Ids Sportscast

For the second time this season, the IU men's basketball team has won three straight games. IU's last three wins, against Northwestern, Penn State and Louisville, have all come by two points or fewer, giving the Hoosiers an 8-2 record this season. Next up for IU is another marquee nonconference game against Butler on Saturday as part of the Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Prior to this game, Indiana Daily Student basketball writers Cameron Drummond, Ben Portnoy and Murphy Wheeler were joined in-studio for the entire 45-minute episode by Dustin Dopirak, who covers Butler, IU and Purdue men's college basketball for The Athletic. PODCAST SEGMENTS: 0:48 - A big picture look at the Butler Bulldogs 3:10 - The recent resurgence of IU's Justin Smith 9:20 - Evaluating IU's recent close wins 10:35 - Rob Phinisee's stellar freshman season so far 18:10 - Reflecting on Rob Phinisee and Devonte Green as options at point guard 21:45 - What makes Butler's Paul Jorgensen so good? 27:00 - Can I