IU 86 IUPUI 57

Sorry for the delay in getting the post-game report card posted....I gave my staff the week off for the holidays. Anyway, I didn't even know that IUPUI had a basketball team. The only 5 things I know about IUPUI are: (1) It should always be pronounced "Ooooey-Poooey" (2) Kristin & Troy competed several times at their world-class pool. I believe it was called the "swimatorium" (3) We used to park near IUPUI when going to Colts games. (4) I can't remember #4. Maybe I only know 4 things about IUPUI. (5) Indiana University and Purdue University go together like Jack Daniels and sour gummi worms. Who ever thought this was a good idea. That would be like an NFL team named GBPCBR (Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears @ Racine). Anyway, on to the game. It was an easy win for the Hoosiers as they jumped out to an early 10 point lead and never looked back. Calloway and Bassett were again aggressive with the ball, which makes a big difference in the team's offensive play. Calloway continually got to the rim in the first half and scored 17 of his 21 in the first half. Bassett had a good all-around game with 20 points and 5 assists. But the best thing to see in this game was Stemler finally break out of his slump with 21 points and 9 rebounds. Overall Team Performance: B IU won this game easily but that is what you expect against Oooey-Poooey. I didn't think the defense was quite as good as they have been in other games. They only managed 1 steal and only forced 7 turnovers. D.J. White: C+ Yet another game where he just doesn't quite look like his old self. Lance Stemler: A Broke out of his slump in a big way. It is clear that the Hoosiers will need Stemler to play well if they are going to have a good Big Ten season. Roderick Wilmont: C 0-6 from the field, but he did grab 9 rebounds. A.J. Ratliffe: B- Starting to get a little more consistency out of Ratliffe, which is good to see. Earl Calloway: A- Had an outstanding first half. His best games have come against Lafayette and IUPUI. He needs to play at this level against OSU and MSU. Armon Bassett: A- This kid can flat out play. Bendeman: B+ Came back from mono and had a couple nice buckets. Joey Shaw: C- Shaw hasn't really been able to get anything going recently. Everybody else was pretty much a non-factor in garbage minutes. Kelvin Sampson: B- Poll Results Most hated team: 7 votes for Purdue 3 votes for Kentucky 2 votes for Duke 0 votes for Illinois Over/Under on IU winning by 23 points: 8 votes for Over -- CORRECT 5 votes for Under Grading team's performance year-to-date: 8 votes for C 4 votes for B 1 vote for D Go Hoosiers!