Maurice Creek News

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- It didn't look like it was going to be a game that Indiana would lose because of missed free throws.

Isn't this what Eric Gordon used to do, what Calbert Cheaney and Mike Woodson did when they were Indiana freshmen, light up scoreboards wherever they went? Now comes Maurice Creek's turn, a 6-5 freshman guard taking full advantage of coach Tom Crean's push-the-pace attack.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Slowly but surely, Jordan Hulls is working himself into Tom Crean's Indiana University basketball rotation.

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.

For 20 minutes, the Indiana Hoosiers looked like they could play with the best of the best.

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

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.

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

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.

Saturday's matchup of border rivals was a story of two halves as Kentucky out-talented the Hoosiers of Indiana to a victory.

A pair of freshmen, Eric Bledsoe and John Wall , helped No. 4 Kentucky beat Indiana, 90-73, yesterday for its first win in Bloomington since 1981.

Eric Bledsoe scored 23 points and Patrick Patterson had 19 points and 11 rebounds, leading No.

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

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.

When the Hoosiers step on to the court at Madison Square Garden, they will look across the court at a team that isn't so familiar to the nation.

Tom Pritchard looks like he'd be perfect for taking on a physically imposing Big East basketball team.

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

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 ...

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.