LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game with Florida State in Real Time
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Welcome to sunny Florida. What a beautiful day it's been, sunny and 70 here in the state capital. And tonight, we're inside "The Tuck'' for an ACC-Big Ten Challenge game between Indiana and No. 20-ranked Florida State.
Here's my story from earlier on how to watch it on TV with Dave O'Brien and Jay Bilas on the call. CLICK HERE
Keep refreshing for the latest news and opinions, and I'll try to answer your questions as we go along too.
Here we go:
IT'S A FINAL: A desperation heave from midcourt by Al Durham drifts left and and Florida State wins 69-67 in overtime. FULL STORY AND COLUMN TO COME.
9:53 p.m. – Scottie Barnes uses his 6-9 frame to get a shot up over Rob Phinisee and banks it in. Florida State up 69-67 with 1.8 seconds to go. Indiana timeout.
9:51 p.m. – Trayce Jackson-Davis uses another spin move to get Koprivika up in the air. He draw a fould and Koprivika has fouled out. Two free throws with 8.7 left, and he made them both. TIED AT 67.
9:48 p.m. – Trayce Jackson-Davis had a chance to tie but missed an 8-footer from the baseline and the shot clock was winding down. Indiana got a stop on the other end and gets the ball back with 17.9 seconds to go.
9:41 p.m.. – Florida State freshman point guard Scottie Barnes made his first three of the game to tie it at 65. On Indiana's next possession, Armaan Franklin missed a midrange jumper. Balsa Koprivika got an offensive rebound and scored to make it 67-65. Rob missed a three-pointer that rattled in and out. 55.4 seconds to go
9:39 p.m. — Overtime starts with a great spin move by Trayce Jackson-Davis and he's fouled. Makes the free throw too and Indiana leads 65-62. Biggest lead of the game. That's 23 points and 17 rebounds now for TJD.
9:34 p.m. – Armaan Franklin stole the inbounds pass and appeared to call timeout on his way out of bounds, but the referee didn't give it to him, FSU ball. 4.4 to go. Missed shot and we go to OVERTIME
9:30 p.m. – Wild sequence there for Florida State, Got two offensive rebounds to keept the possession alive, but then missed a third shot. Scramble on the floor for a jump ball. Tied 62-all with 6.6 to go. Florida State's ball.
9:13 p.m. — Huge floater in the lane there by Rob Phinisee with the shot clock running down. Indiana up 54-52, but then Malik Osborne answers with a three-pointer for FSU. Then Durham daggers right back with a three of his own. Guards stepping up big for Hoosiers down the stretch. Final media timeout with 3:31 to go. Indiana leads by two, 57-55. This is been a great game for early December.
9:07 p.m. — Archie really riding the five starters a lot tonight, but there's no question they've also been the best five players all night long. Armaan Franklin hits two free throws and Indiana goes back up 52-50. FSU fans are getting all over the refs. In their eyes, Indiana is getting every call.
9 p.m. – Florida State center Balsa Koprivica just picked up his fourth foul, which is big. He's been a big problem inside. Florida State has been horrible from the free throw line so far and it's keeping Indiana in the game. Just missed two more, and they're just 5-for-13 for the game. Media timeout now and we're still tied at 48-48 with 7:52 to go.
8:55 p.m. – Sure looked like the shot clock had expired before that foul there. Tough break for Indiana after 30 seconds of solid defense. FSU up 47-46 with 9:54 to go. That makes it the fourth quarter now. Finish.
8:45 p.m. — Al Durham drove hard to the basket there, and got fouled hard. He was slow to get up off the floor. Might have tweaked that ankle a little bit. He's been a fighter tonight, though. Been a steadying influence against all the defensive pressure from FSU. Second media timeout and FSU leads 47-44 with 11:55 to go.
