Author: Mike Schumann

Purdue defeated Indiana by a final score of 57=49 on Thursday night at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. The three keys to the game, final stats, and highlights are below. Indiana (18-10, 8-9) will travel to Illinois for a 2 p.m. tip on Sunday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. A season worst day from the field.  You won’t win many, if any, games shooting 25.4 percent from the field.  The fact that Indiana kept this close for much of the game suggests that IU did a lot of other things right.  But 15-of-59 overall and 5-of-24 from behind…

Much has changed since Indiana and Purdue met less than three weeks ago. While the Boilermakers left Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall with a victory, they have not won a game since.  Meanwhile, Indiana has won three of its last four contests and appears to be turning a corner at just the right time. But one thing that hasn’t changed is Purdue’s control of the head-to-head series with Indiana. The Boilermakers have won six straight against the Hoosiers and nine of the last ten contests.  IU has not won a game at Mackey Arena since 2013. As IU and Purdue get…

Rob Phinisee is returning to his hometown on Thursday night. But for Indiana, it’s Phinisee’s return to form defending the ball that is making waves inside the IU basketball program. “I’m really proud of his defensive effort here of late, especially these last couple games, I think he’s been really, really good, head coach Archie Miller said of his sophomore point guard at a media availability on Wednesday afternoon. “For where we are heading as a team, for Rob, it’s about, you know, really spearheading our defense and being a guy we can count on defensively.” After standing out as…

They don’t come often, but when they do, it immediately becomes one of the more enjoyable wins of the year for Indiana fans. It takes a special kind of team to go into West Lafayette and pull out a win.  Or has been the case in some years, just a really bad Purdue team. The last time IU won at Purdue (in 2013), former head coach Tom Crean said this about winning at Mackey Arena. “To win here, you’ve gotta really be on top of your game. It’s not just the offensive and defensive execution. It’s the attitude. It’s the…

Purdue head coach Matt Painter met with the media on Wednesday to preview Thursday’s contest with Indiana. The Boilermakers won the first meeting of the season in Bloomington on February 8. Indiana (18-9, 8-8) and Purdue (14-14, 7-10) will tip at 7 p.m. ET at Mackey Arena in West Lafeyette, Ind.  The game will air on FS1. https://youtu.be/j-eUG7neT0o Video credit – Purdue Rivals You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.

Indiana head coach Archie Miller met with the media on Wednesday to discuss Thursday’s game against Purdue. Joining Miller at the media availability were IU players Devonte Green and Race Thompson.  There is a gap between Miller and the players.  Use the slider at the bottom of the video to advance between segments. The Hoosiers (18-9, 8-8) will play at Purdue at 7 p.m. ET at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind. Video Credit – IU Athletics You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven…

Class of 2021 five-star point guard Khristian Lander announced his verbal commitment to Indiana on Tuesday evening. An Evansville, Ind. product, Lander is the top-rated point guard in his class nationally, and the No. 1 junior in the state of Indiana. Below is a sampling of some of the top highlight reels of the 6-foot-2 Lander. Here is Lander (4) playing for Indiana Elite last summer with future IU teammates Trey Galloway (32) and Anthony Leal (3) https://youtu.be/epvGXpqyAD8 Lander (4) against class of 2020 North Carolina commit Caleb Love (2) in December https://youtu.be/qrLVKjw1axs More AAU and USA Basketball from the…

The Indiana University men’s basketball current and projected scholarship table is below. We will update this periodically as necessary. Last Updated:  February 25, 2020 (Khristian Lander announces verbal commitment to Indiana.  This version of the table assumes that Lander will not reclassify into the class of 2020.) You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no additional cost to you.

The top recruiting target on the board is a Hoosier. Class of 2021 Evansville, Ind. based point guard Khristian Lander has committed to Indiana. The five-star point guard made the announcement on his Twitter account on Tuesday evening. https://twitter.com/khristianlander/status/1232485320177803268?s=20 Lander chose IU over Louisville, Michigan and Memphis. The 6-foot-2 point guard is the No. 1 player in the state of Indiana and the No. 1 point guard nationally in the class of 2021 according to the 247Sports Composite.  He is the No. 11 overall player in the country in the 2021 class according to that same service. 247Sports national analyst…

It isn’t just folks in and around the Indiana program that are noticing. Despite a double-double from Trayce Jackson-Davis and a team leading 14 points from Al Durham, Penn State head coach Pat Chambers almost instinctively knew who changed the game on Sunday for Indiana — even if he didn’t have any noteworthy numbers on the stat sheet to back him up. “I thought Race (Thompson) played really well.,” Chambers said.  “Maybe his stat line won’t indicate that, but I thought his job late on Lamar was fantastic and he got some big time rebounds.” It is probably no coincidence…