Author: Mike Schumann

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery discussed Indiana leading up to Friday night’s contest in Iowa City. The Hoosiers and Hawkeyes tip-off at 9:00 p.m. Eastern from Carver-Hawkeye Arena. You can see the full transcript of McCaffery’s comments further below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LvH-VyjoFY Q. Your team has shown a high degree of persistence when things don’t look good, which maybe we didn’t see last year. Is that just a maturity in your team, or is it — FRAN McCAFFERY: I think it’s all of that. We are more mature. We’ve been through it. Sometimes you have a chance to fail and you figure…

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After losing four games in a row, the Indiana women’s basketball program found themselves squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble and in desperate need of a win. Enter the No. 10 Iowa Hawkeyes. There is no team in the Big Ten that presents a bigger challenge on the floor, and a better opportunity to enhance a NCAA resume. IU was up to the task on Thursday night. The Hoosiers completed a major second half comeback and then fought to preserve a late lead to gut out a 75-73 victory at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. After Iowa tied the…

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Indiana University head basketball coach Archie Miller met with the media to discuss the current state of the team and preview Friday night’s game against Iowa. Later in the video Zach McRoberts and Al Durham discuss Iowa. The Hoosiers (13-13, 4-11) play at 9:00 p.m. Eastern tomorrow night on FS1 in Iowa City. (Note:  The segment with the players starts later in the video.  You can advance the video between segments at the bottom.  You may need to turn off the mute button on the video itself to pick up the audio.) https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/544820586023180/ Video Credit – Indiana University You can…

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January 14th. If you are looking for a line of demarcation, that’s the date that the light switch was officially flipped to “off” as a once promising Indiana basketball season went dark. Your instincts probably told you that something seemed terribly wrong with this IU team during that Monday evening contest against Nebraska.  In our Report Card for that game, we suggested that it felt like the season had “just taken a dramatic turn.” And Tuesday night after the Purdue game, head coach Archie Miller confirmed it. When pressed for a turning point to the season, the second year Hoosier…

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Drastic changes, same outcome. Indiana found something between their embarrassing road loss at Minnesota on Saturday and their game against Purdue on Tuesday night.  Energy, hustle, grit, determination — they were all on display in a manner that we haven’t witnessed all season from this 2018-19 Indiana basketball team. What wasn’t on display was an ability to make shots.  Close range, long range, free throws, fast breaks, — nothing was going down in a performance that was Indiana’s worst of the season from the field. You wouldn’t be wrong to feel like some kind of deep, dark force is conspiring…

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Purdue head coach Matt Painter met with the media after a 48-46 Purdue win on Tuesday night over Indiana. Indiana (13-13, 4-11) travels to Iowa on Friday night. Also see:  Archie Miller and the IU players discuss the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfZC3potgK4&t=29s 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” Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier by shopping on Amazon via this link to the Amazon home…

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Indiana head basketball coach Archie Miller met with the media after a 48-46 loss to  Purdue on Tuesday night. Also joining Miller in the post-game media room were IU players Juwan Morgan and Romeo Langford. Indiana (13-13, 4-11) travels to Iowa on Friday night. https://www.facebook.com/IndianaMBB/videos/560557451110160/ Video Credit – Indiana University 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” Want to receive all of our content via one e-mail in your inbox every day?  It’s free.  Join our daily mailing list here. Please consider supporting The Daily Hoosier…

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Indiana lost to Purdue on Tuesday night to fall to 13-13 overall and 4-11 in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers return to action on Friday night at Iowa. Stay tuned later for a complete recap with The Report Card. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME That is what REAL effort looks like.  Let’s be real, the Marquette game was won with great efficiency from the field.  Nobody loses shooting 65%.  This game, this, is what a real sustained 40 minute effort looks like.  Ultimately it results in a loss, but this team has to walk away from this game feeling like…

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GAME DAY ESSENTIALS No. 15 Purdue (18-7, 11-3) at Indiana (13-12, 4-10) Tip time:  7:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana Television:  ESPN2 (Jason Benetti and Dan Dakich) Series:  Purdue leads 117-89 (Purdue won the last meeting 70-55 on Jan. 19) Point Spread:  Purdue is a 4.5 point favorite. Tickets (Seat Geek affiliate link) Additional Coverage Tale of the tape and keys to victory Archie Miller discusses the game on his radio show Indiana can beat Purdue by BEING Purdue We discussed the game this morning on Indiana Sports Beat. Purdue head coach Matt Painter discussed tonight’s game…

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The time for thinking about the NCAA tournament has passed.  The time for just trying to get a win has passed.  The time for feeling sorry for yourself has passed. It is time to have some pride.  And it is time to get mad. And therein lies the question. Can this team get mad?  Can this team persevere when things get sideways?  Can this team say “not in my house?” Indiana’s biggest rival on its schedule is coming to Bloomington on Tuesday night.  And that begs the question. If not now, when? GAME DAY ESSENTIALS No. 15 Purdue (18-7, 11-3)…

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