Recaps Archive

Hoosiers fall to Penn State in Happy Valley

  • Alex Bozich Mar 9, 2008 3
 

A game that Indiana hoped would be a tuneup for the Big Ten Tournament turned into a nightmare Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania. The Hoosiers (25-6, 14-4 Big Ten) shot a dismal 21 percent ...

Inside the Hall Community screenshot

Elevate Your Conversation: Become an ITH Community Member

Learn More →

Wednesday’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. ...

Hoosiers shellacked by Spartans, 103-74

  • Alex Bozich Mar 2, 2008 3
 

Indiana entered Sunday’s game at the Breslin Center with an opportunity to stay tied with Wisconsin and Purdue in the race for the Big Ten title. After 40 minutes against the Michigan State Spartans, the Hoosiers all but eliminated themselves ...

It certainly wasn’t the most aesthetically pleasing 40 minutes of basketball, but the Hoosiers held off a surging Ohio State in the second half and won in Dan Dakich’s home debut, 72-69. Though Indiana had a poor shooting first half ...

Hoosiers gut out win in Evanston

  • Alex Bozich Feb 23, 2008 3
 

After an emotional week that ended with the resignation of Kelvin Sampson, Indiana pulled it together under interim coach Dan Dakich Saturday night in Evanston and beat Northwestern, 85-82. Four Hoosiers (23-4, 12-2 Big Ten) were in double figures, led ...

Hoosiers grab a share of Big Ten lead

  • Alex Bozich Feb 19, 2008 3
 

Eric Gordon scored 22 points, D.J. White added 19 points and 15 rebounds and Armon Bassett chipped in 16 as Indiana moved into a three-way tie in the loss column for first place in the Big Ten with a 77-68 ...

Inspired Hoosiers crush Spartans, 80-61

  • Alex Bozich Feb 16, 2008 3
 

For 40 minutes, it wasn’t about Kelvin Sampson and the NCAA allegations. Saturday night in Assembly Hall, a national audience was treated to a display of basketball that all Hoosier fans can be proud of. The offense flowed, despite the ...

Hoosiers lose nailbiter at home against Badgers

  • Ryan Corazza Feb 13, 2008 3
 

I’m having a hard time not starting off this recap with an expletive, but alas, I will refrain. Anyone who watched this one can tell you the drill: it was a highly contested, great game. Unfortunately, IU came out on ...

Indiana (20-3, 9-1 Big Ten) took sole possession of second-place in the conference with an impressive 59-53 win over Ohio State in Value City Arena on Sunday afternoon. After several ESPN analysts hammered the Hoosiers on Saturday night for their ...

Inside The Hall Hat

Wear the Brand: Buy Merch at the Inside the Hall Shop

Shop Now →

It took a while for the Hoosiers to pull away in this one — thanks to Northwestern’s back cuts and three-point shooting — but with around eight minutes to go, Eric Gordon hit a few shots, D.J. White chipped in ...

No Jerome Dyson. No Doug Wiggins. No problem for Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut Huskies. After announcing indefinite suspensions to both players on Friday night, Calhoun’s club dominated No. 7 Indiana on the glass and stunned the Hoosiers 68-63 in ...

Hoosiers turn up the D for 13th straight win

  • Alex Bozich Jan 23, 2008 3
 

If there was a knock on Indiana in their past 12 games, it was a lack of consistency on defense. Sure, there were some flashes of defensive brilliance, but all in all, the Hoosiers had yet to put it all ...

Battle tested Hoosiers prevail, 81-65

  • Alex Bozich Jan 20, 2008 3
 

A game that looked to be a mismatch on paper turned out to be quite a battle for No. 9 Indiana Sunday afternoon in Assembly Hall. Penn State, minus All-Conference player Geary Claxton, led 52-51 with 11:53 remaining before the ...

Sloppy Hoosiers grit out win in The Barn

  • Ryan Corazza Jan 17, 2008 3
 

Talk about a frustrating, sloppy night for the Hoosiers. EJ picked up three fouls in the first half, (the first ticky-tac; the second a charge; the third was a bit suspect, but there was no reason for him to be ...

Phew!: IU escapes at home against the Illini

  • Ryan Corazza Jan 13, 2008 3
 

Well, this one certainly didn’t go as planned. The Illini did what they do best — that is, they defended the hell out of IU — and nearly handed the Hoosiers their first loss at home under Kelvin Sampson. Fortunately, ...

D.J. White goes off; Hoosiers roll in Ann Arbor

  • Ryan Corazza Jan 8, 2008 3
 

It seems every couple games we’re writing about D.J. White racking up a career high in rebounds. And tonight in Ann Arbor, Mich., White was getting down and dirty again. D.J. snatched 22 boards during IU’s 78-64 win against the ...