<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Roderick Wilmont waited two years to make a difference for Indiana. On Tuesday night, he delivered. Wilmont scored all six of his points on back-to-back 3-pointers in the final minute against No. 21 Purdue, helping the Hoosiers fend off a second-half rally and beat the Boilermakers 63-58 -- their first win over a ranked team this season. "You can't tell Rod not to shoot it because he can shoot," coach Mike Davis said with a chuckle. "It doesn't look like it sometimes, but he can shoot the basketball." Wilmont needed just one minute to prove any critics wrong. He entered the game averaging 3.6 points with just nine 3-pointers in 16 games. But Wilmont, a redshirt freshman, responded by hitting the game's two biggest shots against the Hoosiers' biggest rival. The first 3 gave Indiana a 59-55 lead with 58 seconds left. The second sealed the win with 28 seconds to go and set off a celebration that sent Wilmont leaping into the arms of Pat Ewing Jr., whose father watched the game from behind the Hoosiers' bench.</div> <div align="center">Link </div>
as long as iu is unranked and purdue is ranked no matter what the spread was, purdue would have to be the favorite. i like iu being an underdog because this way they can prove wrong everyone who doubts them. it's amazing how iu has changed since george leach returned from his injury. before his comeback, the team was consistently losing by 30+ pts. with leach in the lineup, iu is unbeatable and looks capable of winning the big ten. before this year, i had always considered leach a lazy player who let himself get beat and then tried to block shots, but his rebounding and shot blocking were just what iu needed to complement bracey wright's incredible perimeter game and scoring ability. of course, the addition of roderick wilmont, a good shooter, and pat "the ape-like beast" ewing jr. didn't hurt the team either and teamed with returning players marshall strickland, sr. aj moye, and donald perry, iu is a tough team that i'd put in the same category as overachievers louisville, cincinatti, and florida state (how about that loss to duke - heartbreaking)
