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Race's entry into the game was just before halftime. What encourages me most is maybe -- and this is a big maybe -- the game finally slowed down today for Green. It's the end of his junior year, and it should have happened sooner. But if he's gotten over that hump which has had him playing helter-skelter more often than not, perhaps he won't be turnovers waiting to happen every other game.

IU 65 MSU 61

Hoosiers 66 BADgers 59

Two days ago I'd have said no way we would win, but Iowa has shown its traditional late-season swoon losing at home to Maryland and we actually played like a basketball team at home against Purdon't. Hoosiers 68 Wrens 64

IU 64 Purdon't 62

Hoosiers 60 Gilt-painted Rodents 55

Hoosiers 75 Buckteeth 64

Tough opponent, but I'll take Hoosiers 77 Hawklips 72

Sparty 78 Sputtery 61

Disgustedly: Red nights 71 Creamed Crimson 49

Hoosiers 68 (Oh, we don't give a dam about the whole state of...) ...Michigan 65

IU 68 NW 62

IU 71 Pee Eww 67

Hoosiers 86 Cornshuckers 68

Hoosiers 82 Turgapins 74

With Rob I think we'd have a chance, but without him, well.... Wolverettes or Tangerines or whatever they are 75 Hoosiers 70

Hoosiers 77 Biting Illini 64

Indiana 84 Artis Gilmore's alma mater 63 Stirred an old memory of my newspaper days when Bob Hammel wrote the greatest Artis headline, calling him Artis-Tree

Hoosiers 95 Losers 58

if we win another one-pointer I may apply for the heart medicine concession at Assembly Hall.

IU 76 The (Butler) did it 67

Later in the season I think we will look back on this game as a crucial one. As Watkins gets healthy, Penn State will start winning and I will be surprised if it doesn't finish in the top half of the league and go to the Big Dance. Its win over Va Tech was no fluke, and Tech beat Purdue at Mackey after being down by 6 at the half. Hopefully we'll get Hunter back when conference play resumes. I'm feeling very good about this team going forward.

I think that was a good decision. Let the kid have a positive game to build on.

IU 80 Lousyville 72

The fact that we have heard nothing about Juwan is probably good news. If he needs surgery or something equally dire I think we'd have heard that.