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men's basketball: news and notes vertime BY GOLD AND BLACK STAFF Davis entered the Since Raphealfor Purdue's tradistarting lineup against Penn State, minutes down as much as possible and do little things. But when your shot is falling, it does give you more confidence and helps you play with more energy." That's what Coach Matt Painter has been looking for from Hale and former starter Jacob Lawson. But it's been Davis who has provided the spark, and that pushed him into the starting lineup and hale responds got him the bulk of the minutes as for next year," Painter said of Simp- fects of the foot surgery he underson, who was de-activated after went in the spring. "He's just doing Painter has stayed small. Lawson didn't play at all 10 games due to the lingering ef- normal rehab stuff in our training against the Hawkeyes and has 2012-13 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE played only 28 minutes in the last Date Game Time/ResultTV five games after starting 10. Oct. 30 MONTEVALLO (exhibition) W, 70-61 BTN Digital "A lot of teams have been play- Nov. 3 NEWBERRY (exhibition) W, 109-68 BTN Digital BUCKNELL* L, 65-70 BTN Digital ing small, and that doesn't help Nov. 9 HOFSTRA* W, 83-54 BTN Digital Donnie," Painter said. "He's contin- Nov. 11 Nov. 15 vs. Villanova# L, 81-89 (OT) ESPN2 ued to practice hard and get some Nov. 16 vs. Oregon State# L, 58-66 ESPNU/ESPN2 UNC-WILMINGTON W, 66-40 BTN things done. He's going to get us Nov. 21 28 at Clemson! W, 73-61 ESPNU some rebounds. His ability to score Nov. 1 Dec. XAVIER L, 57-63 BTN the basketball from the high post Dec. 4 LAMAR W, 72-39 BTN at Eastern Michigan L, 44-47 ESPN3 really helps us. He's just got to stay Dec. 8 vs. No. 22 Notre Dame& L, 68-81 ESPN2 positive. It's hard in some match- Dec. 15 Dec. 18 BALL STATE W, 66-56 ESPN3 ups for him, but (against Iowa) was Dec. 29 WILLIAM & MARY W, 73-66 ESPN3 No. 11 ILLINOIS W, 68-61 BTN a good matchup for Jan. 2 Jan. 5 at No. 18 Michigan State L, 61-84 BTN him." Jan. 8 No. 15 OHIO STATE L, 64-74 ESPN tional 4 men have been limited. But, when given a chance, Donnie Hale surged against Iowa. In 29 minutes — more than he'd played the previous two games combined — Hale scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds and had a block and an assist in the victory. Eight of Hale's points came in the final nine minutes of regulation, including on a tip-in off a miss with 1:45 left. "Any time your shot is falling, you're going to have more energy," Hale said. "I really Tom Campbell tried to focus on Donnie Hale hasn't gotten many opportunities lately as Coach Matt Painter has opted to defense and tried go with a smaller lineup. But he made his minutes count against Iowa, scoring 12 points to lock my guy and grabbing five rebounds. Jay Simpson Update Freshman Jay Simpson is, most importantly, trying to get his foot back to full strength as he sits out the remainder of the season in hopes of getting a medical redshirt season, Painter said. "We're just trying to get him healthy and get him ready Jan. 13 PENN STATE W, 60-42 Jan. 16 at Nebraska W, 65-56 Jan. 19 WEST VIRGINIA W, 79-52 Jan. 24 at No. 2 Michigan L, 53-68 Jan. 27 IOWA W, 65-62 (OT) Jan. 30 No. 3 INDIANA 8:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at Northwestern Noon Feb. 5 at Penn State 7 p.m. Feb. 9 MICHIGAN STATE 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at Illinois 9 p.m. Feb. 16 at Indiana 2 p.m. Feb. 24 NORTHWESTERN TBA Feb. 27 at Iowa 8:30 p.m. March 2/3 at Wisconsin TBA March 6 MICHIGAN 7 p.m. March 9 MINNESOTA Noon March 14-17 Big Ten Tournament (Chicago) * 2K Sports Classic — Mackey Arena # 2K Sports Classic – New York City (Madison Square Garden) ! ACC/Big Ten Challenge & Crossroads Classic — Indianapolis (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) BTN BTN CBS ESPN/ESPN2 BTN BTN ESPN2 BTN BTN BTN ESPN/ESPN2 TBD BTN TBD BTN BTN GoldanDBlack express • volume 23, express 19 • 14