8:35 p.m. — Everyone on TV apparently saw that Rob Phinisee's made basket was a three-pointer. They fixed it here, too. Indiana leads for the first time in a while, 39-38. Last lead was 10-8. A big dunk by Trayce Jackson-Davis makes it 42-40 Indiana, and FSU coach Leonard Hamilton calls timeout with 13:55 to go. Trayce has 14 points and eight rebounds so far.
HALFTIME 8:05 p.m. – A couple of tough baskets by Race Thompson and Trayce Jackson-Davis inside through traffic. That was big. Got it to 33-31. and then TJD had a big block on the other end. A weird end to the half. FSU got a steal but the clock ran out before he could dunk.
Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks a shot near the end of the first half. (Photo Courtesy of IU Athletics)
7:55 p.m. – Indiana is doing a nice job of attacking the rim, and they've been taking some shots when they get there, too, without getting calls. Fourth media timeout, and FSU leads 29-25 with 3:33 to go. Big segment here, Indiana needs to keep it close these final three minutes and change.
7:45 p.m. – Balsa Koprivica, Florida State's 7-foot-1 center, is a load and he's scoring at the rim easily. Really miss joey Brunk not being available with a matchup like that. Koprivica has eight points already. Third media timeout at 7:55. Florida State up 22-20. Hunter is Indiana's leading scorer with six points. Two bad stats to be concerned with. Indiana already has seven turnovers, and Florida State has five offensive rebounds.
7:40 p.m. – For the second time, Florida State got a rebound on a missed free throw. That;s just totally unacceptable. Indiana holds, and gets a dunk on the other end from Race Thompson, with a nice dime from Armaan Franklin.
7:35 p.m. – Second media timeout. FSU up 16-13 with 11:53 to go. Jerome Hunter hit a 3-pointer for Indiana, which is a good sign. Hoosiers need to spread the floor when he's in there at the 4-spot. Lots of length in that Florida State lineup.
7:30 p.m. – Trey Galloway the first sub for Indiana. Jerome Hunter follows right after a Race Thompson offensive foul. And Al Durham looks fine coming off that ankle injury. He just blew by a Florida State defender on the dribble. Didn't finish but looked quick doing it.
7:28 p.m. — We're at the first media timeout, and Florida State leads 11-10. Indiana's been putting good pressure on them defensively as well. Florida State already has two turnovers. Nice to see several Indiana fans in the crowd too!
7:25 p.m. — A nice 8-0 run by the Hoosiers gets them tied right away. Hoosiers 4-for-5 from the line to start, which is a good sign.
7:20 p.m. — Florida State wins the tip and scores on the possession. Freshman point guard Scottie Barnes with the first basket of the game. He's a 6-9 point guard. A pair of free throws for Hoosiers. Barnes then picks Franklin bringing the ball up the court and gets fouled. Pressure will be a problem tonight for the Hoosiers. He missed the second free throw and FSU retained possession, and they Raiquan Gray dunked with no one guarding him. Indiana coach Archie Miller went nuts and called a quick timeout. It's 8-2 Florida State already.
7:15 p.m. – Florida State was 26-5 last year and their only big loss was to Indiana 80-64 a year and change ago in Bloomington. All the others were 5 points or less. They want revenge tonight.
7 p.m. – There are fans in the stands for the first this season for Indiana. Only family members were allowed for the season opener in Bloomington, and no fans were allowed during the three games of the Maui Invitational. The Florida State pep band is here, too.
6:50 p.m. — Joey Brunk is in street clothes, as expected, but Al Durham is out on the floor warming up. He's moving around OK, and is in the starting lineup. Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson up front, with Rob Phinisee and Armaan Franklin in the backcourt with Durham. Here's our story from Tuesday's media availability. CLICK HERE
6:30 p.m. — The Big Ten kicked some tail on the first night of the Challenge, going 6-1 with the only loss coming from Purdue. The Boilermakers blew a 20-point lead too, or it would have been a sweep. The Big Ten won the two marquee games too, with Iowa beating North Carolina, and Illinois going to Duke and winning. There's no doubt the Big Ten is the best league in America.
