In what appeared to be a corporate ballroom with a basketball court dropped in at the Mirage in Las Vegas, No. 6 Indiana defeated Auburn 96-81 to improve to 6-0 on the season. But the win was overshadowed by what took place in the game’s opening minutes. Fifth-year guard Grace Berger suffered a knee injury early in the first quarter and did not return to the game after an Auburn player landed on her leg. Several of Berger’s teammates responded in a big way, and none more so than Mackenzie Holmes, who had a perfect night from both the field…
Author: Mike Schumann
Indiana handled its business in a final tune-up game before things get serious fast. The Hoosiers struggled out of the gate against Jackson State, and led just 17-13 nine minutes into the game. But a 19-2 first half run put IU up 36-15 and they never looked back. The Hoosiers won it going away, 90-51 and started the season 6-0 for the second straight year. Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers won with another edition of The Report Card. No. 11 IU (6-0) will host North Carolina on Wednesday at 9:15 p.m. Eastern on ESPN. The Tar…
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Jackson State by a final score of 90-51 on Friday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers led 44-28 at halftime and were led in the game by Tamar Bates with 22 points and four assists. Xavier Johnson had 16 points and four assists, and Jordan Geronimo had a team high six rebounds. Indiana (6-0) will host No. 1 North Carolina on Wednesday. See also: Woodson, Bates and Johnson post-game THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Bates and Johnson fill it up. Everyone has been waiting for the Tamar Bates breakout game, and it came…
The disparity between the Big Ten East and West divisions is on full display. Despite having three conference losses headed into the final weekend, Purdue could arrive in Bloomington on Saturday with a chance to do something neither state school has accomplished. With a win against IU and a little help, Purdue could play in the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis next weekend. While a pair of undefeated teams battle it out for the East crown, two 5-3 teams and even a 4-4 team have a shot to represent the West in Indianapolis. Purdue’s eligibility for the Big Ten title…
An early tip the night before Thanksgiving made for an attractive opportunity to host recruiting prospects. Indiana had at least five high school players sitting behind its bench when it faced Little Rock. In-state 2025 guard Braylon Mullins from Greenfield Central H.S. was there. The 6-foot-4 Mullins scored 20 points in a season opening win earlier this week. He averaged 11 points and shot 38 percent from three as a high school freshman. https://twitter.com/mullins_braylon/status/1595801202318577671?s=46&t=ry_3Tw9Zb0-i9BhJGccFLw Mullins plays for Indiana Elite on the Adidas circuit for spring and summer basketball along with center Malachi Moreno, who IU has offered. So far Mullins…
Down three players including All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana sputtered at times but ultimately got the result it wanted. The Hoosiers led 39-30 at halftime, and just 64-57 with 9:04 remaining. But IU went on a 23-7 run from that point to finally put away pesky Little Rock Let’s take a deeper look at how the Hoosiers won with another edition of The Report Card. IU (5-0) will host Jackson State on Friday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern (BTN). OFFENSE (B) At times Indiana looked lost on offense trying to reinvent itself after playing through Trayce Jackson-Davis for more than three years. …
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated Little Rock on Wednesday evening by a final score of 87-68 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers led at halftime 39-30 and were led in the game by Race Thompson with 20 points and eight rebounds. Indiana (5-0) will host Jackson State on Friday at 12:30 p.m. Eastern. See also: Woodson, Hood-Schifino and Thompson post-game. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Filling the TJD void. It certainly wasn’t seamless, as 30-point underdog Little Rock was within seven points with under 10 minutes remaining. With All-American senior Trayce Jackson-Davis out with a back issue, Indiana…
Indiana will be without the services of three scholarship players on Wednesday evening against Little Rock, including a starter. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Trey Galloway and Anthony Leal all emerged from the locker room not in uniform about 60 minutes prior to tip. Jackson-Davis appeared to be dealing with a back issue towards the end of the previous game against Miami (Ohio). He is Indiana’s leading scorer and rebounder with 20.8 points and 8.8 boards per contest. With Jackson-Davis out, look for sophomore center Logan Duncomb to move into the rotation. Freshman Malik Reneau will get his first career start. A key…
Seven former IU football players made 53-man NFL rosters to open the 2022 season, and now 12 have been on an active roster at some point during the season. Take a look at how they all did with our week 11 recap of the Hoosiers in the NFL. Dan Feeney (OL) – New York Jets Feeney got his first start of the season and played on 100 percent of the offensive snaps for the Jets in a loss to New England. He also played on one special teams snap. Feeney was the best pass-blocker, per PFF, among the Jets’ offensive linemen…
The college careers of Indiana freshmen Jalen Hood-Schifino and Malik Reneau are off to fast starts, and that sends a strong message to younger prospects at Montverde Academy, the program that sent the pair to Bloomington. After a wave of 2024 visitors from the Florida school, the first class of 2025 Montverde prospect to visit the IU campus will be 6-foot-6 shooting guard Bryce Heard. Heard reported on his social media accounts he plans to visit Indiana on Friday. According to the On3 Consensus, Heard is the No. 29 overall player in the 2025 class, and the No. 10 shooting…