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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- No. 9 Indiana stayed focused on the task at hand.With a huge, upcoming matchup against No. 16 Butler looming, the Hoosiers (8-1) made sure they didnt look past Houston Baptist on Saturday.James Blackmon Jr. scored 18 points, Robert Johnson added 16, and the Hoosiers dominated the Huskies 103-61.Indiana had a slow start, trailing the Huskies (3-5) twice in the first 8 minutes of the game. The Hoosiers, trailing 12-10, put together a 21-2 run over the next 6 minutes, distancing the Huskies from any realistic chance at keeping the game close enough to flirt with a potential upset.Indiana led 42-27 at halftime. The Hoosiers outscored Houston Baptist 30-15 through the first 10 minutes of the second half.I think the second half, we just decided to really sit down and get stops on defense and string stops together. And I think when we do that, that allows us to get out in transition and get easy baskets, Johnson said. I think it translated well for us.Thomas Bryant finished with nine points and 13 rebounds for the Hoosiers, who outrebounded Houston Baptist 45-31. The Hoosiers ran their offense with a heavy emphasis on ball movement, tallying a total of 19 assists on 33 field goals.Johnson attributed Indianas offensive success to its ability to make the extra pass in an effort to always find the best shot. Its something the Hoosiers have bought into heavily this season, Johnson added. Faster ball movement predicated on quick decision-making was a point of emphasis during practice for Indiana.Sophomore Zach McRoberts finished with four assists for Indiana.I think a big focus this week was to -- little less dribbling, a little quicker decision-making and just get the ball out, get the ball in front of us, Indiana coach Tom Crean said. (Zach) moves the ball. Hes such a willing mover, such a willing passer, such a ball mover.The Huskies trailed Indiana by as many as 42 points. The Hoosiers made 12 3-pointers, while Houston Baptist finished with two. Indiana had five players score in double figures and the Hoosiers bench came up big for Indiana, outscoring Houston Baptists bench 37-9.Colter Lasher finished with 18 points for the Huskies. Houston Baptist shot just 37 percent from the field for the game (25 of 66). The Huskies also struggled from beyond the arc, missing 15 of their 17 3-point attempts.We werent shooting the 3-pointer nearly as much as we normally do, Houston Baptist coach Ron Cotrell said. We only shot 17 3-pointers tonight because we were trying to pound it inside. We wanted to try and finish some plays and get to the free throw line. We werent successful in doing that.BIG PICTUREThe Hoosiers wont play a true road game until Jan. 10, when they visit Maryland. Indiana will play seven games leading up to that matchup with the Terrapins, all of which will be played in the state of Indiana. The Hoosiers will play two games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, with the remaining five played in Bloomington at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.POLL IMPLICATIONS: The Hoosiers will have six days to relax, recuperate and prepare for No. 16 Butler. The Hoosiers and the Bulldogs will face off at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis in the annual Crossroads Classic.UNPREDICTABLECrean said OG Anunoby has been cleared to play Saturday when the Hoosiers take on Butler. However, Crean noted how hard it is to predict just how effective the standout sophomore will be. Anunoby missed his third straight game due to an ankle sprain he suffered against North Carolina.UP NEXT:Houston Baptist travels to Northwestern on Thursday.Indiana faces No. 16 Butler in Indianapolis on Saturday.---More AP college basketball: www.collegebasketball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25.Air Max 2 Uptempo España .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. 