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Game Thread: Minnesota vs. Indiana

by in Game Threads | March 14th, 2008

bigtentourney.jpgOpponent: 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):

Gameday Reading:

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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The Morning After: Minnesota

by in Morning After | March 6th, 2008

whitegordon.jpgJudging by the comments in our game thread last night, this was not a game most of you were stressing. That makes sense: It’s a late-season Big Ten game against Minnesota, the conference is now fully out of reach, and it comes after a lackadaisical 30 point drubbing at the hands of Michigan State. Not to mention the Coaching Situation of Which We Do Not Speak.

Moreover, those of us watching at home got to feel the pangs of senior night, but it’s not like this is the last time we get to see D.J. White suit up. There’s Penn State on Saturday, then the Big Ten Tournament, then the NCAA’s, then, if you really want to get devoted, you can become a fan of whatever NBA team takes White in the late first round. (And Eric Gordon in the lottery.) So no matter which way you slice the thing, last night’s game was a little boring. It was emotional without being heartbreaking, important without being dire, and interesting without being enthralling. It was IU-Minnesota on
March 5. Apathy ruled the day.

– Of course, it didn’t help that the Hoosiers were so sluggish for the first 30 minutes of the game. If we were nonplussed, what were they? D.J.’s three aside – at least he got that under his belt as a Hoosier – was there a single exciting moment in the first half?

Part of that is the situation: March 5 vs. Minnesota. But part of that seems worrisome. Since Dan Dakich took over as head coach, he’s done the following:

  • Barely beaten then-0-13 Northwestern in a defensively horrid performance.
  • Barely beaten a bubble-scrounging Ohio State team at home; again, not a great defensive performance.
  • Gotten absolutely blasted out of the gym against one-time offensive force of nature (1.5 PPP!) Michigan State.
  • Played sluggish, ugly basketball at home against the 8-8 Minnesota Gophers and Tubby “How long do I have to be mediocre before people stop calling me great?” Smith.

In each of the above games, the defense regressed while the offense has improved. If I remember correctly, Dakich claimed at the beginning of his tenure that he planned to keep the offense in place, but that he would tinker with the defense. Maybe four games is too small a sample size to judge, but note to Senor Dakich: STOP TINKERING.

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Video highlights from IU’s win, D.J.’s speech

by in Media | March 6th, 2008

Courtesy of the Big Ten Network, here are highlights of IU’s 69-55 win over Minnesota as well as D.J. White’s senior night speech:



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White and Gordon lead Hoosiers past Gophers, 69-55

by in Recaps | March 5th, 2008

D.J. WhiteWednesday’s game against Minnesota at Assembly Hall probably wasn’t the grand finale that D.J. White expected when he set foot on Bloomington’s campus in the summer of 2004. The coach who recruited him, Mike Davis, was nowhere to be found. His fellow recruits, A.J. Ratliff, Josh Smith, Robert Vaden, James Hardy and Lucas Steijn, were also MIA.

White, however, was right in the middle of the action as he led No. 17 Indiana past Minnesota 69-55 in front of a sold out crowd at Assembly Hall.

The game was a lot closer than the final score indicates as the Golden Gophers led 47-46 before the Hoosiers (25-5, 14-3) pulled away late with a 22-9 run.

White said goodbye to the Indiana faithful with 17 points, five rebounds, three steals and two blocks. His three-pointer from just inside mid court gave Indiana a four point lead going into halftime. White, a Tuscaloosa (AL) native, was honored in a pregame ceremony along with fellow seniors Lance Stemler, Mike White and Adam Ahlfeld.

Eric Gordon struggled with his shot once again as the freshman hit just 4 of 11 shots. Gordon once again made his living from the free throw line going 12 of 14. He finished with 20 points.

Jamarcus Ellis bounced back from a poor performance on Sunday and scored 10 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had four steals. Armon Bassett added 11 points.

Minnesota (18-11, 8-9) stayed in the game behind the strong play of Lawrence McKenzie and Dan Coleman. McKenzie scored 22 points, including four three-pointers, and Coleman had 14 points and eight rebounds. Tubby Smith’s club shot just 38 percent from the field and 58 percent from the foul line.

Indiana will wrap up the regular season Sunday afternoon on the road against Penn State. That game will be shown on ESPN at 2 p.m. EST.

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Game Thread: Minnesota @ Indiana

by in Game Threads | March 5th, 2008

djwhitestems.jpgOpponent: Minnesota

Date: Wednesday, March 5 | 7:06 p.m. EST

Arena: Assembly Hall (17, 357) – Bloomington, Indiana

Line: Indiana by 8.5

All-time series: Indiana leads 87-63

Previous meeting: Indiana won 65-60 on January 17 in Minneapolis

TV: Big Ten Network (Matt Devlin and Trent Tucker)

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

Probable Starters:

  • Minnesota (18-10, 8-8 Big Ten): Al Nolen, Lawrence McKenzie, Lawrence Westbrook, Dan Coleman, Spencer Tollackson
  • Indiana (24-5, 13-3 Big Ten): Armon Bassett, Eric Gordon, Lance Stemler, Mike White, D.J. White

Game notes (Adobe Acrobat required to view):

Gameday reading:

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

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Which Hoosier team will show up?

by in Commentary | March 5th, 2008

whitedak.jpgWe’ll have a lot better grasp on whether Sunday’s debacle against Michigan State was an aberration when the Hoosiers take the floor tonight in Assembly Hall opposite the Minnesota Gophers. Tubby Smith’s club is 18-10 and is coming off a 71-57 home win over Ohio State.

Back to the Hoosiers. Let’s face it, Sunday’s game left a bad taste in everybody’s mouth. The performance was a major cause for concern because once Indiana got down big, things seemed to snowball. The defensive effort was pathetic and some of the jawing that was going on seemed to suggest that Dan Dakich might not have control of certain players. Despite their 2-1 record under Dakich, this group hasn’t played well since their win over Purdue.

If Indiana turns in a solid performance tonight, all of the sudden there will be hope once again for where the season is headed. If we see another uninspired effort, especially on a night where seniors D.J. White, Lance Stemler, Mike White and Adam Ahlfeld will be honored, it’s time to throw up a red flag. This is the time of year where teams should be putting it all together and improving. Another poor effort would be a sign that a collapse is imminent.

With that said, what are your expectations for tonight’s game? Will we see the Indiana team that crushed Michigan State at home a couple of weeks ago? Or will we see the club that struggled with Northwestern, Ohio State and was throttled by the Spartans at the Breslin Center? Also, in terms of senior night, how will you remember the seniors? And one final thought: How do you rate Dakich’s performance after three games?

Your thoughts are welcome in the comments.

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