Gophers-Hoosiers: Laettneresque Buzzer-Beater Sinks Indiana

Geez…the media is already calling it “the buzzer-beater of the year!”

Did that really just happen? Did the Indiana Hoosiers just lose on a full-length of the court pass with 1.5 seconds left?

Ouch.

One of my roommates is shark fishing in Florida and had asked me to send him updates via text messaging so he would know what was going on with the game.

I was furiously trying to update him with all the action of the last eight minutes of the game.  It kind of went something like this…

“Tied 42, 8 left – Dee fouled out, thank God”

Then..

“Down 5, Gordon at line”

“Down 3, 1:30 left”

Followed by..

“Down 2. Ten secs. We got ball”

“Gordon to line. Missed first. Missed 2d – Dj tip in and 1”

Thumbs are starting to blister at this point.

“2 seconds left. DJ missed the and 1. Got rebound. Fouled. Missed first. Made second, up 1”

I didn’t even bother explaining to him what happened next.  I wish I could have seen it live though. I have to thank local broadcasting and the Big Ten Network for blacking out the IU games that aren’t nationally televised on ESPN, but that’s another argument we won’t get into.

I did listen intently to the little clock radio that was sitting beside me on my desk. 

I almost sent my roommate a text saying IU won, thinking there was no way Minnesota could concoct some heroic last second, full-length of the court play to win.

Good thing I didn’t take the Hoosier money-line tonight.

A Gopher player heaved it down the court where it’s caught in traffic by Blake Hoffarber, who proceeds to spin right, throw the ball up left-handed and cash it.

Gosh. This really did just happen.

Instead of relaying the bad news through the wire, I called my buddy instead.  He didn’t seem too upset about it. Then again, he is currently in Florida deep-sea fishing.

For all the Indiana faithful out there, it could always be worse, trust me.

You could be a fan of Maryland, for instance. (Cough)

They yet again blew a double-digit lead and lost yesterday, ending any hope of a trip to the Big Dance.

Indiana is lucky to even have had the opportunity to win the game late.  Late issed free-throws and poor shooting throughout the game had the Hoosiers fighting an uphill battle just to keep within striking distance. 

Oh yeah, 1-14 from behind-the-ack isn’t too good either.

Eric Gordon was 0-6 from downtown. He finished 4-13 from the field for 16 points, once again getting the majority of them from the charity stripe. 

DJ White finished with 23 points, 4 blocks and 13 rebounds. 

If you are wondering how our Ju-Co friends did:

Lance Stemler played 3 minutes and scored 0 points.

Mike White played 3 minutes and scored 0 points.

DeAndre Thomas played 17 minutes and scored 2 points.

Jamarcus Ellis played 16 minutes and scored 0 points.

Needless to say Indiana got no contributions from its role players. Go figure.

Hey DJ, how's your back feeling bud?

At-large bid, here comes IU.

One and done anybody?