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Poor offense, turnovers doom Indiana in Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Mich. — To be fair to Indiana, the final score was not reflective of the closeness of the game through the first 35 minutes. To be fair to Michigan, it still wasn’t that far off after the last ...

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Good, Bad and Ugly: Michigan

  • Alex Bozich Jan 14, 2010 3
 
Good, Bad and Ugly: Michigan

Yes, that byline is correct. Ryan’s got the night off, so I’m taking the reigns on tonight’s GBU. Now, onward … THE GOOD: IU WAS IN THE GAME, FOR 35 MINUTES. For as much as Indiana struggled, and boy did ...

Halftime from Ann Arbor

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 14, 2010 3
 
Halftime from Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Mich. — In the immortal words of Dan Aykroyd: That wasn’t so good now, was it? I mean, there’s pretty basketball, there’s good basketball, there’s plain basketball, and then there’s this. Michigan leads 27-21 at the half here ...

Live Blog: Indiana at Michigan

  • Alex Bozich Jan 14, 2010 3
 
Live Blog: Indiana at Michigan

Indiana at Michigan

Pick to Click: Michigan

  • Alex Bozich Jan 14, 2010 3
 
Pick to Click: Michigan

Get in your picks before 8:45 pm ET on Thursday. Please state your selection first thing in your comment. Overriding PTC principles are here. Good luck. (Note: Standings will be updated sometime this weekend.)

Video: Ridiculous (and I mean it) Marquis Teague dunk

There were scattered reports of a filthy Marquis Teague dunk from Pike’s 64-48 win over Muncie Central back on January 2 and well, here’s the video evidence: Teague, for those of you wondering about the status of his recruitment, is ...

Zagoria: Echenique headed to Creighton

  • Zachary Osterman Jan 13, 2010 3
 
Zagoria: Echenique headed to Creighton

Well, we promised you we’d get you more information on this Gregory Echenique fellow, and so we have. OK, more Adam Zagoria than us, but still. Echenique, who listed Indiana as one of five possible destinations after announcing his intent ...

Video: Tom Crean talks about Michigan

  • Alex Bozich Jan 13, 2010 3
 
Video: Tom Crean talks about Michigan

Here’s Tom Crean’s longer-than-usual pre-game press conference discussing Thursday’s Michigan game (via the IU Athletics Channel on YouTube): Part One:

More transfer talk: Gregory Echenique considering Indiana, four others

For those wishing Indiana possessed a few more viable options on its front line, this could potentially cheer you up. Gregory Echenique, a 6-foot-9, 270-pound big man from Venezuela via St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J., has Indiana on a ...

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Audio: Tom Crean on 1/11 Big Ten teleconference

Listen to Indiana coach Tom Crean’s comments from Monday morning’s Big Ten teleconference in the embedded media player below, courtesy of the Big Ten Network:

Sheehey scores 27 in MLK Classic win

  • Alex Bozich Jan 11, 2010 3
 
Sheehey scores 27 in MLK Classic win

Throughout the season, Inside the Hall will keep you posted on how 2010 signees Victor Oladipo and Will Sheehey and 2011 commitments Austin Etherington and Matt Carlino, as well as other notable prospects being recruited by Indiana, are performing at ...

A closer look at the four factors and Illinois

NCAA Basketball Obviously, the one factor that stands out among the rest and is also dominating the postgame discussion – free throws. The free throw rate of 84.8 percent for Illinois was the defining number when you dig into the ...

Illinois postgame video: Tom Crean

  • Alex Bozich Jan 10, 2010 3
 
Illinois postgame video: Tom Crean

Indiana coach Tom Crean met with the media following Indiana’s 66-60 loss to Illinois Saturday at Assembly Hall. The video of Crean’s complete press conference is available in the media player below:

Good, Bad and Ugly: Illinois

  • Ryan Corazza Jan 9, 2010 3
 
Good, Bad and Ugly: Illinois

THE GOOD: CONSISTENCY, EXECUTION, AGGRESSION. The Good Hoosiers showed up tonight in Bloomington. After the Bad Hoosiers lacked any sense of urgency in Columbus earlier this week, IU was a completely different squad this evening. They played like they wanted ...

Postgame Audio: Tom Crean

  • Alex Bozich Jan 9, 2010 3
 
Postgame Audio: Tom Crean

Indiana head coach Tom Crean met with the media following Indiana’s 66-60 loss to Illinois at Assembly Hall on Saturday. Listen to Crean’s comments in the embedded media player below: [audio:CreanIllinois.mp3]

Illinois postgame video: Jordan Hulls

Indiana guard Jordan Hulls met with the media following Indiana’s 66-60 loss to Illinois Saturday at Assembly Hall. Here’s video of Hulls’ comments: