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Confidence keys production for Elston, Pritchard

by in Media | February 1st, 2012

Derek Elston’s impact was felt almost immediately.

He entered the game Sunday night against Iowa and promptly knocked down a 3-pointer from the right corner. The next time down the floor, he hit another jumper from the right side. Then after blocking a shot, Elston raced down the court and nailed a transition 3 from the left wing.

Eight points and a block in 68 seconds, and the Hoosiers were well on their way to a 103-89 win.

“Once I saw that first one kind of go down, that’s how it kind of goes for me shooting-wise,” Elston said. “If I make my first couple ones, I have the potential to have a good game.”

Elston, like Tom Pritchard, had a big game off the bench for Indiana. But Elston and Pritchard aren’t always such key contributors. Their success is usually determined by their confidence on a given day, and they seem to play with more confidence in the comforts of Assembly Hall.

In the No. 20 Hoosiers’ five Big Ten road games, Elston and Pritchard have combined for only 16 points and 16 rebounds. That’s an average of less than two points and two rebounds per contest for each player.

In Indiana’s five conference home games, however, the bench duo has combined for 34 points and 24 rebounds.

The difference? It seems simple enough.

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Film Session: The Pritch

by in Film Session | January 31st, 2012

Tom Pritchard scored a season-high seven points and aided in the Hoosiers’ strong offensive rebounding effort by snagging three in Indiana’s 103-89 win against the Hawkeyes on Sunday inside Assembly Hall. He also drew two charges and recorded a steal in his 13 minutes of action.

A look at Pritchard’s offensive contributions in the latest edition of Film Session.

1) PICKIN’ & ROLLIN’ &  SCORIN’ // STEALIN’ & FINISHIN’ ON THE BREAK

Pritchard sets a ball screen for Verdell Jones down in the left corner:

Pritchard rolls to the hole. Jones comes around his screen to the left wing with Zach McCabe hedging:

Jones whips a pass to Pritchard, who’s got a clear path to the rim:

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HD Video: Elston, Pritchard and Zeller on Iowa win

by in Video | January 29th, 2012

Cody Zeller (26 points, four rebounds), Derek Elston (11 points) and Tom Pritchard (seven points, four rebounds) met with the media following Indiana’s 103-89 win over Iowa on Sunday evening at Assembly Hall. Watch the press conference in high-definition quality video in the embedded media player below:

HD Video: Crean, Oladipo and Pritchard preview Notre Dame

by in Video | December 15th, 2011

Indiana coach Tom Crean, along with senior Tom Pritchard and sophomore Victor Oladipo, met with the media Thursday afternoon to discuss Saturday’s game with Notre Dame at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Watch and listen to both press conferences in the embedded media players below:

Film Session: Alley-oops

by in Film Session | December 7th, 2011

In the second half of Indiana’s win over Stetson, the Hoosiers stacked up three alley-oops by sneaking behind the Hatters’ 2-3 zone defense.

A look at how it was accomplished in the latest edition of Film Session.

1) CODY ZELLER

Out of a sideline inbounds, Zeller gets into the action at the top of the key:

With nothing doing, he goes down to the left block:

Verdell Jones passes over to Jordan Hulls:

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Notebook: Pritchard provides spark in limited role

by in Media | November 28th, 2011

Notes, quotes and observations from Sunday night’s 75-59 win over Butler:

Take one glance at Sunday night’s box score and Tom Pritchard’s impact may appear minimal. The 6-foot-9 forward went scoreless and didn’t record a rebound in nine minutes.

But Pritchard, now in a reserve role due to the arrival of Cody Zeller, was a key contributor defensively in the second half.

“Tom, he gave that spark,” Jordan Hulls said. “He had a huge steal that I thought really turned the game around. They had a cross screen, he stepped in front of it and got a deflection and was able to pick it up. We got a fast break going and I really think that turned the game around.”

Pritchard, a three-year starter, is averaging just 9.3 minutes through six games, but is adapting well to his new role, according to Hulls.

“He’s taking it to heart what his role is on this team,” Hulls said. “Just come in, give great minutes and that’s what he did tonight.”

FREE THROW RATE

Through six games, Indiana’s free throw rate continues to rank in the top 10 nationally and the difference Sunday night in attempts between the Hoosiers and Butler was significant. Indiana shot 36 free throws to 22 for Butler.

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