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Game Day Essentials: Indiana (9-3) vs. Siena (9-3) Tip Time:  6:00 p.m. Eastern, Monday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Jordan Taylor) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Fox Sports Point Spread:  Indiana is around a 23.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 79  Siena 61 History: First Meeting Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Siena’s Gerry McNamara Gerry McNamara leads Siena men’s basketball after a notable career as both a player and assistant coach at Syracuse. Currently in his second year as a head coach in Division I, McNamara has…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers take on Chicago State. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Cougars tip off at 1:00 p.m. ET on Big Ten Plus. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Indiana 78 – Chicago State 58 SECOND HALF IU up 73-53 with 3:55 to go. No question about the result, but Indiana will want to forget this second half. They’ve shot just 25 percent from the field, and are 1-for-18 from beyond the arc. Tucker DeVries has had a very quiet game. Only eight points on 3-of-12 shooting…

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (8-3) vs. Chicago State (2-10) Tip Time:  1:00 p.m. Eastern, Saturday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: B1G+ (Ben Haller, Zach Browning, Josie Broyles) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: B1G+ Point Spread:  Indiana is around a 36.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 90  Chicago State 59 History: Indiana leads the series, 4-0. Last Meeting: IU 104, CSU 55 on Nov. 6, 2018, in Bloomington Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Chicago State’s Landon Bussie Bussie is one of the younger coaches in Division I basketball at 38 years…

Indiana women’s basketball beat Eastern Michigan 74-67 on Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Below are three quick reasons why the Hoosiers won, along with highlights, final stats, and a few quotes. IU (10-2) is back in action on Sunday at home against Western Carolina. —————————————————— 1. Overcoming foul trouble in the frontcourt: It’s been abundantly clear how big the loss of Zania Socka-Nguemen is for the foreseeable future. With her still out with an injury and Faith Wiseman unable to play, IU’s remaining pieces needed to stay out of foul trouble to keep some level of size…

The long-awaited return of the Indiana vs. Kentucky cross-border rivalry is here as the Hoosiers and Wildcats play the first of four games over the next four seasons. Game Day Essentials: Indiana (8-2) vs. Kentucky (6-4) Tip Time:  7:30 p.m. Eastern, Saturday Location: Rupp Arena (20,500), Lexington, Ky. Television: ESPN (Dave O’Brien, Dick Vitale, Charles Barkley) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: ESPN Point Spread:  Kentucky is around a 4.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 74  Kentucky 78 History: Kentucky leads the series, 32-25 Last Meeting: IU 73, UK 67 on March 19, 2016, in Des…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers take on Penn State at home. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Nittany Lions tip off at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Indiana 113 – Penn State 72 IU 105 – PSU 64 with 3:51 to play. Lamar Wilkerson breaks the record for most threes made in a single game by a Hoosier. He checked out to a standing ovation and will finish with 44 points on the night. IU up 94-51 with 7:15 to play. Lamar Wilkerson is…

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (7-2) vs. Penn State (8-1) Tip Time:  8:30 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: FS1 (Kevin Kugler, Steve Smith) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Fox Sports Point Spread:  Indiana is a 15-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 81  Penn State 70 History: Indiana leads the series, 45-17 Last Meeting: IU 83, PSU 78 on Feb. 26, 2025, in Bloomington Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Penn State’s Mike Rhoades Mike Rhoades is in his third season as head coach of the Penn State men’s basketball…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers take on Louisville in Indy Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Cardinals tip off at 2:15 p.m. ET on CBS. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Louisville 87 – Indiana 78 SECOND HALF Louisville is ahead 77-62 with 3:44 left to play. Well, it’s out of reach for Indiana now. IU will go to 7-2 and move well out of the rankings. A lot of things to clean up before another Big Ten matchup against Penn State. Louisville now has five different double-figure scorers, and…

Game Day Essentials: No. 19/22 Indiana (7-1) vs. No. 6/6 Louisville (7-1) Tip Time:  2:15 p.m. Eastern, Saturday Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse (20,000), Indianapolis, Ind. Television: CBS (Tom McCarthy, Clark Kellog, Robbie Hummel) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Paramount Point Spread:  Louisville is a 5.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 78  Louisville 82 History: Indiana leads the series, 12-10 Last Meeting: UofL 89, IU 61 on Nov. 27, 2024, in The Bahamas Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Louisville’s Pat Kelsey Pat Kelsey remains one of the most impressive coaches in college basketball’s recent history. After…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers travel to take on Minnesota. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Gophers tip off at 7 p.m. ET on BTN. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Indiana 64 – Minnesota 73 SECOND HALF Minnesota is pulling away. 65-55 with 3:54 to play. This should serve as a huge wake-up call to Indiana. The Gophers have been able to get easy looks and have shut down IU defensively. Minnesota has also dominated the glass, 33-20. The game isn’t quite over yet. The Hoosiers need to string…