Oladipo helps Indiana past Purdue

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02/04/2012 - West Lafayette, IN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Victor Oladipo set a career-high with 23 points to go with eight rebounds as No. 20 Indiana held off Purdue for a 78-61 win at Mackey Arena on Saturday.

The Hoosiers got impressive efforts from freshmen Cody Zeller, 16 points and eight rebounds, and Remy Abell, who had a career-high 13 points as Indiana (18-6, 6-6 Big Ten) bounced back from a 68-56 loss at Michigan on Wednesday.

Robbie Hummel led the way for the Purdue (15-8, 5-5) offense with 16 points and 10 rebounds and D.J. Byrd added 15 points for the Boilermakers, who have now lost three of their last four.

Purdue had a chance to pull within two with two minutes to play but Will Sheehey pinned Lewis Jackson's layup attempt off the backboard and Christian Watford knocked down two at the line to put Indiana up 67-61.

Abell's trey on the next possession put the Hoosiers up 70-61 and sealed the victory for the road team, which closed the game on a 13-0 run.

Oladipo scored seven points in a 13-0 run by the Hoosiers early on as they took the lead, 19-13, with 7:09 remaining in the first.

The Boilermakers shot a dreadful 8-for-40 from the field including 0-for-11 from three-point range as they entered the locker room facing a 33-22 deficit.

Purdue found its shot at halftime, however, as it came out of the intermission hitting 3-of-4 from long range to pull within seven, 43-36, with 15:52 left in the game.

Game Notes

This game marked the 197th meeting between these two teams...Indiana defeated Purdue for the first time since March 1, 2006...Purdue will look to bounce back at No. 3 Ohio State on Tuesday, while the Hoosiers host Illinois on Thursday...Purdue's Jackson had four assists to record his 400th career assist.

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Marlins could start season without No. 2 starter Johnson

JUPITER, Fla. -- The Foorida Marlins are preparing for the likelihood that right-hander
Josh Johnson won't be ready when the season starts April 2.

Grapefruit League action starts Wednesday, but Johnson, penciled in as the No. 2 starter, hasn't even thrown off a mound at full speed since September. He's experienced some soreness in his right forearm.

MySportsbook.com have the Marlins listed with baseball betting lines at +800 to win the NL East this season .

''You guys know the math. If he's not on the hill then he becomes an opening day roster issue,'' manager Fredi Gonzalez said Saturday. ''We're borderline now.''

Johnson, who finished 12-7 with a 3.10 ERA in 2007, was supposed to throw on flat ground Saturday. That was canceled when he woke up with pain.

He played catch on Wednesday with no pain but felt discomfort in a throwing session on Thursday. He's expected to try again Sunday.

''Like we always said from the very beginning, we're going to take it easy on him,'' Gonzalez said. ''He didn't feel right, so we shut him down. We're going to take it back to step one and see where we're at.''

Among the candidates to take Johnson's spot in the rotation are left-hander Chris George and right-handers Yusmeiro Petit and Jose Garcia.

Right-hander Sergio Mitre, who missed most of last season with arm and shoulder problems, also is behind.

With Johnson's status doubtful, Gonzalez said right-hander Ricky Nolasco will stay in the rotation and no longer will be considered a candidate for closer.

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