D and I shot over to Indy last Saturday to watch a doubleheader of Men’s Basketball – the first basketball games to ever be played in Lucas Oil Stadium. Lucas Oil will be the site of the Midwest Regional NCAA finals later this season and the site of the Final Four in 2010, so it was kind of cool to get a sneak peak at what they may be like.
The first game was 5th ranked Gonzaga versus Indiana. IU, working with a new coach and nearly entirely new roster, kept it close in the first half. IU stayed within 10 most of the second half, but as soon as they’d crack into the single digit deficit, Gonzaga pulled out a three point play. IU sealed their fate with 24 turnovers and the Zags went on to win by 16 in front of the large Hoosier crowd.
The second game was 7th ranked Notre Dame taking on Ohio State. The Irish have a powerhouse on the team in the 6-8 freshman Luke Harangody. As expected, Luke had a strong game, but he also made their team fairly one dimensional. On the other side on the court, the Buckeyes’ Evan Turner surpassed Harangody’s 25 points with 28 of his own (a career high). Turner’s double-double made up for OSU’s horrible three point shooting (3-16) and the Bucks upset ND by five points.
After the game we headed over to Dave and Christian’s for a tree trimming party in which every guest brings the hosts a Christmas ornament, and in return, the hosts give the guests many drinks. In typical, inappropriate fashion, D and I gave them a full size zombie head (from Halloween a couple years ago) with a metal hook attached on top. It’s definitely an attention grabber on the tree and actually not the most inappropriate ornament they’ve gotten.
Tags: Basketball
Ok, I know that you blogged about this in the past, but I just wanna say that your camera is made of awesome! These pictures look professional!