#17 Indiana Men’s Basketball knocks off #5 Purdue to sweep the season series for the first time since 2013 The #17 Indiana Hoosiers Men’s Basketball Team knocked off the #5 Purdue Boilermakers 79-71 before a sold-out crowd at Mackey Arena Saturday Night in West Lafayette. It’s the first time since 2013 The Hoosiers have won in Mackey and the first time since 2013, they have swept the season series against its archrivals.
Jalen Hood Schifino scored a career high 35 points, Guard Trey Galloway added 13 points, five assists, four rebounds, and stifling defense on Boiler guard Braden Smith. Miller Kopp added 13 points. Hoosiers had a ruthless combination of efficient offense (51% shooting, 16 assists) and stifling defense to improve to 20-10 overall, 11-7 in the Big Ten. With Trayce Jackson-Davis struggling (although he still finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists), Hood-Schifino set an instant tone, fearlessly attacking the Boilers and the moment.
Only Jay Edwards, with 36 points against Minnesota in 1988, scored more points as an IU freshman. The only Hoosiers to score more in a road game are Alan Henderson (41 at Michigan State), Bracey Wright (39 at North Texas), Steve Alford (38 at Wisconsin), Damon Bailey (36 at Kansas) and Edwards. Hood-Schifino, who topped the 33 points he had against Northwestern in January, continues to grow in the absence of injured senior guard Xavier Johnson. He added seven rebounds and two assists and played solid defense. IU hit Purdue with every available option and thrived. It forced turnovers, flustered shooters, and attacked relentlessly. In seven minutes, a four-point halftime deficit became a 10-point second-half advantage, and then grew. Coach Mike Woodson was 0-4 as player in Mackey Arena and gets his first win as coach.
Purdue (24-5, 13-5) could have clinched a share of the Big Ten title with a victory. Now, with four losses in its last six games, it has to sweat. Zach Edey scored 26 points and 16 rebounds to lead Purdue. The Boilers couldn’t do what Michigan State had done four days earlier in beating IU — light up the gym with 3-pointers. They finished 5-for-23 beyond the arc, not nearly good enough against IU’s 7-for-15, and compounded that with 35 percent overall shooting, and 22-for-33 free throw shooting. Purdue opened the game by making five of its first nine shots to surge ahead 13-6. Five straight Kopp points, and a Hood-Schifino 3-pointer got IU to within one at 19-18 at the 10:33 mark without Jackson-Davis taking a shot or scoring a point. Hood-Schifino kept attacking and scoring. Kopp got free for a 3-pointer and a 30-30 tie with 4:30 left in the half. Free throws pushed Purdue back in front until a Newman 3-pointer gave the Boilers a 38-34 halftime lead. Purdue’s 26-11 rebounding edge could have helped deliver a knockout blow. It did not. The Boilers only managed a 10-3 second-chance points advantage. The Hoosiers were very much in contention. Eight Galloway points sparked IU’s 12-2 start of the second half for a 46-40 Hoosier lead that kept growing. Kopp hit a 3-pointer. Race Thompson dunked for the second time. The lead was nine, then 10, and the reeling Boilers called a timeout. It didn’t matter. A Hood-Schifino jumper pushed Indiana ahead 65-52 with 8:36 left. The Hoosiers matched every Boiler surge the rest of the way.
#2 Indiana Women’s Basketball falls at # 6 Iowa on a buzzer beater The #2 Indiana Hoosiers lost on a last second buzzer beater to # 6 Iowa Hawkeyes before a sold-out crowd of 15,056 at Carver Hawkeye Arena with ESPN’s College Gameday in attendance. Indiana ends the regular season with a 26-2 record and 16-2 Big Ten Record. The Hawkeyes snaps the Hoosiers 14 game winning streak which ties the second longest in school history. The Hoosiers are the number 1 seed in the Big Ten Tournament in Minneapolis Minnesota and will play the winner of the 8/9 game between Nebraska and Michigan State at 12:30 pm on Friday. The Spartans and Cornhuskers will meet on Thursday at 12:30pm. Iowa who finishes with a 23-6 overall record and 15-3 Big Ten Record and will be the number 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament and will play the Purdue/Wisconsin winner on Friday at 6:30pm. Mackenize Holmes led the Hoosiers with 21 points, Sydney Parrish and Chloe Moore-McNeil scored 18 points apiece. Grace Berger scored 16 points and Freshman Yarden Garzon pulled down 14 rebounds and scored 7 points. Cailtin Clark scored 34 points and hit the game winner at the buzzer. Kate Martin scored 19 points and Monika Czinano scored 13 points. Iowa led 40-39 at break and both teams scored 46 points in the second half.
