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Game Day Essentials: Indiana (15-10, 6-8) vs. UCLA (18-7, 9-5) Tip Time: 8 p.m. Eastern, Friday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: FOX (Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Fox Sports  Point Spread:  UCLA is a 1.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  UCLA 71 Indiana 69 History: Series tied, 6-6. Last Meeting: UCLA 54, IU 49 on March 17, 2007, in Sacramento Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-to-wear-special-edition-uniforms-vs-ucla/ https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketballs-game-against-ucla-will-be-a-stripe-out/ UCLA’s Mick Cronin Mick Cronin is serving in his sixth season as head coach of the UCLA men’s basketball program, and…

ANN ARBOR – Turnovers have proven to be a recurring challenge for Indiana all season. Against Big Ten opponents, IU has only had three games where their miscue total was in the single digits. And against Michigan on Wednesday night, the turnover plague made its return to help hand the Hoosiers a 70-67 loss inside the Crisler Center. Indiana (15-9, 8-6) dealt with foul trouble in the first half, with Sydney Parrish and Chloe Moore-McNeil having to spend extended time on the bench. IU maintained a two-point lead into the break, even with 11 giveaways going into the locker room.…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers travel to face Tom Izzo and Michigan State. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and Michigan tip-off at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Indiana 71, Michigan State 67 SECOND HALF  Anthony Leal ices the game. Hoosiers with the upset in East Lansing. Back and forth to the end. Hoosiers up 67-64 with 13.3 left. MSU with the ball after a timeout. Indiana with some missed opportunities from the free-throw line. Rice, Galloway, and Mgbako all miss in the last 2:45 of…

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (14-10, 5-8) vs. No. 11 Michigan State (19-4, 10-2) Tip Time: 9 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday Location: Breslin Center (14,797), East Lansing, Mich. Television: Peacock (Paul Burmeister, Austin Rivers) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Peacock Point Spread:  Michigan State is an 11.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Michigan State 79 Indiana 68 History: Indiana leads, 73-59. Last Meeting: IU 65, MSU 64 on March 10, 2024, in Bloomington Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Michigan State’s Tom Izzo As one of the top coaches in collegiate men’s basketball history, Tom Izzo has the chance to…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers host Dusty May and the Michigan Wolverines. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and Michigan tip-off at 1 p.m. ET on CBS. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Michigan 70, Indiana 67 SECOND HALF Indiana trails 66-63 with 26.4 left to play. Whew. Mackenzie Mgbako missed a three, but luckily Woodson called a timeout just before the shot was attempted. Indiana across half court with a chance to tie. All tied up at 59 with 3:49 left in the game. What an effort by Indiana across the…

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (14-9, 5-7) vs. No. 24 Michigan (17-5, 9-2) Tip Time: 1 p.m. Eastern, Saturday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: CBS (Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: CBS Sports Point Spread:  Michigan is a 2.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Michigan 78 Indiana 74 History: Indiana leads, 111-65. Last Meeting: IU 78, MICH 75 on Dec. 5, 2023, in Ann Arbor Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Michigan’s Dusty May Dusty May returns to Assembly Hall for the first time as a head coach after serving as…

In recent years, it’s around this time where Indiana women’s basketball shows just how dominant they are. Whether it was a convincing win by 20+, or edging out a top team in the Big Ten, the Hoosiers have been a tough team to deal with in the back half of the season.  And with IU’s 81-60 win over Rutgers inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday night, Teri Moren’s squad is starting to show shades of that dominance. Indiana (15-7, 7-4) struggled to open up any momentum in the first half. They shot 35 percent from the field and only…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers travel to face No. 21 Wisconsin. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Buckeyes tip-off at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Wisconsin 76, Indiana 64 SECOND HALF 70-52 Wisconsin with 3:24. Four double-figure scorers for Wisconsin, and Indiana has one with 10 points. They lead the turnover margin 11-5. They’ve outrebounded Indiana 35-31, and have made 11 threes to IU’s six. The Badgers have singlehandedly dominated the Hoosiers since tip-off, but it’s not even the first time we have seen…

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (14-8, 5-6) vs. No. 21 Wisconsin (17-5, 7-4) Tip Time: 9 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday Location: Kohl Center (16,838), Madison, Wis. Television: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Peacock Point Spread:  Wisconsin is a 9.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Wisconsin 82 Indiana 72 History: Indiana leads, 98-81. Last Meeting: IU 74, WIS 70 on Feb. 27, 2024, in Bloomington Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Wisconsin’s Greg Gard Greg Gard is in his 10th season as head coach of Wisconsin. Across those seasons, he has compiled a 202-111 overall…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers host Maryland. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Buckeyes tip-off at Noon ET on CBS. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Maryland 79 – Indiana 78 SECOND HALF Rodney Rice knocks down the three. Maryland up 79-78 with 5.6 seconds left. Indiana 78 – Maryland 76 with 18 seconds left. Huge bucket once again by Anthony Leal, who was nowhere near the play until the very last second. He lays it up and knocks down the and-1 free throw. Maryland gets a bucket, then fouls…