Matt Roth News

Maurice Creek made the most of his first Indiana-Kentucky game Saturday. He became the first IU freshman to score more than 30 points in the heated rivalry.

Indiana guard Devan Dumes takes an outside shot against USC-Upstate. The Hoosiers, without Matt Roth, are making their 3-pointers a ' they're just not taking very many.

Tom Crean has heard the stories of atmosphere at Assembly Hall when Duke visited for an ACC/Big Ten Challenge showdown.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana basketball experienced life without 3-point specialist Matt Roth last week in Puerto Rico after the sophomore guard broke his ankle in practice.

Apparently I need some new digital recorder software because anytime I do an interview that lasts longer than five minutes, it's too big to put on the blog.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- There has been no official word from Indiana, but coach Tom Crean sounded Thursday night as if the Hoosiers may be without sophomore guard Matt Roth for an extended period of time.

Indiana had to face an intriguing combination in college basketball Monday night: a speedy team who wanted to run with the Hoosiers and who had an athletic 7-foot-3 center patrolling the lane.

Indiana plays its second game in four days today against USC-Upstate. Verdell Jones III is a fan of the short turnaround.

INDIANA vs. USC UPSTATE Monday, November 16 * 8:30 p.m. ET Assembly Hall- 17,357 Series Record: First Meeting TV: Big Ten Network RADIO: IU Radio Network THE OPENING TIP Indiana is in its 110th season of college basketball and hosts the Spartans of USC Upstate.

Freshman Maurice Creek scored 16 points and had seven rebounds to lead four Hoosiers in double figures as Indiana topped Saint Joseph's , 95-67, Monday night in front of 15,289 in Assembly Hall.

It's all still pretty hypothetical for Indiana. The outlook and the expectations after a dismal season -- the worst since the 1969-70 season -- will certainly improve this season.

As Grace College was going toe-to-toe with Indiana throughout the first half and the game was still tied at 36-all with 90 seconds to play before the intermission, I have to admit my mind was beginning to wander.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana University basketball will sport a new look Wednesday night when the Hoosiers open exhibition play against Grace College.

Tom Crean wants it all. The ice cream. The frosting. The cake -- all of it -- every last morsel.

More than 1,800 fans, mostly children in Halloween costumes, invaded Assembly Hall Saturday afternoon as Indiana University men's basketball coach Tom Crean and his Hoosiers looked to bond with a new generation of IU fans as they continue the process of restoring one of the premiere programs in NCAA history.

That said, the worst kept secret in Indiana basketball this week a ' there was a Saturday afternoon practice in Sellersburg, at the Nolan Fieldhouse a ' gave the public the chance to watch roughly two hours of Indiana basketball.

Matt Roth entered the three-point shooting contest at Friday's Hoosier Hysteria as the favorite.

Jeremiah Rivers faked an alley-oop toss toward the rim and then smiled as he passed the ball to 5-foot-10 Daniel Moore during layup drills.

Suffice it to say that Indiana won't have to endure another 6-25 season where a freshman walk-on needs to start 10 games and a team manager needs to see action near the end of the season.

Indiana Guard Jeremiah Rivers can already sense the changes in this basketball team.