13th&Jackson

We dropped from 20 to 23 with the win. A loss would have been brutal.

Ben Johnson had to be thrilled to not have to face both TJD and Malik in the second half. They had no answer when both were in the game. Malik saved us in the first half when we were really struggling. What we saw last night was the lack of coaching experience on the bench. I think it really helps to have an assistant who has had some head coaching experience. We have a bench full of recruiters. Ya looked really uncomfortable on the sideline. I think guys played heavy minutes and there were few substitutions because the coaches put the game on the players to make decisions. Great to get the win. Games like last night can be dangerous. MN had no pressure and the players could be totally loose. Battle was playing with a smile on this face. You're free to take any shot and not be worried about getting yanked. They played really hard. They were diving on the floor, while IU's players were reaching down to get the ball (that has been a problem at other times this year). Kopp made the huge play at the end when he dove for the ball and called the timeout. Hummel noted it was the first time all night that IU made a play like that. We were fortunate that MN shot so poorly. A win is a win and road wins are all big in conference play.

They made their luck.They played with all the effort and got every 50-50 play

The Barn strikes again

Looks like lateral movement still not there

Only home loss is UCLA

He’s really giving effort tonight

Wouldn’t it be WhoozeeWhatzitEh?

Wonder how they determine average shooters. JHS, Bates, Kopp and Gallo are all over 42% from three

Jawbreaker?

OK, in his absence, I’ll prepare the game plan. Throw it to Trayce.

This is my one PUke post for the month. This is ridiculous: Painter expressed frustration with what he considered officiating inconsistency toward Edey. "It gets frustrating for him," Painter said. "He's like a pinata out there. You guys been to a party lately where there's a pinata? They hit 'em really hard and the candy comes out. I don't think there's any candy inside Zach, though. It gets old. It really does." He drew 7 fouls against Maryland and committed 2. Painter said he understands efforts to protect outside shooters because of potential injury, but he asked, "Did (Edey) really only get fouled 7 times?" "It's like, you're not getting calls just because you're 7-4, 290. I just don't understand it," Painter said. "They just have to be consistent and call the same thing throughout the game." Edey averages 6.8 free throw attempts per game and makes 74.4% of his tries. He has 29 fouls in 19 games, a fact opposing fan bases frequently cite as perceived favoritism toward Edey. Painter said the coaching staff works hard to make sure Edey remains calm in the heat of action. "We spend more time trying to calm him down than anything, because you don't want him to retaliate and be in foul trouble," Painter said. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaabk/hes-like-a-pinata-out-there-purdue-basketball-coach-defends-zach-edey-over-lack-of-fouls/ar-AA16Ezz8

Gisele was just getting too old?

Unless you really hate yourself, I'd recommend Xavier at UConn on FS1 at 6:30 instead.

For your enjoyment. Boo Buie taking friendly fire from Robbie Beran in the WI game

Just trying to keep this thread tied together

Right. I have CS, ST & Mike on ignore. I only see their posts if someone else responds.

They struggle to score against everyone but IA

Is the Helms trophy being used as a spittoon?

5 teams 4-4. Eleven teams from 5-3 and 3-5

Oh, I know. It's all just entertainment at this point of the season anyway