Author: Mike Schumann

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana defeated USC on Wednesday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 82-69. The game was tied at 38 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Oumar Ballo with 23 points.  Myles Rice added 19. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson, Trey Galloway and Luke Goode postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (13-3, 4-1) will travel to Iowa for a Saturday evening contest. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Strong second half start.  For the second straight game, Indiana started the second half with…

IU junior forward Malik Reneau will miss a second straight game on Wednesday evening when Indiana hosts USC (7 p.m., BTN). Reneau (14.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.3 apg) was injured in the opening minute of the Hoosiers’ win over Rutgers last week.  The injury relates to Reneau’s right knee.  He did not suffer structural damage and is not expected to be out long term. Senior forward Luke Goode started in place of Reneau on Sunday and is expected to continue in that role tonight. Also out for the game once again are guards Jakai Newton and Gabe Cupps.  With Reneau,…

Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Allen — man it feels strange to type that — told reporters on Wednesday he stayed in touch with his former Indiana players, including at least one this week. Allen met with the media as he prepares to face Notre Dame on Thursday in the College Football Playoff semifinals. “There’s no question, I have communication with the guys that I coached there (at Indiana),” Allen said. “And they obviously played (Notre Dame) in the first round of playoffs. I was just talking to one of them yesterday. “When you coach the guys, and you invest…

IU center Oumar Ballo has clicked the turbo button. And like any good sports car, the he needs space to operate at peak performance. The 7-foot and 265-pound Ballo has been dominant in Indiana’s 2-0 resumption of Big Ten play, and that coincides with Indiana playing almost exclusively with a 4-out scheme, or even 5-out when Ballo frequents the perimeter to set screens. With two high-end facilitators on the floor and four good shooters, the paint has been wide open for Ballo, and he has capitalized, with 21 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks per contest over his…

What does a 12-3 start and 3-1 record in the Big Ten mean for Indiana’s outlook in March? Roughly halfway through the 2024-25 season, IU basketball is squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble according to the most recognizable name in bracketology. ESPN’s Joe Lunardi issued an updated bracket projection on Tuesday morning, and he includes the Hoosiers as part of his first four teams out of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.  And that actually reflects progress.  Prior to their win at Penn State Sunday, the Hoosiers were in just one of 48 brackets at bracketology aggregator Bracket Matrix. While their record…

Over his last two games Indiana center Oumar Ballo has been at his best, averaging 21 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks. A big part of the story has been a greater opportunity. Ballo has tied or exceeded his highs for minutes and field goal attempts in each of the last two games. It was hard to see any of this coming as the starting lineups were announced for Indiana’s game against Rutgers on Jan. 2.  Things seemed to be going the wrong way for Ballo.  After missing IU’s game against Winthrop for undisclosed reasons, he was relegated…

Pittsburgh transfer cornerback Ryland Gandy announced his commitment to Indiana on Monday. HOO HOO HOO HOOSIERS‼️ pic.twitter.com/8BbYh8VIeZ — Ryland Gandy (@iamrdg10) January 6, 2025 The 6-foot and 180-pound Gandy visited IU last week.  He was a starter for Pitt in 2024.  He played in all 13 games and produced 40 tackles and one pass defensed. According to PFF he played 766 snaps and had a 63.4 coverage grade and 33.7 tackling mark.  PFF says he missed 15 tackles and was targeted 54 times for 28 receptions and 19.6 yards per catch.  He limited opposing quarterbacks to just a 51.9% completion…

Indiana is on the board with a Quad 1 win in the NCAA’s NET rankings. It was nip and tuck for the entire first half, with neither team leading by more than four points, and both teams struggling to score.  They went into halftime tied at 29.  But an electric first three minutes of the second half changed the game.  IU opened with a 12-0 run over the first 2:49, and outscored PSU 32-16 over the first 9:40.  The Nittany Lions fought all the way back to 73-71 with 1:43 left, but Indiana was able to make more plays and…

Mike Woodson took questions after his team’s 77-71 win over Penn State on Sunday regarding the health of starting forward Malik Reneau. Based on what Woodson has been told, Reneau has no structural damage to his right knee, but it isn’t clear when he will return to the floor. “Don’t know when he’s gonna be back.  It’s in medical’s hands,” Woodson said from the Palestra in Philadelphia.  “He didn’t tear up anything, but don’t know when he’s gonna come back, I really don’t.  I just gotta follow the doctors’ leads, and he’s gotta do what he needs to do get…

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Indiana defeated Penn State at the Palestra on Sunday afternoon by a final score of 77-71. The game was tied at 29 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Oumar Ballo with 25 points and 13 rebounds.  Mackenzie Mgbako added 20 points including four three-pointers. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats from the game are below. See also:  Woodson, Mgbako and Ballo postgame Q&A Indiana (12-3, 3-1) will host USC on Wednesday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. A fast second half start.  Indiana came out of the halftime locker room…