IOWA 68, INDIANA STATE 52: AND THE HAWKS PLAYED ON
Recapping Iowa's opening-round NIT win over Indiana State.
INDIANA ST. SYCAMORES
Last Game
| Final - 3.20.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana St. Sycamores | 30 | 22 | 52 |
| Iowa Hawkeyes | 31 | 37 | 68 |
Stories
FRANIMAL PLANET: IOWA VS. INDIANA STATE
Mo Valley, mo problems.
Sycamores Get Back To Winning Vs. Iona
The Sycamores avoided a late collapse after early foul trouble as they escape BracketBuster Saturday with a win over Iona.
Pendleton, Salukis Come Up Short Against Sycamores
Indiana State avoided what would have been a devastating upset at the hands of Southern Illinois. The Salukis were looking to sweep the series against the Sycamores, but Jalen Pendleton's shot at the buzzer just didn't go in.
No. 16 Creighton upset by Indiana State
The Bluejays couldn't take care of the basketball against the Sycamores.
Is Indiana State Now "In" the NCAA Tournament?
Indiana State pulled off an impressive road win against Wichita State on Tuesday night. They used stifling defense to turn the tables on the Shockers. But was this third top 50 victory enough to push the Sycamores into the NCAA Tournament?
Indiana State upsets No. 15 Wichita State, 68-55
In what could prove to be a big win come March, Indiana State played stifling defense all night long to pick up a key victory over the No. 15 Shockers.
Creighton wins eight straight, tops Indiana State
The 16th-ranked Bluejays had to pull away in the second half from a scrappy Sycamore team, but had more than enough to get the job done.
Sycamores On Fire; Don't Add Water
Indiana State has established itself over the last month as a potential contender in the Missouri Valley conference. A win over Illinois State on Sunday might have cemented that into reality.
Miami falls to Indiana State in OT
The Miami Hurricanes lost their second game in a row when they were defeated by the Indiana State Sycamores in overtime, 57-55.
SDSU advances to Diamond Head final
San Diego State advanced to the final of the Diamond Head Classic with a win over Indiana State.
Arop Drops 27 on Ole Miss in Diamond Head Classic
Indiana State's Manny Arop scored 27 points in an all-around effort to put the Sycamores into the second round of the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii. All five starters for Indiana State scored in double figures in the overtime win.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ UCLA Bruins | Friday, November 09 2012 | loss 59 - 86 | coverage |
| Winthrop Eagles | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 66 - 55 | coverage |
| Truman St. Bulldogs | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 70 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Ball St. Cardinals | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | win 68 - 48 | coverage |
| High Point Panthers | Sunday, November 25 2012 | win 76 - 62 | coverage |
| December | |||
| New Mexico Lobos | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 68 - 77 | coverage |
| @ Morehead St. Eagles | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 63 - 71 | coverage |
| @ IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 75 - 61 | coverage |
| Mississippi Rebels | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 87 - 85 | coverage |
| @ San Diego St. Aztecs | Sunday, December 23 2012 | loss 55 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Miami Hurricanes | Tuesday, December 25 2012 | win 57 - 55 | coverage |
| Illinois St. Redbirds | Sunday, December 30 2012 | win 77 - 75 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Northern Iowa Panthers | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | win 65 - 61 | coverage |
| @ Creighton Bluejays | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 66 - 79 | coverage |
| Bradley Braves | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 68 - 53 | coverage |
| @ Southern Illinois Salukis | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 71 - 76 | coverage |
| Missouri St Bears | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 68 - 60 | coverage |
| Evansville Aces | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 72 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Illinois St. Redbirds | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | loss 58 - 60 | coverage |
| Northern Iowa Panthers | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 59 - 58 | coverage |
| @ Wichita St. Shockers | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | win 68 - 55 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Drake Bulldogs | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 71 - 74 | coverage |
| Creighton Bluejays | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 76 - 57 | coverage |
| Southern Illinois Salukis | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 66 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Missouri St Bears | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | loss 65 - 67 | coverage |
| @ Bradley Braves | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 68 - 80 | coverage |
| Wichita St. Shockers | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | loss 62 - 66 | coverage |
| Iona Gaels | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 65 - 64 | coverage |
| Drake Bulldogs | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | loss 56 - 67 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Evansville Aces | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 68 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Evansville Aces | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 51 - 50 | coverage |
| @ Creighton Bluejays | Saturday, March 09 2013 | loss 43 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Iowa Hawkeyes | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | loss 52 - 68 | coverage |
Roster
Indiana St. Sycamores Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Arop | 3 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-6 | junior | |
| T.J. Bell | 42 | GUARD,FORWARD | 240 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Devonte Brown | 11 | GUARD | 185 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Brandon Burnett | 22 | GUARD | 225 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Dawon Cummings | 12 | GUARD | 175 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Lucas Eitel | 2 | GUARD | 190 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Justin Gant | 5 | CENTER | 210 | 6-8 | sophomore | |
| Jake Kitchell | 0 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-10 | sophomore | |
| R.J. Mahurin | 31 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-9 | sophomore | |
| Jake Odum | 13 | GUARD | 170 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Mike Samuels | 30 | CENTER | 285 | 6-11 | junior | |
| Khristian Smith | 32 | GUARD | 210 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Rhett Smith | 20 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-7 | freshman |
Stats
Indiana St. Sycamores Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Jake Odum | 33 | 32.4 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 47.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 37.3 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 77.1 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 13.6 |
| Manny Arop | 31 | 29.1 | 4.3 | 10.1 | 42.7 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 28.2 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 79.6 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 12.0 |
| R.J. Mahurin | 33 | 24.2 | 3.4 | 7.6 | 44.2 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 33.9 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 69.0 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 10.1 |
| Justin Gant | 33 | 24.9 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 42.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 33.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 67.7 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| Dawon Cummings | 33 | 22.2 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 38.7 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 29.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 68.2 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 6.4 |
| Khristian Smith | 33 | 21.3 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 37.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 24.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 63.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 5.1 |
| Lucas Eitel | 33 | 17.8 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 39.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 40.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 28.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Devonte Brown | 33 | 17.6 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 43.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 27.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 61.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| Jake Kitchell | 33 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 59.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.7 |
| Brandon Burnett | 18 | 5.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 33.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 91.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Rhett Smith | 11 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
