Wildcats and Hoosiers mix it up in Big Ten action
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02/15/2012 -
Bloomington, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Big Ten Conference rivals square off in
Bloomington this evening, as the Northwestern Wildcats have come calling on
the 18th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers.
Northwestern comes in sporting a 15-9 overall record, which includes a 5-7
mark in conference play. The Wildcats recently had a modest three-game win
streak stopped in an 87-77 loss at Purdue, which dropped the team's record in
true road games this year to 2-6. Following this clash, NU will play three of
its final five regular-season games at home, where it is 10-3 on the year.
Indiana is an impressive 19-6 to this point in the campaign, and the team has
won seven of its 13 Big Ten bouts. The Hoosiers claimed an 84-71 triumph over
Illinois at home last Thursday in their most recent outing, giving them two
straight wins and victories in three of their last four games overall. IU is a
near-perfect 14-1 at home this season, its only loss in Bloomington coming
against Minnesota back on January 12.
Indiana owns a commanding 109-46 lead in the all-time series with
Northwestern, but the Wildcats have won six of the last seven meetings,
including two of the last three in Bloomington.
John Shurna scored 30 points in leading four Wildcats in double figures, but
still the visitors to Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Indiana found themselves
on the short end of an 87-77 final against the hometown Purdue Boilermakers
on Sunday. Reggie Hearn finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, Drew
Crawford tallied 14 points and Dave Sobolewski chipped in a dozen for
Northwestern, which shot 49.1 percent from the field, making 10 three-pointers
along the way. Unfortunately for the 'Cats, the Boilermakers nailed 11 treys,
claimed a 24-11 edge in points from the foul line, and committed a mere five
turnovers. Shurna has certainly proven himself to be one of the better players
in the Big Ten, as he averages 19.9 points and 5.7 rebounds per game to lead
his team in both categories. Additionally, he paces the club in three-point
baskets (65), blocked shots (37) and steals (28). Crawford is also having a
stellar campaign, netting 16.8 ppg on the strength of his 41.0 percent effort
from downtown, the team as a whole hitting its three-pointers 38.6 percent of
the time.
Cody Zeller went 5-of-8 from the field and 12-of-14 at the free-throw line to
finish with 22 points, as he led Indiana to its 13-point win over Illinois
last week. In addition to Zeller's effort, Christian Watford and Victor
Oladipo scored 18 points apiece, and Jordan Hulls tallied 15 points and seven
assists for the Hoosiers, who drained half of their 42 field goal attempts,
hitting 7-of-12 three-point tries for good measure. A huge 35-12 advantage in
points from the foul line was clearly the difference, as IU attempted 42 free
throws and the Illini just 15. Zeller (15.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg) leads the team in
both scoring and rebounding this season, while Watford (12.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg),
Hulls (12.2 ppg, 3.4 apg) and Oladipo (10.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg) have been consistent
contributors as well. As a collective unit, Indiana is putting up 78.7 ppg in
dropping 49.6 percent of its total shots and 43.6 percent of its long-range
bombs, while at the defensive end giving up 65.9 ppg with its foes shooting
42.2 percent from the floor overall and 32.7 percent from beyond the arc.
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