IU Basketball vs Northwestern — Live Updates and Discussion Thread (SECOND HALF)

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers take on Northwestern in Bloomington.

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

Indiana and the Wildcats tip off at 7 p.m. ET on CBS.

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HALFTIME: Indiana 42 – Northwestern 33

FIRST HALF

Indiana up 40-29 with 2:50 left.

Nick Dorn is up to eight points so far. He needed a game like this where he could find his shot back, and it looks like he’s settled in tonight. IU is 7 for their last 8 from the field.
Both teams are having good nights from the floor, but IU has the clear advantage. They’ve shot 74 percent from the field and are 8 of 12 from beyond the arc.

IU leads 28-19 with 7:40 left in the half.

Lamar Wilkerson has up to 14 points and has yet to miss a shot from the field. However, it looked like he may have messed up an offensive set, and Darian DeVries got fired up and subbed him out. Not sure if there’s someone on Northwestern’s roster that can guard him.
Nick Martinelli has been held to five points so far. The Big Ten leading scorer is looking for shots in the post, but Indiana’s matching up their bigs against him has limited opportunities.

Hoosiers lead 18-13 with 11:52 left in the half.

I did not see Lamar Wilkerson miss in warmups, and he’s yet to miss here so far. He has 12 of Indiana’s points, all from beyond the arc. We could be in for another unconscious night from Lamar.
IU has just one made field goal outside of Wilkerson, but they are 5 for 8 to start the game. Some of the offensive mistakes have ceased, but Northwestern has still played decent defense.

Indiana leads 8-7 with 15:16 left to play.

The Hoosiers have matched up Sam Alexis and Reed Bailey as the primary defenders on Nick Martinelli. Martinelli has some length, but IU is trying to combat that as best they can. Martinelli has two points so far.
IU has looked a bit out of sorts on offense with some communication issues. Both of their first possessions ended with near shot-clock violations.

PREGAME NOTES

No surprises on today’s injury report. Josh Harris and Jason Drake are both out, and Northwestern’s report is clean.
Today is my (Owen’s) last game with live updates for TDH for the time being. TDH will have updates moving forward, but I start a job in Louisville next week and will be designated as doubtful for the rest of the season. Jokes aside, it’s been a pleasure talking with you all. Now let’s watch some hoops.
No change to the starting lineup for IU: Enright, Wilkerson, Dorn, DeVries, Alexis

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