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Air Max 200 Mujer . There are surprises among the Vezina candidates, but most of the others are standard top-tier performers, even if the two Hart Trophy runners-ups have never been quite as good as they have been through the first half of the season.The second half of the season begins with showdown games in the SEC West and the Big Ten West. Then theres the ACC Coastal, in which Miami-Virginia Tech once might have been an elimination game. But since four Coastal teams have one?conference loss and Miami has two, this race will probably?continue until we run out of games. That should be fun. And with Darrell Hazell gone, which coach is now on the clock? If Im Steve Addazio at Boston College, and Im in Year 4, and Ive lost 11 consecutive ACC games, and Im at home in bad weather against Syracuse, I might want to win this game a little more than normal.1. Texas A&M head coach Kevin Sumlin told me his No. 6 Aggies will still have a real chance in the SEC West, regardless of the result?Saturday at No. 1 Alabama. Weve got a lot of football to play, Sumlin said. You never know in this league whats going to happen. Sumlin is confident in part because of the infectious attitude of his quarterback, Oklahoma transfer Trevor Knight. This is a pretty mature team, Sumlin said. And Trevors had a lot to do with that, offensively. I think just how he approaches every day. But weve also got a lot of guys who have played a lot of football.2. Judging by the numbers beyond the rankings, Alabama will face its toughest test Saturday, when the Aggies come to Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Aggies and the Tide rank 1-2 in the SEC in total offense and rushing offense. According to ESPN Stats & Info research, both offenses are much more effective running the ball because of the zone read. Knight is one of the best quarterbacks in the nation at running out of the zone read. Tide freshman Jalen Hurts has two 100-yard rushing games this season. Hes the first quarterback in Nick Sabans 10 seasons to have even one.3. You would think Syracuse head coach Dino Babers would want to capitalize on the firehose of positive feedback he has received for the video of his postgame speech and call-and-response in the Orange locker room after the 31-17 upset of Virginia Tech. At his Monday news conference, however, Babers said, Thats probably like the only glimpse youre going to get of us in the locker room. I dont like sharing family things. I understand the reticence; Ive been around head coaches. And I know that what happened Saturday in the locker room doesnt happen every week. But with that kind of connection to his players, Baber ought to have a camera around every day.4. The selection of Auburnn kicker Daniel Carlson over Arizona State record-setter Zane Gonzalez for the ESPN.ddddddddddddcom Midseason All-America team didnt sit well with Sun Devil fans, not to mention a colleague or two of mine. Gonzalez has made 19 of 20 field goals; Carlson, 13 of 14. I gave the nod to Carlson because of his impact on a struggling Auburn offense. Carlson scored 49 points in the first four games -- the same amount as the rest of the team. He accounted for all 18 points in the 18-13 victory over LSU,?and he recorded 20 points, including a 20-yard run on a fake field goal, in the 51-14 defeat of Arkansas State.5. One reason the Big Ten is so much better this season: ball security. Of the 24 teams in the FBS that have lost no more than two fumbles, six of them are in the Big Ten. Iowa has lost one; Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State and Indiana each have lost two. At the other end of the spectrum, Oklahoma State (6), Oklahoma (7) and Kansas (10) have combined to lose 23 fumbles. The other seven teams in the Big 12 have lost only 22. The Jayhawks are a young offense. The Cowboys and the Sooners dont have that excuse.6. West Virginia head coach Dana Holgorsen, appearing on the Championship Drive podcast Wednesday, said senior quarterback Skyler Howard epitomizes why the No. 12 Mountaineers are 5-0. Howard, a Fort Worth native, walked on at Riverside (California) City College and came to West Virginia because it was the only offer he received. We took a chance on him, Holgorzen said. He came in and was excited about the Big 12 just because he could go back and try to do his best against all those teams that overlooked him. He wants to try to prove everybody wrong every single day he wakes up.7. Stanford sophomore defensive end Solomon Thomas seems to be specializing in the final play of games. He returned a fumble 42 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the Cardinals 22-13 defeat of UCLA. Last Saturday, with the Cardinal leading Notre Dame 17-10, and the Irish staring down 4th-and-10 on the Stanford 14, Thomas forced the fumble that Irish left tackle Mike McGlinchey fell on near the line of scrimmage. Thomas, like Christian McCaffrey, is the rare Stanford junior to be named team captain. Thomas game-ending big plays have made him Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week twice. ' ' '