Hoosier987 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 https://twitter.com/Archie_Miller/status/950163320904015873 Fans show up ^^^^. We are at a critical point in our season where we can rack up some W's. Final score: IU 70 PSU - 61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 I know absolutely nothing about the Lions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slojoe Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 PSU very good on defense, but need improvement on offense. They'll give us all we want at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 KenPom likes Penn State to win 73-71, giving us a 42% chance of victory. KenPom also doesn't think highly of our homecourt advantage, likely because of the ISU and IPFW games. Vegas has not released a line yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 IU 73 PSU 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 26 minutes ago, rico said: I know absolutely nothing about the Lions. They only have one truly bad loss - against Rider. Their other losses are Texas A&M, NC State, Maryland, and Wisconsin. No signature wins, however. Best one is at Iowa. Their starting 5 all average double figures, so you can't key on one player. However, their bench seems to be thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Yes this was at PSU last year but we had a close one at home with them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 51 minutes ago, 5fouls said: They only have one truly bad loss - against Rider. Their other losses are Texas A&M, NC State, Maryland, and Wisconsin. No signature wins, however. Best one is at Iowa. Their starting 5 all average double figures, so you can't key on one player. However, their bench seems to be thin. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Coach1K said: Yes this was at PSU last year but we had a close one at home with them as well. Double overtime I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGleas Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Penn State is dangerous. They have 3 guys shooting over 40% from 3, including Carr their leading scorer who shoots almost 50%. Carr is a guy who scares me, he has the ability to completely take a game over. Between Carr and Stevens that have a good 1-2 punch. Mike Watkins is a big who averages 13 and 9, and I think he's one of those matchups where it would have been conducive to De'Ron Davis' style of play to have an impact. We should win this at home, but this isn't your father's Penn State team either. When they're on, they can be really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 14 minutes ago, BGleas said: We should win this at home, but this isn't your father's Penn State team either. When they're on, they can be really good. Coming into this season knowing the B1G was going to be down, I thought this would be PSU's year to make some progress. I thought they might pull a Nebraska from a few years ago and sneak out a surprising top four. I like the job Chambers has done there, but if he can't pull out a top half finish with this group and a down B1G his time might be up in Happy Valley. Edit: Frazier played there, confused his name with Chambers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5fouls Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 18 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said: Coming into this season knowing the B1G was going to be down, I thought this would be PSU's year to make some progress. I thought they might pull a Nebraska from a few years ago and sneak out a surprising top four. I like the job Chambers has done there, but if he can't pull out a top half finish with this group and a down B1G his time might be up in Happy Valley. Edit: Frazier played there, confused his name with Chambers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 29 minutes ago, Parakeet Jones said: Coming into this season knowing the B1G was going to be down, I thought this would be PSU's year to make some progress. I thought they might pull a Nebraska from a few years ago and sneak out a surprising top four. I like the job Chambers has done there, but if he can't pull out a top half finish with this group and a down B1G his time might be up in Happy Valley. Edit: Frazier played there, confused his name with Chambers. Unfortunately for Chambers, he hasn't been able to make hay with the 2016 recruiting class he pulled in. Followed it up with two lackluster classes. Chambers basically has the next three years to produce. Once Carr and Stevens are gone...it's gonna get ugly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach1K Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Parakeet Jones said: Double overtime I believe. Yes and I believe it was Newkirk at home that sent it to double or scored the winning basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IU Scott Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 30 minutes ago, Coach1K said: Yes and I believe it was Newkirk at home that sent it to double or scored the winning basket. The game that Blackman hit the winning shot was at PSU and it was in regulation. The game at IU went to double or triple OT and Newkirk hit the winning shot. My daughter was at that game and kept snap chatting my son during the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 2 hours ago, BGleas said: Penn State is dangerous. They have 3 guys shooting over 40% from 3, including Carr their leading scorer who shoots almost 50%. Carr is a guy who scares me, he has the ability to completely take a game over. Between Carr and Stevens that have a good 1-2 punch. Mike Watkins is a big who averages 13 and 9, and I think he's one of those matchups where it would have been conducive to De'Ron Davis' style of play to have an impact. We should win this at home, but this isn't your father's Penn State team either. When they're on, they can be really good. Well, my dad--deceased for 30 years, was born in the early 1900's. From 1952-55 (when he would have been in the prime of his life) Penn St. had 3 Sweet 16 and one Final Four team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parakeet Jones Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 I noticed driving home from work that I am more excited about this game than any since the UM game. It’s more than just the fact that we won our last game. I am so sorry that Davis got hurt, but I am excited to see the lineup we saw in our last game again and to see if they can keep it going. I’m not saying it will turn around our season to the point we would all like it too, but I think we might have stumbled onto something that can allow us to play our best basketball of the season down the stretch. That would allow us to end the season on a positive note as opposed to the negatives we have experienced so far this season. All that said, it wouldn’t shock me if we lose tomorrow night and we end up back at square one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 ^^ It's going to be interesting watching Smith for sure. One thing is certain, PSU will have scouted him / watched film from the Minn game, he won't be surprising them. I never read too much into any one game, either way, but if he plays another strong game against this PSU team, it would be a very good sign in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 One thing is a certainty. Pat Chambers will go Junior Varsity Fran during the first half during a big IU run. Can't believe IU is an underdog to Penn St at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CauseThatsMyDJ Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 8 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: One thing is a certainty. Pat Chambers will go Junior Varsity Fran during the first half during a big IU run. Can't believe IU is an underdog to Penn St at home. Looks like Vegas has us a one point favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosierhoopster Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 IU by 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatShot Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 8 hours ago, IU Scott said: The game that Blackman hit the winning shot was at PSU and it was in regulation. The game at IU went to double or triple OT and Newkirk hit the winning shot. My daughter was at that game and kept snap chatting my son during the game. Our triple OT game caused Purdue fans to miss the entire first half of their game. I wasn't sure how to feel afterward because I wanted Crean gone and each win was a step in the wrong direction, but I decided to enjoy it because it angered Purdue fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier987 Posted January 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 13 hours ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: Looks like Vegas has us a one point favorite. I'm seeing us as a 1.5 pt underdog. Really surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iufaninand Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 this won’t be easy and i won’t be surprised if PSU takes this one. RJ has got to have another good shooting game fir us to win i think i’m more interested to see if we’re engaged through the whole thing or the old demons come back and we fold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted January 9, 2018 Report Share Posted January 9, 2018 14 hours ago, CauseThatsMyDJ said: Looks like Vegas has us a one point favorite. I'm still seeing us a home 1-1.5 point dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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