Ahead of Indiana’s game at Michigan on Saturday, The Daily Hoosier caught up with Wolverines beat writer Clayton Sayfie from TheWolverine.com to preview the matchup. Here’s what he had to say about UM and IU. The Daily Hoosier: Michigan’s sitting in the cluster of teams tied for second in the Big Ten, despite a 14-10 overall record. How has that happened? How did Michigan get to this point? Clayton Sayfie: Michigan could just not close out games early on in the season and had a disastrous loss to Central Michigan, the Wolverines’ first Quad 4 setback since 2010 against Indiana.…
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When two elite teams and budding rivals square off in a crazed atmosphere, things can get heated. That was always a likely outcome when Indiana women’s basketball took on Iowa, and it didn’t take long for those emotions to surface on the court. Just over two minutes into the game, Iowa All-American Caitlin Clark drilled her second 3-pointer, on a stepback, with Grace Berger in her grill. Clark turned to the Indiana bench, and looked straight at the Hoosiers while putting up three fingers on each hand in celebration. “Wow. Okay,” yelled a nearby Hoosier fan. “It’s on now, Caitlin!”…
BLOOMINGTON — During the first top-five matchup in Big Ten women’s basketball in 30 years, Indiana prevailed. The second-ranked Hoosiers extended their lead into more comfortable territory in the fourth quarter, and fifth-ranked Iowa’s high-powered offense just didn’t have enough to come back. And IU won, 87-78, earning its fifth top-10 win of the season. Indiana (23-1, 13-1 Big Ten) pulled away by locking down the post even harder than it did in the first half. The Hawkeyes (19-5, 11-2) got a big game from Caitlin Clark, and got a little more production inside during the first half, but they found…
Indiana women’s basketball is set to host its biggest regular season game of the year. The Hoosiers, now No. 2 in the AP Poll, have already seen three top-10 battles in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this season. But when No. 5 Iowa comes to Bloomington on Thursday (6:30 p.m. ET, Big Ten Network), it will be the first top-five game of the season. In fact, this is the first top-five matchup in the Big Ten since 1993. Iowa swept all three games against Indiana last season, including the Big Ten championship game. All those games were tense, emotional affairs, in…
Miller Kopp has looked like a different player when facing Rutgers this season. Kopp had his biggest individual game of the season, with five 3-pointers and 21 points, when Indiana fell to the Scarlet Knights in Piscataway. He was IU’s best source of offense that game, in an overall rough outing for the Hoosiers. The senior was at it again Tuesday, with his best performance since that December evening. Kopp shot 6 for 9, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, for 18 points, along with two assists, two steals, and a block. He led IU in plus/minus at +11,…
Chloe Moore-McNeil has been an understated weapon for IU women’s basketball all season. The junior entered the starting lineup this season after coming off the bench as a sophomore. And though her stats will rarely jump off the page, she’s played a key role in IU’s success. She’s held a steady hand in controlling the action when running the point, is one of the team’s best defenders, and rarely makes the wrong decision. Moore-McNeil’s importance was clear during IU’s 69-46 win at Purdue Sunday. “I thought Chloe did a tremendous job of handling herself, not just hitting the threes, but…
Indiana women’s basketball picked up its 10th consecutive victory Sunday, rolling to a 69-46 win over in-state rival Purdue at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. Indiana (22-1, 12-1 Big Ten) pulled away by turning things up a notch defensively in the third quarter. The Hoosiers held Purdue (15-7, 6-6) to just two points in the entire period — the Boilermakers’ lowest-scoring quarter all year. Purdue shot 1 for 17 in the quarter with seven turnovers. Purdue committed 18 turnovers across the whole game, and shot jus 33 percent from the field. Indiana’s offense wasn’t at its absolute best, but 1.015 points per…
When two relatively evenly-matched college basketball rivals meet up, fine margins can often decide the game. The difference between victory and defeat can be slim. That was the case in Saturday’s game between No. 1 Purdue and No. 21 Indiana. And on this day, the Hoosiers found the necessary resolve to win. The Boilermakers fought back in the second half, but Indiana made the plays down the stretch to put the game away. And that sent IU to a 79-74 win, its second win over its in-state rival in the last three matchups. “We honestly just played hard, we played…
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Indiana played a messy game against Maryland. The Hoosiers weren’t perfect during their five-game winning streak, only playing to their full potential on both ends, simultaneously, in spurts. But IU was finding ways to win games. That was not the case Tuesday. The Hoosiers let Maryland be the aggressor for most of the game, and they just couldn’t get into a rhythm. And that saw their streak end, with Maryland pulling out a 66-55 win at Xfinity Center. “We couldn’t make shots. Our perimeter play was non-existent tonight. And we haven’t had it like that in…
Watch as Indiana head coach Mike Woodson and forward Trayce Jackson-Davis discussed a loss to Maryland on Tuesday evening in College Park. Indiana (15-7, 6-5) will return to action on Saturday when they host Purdue. See also: Three keys, highlights, final stats https://youtu.be/aemZJkHZVqI https://youtu.be/6a1885rNx6k The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook: thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter: @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.