IU NEWS
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The Indiana men?s basketball team is ranked 13th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll and 14th by
AP and will look to remain among the Big Ten leaders when it visits Ohio State. Indiana is coming of
an 83-79 double overtime win at Illinois, while the Buckeyes defeated Michigan, 65-55 in their last
contest. The Hoosiers? 8-1 conference mark is the best start for an IU squad since 2001-02, when
Indiana also opened league play 7-1. IU, Wisconsin and Purdue entered the weekend as the only
one-loss teams in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers boast the top two scorers in the conference in freshman
Eric Gordon
(21.6) and senior D.J. White (17.5). White also leads the league in and is ninth
in the nation in rebounds, averaging 10.6 per game. He shared Big Ten Player of the week honors
with Purdue?s E?Twaun Moore. It is the fourth time this season that White has earned the honor
from the conference. Both White and Gordon are among the top 30 midseason candidates for
the Wooden and Naismith Awards. With a win, the Hoosiers, who are 5-1 on opponents? home
floors, would clinch their first winning road record since the 2001-02 season. The Hoosiers also
got outstanding clutch play at Illinois from soph Armon Bassett (16 points, 11 in 2nd OT) and frosh
Jordan Crawford (18 points off the bench). Ohio State is 16-7 overall and 7-3 in league play.