Dave from Dayton

50 49 louisville 11:41 left

Defense is breaking down underneath.

14:18 left in 2nd 46 39 Indiana Yeah, IU will win 73 - 70

Defender was under him.

Bench has 5 more points than starters.

The bench! Whoa!

You mean THOSE women in red.

When is tip? Women's game preempting on ESPNU.

HJ: Just predict whether X will have 2 fouls or 3 in the first 20 minutes. And will Gunn get more minutes than the 11 he had yesterday? And while you are at it, will IU win?

Really? That would help clean up lots that's wrong about IU fans going there.

Agreed. That is a big concern. Dolson won't let Allen go without having an ace in his pocket. (Or one would think.)

How about spending for a coaching staff...DeBoer? Maybe Penix will come back as a 5th-year senior. A facilities upgrade? Really? Improvements to the tailgating area?

I agree that that the flop was a really, really good acting job. Very glad that the referee didn't call anything. The announcers were the worst. So very biased towards Wake. Turned them off and went to closed captioned. It was a very interesting game. Really was greatly worried about Wake. They are very good, very physical. And they pass well. IU was much better in attacking. IU is excellent in getting corner kicks.

That looks like the perfect prediction. Hope you win. (And it is my prediction, too.)

It's Indiana! Can Coach Woodson pull a rabbit out of his hat? Right now, no, we are not very good.

Oh. H. J. Thanks for the onsite observations from MSG last evening. But I was so pumped and looking through rose-colored glasses that I put IU over UConn at the last minute. Stoopid me. I can't help but hope IU does better. But without a stable of stable guards, IU is playing uphill all year. And I just wonder about Coach Woodson. This is his team. And right now, it looks dysfunctional. They are not getting any separation against lesser teams. And they are too easy to defend.

If Louisville does the rope-a-dope effectively on Xavier and Ware, Indiana is toast. That is if IU's defense doesn't improve significantly. And someone besides Reneau gets some production. That is all I have.

All along I have been emphasizing that IU needs a seasoned and effective point guard and shooting guards to compete. Xavier Johnson took himself out of the UConn game. UConn effectively did the rope-a-dope. Cupps just isn't fast, strong, big, experienced enough to take on the top guards in the D1. Shooting guards don't shoot. Guards don't rebound. Perimeter help defense doesn't help. And since Ware got weighted down and hacked with no fouls being called...game over. IU, right now, is a one-trick pony. Get into X's head and hang onto Ware...game over. Long year coming.

IU 73 70

That just might be it. Or, IU does not have the dollars to spend on a buyout and a new coach. And/or Dolson does not have a prospective and agreeable head coach candidate in the wings of the stadium. Or the Trustees and/or the top administration are not in agreement because they love LEO. I have more...

Come back win by IU. 3 - 2 in OT.

IU advances!!!!

15 seconds, IU defense is great

1 minute IU ahead

2:34 substitution