Murray State Pulls Away Late from Valpo Women’s Basketball Sunday

by Matt Kopsea | Jan 2, 2023 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

Facing a road test against a Murray State team which entered the day with the best overall record in the Valley at 8-2, the Valpo women’s basketball team acquitted itself well, sticking with the Racers through three quarters before the hosts pulled away in the fourth...

#1 Purdue Opens New Year with Rutgers

by Matt Kopsea | Jan 2, 2023 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, Headlines, RRSN News

GAMEDAY INFO Monday, January 2, 2023 [1] Purdue (13-0, 2-0) vs. Rutgers (9-4, 1-1) West Lafayette, Indiana | Mackey Arena (14,876) TELEVISION: BTN | RADIO: Purdue Sports Network ANNOUNCERS: Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel THE NOTES TO KNOW • Purdue enters the 2023...

No. 4 Indiana Prevails In Overtime To Beat Nebraska

by Matt Kopsea | Jan 2, 2023 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, Featured, RRSN News

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 4 Indiana used a 14-0 run to close out the game and would prevail in its first overtime test this season in a 74-62 win over Nebraska on New Year’s Day. KEY MOMENTS Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes scored the first five points for Indiana (13-1,...

KOPSEA’S KORNER – 2022-23 HOOPS – VOLUME FIVE

by Matt Kopsea | Jan 2, 2023 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, Headlines, RRSN News

SENSATIONAL SEVEN Marian (10-1): Jackson Price drained 17 points in the top-ranked (Class 3A) Knights’ 55-49 overtime loss to No. 4 (Class 4A) Homestead. Penn (7-1): Joey Garwood registered 15 points for the No. 2 (Class 4A) Kingsmen in their 61-46 win over No. 2...

Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Top 20 Boys’ Poll – January 1, 2023

by Matt Kopsea | Jan 2, 2023 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

1 Ben Davis 400 12-0 20 2 Cathedral 372 6-1 3 Brownsburg 352 10-1 4 Penn 351 7-1 5 Homestead 282 9-1 6 Center Grove 269 10-1 7 Carmel 257 7-3 8 Mish, Narian 216 10-1 8 Kokomo 216 7-4 10 Noblesville 204 7-2 11 Lawrence North 196 7-1 12 NorthWood 165 8-2 13 Westfield...

IBCA girls’ basketball poll — Week 9 (Jan. 1)

by Matt Kopsea | Jan 1, 2023 | Basketball, Basketball Blogs, RRSN News

1 South Bend Washington 399 17-0 19 2 Zionsville 381 15-0 1 3 Hamilton Southeastern 333 15-1 4 Fishers 323 13-2 5 Noblesville 310 13-3 6 Fort Wayne Northrop 300 11-1 7 Bedford North Lawrence 285 14-3 8 Northridge 226 16-2 9 Homestead 221 11-2 10 Twin Lakes 188 16-0 11...