Second half surge not enough for Sycamores at Indiana


BLOOMINGTON, IN (11-17-2006) —  A 15-1 second half run brought Indiana State from 20 down, but it wasn’t enough as the Indiana Hoosiers topped the Sycamores 73-66 at Assembly Hall. ISU fell to 1-1 on the season, while the Hoosiers improved to 2-1.

The Sycamores trailed 55-38 with 10:23 left to play, when Russell Trudeau (Lafayette Central Catholic/Lafayette, IN) came off the bench to provide a spark for ISU.  The senior had a lay-up and was fouled, and then nailed a three pointer to cut the lead to 55-43 with 9:11 left.  A lay-up by Jay Tunnell (West/Topeka, KS) cut the lead to eight.  After Indiana hit one of two free throws, freshman Cole Holmstrom (South/Bloomington,IN) nailed a three to cut the lead to six.  Back-to-back jumpers by Tunnell cut the lead to two.  Adam Arnold’s (Belmont/Decatur,IN) put back cut the lead to one with 5:10 left to play. 

But the Hoosiers got a D.J.White rebound bucket to get the lead back to five with 2:35 left.  ISU then got back-to-back buckets by Gabriel Moore (Mills/Little Rock, Ark) which cut IU’s lead to two with :49 seconds left.  Lance Stemler then nailed a three with 33 seconds left to push the lead to five and the Sycamores would not come back.

Indiana State trailed 36-23 at the break, shooting just 25 percent in the half and 3-of-11 from 3-point range.  The Sycamores shot 56 percent in the second half, and 40.6 for the game. ISU was out rebounded 36-35, but had 16 offensive rebounds.  IU shot 47.9 percent for the game and 43.8 percent (7-16) from three point range.

Tunnell led the Sycamores with 16 points, 14 in the second half while Arnold added 11 and Trudeau finished with eight. 

BOX SCORE

The Sycamores are now 1-1 on the season and visit IPFW Sunday afternoon, November 19.  Tip-off is set for 3:00 P.M., CST / 4:00 p.m., EST.  Live Internet Radio coverage on www.USA-365.com begins with the pregame show at 2:40 p.m., CST / 3:40 p.m., EST.


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