Indiana Wins, Purdue Loses

Honestly, I'm so pumped that all I can remember is Remy's 3!!!!!!   What a shot by an unheralded freshman!

I guess I remember Purdue's crazy 8-40, 0 turnover first half performance.  That's just crazy.  40 shots in a half of a game that was not up-tempo!  What's even crazier, 0 turnovers and 40 FG attempts and only 22 points.  IU wasn't exactly lighting it up, but that was some putrid shooting by the Boilers.  And they weren't just misses, there was brick after brick after brick, followed by an airball.  Even Hummel was sending shots off the backboard like he was trying to break it.

After falling behind 13-8 early, IU finished the half with a 25-9 run to have a nice 11 point lead at the half.  But, as I was texting Tom at half, if PU starts hitting, it could be trouble.  As predicted, Purdue came out on fire -- they were nailing 3s after going 0-11 in the first half.  However, the Hoosiers kept scrapping and kept finding a way to score.  The lead would dip to 7, but IU would answer to keep the lead at 9 or 10.  IU even pushed the lead to 13 at one point, but then Purdue made their run.  The Hoosiers were impressive at the line, but Zeller and Elston missed back to back front ends and left the door open for Purdue.  The Boilers took advantage and cut the lead to 5.

Somewhere near the 4-minute timeout, it looked like the Hoosiers might completely collapse.  Hummel hit 2 freebies to cut the lead to 4, which was the closest the game was since the early-going.  After a couple more possessions, the lead was 6.  That's when somebody found Remy in the corner, the freshman caught and fired with confidence.........BUCKETS, IT WAS BUCKETS!  (Pretty sure that's how Daryl Thomas described Keith Smart's shot).  What a shot by the freshman from Kentucky.  I love this kid.  He could really, really be a good one.

From there, the Hoosiers buried them!  After PU only turned it over 1 time in the first 36-or-so minutes, they suddenly started turning it over every possession.  Next thing you know, IU is up 17 and clearing the bench.  Beautiful, just beautiful.

Another big rivalry win and I am back inside, safely off the ledge.

Go Hoosiers!!!!

P.S. - I forgot to mention that Victor was outstanding.  The most athletic player on the floor used his superior athleticism to a big-time advantage.  Nicely done, Vic!  He even hit a 3 for the first time in who knows how long and was outstanding at the line.  And his sophomore running mate came back to form as well.  It was great to see Sheeladipo back in form!