After graduate student guard Grace Berger hit her signature jumper, Iowa went on a run forcing an Indiana timeout trailing 10-2 with just over two minutes in. The Hawkeyes led by as many as 13 in the opening frame as the Hoosiers began to chip away at the deficit. A bucket from Berger and a triple from freshman guard Yarden Garzon made it a 21-15 as Indiana came within as many as three on an and-1 opportunity by Holmes. Facing a five-point deficit going into the second, junior guard Sydney Parrish started the Hoosiers off attacking the rim while a smooth triple from Scalia kept IU within three. Moore-McNeil pulled the Hoosiers within one with 6:20 to play on a baseline drive, 30-29. An 8-0 run ensued for the Hoosiers in a two minute and change span, as Berger’s signature jumper gave Indiana the lead back, 37-36. It was short lived as Iowa scored on the next possession but got two at the line from Garzon to take a 39-38 lead. With just five ticks on the clock before the break, the Hawkeyes would score and take a 40-39 lead at the half.
Iowa stretched its lead to seven in the early goings of the third quarter and a lead it mostly maintained. Moore-McNeil connected on her second triple of the day as IU closed the gap on a 5-0 run with 22 seconds left. Iowa stepped to the line to make two in the final seconds of the third, taking a 61-58 lead. The Hoosiers kept pressuring the Hawkeyes in the fourth, as Holmes got fouled on the way up with 2:17 left on the clock as she hit one in the bonus to tie the game at 79-all. Buckets were traded by the two teams on the following possessions as Indiana would end up in the bonus with 34 seconds remaining to send Moore-McNeil to a line for a pair. Off a missed opportunity by Iowa, Holmes came down and got herself to the line again on a move inside with 1.5 remaining. She would give her team the 85-83 lead as Iowa used the timeout to advance the ball in to its own half court. Iowa would then go on to hit the buzzer beating three in the final 1.5 seconds.
Indiana University Men’s Swimming and Diving repeats as Big Ten Champions Blast “Indiana, Our Indiana” on repeat. For the second-straight season, fifth time in seven years and 29th time in program history, Indiana men’s swimming and diving is the Big Ten Champion. Indiana earned 27 medals, 11 individual Big Ten Championships and broke nine pool records over four days at Canham Natatorium on the campus of the University of Michigan. The Hoosiers totaled 1595.5 points to outscore runner-up Ohio State (1,290.5) and the field by over 300 points. For the third straight season, the IU pair of senior Brendan Burns and redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco earned championship award distinctions. Once more the Big Ten Champion in all five events he swam, Burns was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships. Capobianco and sophomore teammate shared the Big Ten Diver of the Championships Award as they combined to help IU sweep the diving titles for a second consecutive year.
Indiana shut the door on its title with a dominant final day, stretching a 106-point lead to a victory by 305 points. IU sent 13 swimmers and five divers to the evening session, with 15 of those coming in championship finals. Indiana was the top seed in five of the six events and turned it into 12 medals and five titles in the final night alone. After becoming the first-ever Big Ten male athlete to win the 200-yard backstroke and 200-yard butterfly at the same championships two years ago, Burns completed the feat for the third time on Saturday. Burns began the night with a meet, program and pool record 1:38:22 to win his third-straight 200-yard backstroke title. It’s also the seventh consecutive title for IU. Three events late, he set another pool record in the 200-yard butterfly, going 1:39.51 for his fourth title in the event. Burns is the second Big Ten male athlete to win the 200 fly four times Michigan’s Dylan Bosch was the first from 2013-16.
Indiana had multiple top-five finishers in three final-night events. The Hoosiers had perhaps their most dominant performance in the platform diving event as IU divers swept the medals and put four Hoosiers in top-five positions. Sophomore Carson Tyler earned his second Big Ten title of the weekend with a career-best 451.60. He was followed in the medals by fellow sophomore Quinn Henninger (425.10) and redshirt senior Andrew Capobianco (415.10), while freshman Maxwell Weinrich (388.55) took fifth place.
Indiana had four top-five finishes again in the 200-yard breaststroke. Sophomore Josh Matheny put up an NCAA A cut 1:51.23 to take silver, followed by Jassen Yep (1:52.33) earning bronze. Fourth-place junior Maxwell Reich (1:52.75) and fifth-place sophomore Luke Barr (1:54.37) surrounded them on the podium. In the 100-yard freestyle, senior Van Mathias (41.58) and sophomore Rafael Miroslaw (42.38) took silver and bronze. Junior Warren Biggs was the lone IU medalist in the 1,650 free, going a career-best 14:56.97. Indiana finished the night as the Big Ten Champion in the 400-yard freestyle relay, going an NCAA A cut and pool record 2:48.11. IU touched second in the relay, but Ohio State was disqualified from the event due an early takeoff from its third leg. Mathias, junior Gavin Wight, Frankel and Miroslaw were part of the championship relay – all four had scored earlier in the night as well.
