Zach Osterman
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Cover IU athletics, college sports for @indystar. Satellite Scouser. Publix ultra. Forever I love Atlanta. Life's too short to ride bad horses.
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Indiana showed high-floor college basketball to Kansas State. No. 5 led the way
The challenge was one familiar to Conor Enright, and he was thumping his chest after what IU showed the nation's leading scorer and a top offense.
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Indiana can score a lot of different ways and, last night's turnovers notwithstanding, doesn't make many mistakes. That's high-floor basketball. But Kansas State suggested a collective toughness about this group that will win games too. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Indiana can score a lot of different ways and, last night's turnovers notwithstanding, doesn't make many mistakes. That's high-floor basketball. But Kansas State suggested a collective toughness about this group that will win games too. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Indiana showed high-floor college basketball to Kansas State. No. 5 led the way
The challenge was one familiar to Conor Enright, and he was thumping his chest after what IU showed the nation's leading scorer and a top offense.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Indiana can score a lot of different ways and, last night's turnovers notwithstanding, doesn't make many mistakes. That's high-floor basketball. But Kansas State suggested a collective toughness about this group that will win games too. Insider: www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Indiana basketball shows veteran savvy to dominate Kansas State, PJ Haggerty www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
Indiana basketball shows veteran savvy to dominate Kansas State, PJ Haggerty
The Hoosiers led wire to wire despite a lengthy cold shooting spell in the first half. Here's what we learned from a Big 12 test at Assembly Hall.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Indiana basketball shows veteran savvy to dominate Kansas State, PJ Haggerty www.indystar.com/story/sports... #iubb
DeVries says IU was "a little anxious on a few of the 3s" before halftime. Was a point of emphasis after halftime. Indiana took 15 2s and shot 19 free throws in the second half. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 AM
DeVries says IU was "a little anxious on a few of the 3s" before halftime. Was a point of emphasis after halftime. Indiana took 15 2s and shot 19 free throws in the second half. #iubb
Elias Rapieque just drew a charge on Lamar Wilkerson. Replay showed his feet off the ground and moving. Would've been Rapieque's fifth foul. Wilkerson then committed his fourth foul on the ensuing Kansas State possession.
Push a pin in that sequence for the moment. #iubb
Push a pin in that sequence for the moment. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Elias Rapieque just drew a charge on Lamar Wilkerson. Replay showed his feet off the ground and moving. Would've been Rapieque's fifth foul. Wilkerson then committed his fourth foul on the ensuing Kansas State possession.
Push a pin in that sequence for the moment. #iubb
Push a pin in that sequence for the moment. #iubb
Under-8 media timeout second half. Good answer from Indiana, which leads 72-59 with 7:10 left. Kansas State's offense these last few minutes has devolved into Haggerty driving hard into the lane and looking for contact. Interesting finish upcoming. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Under-8 media timeout second half. Good answer from Indiana, which leads 72-59 with 7:10 left. Kansas State's offense these last few minutes has devolved into Haggerty driving hard into the lane and looking for contact. Interesting finish upcoming. #iubb
Four fouls on Conor Enright now. Nine minutes left in the second half. Kansas State making the run that was always coming. Wildcats within 12 having made their last seven shots. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Four fouls on Conor Enright now. Nine minutes left in the second half. Kansas State making the run that was always coming. Wildcats within 12 having made their last seven shots. #iubb
PJ Haggerty makes an extremely difficult shot and then both he and Conor Enright hit the floor just as hard. Both are back up. Neither looks particularly comfortable. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
PJ Haggerty makes an extremely difficult shot and then both he and Conor Enright hit the floor just as hard. Both are back up. Neither looks particularly comfortable. #iubb
Under-12 media timeout second half. Hoosiers lead Kansas State 61-44, 11:33 left. Indiana will be in the bonus the rest of the way. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Under-12 media timeout second half. Hoosiers lead Kansas State 61-44, 11:33 left. Indiana will be in the bonus the rest of the way. #iubb
Reed Bailey makes another 2 (see) and the lead is 20. Timeout Kansas State. PJ Haggerty hasn't found his way into this game at all. Big minutes thus far from Conor Enright. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Reed Bailey makes another 2 (see) and the lead is 20. Timeout Kansas State. PJ Haggerty hasn't found his way into this game at all. Big minutes thus far from Conor Enright. #iubb
IU's first three field goal attempts in the second half have all been 2s. They've made every one, plus some free throws, and the lead is suddenly 18. That's not an adequate sample size to draw on narrative but I'm gonna do it anyway. #shootmore2s #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 AM
IU's first three field goal attempts in the second half have all been 2s. They've made every one, plus some free throws, and the lead is suddenly 18. That's not an adequate sample size to draw on narrative but I'm gonna do it anyway. #shootmore2s #iubb
HALFTIME: IU leads Kansas State 39-27. Good close from Indiana despite shooting just 12-of-31 from the floor and a whopping 7-of-22 from behind the arc. Best anyone's defended KSU for a whole half so far. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
HALFTIME: IU leads Kansas State 39-27. Good close from Indiana despite shooting just 12-of-31 from the floor and a whopping 7-of-22 from behind the arc. Best anyone's defended KSU for a whole half so far. #iubb
Eight-straight points for Indiana draws a Jerome Tang timeout. Hoosiers back up 10 thanks to two 3s and a Sisley transition dunk. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Eight-straight points for Indiana draws a Jerome Tang timeout. Hoosiers back up 10 thanks to two 3s and a Sisley transition dunk. #iubb
Last media timeout first half. Indiana leads Kansas State 28-24, 3:47 left. Hoosiers are 3-of-7 so far on 2s, which isn't ideal against the 301st-ranked 2-point defense in America. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Last media timeout first half. Indiana leads Kansas State 28-24, 3:47 left. Hoosiers are 3-of-7 so far on 2s, which isn't ideal against the 301st-ranked 2-point defense in America. #iubb
This game is the track meet we expected just if all the runners tripped over the hurdles.
November 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This game is the track meet we expected just if all the runners tripped over the hurdles.
Two fouls on Conerway with 7:37 left. The team that's settling for jumpers isn't getting whistles. The team attacking the rim is. Indiana needs to figure that out and soon. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Two fouls on Conerway with 7:37 left. The team that's settling for jumpers isn't getting whistles. The team attacking the rim is. Indiana needs to figure that out and soon. #iubb
White Sox SS Colson Montgomery is here tonight, wearing a Heismendoza t-shirt.
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 AM
White Sox SS Colson Montgomery is here tonight, wearing a Heismendoza t-shirt.
Under-8 media timeout first half. IU leads Kansas State 22-16, but the Hoosiers haven't made a field goal in the last 5:37. Not exactly the offensive spectacle we all anticipated.
Indiana rolling with Sam Alexis and Tucker DeVries through two fouls right now, 7:52 left. #iubb
Indiana rolling with Sam Alexis and Tucker DeVries through two fouls right now, 7:52 left. #iubb
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Under-8 media timeout first half. IU leads Kansas State 22-16, but the Hoosiers haven't made a field goal in the last 5:37. Not exactly the offensive spectacle we all anticipated.
Indiana rolling with Sam Alexis and Tucker DeVries through two fouls right now, 7:52 left. #iubb
Indiana rolling with Sam Alexis and Tucker DeVries through two fouls right now, 7:52 left. #iubb