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IU Survives First Without Sampson

Boycotting players come back as Hoosiers edge Northwestern

By Mitch Pritchard, Newser User

Posted Feb 23, 2008 10:36 PM CST

(Newser) – Jordan Crawford ended his boycott long enough to score 21 points and help No. 15 Indiana hold off Northwestern 85-82 in a Big Ten win last night, reports the Associated Press. Crawford and five other Hoosiers skipped practice yesterday in protest of the buyout of... Read full story »

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