Bassett scores 24 as Indiana squeezes by Northwestern, 85-82, in first game without Sampson

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Northwestern's Ivan Peljusic, left, battles for a loose ball with Indiana's Armon Bassett during the first half of a basketball game Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008 in Evanston, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

By Tiffany Griffin

Story Created: Feb 24, 2008 at 9:38 AM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 24, 2008 at 11:13 AM EDT

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — A day after Indiana bought out coach Kelvin Sampson's contract and players threatened to boycott, Armon Bassett scored a season-high 24 points and the No. 15 Hoosiers escaped with an 85-82 victory over Northwestern.

In one of the most difficult weeks in their storied program's history, the Hoosiers had to hang on against a team still searching for its first Big Ten win.

D.J. White deflected a potential go-ahead layup by Northwestern's Michael Thompson, then hit two free throws to make it 85-82 with 5 seconds left.

Thompson missed a pull-up 3-pointer at the buzzer, and the Hoosiers (23-4, 13-2 Big Ten) moved into a three-way tie for first with Wisconsin and Purdue.

Jordan Crawford scored 21, and Eric Gordon scored 18, hitting 13 of 16 free throws. White added 16 points and 11 rebounds

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