CHICAGO -- Illinois State is still hanging around at the second timeout. Indiana leads, 15-11, behind Eric Gordon's six points. DJ White has yet to be a factor in the game.

Levi Dyer has five off the bench for the Redbirds.

The guy next to me committed a media foul by knocking the draping off our table trying to plug in his computer. That left us feeling exposed. I was very concerned that people watching on TV might see that my shoes were untied. Fortunately, maintenance fixed it at the timeout. I think the net is still a problem, though.