NEW YORK — Follow along for live updates and join us in the comments below as Indiana battles UConn at the Empire Classic in New York Sunday afternoon. The Hoosiers and No. 5 Huskies tip at 1 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden (ESPN). Refresh the page for updates. Final Stats: 2nd Half: UConn wins it, 77-57. At the final media timeout, IU trails 70-50 with 3:19 left. Timeout Indiana, UConn pulling away 68-48. 4:30 left. UConn leads 58-48 at the third media timeout. 7:04 left. Malik Reneau just fouled out with a career-high 18 points. UConn leads 54-43 at…
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UPDATE: On his pregame radio appearance, IU coach Mike Woodson said Xavier Johnson will play vs. UConn. The original story follows. ——————————— Indiana fans held their breath as starting sixth-year point guard Xavier Johnson clutched his leg a few days ago. It was a familiar scene after Johnson’s 2022-23 season ended abruptly 11 months earlier at Kansas. Johnson suffered a lower left leg injury in the final minutes of Indiana’s 89-80 win over Wright State on Thursday, and limped off the court. But it looks like Johnson has a good chance to play today. He is in uniform for pregame…
The Indiana player who some people were worried about coming into the season might be the only reason the Hoosiers are 3-0 instead of 0-3. Kel’el Ware has started his IU career averaging a double-double — 18.3 points and 10.0 rebounds — to go with 2.3 assists, 2.0 blocks, and just 1.0 turnover and 1.7 fouls in 33 minutes per game. Before the season Ware said he wanted to prove everybody wrong when it came to talk about his lack of a motor at Oregon a year ago. He and Indiana coach Mike Woodson had an understanding since he committed…
Two of Indiana’s last three seasons have ended in heartbreak in North Carolina. They’re back in the Tar Heel State Sunday afternoon with a chance to extend their 2023 NCAA Tournament run. It’s a matchup between two men’s soccer programs that have attended every NCAA Tournament together since 2010. Indiana (13-4-4, 4-2-2 B1G) will visit No. 10 national seed Wake Forest in the second round of the tournament on Sunday (Nov. 19). The match will stream live on the ESPN+ digital platform. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. ET. Indiana comes into the match having won six straight and 10…
Indiana closes out the 2023 season with a pair of trophy games. First up is IU’s Senior Day game against Michigan State and the battle for the Old Brass Spittoon, which has spent two of the last three years in Bloomington. The Hoosiers catch the Spartans in the midst of turmoil after a midseason coaching change. The Spartans have lost seven of eight and come to Memorial Stadium an underdog. Here’s everything you need to know for Indiana’s eleventh game of the season. MICHIGAN STATE (3-7) at INDIANA (3-7) Kickoff: Noon Eastern, Saturday Location: Bloomington, Ind., Memorial Stadium (52,626; field…
For the third straight game to open the season, Indiana defeated a mid-major team by a single digit margin. It looked like this might be the game where IU buried their opponent early. They jumped on shorthanded Wright State 18-6 to start the game, and led by as much as 15 before halftime. But the Raiders made six threes in the final ten minutes of the first half and got as close as 50-48 before the break. After taking a five point lead into halftime, Indiana struggled to pull away in the second stanza. Their biggest lead was 12 after…
Mike Woodson said in March he’s never played through the post as a basketball coach like he did with Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson. Somewhere over the course of his first two seasons as the IU head coach, the term “buddy ball” was coined in reference to the pair creating for each other on the offensive end. Woodson wasn’t sure what to expect this year as his roster went through a major overhaul during offseason. But it’s clear now — for better or worse, buddy ball is back. Through three games, center Kel’el Ware and power forward Malik Reneau are…
BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Wright State by a final score of 89-80 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday. Indiana led 54-49 at halftime. The Hoosiers were led in the game by Kel’el Ware, with team highs in both points (22) and rebounds (12). The three keys to the game, highlights, and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson and the IU players postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (3-0) will face UConn on Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York at 1 p.m. ET. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Paint domination. Indiana had a major size advantage, and they…
IU men’s soccer defeated Lipscomb 2-1 at Bill Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington Thursday evening to advance in the NCAA Tournament. Freshman Collins Oduro found the back of the net from 20 yards out to give the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead in the 31st minute. ODUROOOO!!! 👏@Collinso_11 | #IUMS pic.twitter.com/19aeAdBXqY — Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) November 16, 2023 Maouloune Goumballe added a dagger in the 74th minute. GOAL GOUMBALLE ‼️ Goumballe scores his fourth goal in as many matches.#IUMS pic.twitter.com/KatWMFE9Q8 — Indiana Men’s Soccer (@IndianaMSOC) November 17, 2023 It was Goumballe’s fourth goal in as many matches. Lipscomb scored in the…
For the first time this year against a Power Five opponent, Indiana is favored to beat Michigan State on Saturday according to the oddsmakers. They like the Hoosiers by 3.5 points as of late Thursday morning. Too little too late some would say, and technically they’d be right. At 3-7 with two games remaining, IU can no longer play in a postseason game barring a situation where the Hoosiers finish 5-7 and there aren’t enough 6-6 teams to play in the 41 bowl games. While the Hoosiers are likely just 10 days away from ending a third-straight disappointing season, Michigan…