IU Basketball vs Michigan State — Live Updates and Discussion Thread (HALFTIME)

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers take on Michigan State in East Lansing.

Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views.

Indiana and the Spartans tip off at 7:00 p.m. ET on Peacock.

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HALFTIME: Michigan State 39 – Indiana 32

FIRST HALF

Michigan State leads 29-25 with 3:55 in the half.

Indiana still isn’t getting the looks they want on offense, but driving to the basket and drawing defenders has at least gotten them to the free-throw line. If they can continue to get downhill and get Wilkerson and Devries going into halftime, that could help their chances.
Jeremy Fears is up to 17 points so far, but Conor Enright being on the bench for a good percentage of the half is significant. We’ve seen some impressive performances with him matched up on guards, and Indiana could use someone to slow Fears down.

Hoosiers up 20-15 with 7:51 to go in the half.

It’s a mix of good defense from Indiana and some mistakes from MSU. The Spartans have five turnovers so far and are shooting 33% from the field. IU has gotten some good contests, but Michigan State has also missed some wide-open looks.
No clear hand to feed yet from IU’s standpoint. Sam Alexis leads the team with four points so far, and all but Trent Sisley have been able to tack on points. On the other side, Jeremy Fears Jr. is the early leader with 12, and Jaxon Kohler has three.

Indiana up 14-10 with 11:42 left.

IU has played some solid defense on the Spartans so far. They’ve forced a lot of outside looks for Michigan State, which hasn’t been a strong suit for them this season. MSU is 3-of-8 from the field so far.
Tucker DeVries has had his fair share of struggles recently, and that trend has continued into tonight so far. He hit his first attempt from the field for a three, but has gone 1 for 4 since and missed everything on his last shot. The MSU student section has let him hear it through the media timeout.

Hoosiers lead 6-4 with 15:26 left in the half.

Not a lot of offense to start this game. MSU has gotten some good looks but hasn’t capitalized on a few of them. Meanwhile, Indiana’s having some trouble with their sets and has gone deep into the shot clock a few times. Teams are a combined 3-of-9 early.
Even though Carson Cooper is listed as one inch taller than Alexis, there’s a clear size advantage there, both in weight and height. However, when Cooper is on the bench, it looks evenly matched.

PREGAME NOTES

Same starters for Indiana: Enright, Conerway, Wilkerson, DeVries, Alexis
Josh Harris and Jason Drake are still listed as OUT. Michigan State is fully healthy apart from Kaleb Glenn, who is out for the season.
Indiana will have their hands full on offense with Michigan State. The Spartans allow a lot of threes, but teams aren’t making them at a high clip. The Hoosiers will have to shoot well to stay in it.

Game Day Essentials:

Tip Time: 7 p.m. Eastern, Tuesday
Location: Breslin Center (14,797), East Lansing, Mich.
Television: NBC Sports Network/Peacock (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Stream: Peacock
Point Spread: MSU is around a 7.5-point favorite
KenPom Projected Score: MSU 74 IU 67
History: Indiana leads the series, 74-59
Last Meeting: IU 71, MSU 67 on Feb. 11, 2025, in East Lansing
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