Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers take on Northwestern in Chicago Wednesday evening in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.
And join us in the discussion thread below to share your views.
Indiana and the Wildcats tip at 6:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
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FIRST HALF
At the final media timeout of the first half, with 3:56 on the clock, IU leads Northwestern 32-27.
- A bit of a slippage for IU there. A few turnovers and defensive lapses brought the Wildcats closer.
- Particularly on defense, IU needs to buckle up.
28-19 Hoosiers at the under-8 timeout, with 7:29 left until halftime.
- This feels pretty similar to the first matchup these teams played this season. Indiana is doing everything it needs to do to pull away with a nice lead here. The question will be, can it avoid what happened in the second half?
- Sam Alexis is up to six points. Tucker DeVries continues his nice half, as he’s up to five assists with no turnovers, along with his five points and two rebounds.
IU leads Northwestern 21-13 at the under-12, with 10:09 left in the first half.
- Indiana’s defense looks a little discombobulated out there at times. Leading to some issues. But IU is playing pretty well overall.
- Wilkerson is up to eight points so far. 3 for 5 shooting.
- IU is doing a good job against Nick Martinelli defensively, which could be the reason why things look a little off elsewhere. So much attention headed towards Martinelli.
13-9 Indiana at the first media timeout.
- Good start for Tucker DeVries and Lamar Wilkerson. DeVries has five points, Wilkerson at six. Wilkerson is now three 3-pointers away from tying Steve Alford’s single-season program record.
- Worth remembering, Indiana has played in this building already this season. The Hoosiers’ early-season rout over Marquette was also at United Center. DeVries had a monster game that day.
We are underway at the United Center. This is another must-win game for Indiana to keep NCAA Tournament hopes alive. And this one would almost certainly kill off the Hoosiers if they lost.
PREGAME NOTES
I am not anticipating a particularly lively atmosphere here at United Center. #iubb pic.twitter.com/UFxoC05kGu
— Seth Tow (@SethTow) March 11, 2026
As posted in the comments, Reed Bailey starts over Nick Dorn tonight. IU going with the two-big lineup out of the gate here. Interesting.
The in-arena clock makes it look like tipoff will be closer to 6:40 than 6:30.
Nothing surprising in the availability report for Indiana. Arrinten Page’s absence was reported last night, but is still notable for Northwestern. He posted 10 points, six rebounds, and four assists in the Wildcats’ win over IU at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall a few weeks ago.
Indiana (18-13) vs. Northwestern (14-18)
- Tip Time: 6:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday
- Location: United Center (20,917), Chicago, Ill.
- Television: Big Ten Network (Guy Haberman, Jordan Taylor, Andy Katz)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
- Stream: Fox Sports Live
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