Indiana University Athletics
INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
INDIANA vs. MINNESOTA
1/30/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES
INDIANA vs. MINNESOTA
Saturday, Jan. 31, 1998
Assembly Hall (17,357) - Bloomington, Ind.
1 p.m. (EST)
IU Radio Network
CBS
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| Pos | No | Name | PPG | RPG | APG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F | 4 | Luke Recker | 13.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F | 30 | William Gladness | 8.7 | 4.7 | 1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| C | 45 | Andrae Patterson | 10.5 | 6.3 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 24 | Michael Lewis | 6.1 | 2.7 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G | 25 | A.J. Guyton | 15.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
OFF THE BENCHF | 3 | Charlie Miller | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
C | 21 | Richard Mandeville | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
F | 32 | Robbie Eggers | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
G | 23 | Rob Turner | 8.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 |
G | 12 | Luke Jimenez | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
F | 33 | Larry Richardson | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
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GAME #21 FACTS: Minnesota (9-10, 2-6 Big Ten) vs. Indiana (14-6, 5-3 Big Ten). Saturday (Jan. 31), Assembly Hall (17,357), Bloomington, Ind. Game time is 1 p.m. (EST).
GAME DATA: The Indiana Hoosiers play their final game of the week this afternoon as they host Minnesota. IU lost at Michigan State 84-66 Wednesday which broke a five-game winning streak. The loss drops Indiana's record to 14-6 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. A victory this afternoon would put the Hoosiers at nine games above .500 for the second time this season. The game against Minnesota marks the third of four against Big Ten opponents the Hoosiers play only once during the regular season.
TELEVISION: The Minnesota game is being broadcast on CBS. Bob Carpenter and Bill Raftery call the action.
RADIO: Every IU game can be heard on the IU Radio Network. The flagship station is WBWB in Bloomington which provides a statewide network. Don Fischer, Bob Hammel, Joe Smith and Norm Ellenberger call the action. The pregame show begins 40 minutes prior to tipoff.
INDIANA HEAD COACH BOB KNIGHT: is college basketball's winningest active head coach with 714 victories (all games at the Division I level). He is just one of 12 NCAA coaches all-time to have recorded 700 or more victories. He is in his 27th season as the Indiana head coach and has a record of 612-214 (.741). Knight is in his 33rd season as a collegiate head coach and has an overall record of 714-264 (.730). Knight's record in Big Ten play is 330-134 (.711). He has led the Hoosiers to three NCAA titles (1976, 1981 and 1987) and a conference record 11 Big Ten Championships (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 and 1993). He was inducted into the National Basketball Hall of Fame in May of 1991. Knight is 36-13 vs. Minnesota overall and at Indiana.
KNIGHT ON THE WEB: Bob Knight has entered cyberspace with his own web site. The site debuted in December. CoachBobKnight.com is a comprehensive look at the coach both on and off the court and the 1997-98 Hoosiers. The site features gameday information, team stats and a text of Coach's postgame press conferences plus many other features. On-line real time stat updates from games are also available.
THE SERIES: Indiana and Minnesota are meeting for the 135th time. The Hoosiers lead the all-time series 82-52 after Minnesota won both games last year - 96-91 in overtime in Bloomington and 75-72 in Minneapolis. Minnesota has won four of the last five meetings including the last two in Bloomington. Indiana is 20-4 all-time against the Golden Gophers in Assembly Hall and are 51-18 all-time against Minnesota in games played in Bloomington.
INDIANA'S BIG TEN HISTORY: The Indiana Hoosiers are playing their 91st season of Big Ten basketball. Indiana began playing Big Ten basketball in 1905 (IU missed the 1907 and 1908 seasons). The Hoosiers are the winningest team in conference history with a 59.6% winning percentage (739-500). Indiana is second in league history with 19 titles.
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