Christian Watford News

As the pages of this now-not-as-young IU basketball season have turned, it has suddenly become popular and even chic to criticize Tom Crean.

Brett Harvey scored a game-high 25 points as he led the Greyhounds of Loyola-Maryland to an unlikely 72-67 win over the Indiana Hoosiers in non-conference action at Assembly Hall.

Indiana University's last three men's basketball games were against Maryland, Pittsburgh and Kentucky.

Creek, a 6-foot-5 guard, finished 12 of 17 from the field, including five 3-pointers, and grabbed seven rebounds.

For Verdell Jones, it's not about the numbers. Check that. It IS about the numbers, at least to an extent, but that's not what Indiana coach Tom Crean focuses on with this sophomore guard.

INDIANA vs. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL Saturday, Dec. 19 * 8:30 p.m. ET Bloomington, Ind.

Indiana basketball fans are trying to stay patient while coach Tom Crean rebuilds the program from scratch.

LEXINGTON, Ky. - John Wall was asked on Friday if he was aware that the University of Kentucky's basketball rivalry with Indiana University is among the Wildcats' most heated.

The numbers don't lie. Indiana's Tom Pritchard is a foul waiting to happen. He is the LeBron James of fouls.

Indiana waited more than a year to celebrate a victory like the one over Pittsburgh .

INDIANA vs. #4/4 KENTUCKY Saturday, Dec. 12 * 12:00 p.m. ET Bloomington, Ind. * Assembly Hall Series Record: Kentucky leads, 29-23 Last meeting: 12/13/08, Kentucky won, 72-54 in Lexington TV: CBS RADIO: IU Radio Network THE OPENING TIP Indiana is in its 110th season of college basketball and will play host to neighboring Kentucky, who brings a No.

NEW YORK - It took Tom Crean 20 months to get a signature victory at Indiana University.

Verdell Jones III scored 22 points and Christian Watford had 16 to lead Indiana to a 74-64 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden.

Indiana vs. Pitt 9 p.m. today, Madison Square Garden TV/radio: ESPN/WWSW-FM , WBGG-AM Favorite: Pitt by 6.5 Series record: Pitt leads, 4-3 Probable starters INDIANA Coach: Tom Crean, second season Pos.

INDIANA vs. PITTSBURGH Jimmy V Classic Tuesday, Dec. 8 * 9:00 p.m. ET New York City * Madison Square Garden Series Record: Pitt leads, 4-3 Last meeting: 3/23/03, Pitt won, 74-52 in Boston TV: ESPN RADIO: IU Radio Network JIMMY V CLASSIC The Indiana University men's basketball team will face Pittsburgh in the second game of the 2009 Jimmy V Classic ...

Ok, it was a cupcake opponent. No doubt about it. When you're playing a team that is 2-1 with victories against East Texas Baptist and Houston Baptist and a 20-point loss to Texas Tech you're not expecting a high caliber opponent.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Northwestern State hits the court today at one of college basketball's most fabled venues, Indiana's Assembly Hall, hoping to take a big step forward against a Hoosiers squad hoping to rebound from a three-game skid under second-year coach Tom Crean.

Greivis Vasquez scored 23 points and Landon Milbourne had 19 points, leading Maryland to an 80-68 victory over Indiana Tuesday night.

INDIANA vs. MARYLAND Tuesday, Dec. 1 * 7:30 p.m. ET Bloomington, Ind. * Assembly Hall Series Record: IU Leads, 5-1 Last meeting: 12-/3/02, IU wins 80-74 in Indianapolis TV: ESPN2 RADIO: IU Radio Network THE OPENING TIP Indiana is in its 110th season of college basketball and is matched up with Maryland as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Order in the Cream 'n Crimson basketball world has been restored, at least for now, and that is a huge thing.