BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana submitted a report to the Big Ten on Friday citing Mike Davis' apologetic behavior after the Kentucky-Indiana game on Dec. 21 as the reason the conference should be lenient in assessing a penalty.

Davis apologized for his outburst after he stormed the court to protest a no-call with 2.6 seconds left in what turned oub to be Kentucky's 70-64 victory. He was given two technicals and tossed from the game.

"We hope the Big Ten will look at what took place and resolve this in a fair way for what is best for the Big Ten, for Indiana and for coach Davis in this alleged rule violation (of behavior in a code of conduct in the Big Ten),'' said Terry Clapacs, the school's interim athletic director as well as the vice president and chief executive officer.

Clapacs said Davis has the support of the university behind him but "he also knows he made a mistake. You heard him apologize after the game and know he's a sincere and honest person.''

The Big Ten had given Indiana a deadline of Friday to respond. The league now has three business days to respond to the school's report. Davis will coach the 10th-ranked Hoosiers (8-1) on Saturday at Temple and could still coach Tuesday's game at Ball State.

An Indiana athletic department spokesman said the school would not make full details of its response public until after it heard back from the Big Ten.

Big Ten spokeswoman Sue Lister said the conference did not expect to respond immediately to the recommendation.

Clapacs wouldn't say whether or not the school asked for a specific number of games for Davis to sit, or if it asked he not be penalized at all.

When asked if Indiana would accept the Big Ten's maximum penalty of six games (or 20 percent of the team's season), Clapacs said, "I'd rather not think about that. I'd rather not think about the maximum anything in this case.''

The outburst occurred with 2.6 seconds left in Saturday's game and Indiana trailing 65-64. Hoosiers guard Bracy Wright drove for a layup that bounced off the side of the backboard. Davis wanted a foul, but none was called.

Davis then ran onto the court and protested vehemently, waving his arms at official Bert Smith, drawing the two technicals and ejection.

"Whatever they say is fine with me, and the administration has been really supportive, so whatever they decide is fine,'' Davis said before Friday's practice.

Clapacs said the Kentucky game seems to get Davis emotional.

"It goes back to his playing days at Alabama when the rivalry was Kentucky,'' Clapacs said. "Then he gets here at Indiana where our biggest rivals are Kentucky and Purdue. We all helped put that pressure on the basketball team and coaches. As fans we want to win that game as badly as the coaches do.''

Clapacs said he has received countless emails from fans in Indiana and of Kentucky who have empathy for Davis, especially after he apologized immediately following the game.

"He said he was sorry,'' Clapacs said. "That means a lot.''

Information from ESPN.com's Andy Katz and the Associated Press was used in this report.