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Indiana and Miami kick at 7:50 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPN.
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FINAL STATS
4th Quarter
FIELD GOAL INDIANA: Nico Radicic is good from 35 yards. It’s 27-21 Indiana with 1:42 left.
TOUCHDOWN MIAMI: Toney 22-yard reception. 8 plays, 91 yards. It’s 24-21 Indiana with 6:37 left.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Mendoza 12 yard run. 12 plays 75 yards. It’s 24-14 Indiana with 9:18 left.
Big time players make big time plays in big time moments
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TOUCHDOWN MIAMI: Fletcher 3-yard run. Miami goes 10 plays and 81 yards. It’s 17-14 Indiana with 14:57 left.
Miami ball at the Indiana 3 to start the quarter, 3rd and 1. Indiana 17, Miami 7.
3rd Quarter
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Mikail Kamara blocks the Miami punt, Isaiah Jones recovers for a touchdown.
BLOCKED PUNT‼️
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA 🤯
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Both teams punt again. It’s Miami ball at its own 7, 1st and 10. It’s 10-7 Indiana with 6:24 remaining in the third.
Indiana punts. Miami ball at its own 12, 1st and 10. Indiana leads 10-7 with 9:02 left in the third.
TOUCHDOWN MIAMI: Mark Fletcher 57 yard run. Miami goes 2 plays and 62 yards. It’s 10-7 Indiana with 11:06 left.
Indiana punts. Miami ball at its on 38, 1st and 10. It’s 10-0 Indiana with 11:52 left in the third.
Indiana opens the half with the ball at its own 25.
HALFTIME STATS
2nd Quarter
Miami field goal is no good.
TOUCHDOWN INDIANA: Riley Nowakowski runs it in from 1 yard out. Hoosiers go 14 plays and 85 yards. It’s 10-0 Indiana with 6:13 left.
NOWAKOWSKI PUNCHES IT IN
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Miami calls timeout. It’s Indiana ball on the Miami 1, 3rd and goal. Still 3-0 Indiana. with 6:17 left.
Indiana calls timeout. It’s Indiana ball on the Miami 48, 3rd and 13. 3-0 Indiana with 9:08.
Indiana ball at its own 15. 1st and 10. It’s 3-0 Hoosiers with 12:57 left in the half.
1st Quarter
End of first quarter stats:
FIELD GOAL INDIANA: Nico Radicic is good from 34 yards. Indiana went 12 plays and 55 yards. It’s 3-0 Indiana with 2:42 left in the first.
Miami goes 3-and-out after a Louis Moore pass breakup on third down. Indiana ball at its own 29. 0-0, 8:38 left.
Indiana also punts on its first drive. It’s Miami ball at its own 23, 1st down. 0-0 with 10:22 remaining.
Miami punts on its first drive. 1st and 10 Indiana at its own 5. It’s 0-0 with 12:16 left in the quarter.
Indiana wins the toss and defers.
Pregame Notes
FINAL INJURY REPORT
- Brendan Franke jogged out on the field in uniform. He was doing full kickoffs during warmups.
No. 1 INDIANA (15-0) vs. No. 10 MIAMI (13-2)
- Kickoff: 7:45 p.m. ET, Monday
- Location: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla. (65,326, field turf)
- Television: ESPN — Chris Fowler (pbp), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe & Molly McGrath (sideline)
- Stream: ESPN
- Radio: IU Football radio network
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