Game Thread: Indiana vs. Arkansas

Opponent: Arkansas

Date: Friday, March 21, 2008 | 9:40 EST

Arena: RBC Center (19, 722) – Raleigh, North Carolina

Line: Indiana by 2

All-time Series: Indiana leads 1-0

TV: CBS (Jim Nantz and Billy Packer)

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

Probable Starters:

Arkansas (22-11): Gary Ervin, Patrick Beverly, Sonny Weems, Vincent Hunter, Darian Townes
Indiana (25-7): Armon Bassett, Eric Gordon, Jamarcus Ellis, Lance Stemler, D.J. White

Game Notes (Adobe Reader required to view):

Gameday Reading:

Now or never for the Hoosiers (Indiana Daily Student)
Who is Arkansas? (Indiana Daily Student)
Hoosiers begin NCAA Tournament facing questions (Indiana Daily Student)
Gordon’s IU legacy? It’s mixed (Indianapolis Star)
Something to focus on amid IU’s instability (New York Times)
Hoosiers begin anew (Chicago Sun Times)
IU ready to begin rewrite of season (Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette)
Hoosiers ready to erase memory of loss (Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette)
Tapes show tall order for IU (Ft. Wayne News Sentinel)
Hoosiers hang on to title dream (Evansville Courier Press)
Stemler unbowed by adversity (St. Louis Post Dispatch)
Q & A with Hawg Blog (The Hoosier Report)
Gordon leads the Hoosiers, but may leave (Chicago Tribune)
Indiana shows it can play in transition (Newsday)
Indiana looks to salvage season (Associated Press)
Weems’ injured knee healed enough (Northwest Arkansas Times)

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