Watched the game again late last night and have recorded an unbiased report which are the absolute facts.....
Despite all the fouls called and too many turnovers, our defense was strong. We were only behind 6 points with 3:37 left in the first half.......
Marble didn't touch the ball going out of bounds off the hoosier. The replay makes it obvious. They scored after getting the ball. We had a few good shots that simply did not go in during this period of time at Assembly Hall, home of the Number One team in the country that had just lost at Minnesota on Wednesday.
They couldn't afford to lose two in a row at this stage of the game. Duke beating Miami would have put them ahead of Indiana......
Since when can you tackle a player running ahead of you like Zeller did to Clemmons. It is permissible to throw yourself on the floor knocking the opponent off his feet. Sure seems like it should have been a foul on Zeller. They kept playing it over and over and nobody mentioned that Clemmons was literally tackled from behind.....
They only had 17 free throws to our 3 at the half......
Started strong the second half cutting the lead to 8. Then after an Indiana basket the zebras took over.....
Mystery foul on Basabe against Zeller.......
Devyn cuts it to ten, then nine, but the Hoosiers answered both times. Indiana by 11......
Buffalo Wild Wings Slo-Mo commercial is lame......
I don't know what the stats are for a team winning at the number one team's home court three days after losing, Probably favors the home team......
Another Mystery foul on Basabe at around 15:30......
We were just off on a lot of good shots......
Zeller makes another basket with a phantom foul on McCabe.....
Our D was playing well, other than Zeller.......
May cuts it to 12, then Zeller runs the baseline around Gabe for the bucket........
Marble cuts it to 14, Aaron is flattened and goes to the free throw line, misses......
Another questionable foul, they make the free throws, then on the other end White gets flattened and Indiana races down court.......
White starting to come alive, making a few shots.....
Foul on Woodbury backing away from Zeller......Nonsense......
Referee trying to prevent Marble from returning to the floor......
Another ticky tacky foul on Marble against Watford......
Really unseen foul against Sheehey, perhaps the worst...
If Indiana doesn't have a shot and time is running down, they call an invisible foul on Iowa almost every time down the court....White and May block Zeller's shot and they call White for the foul, two free throws....
Foolish defensive play leaves Zeller alone under the basket......
Hulls hooks Ingram's arm and receives free throws.....
Time running down, Indiana can't get a shot so they call a foul on Clemmons against Watford.....
Nice pass to Olaseni cuts the lead to 12 at 4:46.....
Aaron throws it away, Zeller trips May up and draws a foul.....
May dunk cuts it to 10 at 3:30, Hawk stop and a chance to cut it to single digits becomes a turnover....
Indiana scores, 12 point lead with 2:37, May hits two free throws to cut it to 10 with about 2:20 to go, refs bail Indiana out, not able to get a shot, call ticky tacky foul. Only make one free throw, Zach gets rebound, baseline ref points Iowa's way but halfcourt referee says McCabe stepped on line. Indiana can't get a shot, another foul called......
Behind by 13 with 1:29 to go, White makes two free throws to cut it to 11.......
Olapedo with back breaking three, now it's 70-56
White cuts it to 12 with a minute to go, Yogi nails a three and Aaron slams it for the final basket. Iowa loses 73-60, close against all odds.......decent effort despite turnovers and missed free throws.......
They only shot 18 more free throws. Refs called 52 fouls.......
We made 17-24. Indiana shot 29-42 from the free throw line.....
Without the assistance of the refs, it is a closer game, not necessarily a win but closer. As is is we did well considering all the circumstances......
Illinois goes down next......
