Indiana University Athletics
Thursday, March 7
Urbana-Champaign, IL
8:00 PM
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Illinois
NOTES: Hoosiers Prepare For Final Road Game Of The Season at Illinois
3/5/2019 3:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
Indiana University is in its 119th season of competition in men's basketball. The Hoosiers have a two-game winning streak, and are coming off a 63-62 win at home over #6 Michigan State and a 75-73 double overtime win against #19 Wisconsin. Seven of the last 8 Hoosier contests have been one possession games in the final minute and include 3 overtime games. Illinois defeated Northwestern, 81-76 on Sunday. IU won the previous meeting this year with the Illini, 73-65 on January 3.
THE COACHES
Indiana Coach Archie Miller is in his 2nd season of guiding the Cream and Crimson. He has a 31-29 record since taking over the Hoosiers. He is 170-92 in 7-plus years as a head coach, which includes 6 years at the University of Dayton. His Flyer teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last four seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2014. Brad Underwood is in his 2nd year at Illinois.
NEWS & NOTES
Indiana is one of 13 teams in the nation with six Quadrant 1 wins and no losses in Quadrant 3 or 4. Indiana is rated 55th in the latest NET Rankings. IU has played the 4th toughest schedule in the country according to KenPom.com.
IU has 4 wins against the Top 25 including MSU (twice), Wisconsin and Marquette.
Senior forward Juwan Morgan and freshman guard Romeo Langford were selected to the 10-member Preseason All-Big Ten team. Langford is the top freshman scorer in the conference averaging 16.9 ppg. He has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week 4 times. Langford's scoring average is the third highest for a freshman at IU. Eric Gordon averaged 20.9 in 2007-08 and Mike Woodson averaged 18,5 in 1976-77. His scored a game-winning layup with .8 remaining in double OT against Wisconsin. Langford leads all B1G frosh in scoring (16.4), minutes (986), FTM/FTA (131/182), is 3rd in blocked shots (25)and 4th in rebounds (5.3) and assists (2.2).
Morgan earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors and USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week accolades after his record-setting 35-point effort against Butler. He has scored 1,253 career points (32nd all-time at IU) and is 4th in the B1G in double-doubles with 8. He converted a game-winning and-1 with 1:46 to go against MSU and is averaging 10 boards and 4.3 blocks in the last 5 games.
IU was the top-rated shooting team nationally in non-conference games, making 53.7% from the field, including 37.4% from long distance. That included games against Marquette, Arkansas, Duke, Louisville and Butler. In the last 4 games, IU's defense has held opponents to 58.8 points in regulation, and 41.0% shooting, including 27.2% from long distance overall. Purdue (5th), Michigan State (6th), Iowa (9th) were among the most efficient offenses in the country according to KenPom.com.
Freshman Rob Phinisee is averaging 9.7 points in the last 3 games. IU was 10-2 when he went down with a concussion against Central Arkansas. He played 76 minutes against Wisconsin and MSU with just 1 turnover. He did not play in the first game against the Illini this season.
Indiana University is in its 119th season of competition in men's basketball. The Hoosiers have a two-game winning streak, and are coming off a 63-62 win at home over #6 Michigan State and a 75-73 double overtime win against #19 Wisconsin. Seven of the last 8 Hoosier contests have been one possession games in the final minute and include 3 overtime games. Illinois defeated Northwestern, 81-76 on Sunday. IU won the previous meeting this year with the Illini, 73-65 on January 3.
| Indiana (15-14, 6-12 Big Ten) at Illinois (11-18, 7-11 Big Ten) | |
| Date | March 7, 2019 • 8:00 p.m. |
| Site | State Farm Center (15,500) |
| Series History | Indiana leads, 92-87 |
| TV | FS1 (Dave O'Brien & Stephen Bardo) Watch Online |
| Radio | IU Radio Network; XM 380, INTERNET 971 (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) |
| Listen Online | Listen via TuneIn |
| Live Stats | FightingIllini.com |
THE COACHES
Indiana Coach Archie Miller is in his 2nd season of guiding the Cream and Crimson. He has a 31-29 record since taking over the Hoosiers. He is 170-92 in 7-plus years as a head coach, which includes 6 years at the University of Dayton. His Flyer teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last four seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2014. Brad Underwood is in his 2nd year at Illinois.
NEWS & NOTES
Indiana is one of 13 teams in the nation with six Quadrant 1 wins and no losses in Quadrant 3 or 4. Indiana is rated 55th in the latest NET Rankings. IU has played the 4th toughest schedule in the country according to KenPom.com.
IU has 4 wins against the Top 25 including MSU (twice), Wisconsin and Marquette.
Senior forward Juwan Morgan and freshman guard Romeo Langford were selected to the 10-member Preseason All-Big Ten team. Langford is the top freshman scorer in the conference averaging 16.9 ppg. He has been named Big Ten Freshman of the Week 4 times. Langford's scoring average is the third highest for a freshman at IU. Eric Gordon averaged 20.9 in 2007-08 and Mike Woodson averaged 18,5 in 1976-77. His scored a game-winning layup with .8 remaining in double OT against Wisconsin. Langford leads all B1G frosh in scoring (16.4), minutes (986), FTM/FTA (131/182), is 3rd in blocked shots (25)and 4th in rebounds (5.3) and assists (2.2).
Morgan earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors and USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week accolades after his record-setting 35-point effort against Butler. He has scored 1,253 career points (32nd all-time at IU) and is 4th in the B1G in double-doubles with 8. He converted a game-winning and-1 with 1:46 to go against MSU and is averaging 10 boards and 4.3 blocks in the last 5 games.
IU was the top-rated shooting team nationally in non-conference games, making 53.7% from the field, including 37.4% from long distance. That included games against Marquette, Arkansas, Duke, Louisville and Butler. In the last 4 games, IU's defense has held opponents to 58.8 points in regulation, and 41.0% shooting, including 27.2% from long distance overall. Purdue (5th), Michigan State (6th), Iowa (9th) were among the most efficient offenses in the country according to KenPom.com.
Freshman Rob Phinisee is averaging 9.7 points in the last 3 games. IU was 10-2 when he went down with a concussion against Central Arkansas. He played 76 minutes against Wisconsin and MSU with just 1 turnover. He did not play in the first game against the Illini this season.
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