Bedford North Lawrence Girls Basketball wins the Class 4A State Championship The Bedford North Lawrence Stars girls basketball team beat Fishers 46-42 to win the IHSAA Class 4A State Championship Saturday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The Stars are State Champions for the fifth state title in school history which is the third most in state history as the Stars won in 1983,1991,203 and 2014. The Stars were led by Junior Chloe Spreen with 20 points and Mallory Pride added 11 points. Butler Signee Karysn Norman who finished with just 2 points was named the Patricia L Roy Mental Attitude Award Winer. Talia Harris led Fishers in scoring with 15 points as the Tigers end the season with a 26-3 record. In Class 1A Lanesville beat Bethany Christian 60-41 for their first state title. In Class 2A Forest Park beat Lapel 38-37 as the Rangers win back-to-back state championships. In Class 3A Fairfield beat Corydon Central 49-42 for their first state title.
Ball State Women’s Basketball falls to Toledo on Senior Day The Ball State Women’s Basketball team fell to the Toledo Rockets 72-70 Saturday afternoon in John E. Worthen Arena in Muncie. The Cardinals were down 10 points with 2:32 remaining in the game when they mounted a comeback and had a chance to send the game to overtime. Toledo was called for a traveling violation with .4 seconds remaining. The Cardinals got the ball in the front court and were not able to get a shot off in time. Both teams along with Bowling Green were all 13-2 and tied for the lead in the Mid-American Conference. Toledo improves 14-2 in the MAC along with 23-4 overall record while Ball State falls to 13-3 in the conference and 23-6 overall. Buffalo knocked off Bowling Green 84-66 Saturday afternoon at Bowling Green. The Falcons fall to 13-3 in the MAC with Ball State coming into Bowling Green Wednesday at 5pm on ESPNU and hits to the road to face archrival Toledo on the road next Saturday while Ball State plays at Miami Ohio on the final day of the regular season. “There is a lot of basketball left to play and scheduling gods decided to have Ball State, Toledo and Bowling Green play down the stretch and makes for great drama” Ball State head coach Brady Salee said after the game.
Ball State was celebrating Senior Day as Anna Clephane and Thelma Dis Augustsdottir were joined out on the court by their families in pre-game ceremonies. Celphane is from Taylor Mill, KY and has had two season ending injuries as a redshirt junior and a freshman. Dis Augustsdottir came from Iceland and her family was able to be here for her special day and her family is thankful her opportunity to play college basketball. “When I first got here five years ago, I never said a word to anyone, I am thankful that my family could be here and this has been a great experience and this is a special day” Dis Augstsdottir said after the game. Clephane finished the game with 9 points and 5 rebounds while Dis Augstdottir scored 6 points and pulled down 6 rebounds.
Ally Becki led the Cardinals in scoring with 18 Points, Madelyn Bischoff added 13 points along with 12 points off the bench from Annie Rauch. Toledo was led by Quinesha Lockett with 20 points, Sophia Wiard added 18 points. Jeffersonville Indiana and Penn State transfer Nan Garcia scored 13 points and Sammi Mikonowicz added 10 points. Free Throws were the key factor in this game with Toledo going 22-29 for 76% while Ball State shot 11-17 for 64%. Toledo shot 22-50 from the field for 40% and 6-20 from three-point range for 30%. Ball State was 25-56 from the field for 44% and 9-25 from three-point range for 36%.
The Game was tied 11 times and the lead changed hands three times. Ball State led 16-14 at the end of the first quarter as the Cardinals went inside and put the Rockets on its heels. Toledo outscored Ball State 28-19 in the second quarter and led at half 42-35 as the Rockets started to find their rhythm. Toledo led 60-47 at the end of the third quarter and outscored the Cardinals 18-12. In the fourth quarter the Cardinals started to chip away at the lead and Anna Celphane nailed a three pointer to cut the lead to two. The crowd of 2,150 was a big factor the entire game with a good contingent of Toledo fans making the trip knowing what was on the line. Ball State saw a school record 14 game winning streak snapped as the Cardinals know there is a lot of basketball left with the Mid-American Tournament in Cleveland in less than two weeks.
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