Oladipo, Watford and Zeller — had 10 rebounds. Aggressiveness on the glass was a huge key, according to Oladipo.
“I was just trying to get the ball because if I rebound, it’s easier for us,” he said. “I feel like if I get a rebound and I lead the break, a lot of us can run and we can get easy layups. I was just trying to be aggressive on the defensive and offensive boards.”
Hulls heats up from the perimeter
Jordan Hulls continued to rebound from a three-game shooting slump in mid-February with his fourth straight double figure scoring performance.
The junior guard finished with a team-high 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and was assertive from the opening tip.
HD Video: Indiana players react to win over Penn State
Watch and listen to the reaction from inside the IU locker room following the Hoosiers’ 75-58 win over Penn State on Thursday in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament:
HD Video: Watford, Hulls and Sheehey on Purdue win
by Alex Bozich in Video | March 4th, 2012
Christian Watford (19 points, six rebounds), Jordan Hulls (10 points, five assists) and Will Sheehey (16 points, five rebounds) met with the media following Indiana’s 85-74 win over Purdue on Sunday at Assembly Hall.
Watch the press conference in high-definition quality video in the embedded media player below:
Film Session: Watford and Hulls get back into the action
by Ryan Corazza in Film Session | February 28th, 2012
In Indiana’s 69-50 win against the Golden Gophers on Sunday afternoon, both Christian Watford and Jordan Hulls arose from their offensive slumber to lead the Hoosiers in scoring with 12 a piece.
A look at two of Watford’s buckets and three of Hulls’ in the latest edition of Film Session.
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Watford has the ball out near the timeline:
Pritchard sets a high ball screen for him:
Which gives Watford enough room to get off a midrange jumper:
