Tuesday, February 28
West Lafayette, IN
7:00 PM
Indiana University
at
Purdue
PREVIEW: Indiana at Purdue on Tuesday
2/27/2017 11:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
• Indiana and Purdue prepare for another installment of one of the most storied rivalries in college basketball. IU will make its first appearance in Mackey Arena since January 28, 2015.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will finish the regular season with on the road Saturday at Ohio State.
IU INSIGHT
• Blackmon, Jr. grabbed a defensive rebound with 9 seconds remaining and went the length of the court before dishing to Bryant, who dunked the ball and added a free throw with 2.6 seconds remaining to give IU a 63-62 comeback win over Northwestern. The Hoosiers scored the games final 8 points in the last 1:33. The Hoosiers also used a 22-0 run over the final 5:01 of the first half against the Wildcats to turn a 12-point deficit into a 10-point lead. Last year, IU scored a Big Ten record 28 straight points in their win at Michigan.
• Last year, IU players missed 32 games due to injury. This year, season ending injuries to Collin Hartman and OG Anunoby will cost the Hoosiers 46 missed games, while other injuries to Blackmon, Jr., Juwan Morgan and Devonte Green have impacted IU in 8 other games.
• Since Tom Crean came to Indiana, the Hoosiers have shot a major college best 38.2 percent from 3-point range over a 9-year period. Since 2011-12, IU leads all Big Ten schools, averaging 78.1 points while shooting 47.9 percent from the field.
• Since 2014-15, the Hoosiers have averaged 9.3 3FG per game, the most of any major college program. Villanova and Michigan are 2nd at (8.9).
• From 1994-95 to 2007-08, the Hoosiers won 41.0 percent of their games against nationally ranked opposition. Since 2011-12, Tom Crean's Hoosiers have the 3rd-best regular season winning percentage in the country against ranked competition at 54.3 (min. 40 games) and are third in wins with 25.
THE SERIES
• Purdue leads the series 116-89 and defeated the Hoosiers 69-64 on February 9 in Bloomington. The last time IU won in West Lafayette was January 30, 2013, 97-60.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, is in his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers, including the last six where IU has earned a national ranking. He now is 3rd all-time in victories at IU (164) behind Bob Knight (602) and Branch McCracken (364). Over the last five+ years, IU is 136-66 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents. In addition, IU and Duke are tied for the most wins against top 3 teams (6). Nine players in his first 7 recruiting classes have scored 1,000 points in their career under Crean at Indiana. Yogi Ferrell (1,986), Christian Watford (1,730), Verdell Jones III (1,347), Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will Sheehey (1,120), Victor Oladipo (1,117) Troy Williams (1,115), and most recently James Blackmon, Jr. (1,146). Three players, Yogi Ferrell (2016), Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. Oladipo earned two National Player of the Year honors and was named National Defensive Player of the Year. IU won the 2013 and 2016 Big Ten titles outright. Last year's outright title is the team's 2nd in a 4-year period - the last time that happened at IU was in 1980, 81 and 83.
DID YOU KNOW
• Freshman Devonte Green is believed to be the first player in IU history to hit 2 half court shots in one season. He dropped a bomb at the end of the first half against Austin Peay and made what is believed to be the longest shot in Assembly Hall history (70+ feet) before halftime against Northwestern.
•In the 14 games, sophomore OG Anunoby played, IU shot 50.2 percent from the field, 39.8 percent from 3FG and averaged 84.7 points. In the 15 he was either hurt or sick, IU has shot 45.5 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from 3FG and averaged 75.7 points.
• In the last six games (since Feb. 5), the Hoosiers have the best 3-point field goal defense in the conference, with opponents making just 27.5 percent of their long distance calls (33-of-120). Their 42.0 overall field goal percentage defense is 4th-best in the Big Ten over the same time frame.
• In the last 10 games, junior James Blackmon, Jr. leads the way averaging 15.3 points and shooting 40.0 percent from 3-point range. Sophomore Thomas Bryant is averaging 15.1 points and 7.1 boards and shooting 52.8 percent from the field. Junior transfer Josh Newkirk has increased his offensive production, averaging 11.7 points during that stretch and 37.8 percent from beyond the arc.
• Five former Crean-coached Hoosiers have been on active NBA rosters this season including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland), Yogi Ferrell (Dallas) and Troy Williams (Memphis). Two of his former players at Marquette also are active - Dwyane Wade (Chicago) and Wesley Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo signed a 4-year, $84 million extension and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million earlier this season.
• The Hoosiers have three former head coaches on their coaching staff this season. Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley (Ball State) begins his ninth year at Indiana, assistant Coach Chuck Martin (Marist) is in his third year with the Hoosiers and assistant Coach Rob Judson (Northern Illinois) is in his 2nd year as an assistant coach and 3rd in the program.
• Sophomore Thomas Bryant had his 7th double-double of the season (8th career) when he totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds at Iowa, while matching a career-best with 4 blocks. He had a career-high 31 points and 11 boards against Penn State. He also had 23 points against Purdue. He had 23 points and 12 boards at Northwestern. He had 20 points against Illinois and made all six of his field goal attempts. He had 19 points and 9 rebounds at Penn State and had 11 points and 6 rebounds against Michigan State. He had a 15-point, 7-rebound performance against Butler. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. He is now 8th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 7.1 per game and 7th in blocks (1.5).
• Freshman De'Ron Davis has started the last 3 games, and is averaging 7.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in those starts. He had 9 points and 4 boards at Iowa, 10 points and 5 boards at Minnesota and 13 points against Michigan. He had 9 points and 8 boards against Penn State and hit two free throws with 3.9 seconds left to send the game into OT. He also had 12 points off the bench against Wisconsin. He had back-to-back 14-point efforts against SIUE and SEMO. He is averaging 6.2 points and 3.3 rebounds. The Colorado native is 2nd on the team with 22 blocked shots.
• Jerry West Award finalist James Blackmon, Jr. missed 3 Big Ten games with a lower left leg injury. He is a two-time National and B1G Player of the Week. Earlier this year, he became the 50th player in IU history to reach the 1,000-point mark and is 38th on the all-time scoring list with 1,146 points. He has the highest career average (16.1) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He had 22 points at Minnesota and 18 at Iowa. He is 5th in the Big Ten in scoring at 17.0 per game. He leads the Big Ten in 3FG made per game (3.1). He had his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Louisville. He had 17 at Penn State prior to his 33-point outburst against Michigan State.
•Junior guard Robert Johnson is the most experienced Hoosier, having started 82 career games. At Iowa, he became the first IU player in more than 20 years to score 19 points and also have 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 13.1 points and is second on the team with 69 assists. He had 17 points and 7 rebounds at Penn State. He had 19 points and 4 rebounds against Nebraska. He has scored 16 points or more 10 times this season. He has scored 925 points in his career and has averaged 9.9 points in 93 games.
• Sophomore forward OG Anunoby averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds before his season ending injury. He had 12 points and 2 blocks against Illinois. Against UNC, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He had 19 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks against Delaware State. He had 14 points and 2 steals against Louisville. He is still third on the team in blocked shots (22) and in steals (21).
• Senior forward Collin Hartman is rehabbing his injured knee. He played three games in the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points and 4.0 rebounds. Although he went through the Senior Night ceremony, he could come back next season after receiving a medical redshirt. At the end of his speech, Hartman proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Hayley Daniel, an IU cheerleader, who promptly said "Yes" in front of the Hoosier faithful in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Junior guard Josh Newkirk is averaging 10.0 points in his last five games. He had 11-point efforts at Iowa and at Minnesota. He scored 22 points at Wisconsin and hit four 3FG. His driving layup at the buzzer sent the game against Penn State into a second OT before finishing with a career-high 27 points. He is averaging 8.8 points and 3.4 assists on the year. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he scored 10 points and 3 assists in helping the Hoosiers to the win over UNC. He had 7 assists against Northwestern and had 9 points against Butler. He had 11 points against Nebraska and 9 against Maryland.
• Sophomore forward Juwan Morgan has started 16 games this season and is averaging 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in the last 5 games. He came off the bench to provide 9 points and 6 rebounds against Northwestern. He had 14 points and 7 boards at Minnesota after he had 11 points against Michigan. He had 10 rebounds and had a career-high 4 blocked shots against Butler. He had 12 points and 7 rebounds against Wisconsin. He made a school-record 14 straight field goals over a 3-game period earlier this season.
• Junior Freddie McSwain, Jr. has emerged as a solid contributor. Per 40 minutes in Big Ten play, he is averaging 15.2 rebounds, including 9.9 offensive boards. He has averaged 4.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in the last 3 games. He had 4 points and 5 rebounds in 9 minutes against Northwestern. He had 6 points and 6 boards at Iowa and had 4 points and 5 boards at Minnesota. He had 5 points and 5 rebounds against Purdue.
• Freshman Devonte Green has started 3 games. He had a career-high 10 points and 10 rebounds against PSU. He also had 4 assists and just 2 turnovers in 45 minutes. Against Northwestern, he had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot.
• Indiana and Purdue prepare for another installment of one of the most storied rivalries in college basketball. IU will make its first appearance in Mackey Arena since January 28, 2015.
UP NEXT
• The Hoosiers will finish the regular season with on the road Saturday at Ohio State.
| Indiana (16-13, 6-10 Big Ten) vs. Purdue (23-6, 12-4 Big Ten) | |
| Date | Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 |
| Location | West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Venue | Mackey Arena (14,804) |
| Tipoff | 7:00 p.m. ET |
| TV | ESPN2 & WatchESPN (Kevin Kugler & Jon Crispin) |
| Radio | IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) |
| Live Stats | IUHoosiers.com |
IU INSIGHT
• Blackmon, Jr. grabbed a defensive rebound with 9 seconds remaining and went the length of the court before dishing to Bryant, who dunked the ball and added a free throw with 2.6 seconds remaining to give IU a 63-62 comeback win over Northwestern. The Hoosiers scored the games final 8 points in the last 1:33. The Hoosiers also used a 22-0 run over the final 5:01 of the first half against the Wildcats to turn a 12-point deficit into a 10-point lead. Last year, IU scored a Big Ten record 28 straight points in their win at Michigan.
• Last year, IU players missed 32 games due to injury. This year, season ending injuries to Collin Hartman and OG Anunoby will cost the Hoosiers 46 missed games, while other injuries to Blackmon, Jr., Juwan Morgan and Devonte Green have impacted IU in 8 other games.
• Since Tom Crean came to Indiana, the Hoosiers have shot a major college best 38.2 percent from 3-point range over a 9-year period. Since 2011-12, IU leads all Big Ten schools, averaging 78.1 points while shooting 47.9 percent from the field.
• Since 2014-15, the Hoosiers have averaged 9.3 3FG per game, the most of any major college program. Villanova and Michigan are 2nd at (8.9).
• From 1994-95 to 2007-08, the Hoosiers won 41.0 percent of their games against nationally ranked opposition. Since 2011-12, Tom Crean's Hoosiers have the 3rd-best regular season winning percentage in the country against ranked competition at 54.3 (min. 40 games) and are third in wins with 25.
THE SERIES
• Purdue leads the series 116-89 and defeated the Hoosiers 69-64 on February 9 in Bloomington. The last time IU won in West Lafayette was January 30, 2013, 97-60.
HEAD COACH TOM CREAN
• Tom Crean, the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, is in his ninth year of leading the Hoosiers, including the last six where IU has earned a national ranking. He now is 3rd all-time in victories at IU (164) behind Bob Knight (602) and Branch McCracken (364). Over the last five+ years, IU is 136-66 and leads the Big Ten with 25 regular season wins over ranked opponents. In addition, IU and Duke are tied for the most wins against top 3 teams (6). Nine players in his first 7 recruiting classes have scored 1,000 points in their career under Crean at Indiana. Yogi Ferrell (1,986), Christian Watford (1,730), Verdell Jones III (1,347), Jordan Hulls (1,318), Cody Zeller (1,157), Will Sheehey (1,120), Victor Oladipo (1,117) Troy Williams (1,115), and most recently James Blackmon, Jr. (1,146). Three players, Yogi Ferrell (2016), Cody Zeller (2013) and Victor Oladipo (2013) have been selected as All-Americans. Oladipo earned two National Player of the Year honors and was named National Defensive Player of the Year. IU won the 2013 and 2016 Big Ten titles outright. Last year's outright title is the team's 2nd in a 4-year period - the last time that happened at IU was in 1980, 81 and 83.
DID YOU KNOW
• Freshman Devonte Green is believed to be the first player in IU history to hit 2 half court shots in one season. He dropped a bomb at the end of the first half against Austin Peay and made what is believed to be the longest shot in Assembly Hall history (70+ feet) before halftime against Northwestern.
•In the 14 games, sophomore OG Anunoby played, IU shot 50.2 percent from the field, 39.8 percent from 3FG and averaged 84.7 points. In the 15 he was either hurt or sick, IU has shot 45.5 percent from the field, 34.6 percent from 3FG and averaged 75.7 points.
• In the last six games (since Feb. 5), the Hoosiers have the best 3-point field goal defense in the conference, with opponents making just 27.5 percent of their long distance calls (33-of-120). Their 42.0 overall field goal percentage defense is 4th-best in the Big Ten over the same time frame.
• In the last 10 games, junior James Blackmon, Jr. leads the way averaging 15.3 points and shooting 40.0 percent from 3-point range. Sophomore Thomas Bryant is averaging 15.1 points and 7.1 boards and shooting 52.8 percent from the field. Junior transfer Josh Newkirk has increased his offensive production, averaging 11.7 points during that stretch and 37.8 percent from beyond the arc.
• Five former Crean-coached Hoosiers have been on active NBA rosters this season including Cody Zeller (Charlotte), Victor Oladipo (Oklahoma City), Noah Vonleh (Portland), Yogi Ferrell (Dallas) and Troy Williams (Memphis). Two of his former players at Marquette also are active - Dwyane Wade (Chicago) and Wesley Matthews (Dallas). Oladipo signed a 4-year, $84 million extension and Zeller got 4-years and $56 million earlier this season.
• The Hoosiers have three former head coaches on their coaching staff this season. Associate Head Coach Tim Buckley (Ball State) begins his ninth year at Indiana, assistant Coach Chuck Martin (Marist) is in his third year with the Hoosiers and assistant Coach Rob Judson (Northern Illinois) is in his 2nd year as an assistant coach and 3rd in the program.
• Sophomore Thomas Bryant had his 7th double-double of the season (8th career) when he totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds at Iowa, while matching a career-best with 4 blocks. He had a career-high 31 points and 11 boards against Penn State. He also had 23 points against Purdue. He had 23 points and 12 boards at Northwestern. He had 20 points against Illinois and made all six of his field goal attempts. He had 19 points and 9 rebounds at Penn State and had 11 points and 6 rebounds against Michigan State. He had a 15-point, 7-rebound performance against Butler. He had 19 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas. He is now 8th in the Big Ten in rebounding at 7.1 per game and 7th in blocks (1.5).
