[January 24, 2026] Indiana State (9-11) vs Drake (10-10)

[DyedBlue]

I complained to someone on the floor about the ribbon flashing blue and white during the timeouts. My complaint was that you can’t look at the stats. He told me it’s available on the screen below the scoreboard. I let him know that’s nice for the people in the first 2 rows.

You are absolutely correct. There is NO acceptable defense or explanation for the score disappearing from the HC for the entirety of all of the media timeouts. The President told me they had advertising contracts to honor, but mostly it is just blue Sycamores flashing.

 

[4Q_iu]

You're right. The number of ISU alums in my social media feeds posting pics in IU gear the last 5 months has been very annoying. A few dropped what had to have been 10-20k to go Miami (and some even more going Pasadena/Atlanta) but haven't donated anything to ISU.

It's a free country and they can do what they want with their money but it is infuriating to see for sure.

I don't know why anyone is surprised -- the amount of trashy Loosiers merch on the ISU campus has LONG been an eyesore

 

[sycamore tuff]

That's why I stopped pulling for them in 1979.

 

[TreeTop]

It was the day before game day and I guessed that I still cared enough to wonder...

Can we just put a beat down on the Bulldogs? Bwahahahaahaha!
Seriously, can our guys just be angry about how the season is going and take it out on Drake? This team shows no anger.
Does Drake just need a beat down to remind them where they actually stand, post DeVries and McCollum? Yes, they do.
And what's with their last two coaches both having capitalized middle letters in their last name? Henderson is destined for mediocrity (at Drake).
Is Jalen Quinn really worth 18 points a game? Our guys gave him a value of 27.
Can we just triple-team Shetlar every time he touches the ball? Should've.
Is this the game our home attendance dips below 4,000 for the first time this season? No, 4,591. Our fans deserve so much more.
Or are our fans as angry as our players and will pack Hulman to see a beat down of Drake? See above.

 

[DyedBlue]

Drake 76 vs ISU 62 at Hulman Center
Another turnover flood starting right at the opening tip.
After a long string of good scoring games, Sterling Young couldn't find the bucket, but the offense was still far more effective with him on the floor

Player......................Minutes.............FG.............FT..........TP.............Rbds...............A/TO.................+/-.......Comments
Scott.......................29:10..................5/6............2/2........12................3...................1/4.......................-18.......Personally good, but -18
H. Harding.............2:05...................0/0............0/0.........0.................0...................0/2........................-4.........A bad start for him & team
S. Young................28:24...................2/10...........2/2.......8.................3....................5/4......................-10.......Tough shooting day
C. Wagner.............25:34..................2/9............0/0.........5................4.....................2/2.......................-12.........Prolonged shooting slump continues
X. Hall.....................11:56...................0/2............0/0.......0..................0....................1/1.......................-10..........His game has issues when others miss perimeter shots
D. Vorst....................11:47................3/6.............0/3.......6..................1...................1/1..........................-4...........Better than Hall's 11 minutes
Alocen.....................25:50.................2/9............3/3........8..................5...................0/1..........................-4..........+/- much better than others with 25 minutes
JVB............................29:07..................3/5...........2/4........8.................6....................1/2.........................-8
ESB.............................16:13................1/1.............1/2......3..................8...................2/0............................+5.........Deserves MORE MINUTES
M. Harding.............19:54................5/8............0/1..........12..............3..................0/1............................-5

Team Offensive Efficiency with Player on court
PLayers...........................Minutes..............+/-.............PPM ON........PPM OFF.......A/Min ON.....A/Min OFF..........TO's/Min ON..........TO's Min OFF
Young...............................28;24..................-10................1.9....................0.69.................0.56................0.17............................0.42........................0.52 ........Good offensive line
Alocen..............................25:50.................-4...................1.24.................2.12.................0.23................0.84............................0.39.......................0.56
JVB......................................29:07................-8..................1.79.................0.92..................0.55.................0.18............................0.34.....................0.73...........Good offensive line
H. Harding........................2:05.....................-4.................1.44 1.56....................0.55...............0.45...........................1.50........................0.39
Wagner..............................25:36.................-12.................1.49................1.66..................0.55................0.28..............................0.55.....................0.39
ESB......................................16:13..................+5..................1.54................1.56................0.43..................0.46.............................0.46........................0.37
M. Harding.......................19:54...................-5..................1.56..................1.54.................0.5...................0.4..............................0.45.......................0.45 Flatlined ON vs OFF
Scott....................................29:10..................-18.................1.6..................1.2......................0.48................0.37...........................0.48.......................0.37
Hall......................................11:56...................-10................0.84...............1.85...................0.17.................0.57.............................0.67.....................0.36......Drake smothered Hall
Vorst...................................11:47....................-4...................1.36..............1.63....................0.34..................0.50...........................0.34.......................0.50

No group on the floor together for any significant time. Obviously, coaches were searching for something that worked.
Group..........................................................................................................Minutes.................+/-....................PPM.......................PPP
Young, JVB, Wagner, M. Harding, Scott..........................................4:34..........................-4.....................2.85.......................1.14
Young, Alocen, JVB, ESB, M. Harding...............................................3:31..........................+5.....................2.27.....................1.60
Young, Alocen, JVB, Scott, Vorst........................................................3:28..........................-2......................1.44......................0.73
Young, JVB, Wagner, Scott, Vorst......................................................3:24..............................+5..................2.35.....................1.64
Young, Alocen, JVB, M. Harding, Scott.............................................2:35...........................-5......................1.94.....................1.16 Here & above decent PPM and cumulative -1
Alocen, JVB, Wagner, Scott, Vorst.......................................................2:35............................-1...................0.77.........................0.45
Alocen, Wagner, ESB, M. Harding, Hall.............................................2:29...........................+1.....................1.21.......................0.75
YOung, Wagner, Scott, Hall, Vorst.......................................................2:20...........................-6.....................0.43.......................0.23.........Bad
Alocen, JVB, Wagner, ESB, M. Harding..............................................2:12.............................0........................0.91.....................0.50........Bad
Young, H. Harding, WAgner, Scott, Hall.............................................2:05............................-4......................1.44......................0.68
10 Groups.......................................................................................................11................................-3.....................1.09..........................??.........Bad, Really Bad