After going 2-0 in their first two games, the Hoosiers fell back to earth this weekend at the O'Reilly Auto Parts Tip Off, and reminded everyone that this year will not be as easy as everyone would hope.

INDIANA vs. NORTHWESTERN STATE Saturday, Nov. 28 * 3:30 p.m. ET Bloomington, Ind.

Kentucky freshman Eric Bledsoe, who scored 19 points, drives past Sam Houston State's Ashton Mitchell during the second half Thursday in Lexington, Ky.

Murphy Holloway scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Mississippi Rebels past the Indiana Hoosiers 89-71 in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tipoff in San Juan.

Christian Watford and Tom Crean are on the same page. This is good. Neither are satisfied with his double-double season average of 15.5 points and 5.5 rebounds.

The Indiana University men's basketball team saw their undefeated season end tonight, as the Rebels of Mississippi spotted the Hoosiers an early nine-point lead before settling down and dominating in the school's first round Puerto Rico Tip-Off matchup.

One can't say Indiana didn't have a chance to win its basketball game against Boston University on Friday night.

Mississippi had too much athleticism, too much physicality and too much speed and quickness for Indiana on Thursday night in the opening round of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Puerto Rico Tip-Off. And in the second half, it was clearly too much Murphy Holloway.

Ole Miss breezed through its first two games of the season, winning by a combined 65 points over Arkansas-Little Rock and Alabama State at Tad Smith Coliseum.

The Hoosiers basketball team takes on South Carolina-Upstate today, and hopes it will be a continuation of its 83-60 victory over Howard On TV What: South Carolina Upstate at Indiana When: Tonight 7:30 CST Channel: Big Ten Network During last year's uphill struggle to a 6-25 record, the Indiana University basketball team often appeared stuck in low ...

Raise your hand if you looked at the list of recruits coming in as freshman for the 2009-2010 season, and you thought to yourself, "Who is Derek Elston?" If your hand is raised, you are not alone.

Christian Watford finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Maurice Creek added 14 points and Verdell Jones scored 13 to lead Indiana past South Carolina-Upstate 69-61 on Monday night.

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.

Reasonable expectations. It's a term that likely haunts the psyche of Indiana basketball fans hoping that this year's team is considerably better than the 6-25 team that Tom Crean put out on the floor a year ago.

Indiana freshmen Maurice Creek, Christian Watford and Derek Elston all scored in double figures Friday night, leading the Hoosiers to an 83-60 rout of Howard.

Most of the time, though, simple is best, Crean says: Just look at the scoreboard.

INDIANA vs. SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE Monday, November 9 * 7:00 p.m. ET Assembly Hall- 17,357 Series Record: Second Meeting Indiana won exhibition, 93-65, in 2005 TV: BTN.com RADIO: IU Radio Network: THE OPENING TIP Indiana begins its 110th season of college basketball and will play the second of two exhibition games when it hosts Saint Joseph's College ...

How has practice been since that first game? "Very intense. Coach Crean sees from the first game the things we need to work on and that mostly has been defense.

Freshman Maurice Creek would be the first to tell you his play in the exhibition opener last week against Grace College left a lot to be desired.

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.