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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Everybody expected a blowout, and the 91-66 final makes it look like one. But Lafayette was no pushover, opening some eyes with a game-effort in the first round of the Preseason NIT.
Early in the game, it did look like Indiana was going to run Lafayette right out of the Conseco Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers built a double-digits lead in the first seven minutes and stretched it to 16 by the midway point of the half. With 6:24 left in the half, it was still a 15-point game. But Lafayette closed the half with a 14-4 run and at the break, it was a five-point (42-37) ballgame.
Emboldened, the Leopards came out confident in the second half and managed to hang with the Hoosiers until finally running out of gas down the stretch. Lafayette was within one (51-50) when Andrew Brown drained his only three-pointer of the game with 14:57 to go. It was still a two-point game (59-57) with 9:53 left and the Leopards will only down a possession at the 7:47 mark after a pair or Everest Schmidt free throws cut Indiana's led to 63-60.
Then the 'Pards hit the wall. Five straight turnovers were turned into an Indiana 12-0 run and the Hoosiers went on to outscore Lafayette 16-6 the rest of the way.
Turnovers were a big problem for Lafayette -- they gave the ball away 26 times.
Lafayette coach Fran O'Hanlon told
Jamaal Hilliard and Bilal Abdullah with 11 points each to lead Lafayette.
Worth noting: 6-7 Freshman Andre Hines played 25 minutes, finishing with 7 points and 3 rebounds. Lafayette's other three freshmen played two minutes each.
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Early in the game, it did look like Indiana was going to run Lafayette right out of the Conseco Fieldhouse. The Hoosiers built a double-digits lead in the first seven minutes and stretched it to 16 by the midway point of the half. With 6:24 left in the half, it was still a 15-point game. But Lafayette closed the half with a 14-4 run and at the break, it was a five-point (42-37) ballgame.
Emboldened, the Leopards came out confident in the second half and managed to hang with the Hoosiers until finally running out of gas down the stretch. Lafayette was within one (51-50) when Andrew Brown drained his only three-pointer of the game with 14:57 to go. It was still a two-point game (59-57) with 9:53 left and the Leopards will only down a possession at the 7:47 mark after a pair or Everest Schmidt free throws cut Indiana's led to 63-60.
Then the 'Pards hit the wall. Five straight turnovers were turned into an Indiana 12-0 run and the Hoosiers went on to outscore Lafayette 16-6 the rest of the way.
Turnovers were a big problem for Lafayette -- they gave the ball away 26 times.
Lafayette coach Fran O'Hanlon told
:“We ran good stuff for 31 minutes, and we showed some resiliency. But by the end, we were mentally and physically spent.”Indiana shot 56.9 percent (37 of 65) from the field and outrebounded Lafayette 31-21. But Lafayette shot pretty well, too (19 of 42, 45.2 percent) and ">went to the foul line 29 times, making 22.
Jamaal Hilliard and Bilal Abdullah with 11 points each to lead Lafayette.
Worth noting: 6-7 Freshman Andre Hines played 25 minutes, finishing with 7 points and 3 rebounds. Lafayette's other three freshmen played two minutes each.
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