• Freshman De'Ron Davis has started the last 3 games, and is averaging 7.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in those starts. He had 9 points and 4 boards at Iowa, 10 points and 5 boards at Minnesota and 13 points against Michigan. He had 9 points and 8 boards against Penn State and hit two free throws with 3.9 seconds left to send the game into OT. He also had 12 points off the bench against Wisconsin. He had back-to-back 14-point efforts against SIUE and SEMO. He is averaging 6.2 points and 3.3 rebounds. The Colorado native is 2nd on the team with 22 blocked shots.
• Jerry West Award finalist James Blackmon, Jr. missed 3 Big Ten games with a lower left leg injury. He is a two-time National and B1G Player of the Week. Earlier this year, he became the 50th player in IU history to reach the 1,000-point mark and is 38th on the all-time scoring list with 1,146 points. He has the highest career average (16.1) of any player who has played for Crean at Indiana. He had 22 points at Minnesota and 18 at Iowa. He is 5th in the Big Ten in scoring at 17.0 per game. He leads the Big Ten in 3FG made per game (3.1). He had his first career double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds against Louisville. He had 17 at Penn State prior to his 33-point outburst against Michigan State.
•Junior guard Robert Johnson is the most experienced Hoosier, having started 82 career games. At Iowa, he became the first IU player in more than 20 years to score 19 points and also have 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals. Coming off of ankle surgery in the offseason, he is averaging 13.1 points and is second on the team with 69 assists. He had 17 points and 7 rebounds at Penn State. He had 19 points and 4 rebounds against Nebraska. He has scored 16 points or more 10 times this season. He has scored 925 points in his career and has averaged 9.9 points in 93 games.
• Sophomore forward OG Anunoby averaged 11.1 points and 5.4 rebounds before his season ending injury. He had 12 points and 2 blocks against Illinois. Against UNC, he had 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots. He had 19 points, 9 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks against Delaware State. He had 14 points and 2 steals against Louisville. He is still third on the team in blocked shots (22) and in steals (21).
• Senior forward Collin Hartman is rehabbing his injured knee. He played three games in the 2016 NCAA Tournament with a fractured wrist and averaged 5.7 points and 4.0 rebounds. Although he went through the Senior Night ceremony, he could come back next season after receiving a medical redshirt. At the end of his speech, Hartman proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Hayley Daniel, an IU cheerleader, who promptly said "Yes" in front of the Hoosier faithful in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Junior guard Josh Newkirk is averaging 10.0 points in his last five games. He had 11-point efforts at Iowa and at Minnesota. He scored 22 points at Wisconsin and hit four 3FG. His driving layup at the buzzer sent the game against Penn State into a second OT before finishing with a career-high 27 points. He is averaging 8.8 points and 3.4 assists on the year. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he scored 10 points and 3 assists in helping the Hoosiers to the win over UNC. He had 7 assists against Northwestern and had 9 points against Butler. He had 11 points against Nebraska and 9 against Maryland.
• Sophomore forward Juwan Morgan has started 16 games this season and is averaging 9.8 points and 5.4 rebounds in the last 5 games. He came off the bench to provide 9 points and 6 rebounds against Northwestern. He had 14 points and 7 boards at Minnesota after he had 11 points against Michigan. He had 10 rebounds and had a career-high 4 blocked shots against Butler. He had 12 points and 7 rebounds against Wisconsin. He made a school-record 14 straight field goals over a 3-game period earlier this season.
• Junior Freddie McSwain, Jr. has emerged as a solid contributor. Per 40 minutes in Big Ten play, he is averaging 15.2 rebounds, including 9.9 offensive boards. He has averaged 4.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in the last 3 games. He had 4 points and 5 rebounds in 9 minutes against Northwestern. He had 6 points and 6 boards at Iowa and had 4 points and 5 boards at Minnesota. He had 5 points and 5 rebounds against Purdue.
• Freshman Devonte Green has started 3 games. He had a career-high 10 points and 10 rebounds against PSU. He also had 4 assists and just 2 turnovers in 45 minutes. Against Northwestern, he had 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a blocked shot.
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