Catching Up: Indiana Hoosiers

Ok, Where Did We Leave Off?

What was the last game I recapped:  Game 7: Indiana vs. North Carolina (W, 83-59)

What has happened since?: Eight games have been played.  Games 8 thru 15...

Quick Recaps:

• Game 8: Indiana vs. Coppin State
• Win, 87-51 (8-0)
• Sheehey/Oladipo scored 14 apiece (Oladipo: 14 pts, 6 rebs, 6 asts, 3 stls, 1 blk)
• Watford/Abell scored 10 apiece (Watford: 10 pts, 7 rebs, 2 stls)
• Zeller had 9 points and 7 rebounds
• Oladipo had a Crean-era record of 20 deflections
• IU opened the game terribly: shot 0-for-9, committed 8 turnovers in the first 10+ minutes
• Coppin State gave the Hoosiers fits with their 2-3 zone
• IU played a 1-2-2 three-quarter-court zone for the majority of the second half
• Game 9: Indiana vs. Central Connecticut State
• Win, 100-69 (9-0)
• CODY: 19 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks.  Gettin' it done.
• Watford: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8-for-12 FG, 3-for-4 3FG.
• Oladipo: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 steals, 3 blocks, 2 assists, 7-for-9 FG
• Austin Etherington suffered season-ending knee injury
• Game 10: Indiana vs. Butler (Crossroads Classic, Banker's Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IN)
• Loss, 88-86 OT (9-1)
• First loss of the season. At least it was to an Indiana school.  Still, though...ugh
• I was at my wedding so I didn't see this game and relied only on updates via my groomsmen and their cellphones
• Zeller: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block
• Oladipo: 18 points, 4 assists, 4 steals, 3 assists, 2 blocks
• Yogi: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals
• Vic/Yogi: 6 turnovers/apiece
• Mosquera-Perea made his official college basketball debut: 2pts, 1 reb (3 Min)
• No undefeated season this year, fellas.
• Game 11: Indiana vs. Mount St. Mary's
• Win, 93-54 (10-1)
• Sheehey put up 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in 24 minutes off the bench
• Oladipo had 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.  That's fillin' up the stat sheet.
• Abell finished with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in 22 minutes of action.
• Zeller finished with 16 points and 6 boards.
• Watford had 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a block
• Yogi dished out a season-high 9 assists to go along with 8 points and 4 rebounds
• Shooting display: IU shot 70.6% from the field for the entire game; 36-for-51 FG and 9-for-12 from 3FG (75%)
• The Hoosiers' best team mark for field goal shooting in a single game came back in 1988 against Michigan State when they hit 71.2% of their shots.
• Good news: Derek Elston returned to action.  He played 9 minutes, scored 2, had a pair of boards and a block.
• Hanner was on the floor for 10 minutes but didn't come up with much.  He missed a couple inside shots and two free throws as well.  He also managed to foul a shooter on a three-point shot.  HMP is learning and will continue to be in the learning process for the remainder of the season due to such a late start.  However, I am sure we will see many glimpses of his potential and various snippets of super-athletic plays before the season is over.
• Game 12: Indiana vs. Florida Atlantic
• Win, 88-52 (11-1)
• Big Handsome scored 24 points and hit 12 of his 13 FT attempts along the way.  He also grabbed 6 rebounds and accumulated a steal, an assist, and a block
• Oladipo: 16 points, 8 rebounds (5 offensive), 1 steal
• C-Wat: 17 points, 2 assists, 2 blocks
• Yogi: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and a steal
• 26-for-27:  That was IU's free throw stat line. 
• 11 offensive rebounds, 39 total
• HMP: 10 rebounds in 13 minutes!  Also, he had his first dunk.
• Jurkin:  He played!
• Hollowell:  Sat out for the 2nd consecutive game for unknown reasons.  However, it was disclosed that the reason has nothing to do with academics or disciplinary action.
• Game 13: Indiana vs. Jacksonville
• Win, 93-59 (12-1)
• Jordy: 20 points on 6-for-9 shooting from downtown.  He also notched 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
• Oladipo: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks.  Another full stat line from Vic.  Emerging as a national spotlight player.
• Zeller: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks.  Played just 19 minutes due to foul trouble and uncharacteristic turnovers.
• Sheehey: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks
• Yogi: 6 points, 10 assists (new high), 2 steals
• Assists:  Hoosiers racked up 21 assists on 29 made field goals.  This has been a delicious common theme thus far.
• HMP played 12 minutes and scored 6 points including going 4-for-4 from the stripe.
• Game 14: Indiana @ Iowa (B1G: Game 1) 
• Win, 69-65 (13-1) (1-0)
• Zeller: 19 points, 10 rebounds (5 offensive), steal, block assist.  Solid Big Ten season debut for Cody.  Saw 33 minutes of action and shot 5-for-5 from the line as well.
• Oladipo: 14 points, 10 rebounds (3 offensive), 2 assists, 1 steal.  Vic is amazing...
• C-Wat: 11 points, 8 rebounds.
• Sheehey: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.
• Yogi:  9 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal.  Terrific play from the freshman.  Showed his IQ and athleticism in this game. 
• The Hoosiers didn't play well in this one, but Iowa faltered in many areas as well which helped the cause considerably
• Shooting: 26-for-65 (40%).  Jordy Hulls: 0-for-10 (0%).   Poor night for the Hoosiers in the shooting category.  Jordy, however, still played a great game despite his 0-fer.  He finished with 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and not one turnover.
• Defense:  IU held the Hawkeyes to 33.3% shooting (21-63) and outrebounded them by 9 (45-to-36)
• Outplayed?: Hawkeyes bested the Hoosiers in several categories including FT made and attempted, steals, blocks, turnovers, fouls committed.
• Conference Road Win:  Perhaps The MOST important stat of the night.  IU will begin the Big Ten season with a 1-0 record coming off a road game.
• Game 15: Indiana @ Penn State (B1G: Game 2)
• Win, 74-51 (14-1) (2-0)
• C-Wat: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists
• Zeller: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals, 2 blocks
• Jordy: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists
• Oladipo: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 6 turnovers
• Sheehey: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal
• 1st Half vs. 2nd Half
• 1st Half: 44 points, 8 assists/14 field goals, 52% FG and 6-for-11 (54.5%) from 3-point land, 10-for-13 from the line, 5 turnovers.
• 2nd Half: 30 points, 6 assists/8 field goals, 12-for-21 from the line, 12 turnovers
• Noticeable difference.  Although the Hoosiers shot 53% in the 2nd half, they only made 8 total field goals.  Aside from a very stagnant offense, Indiana commited a dozen turnovers and made plenty of mental mistakes and miscues.
• Luckily, Penn State went 19-for-60 for the game (31.7%)
• 2-0 record in Big Ten play.  2-0 record in Big Ten road games.
• Game 16: #5 Indiana (15-1, 2-0)vs. #8 Minnesota (B1G: Game 3)
• Saturday, January 12, 2013
• Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana