Author: Mike Schumann

Indiana is just a different team than they were a month ago.  If you had any question about that, look at their late 2nd half response to three straight frankly horrible officiating calls that resulted in a Maryland 5 point lead with 4:53 left to play.  IU would outscore the Terrapins 14-6 the rest of the game to close it out.  A lesser team would have hung their heads and collapsed.  This is the aggressive, mentally tough team Hoosier fans have been clamoring for.  No rest for the weary, as Indiana plays at Illinois on Wednesday night.  Indiana wins this…

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Breaking:  Juwan Morgan is warming up in uniform and is expected to play tonight against Maryland.  Tip-off is at 7:00 PM at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. https://twitter.com/JeffRabjohns/status/955574376954585090 WRTV’s Dave Furst believes that Morgan is not 100% but will attempt to play: https://twitter.com/DaveFurst/status/955573262473465857 You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier

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Indiana University basketball assistant coach Ed Schilling provided a quick preview of the Maryland Terrapins.  Tonight’s game tips at 7:00 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and can be viewed on FS1. https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/955520644485079040 You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier

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In 49 states, it’s just a game.  In the state of Indiana, we need our own power rankings.  Every week we’ll help settle the ongoing debate as to who are the best college basketball teams in the state of Indiana. Here are the state of Indiana NCAA Division 1 men’s college basketball power rankings for the week ended January 21st, 2018: Current Indiana teams in Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology:  Purdue (1), Butler (9), Notre Dame (11) 1. Purdue Boilermakers (19-2, 9-0) (B1G) – While unfortunate, this one is easy.  Purdue has been dominant and has the look of a final 4 team. …

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GAME NOTES:  The Maryland Terrapins (15-6, 4-4) travel to Bloomington, Indiana to face the Indiana Hoosiers (11-8, 4-3) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.  The tip-off is set for 7:00 PM and the game will be broadcast on FS1 with Joe Davis and Jimmy Jackson on the call. Indiana saw its 3 game conference winning streak snapped with an 85-57 road loss to Michigan State.  Maryland snapped a two game conference losing streak with a 77-66 home win over Minnesota.  The Hoosiers have won their last four games at home overall and are 3-0 in the Big Ten at home this…

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It feels like we just did this story.  Well, we did, only just over 2 weeks ago it was in response to the De’Ron Davis injury.  While Juwan Morgan’s ankle injury doesn’t appear to be nearly as serious as the Achilles tendon injury that ended Davis’ season, we don’t yet know whether Morgan will miss any time.  We may not know until Morgan either does or does not come out to the Branch McCracken Court for warm-ups on Monday night. Coming into the season, IU’s front court depth was a major concern.  If Morgan misses games, things go from concerning…

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Indiana basketball 2018 recruiting target Romeo Langford had two games over the weekend, both New Albany wins.  On Friday night the Bulldogs held off Princeton (Ohio) 65-64 in front of a national television audience.  Langford scored 36 points on the night. On Saturday New Albany rolled against Evansville Reitz, 75-50.  Langford scored 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.  New Albany (13-1), who is ranked  No. 3 in Class 4A, won their 10th straight game. Langford would need to average 41.4 points and have his team reach the state finals in order to surpass Damon Bailey and become the state’s all-time leading…

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It seemed like the only positive thing that Gus Johnson and Jimmy Jackson could come up with for Indiana on this night was that they kept fighting.  And that is no small thing.  We’ve seen Indiana teams quit in these circumstances.  Ultimately, no amount of fight was going to overcome this talent gap — a talent gap that widened dramatically when junior forward Juwan Morgan left in the first half with an injury.  This one was never really in doubt.  Michigan State wins it easily, 85-57. Overall:  C  The Juwan Morgan injury shouldn’t be used as an excuse here.  The script…

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