Follow along with live updates below as Indiana takes on Wisconsin at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.
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The Hoosiers and Badgers tip off at noon ET on FOX.
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HALFTIME
Indiana 36, Wisconsin 30
FIRST HALF
30-23 Hoosiers at the final media timeout of the first half.
- Wisconsin made its run in that last segment, as Indiana is in a scoring drought of more than two minutes.
- Still, the Hoosiers have done a good job in this half of protecting the ball, with only two turnovers so far. And they’ve avoided foul trouble for the most part so far — only Conor Enright has multiple fouls. Jasai Miles, Lamar Wilkerson, and Sam Alexis have one each.
Indiana is on an 8-0 run and Greg Gard calls timeout, with the Hoosiers up 26-12 at the 8:26 mark in the first half.
- IU’s defense has been really good so far. Wisconsin just has not had many clean looks at the hoop, and the Badgers aren’t converting the ones they have found. The Hoosiers are making things tough on UW on that end.
- And on the home side, Tucker DeVries has knocked down a couple 3-pointers, and Enright has continued to look like a bigger scoring threat. This has been good stuff overall by Darian DeVries’ team.
Under-12 timeout: Indiana 14, Wisconsin 8, 11:55 left in the first half.
- Lamar Wilkerson is up to seven points, on 3-for-4 shooting. He’s made some big buckets already.
- Conor Enright made a pretty ridiculous shot during this segment with the shot clock fading, he pulled up at the last possible moment and fired off a contested three that still went down.
IU leads Wisconsin 7-3 at the first media timeout, just over five minutes into the game.
- Hoosiers started on a 7-0 run, though they’re not setting the world on fire shooting, at just 3 for 8 so far and 1 for 5 from 3-point range.
- However, Indiana has played good defense. Wisconsin is shooting 1 for 8 from the floor and has had to take some contested looks.
Tipoff is imminent in Bloomington. Big opportunity for both sides, really, today. Would be a good road win for Wisconsin, and it would be another win over a quality opponent for the Hoosiers.
PREGAME NOTES
Starting lineups for both teams below:
Here is the full availability report. Tayton Conerway was not listed, but he is also out for the Hoosiers today. He was a late scratch with an illness — he sat on the sideline during IU’s first round of pregame warmups wearing a heavy coat, and an assistant coach eventually sent him home.
Indiana (15-8, 6-6) vs. Wisconsin (16-6, 8-3)
- Tip Time: Noon ET
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.
- Television: FOX (Kevin Kugler, LaPhonso Ellis)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
- Stream: FOX Sports Live
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