Author: Mike Schumann

Ding dong, the witch is dead.  Indiana finally exorcised its Purdue demons, taking down the Boilermakers 68-65 on Thursday evening in Bloomington. The Hoosiers improved to 12-0 at home, earned their first victory over a top five team since winning at Iowa last year, and their first top five victory inside Assembly Hall since defeating North Carolina in 2016. Indiana trailed by eight early, led by nine at halftime, and then gave it all back in the second half before Rob Phinisee nailed a game-winning three-pointer in the final minute. Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers won with…

Watch as Purdue head coach Matt Painter discusses a 68-65 loss to Indiana on Thursday evening in Bloomington. See also:  Woodson, Phinisee, Johnson post-game | Three keys, highlights, final stats https://youtu.be/iigkeyiZCy8 Video credit – Blackandgold.com 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.

Watch as Indiana head coach Mike Woodson discusses a 68-65 win over Purdue on Thursday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Joining Woodson for the post-game were point guards Rob Phinisee and Xavier Johnson. Indiana (13-4, 5-3) will host Michigan on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern in Bloomington. See also:  Three keys, highlights, final stats. https://youtu.be/1I52iC8AYCE https://youtu.be/WQD6PDKVKo8 Video credit – IU Athletics 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.

Indiana defeated Purdue by a final score of 68-65 on Thursday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. The Hoosiers led 37-28 at halftime and were led in the game by Rob Phinisee with 20 points.  Race Thompson had a team-high nine rebounds. IU (14-4, 5-3) will host Michigan at 3:30 p.m. Eastern on Sunday in Bloomington. See also:  Woodson, Phinisee, Johnson post-game THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Big Shot Rob.  Rob Phinisee had a career high 20 points including the game-winner, a wing three-pointer.  Fellow point guard Xavier Johnson had 18 as the pair combined for…

Indiana will be without leading scorer Mackenzie Holmes for an extended period, perhaps through the end of the regular season and beyond. The IU women’s basketball program released a statement on Thursday afternoon indicating Holmes had a procedure on her knee today. “Junior forward Mackenzie Holmes underwent a successful procedure on her knee on Thursday. She will immediately begin rehab,” IU said in the release. In an interview on the Big Ten Network yesterday, head coach Teri Moren described the timeline for a possible return by Holmes this season. “I do think that there’s hope that we’ll see Mack back…

Game Day Essentials Indiana (13-4, 4-3) v. No. 4 Purdue (15-2, 4-2) Tip Time: 7:00 p.m. Eastern Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana Television: FS1 (Kevin Burkhardt and Jim Jackson) IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network Stream:  Fox Sports Live Point Spread: Purdue is a 3.5 point favorite KenPom Projected Score: Purdue 75 Indiana 72 Series: Purdue leads 124-89 and it has won nine straight and 12 of 13. More Game Coverage Ending Purdue losing streak won’t come easy Painter sees a fresh challenge in Woodson’s Hoosiers Mike Woodson pre-game Q&A Rob Phinisee pre-game Q&A Suit and Goatee Up? The optics in…

Purdue head coach Matt Painter passed the Archie Miller era with flying colors.  In fact, he aced it with a perfect 7-0 record against IU over the last four seasons. So if Indiana has anything going for it against the No. 4 Boilermakers on Thursday (7 p.m. / FS1), the element of unfamiliarity might be at the top of the list.  While Painter had Miller’s number, he has never faced new IU head coach Mike Woodson, someone the 17-year Boilermakers coach and Indiana native has said he watched and emulated as a young boy. What does Painter see as different…

Indiana has quickly reassembled its defensive coaching staff after the departures of defensive coordinator Charlton Warren and defensive line coach Kevin Peoples. On Wednesday IU formally introduced new defensive line coach Paul Randolph as an assistant under new defensive coordinator Chad Wilt, who was announced last week. Randolph arrives in Bloomington after three seasons in the same role at Texas Tech. The full release from IU Athletics on Randolph follows, including quotes from head coach Tom Allen and Randolph. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head football coach Tom Allen announced the hiring of Paul Randolph as the program’s defensive line coach on Wednesday afternoon. Randolph owns…

Indiana star forward Trayce Jackson-Davis took a hard fall late in the second half on Monday evening in Nebraska and didn’t return to the contest. Immediately after the game Jackson-Davis said in a social media post he would play against Purdue on Thursday.  He does indeed appear to be headed in that direction. Head coach Mike Woodson said today Jackson-Davis is on pace to play in the rivalry game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.  The 6-foot-9 Jackson-Davis has been eased back into activity since the injury to his hip area. “He didn’t do a lot yesterday (Tuesday).  I’m sure that…

Indiana head coach Tom Allen made it clear a month ago — he wants to add a quarterback to the 2022 recruiting class after losing former commit Josh Hoover to Texas Christian. Since then one high school senior the Hoosiers have been focused on his Florida-based quarterback Davin Wydner. The head coach of the Cocoa, Fla. (Cocoa H.S.) product tells The Daily Hoosier new Indiana offensive coordinator Walt Bell is in Florida today to meet Wydner and watch him throw. The 6-foot-5-inch senior led the Tigers to the Class 4A State Championship Game in 2021 after leaving Melbourne (Fla.) Holy…