No. 9 seed Indiana will make its seventh-straight appearance in the Round of 32 on Sunday when it meets No. 1 South Carolina at Colonial Life Arena at 3 p.m. ET on ABC.
GAME DAY INFO
- 9-seed Indiana (20-12) vs. 1-seed (#2/2) South Carolina (31-3)
- Sunday, March 23, 2025 • 3 p.m. ET
- Colonial Life Arena • Columbia, South Carolina
- Broadcast: ABC (Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck)
ABOUT THE COACHES
| Indiana | South Carolina |
| Teri Moren | Dawn Staley |
| Career Record: 445-241 (22nd Season) | Career Record: 643-189 (25th Season) |
| Indiana Record: 246-111 (11th Season) | South Carolina Record: 471-109 (17th Season) |
ABOUT THE GAMECOCKS
Top seed South Carolina rolled to a 108-47 win over 16-seed Tennessee Tech in the opening round on Friday. The co-champions of the Southeastern Conference have won seven straight including the league’s tournament title. They are led by freshman Joyce Edward’s 13.4 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while sophomore guard MiLaysia Fulwiley adds 12.1 points per game, both coming off the bench. The Gamecocks are shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 33.7 percent from the 3-point line.
SERIES HISTORY
South Carolina leads 4-2
LAST MEETING
3/29/24 – L, 75-79 (Albany, N.Y.)
NOTES
- Five players scored in double figures as Indiana picked up the first round victory over Utah, 74-68. Indiana was led by 17 points from junior guard Yarden Garzon and 16 points from junior guard Shay Ciezki. The Hoosiers shot 58 percent from the floor in the effort including a staggering 83.3 percent in the 27-point third quarter. It was the first win over the Utes in program history and the first meeting between the two schools.
- Indiana’s win on Friday secured the program’s 10th-straight 20 win season. The program has completed 16 total 20-win seasons with 10 of those coming under 11th year head coach Teri Moren.
- IU and South Carolina have met each other twice in the last decade, most recently in a 79-75 loss of the Hoosiers in the 2024 NCAA regional semifinal in Albany, N.Y. In the meeting in 2019 at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands, Indiana was the victor in a 71-57 triumph.
- Indiana is making its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament and 11th appearance overall in 2025. Overall, they hold a record of 12-10 and have advanced in all seven first round games under head coach Teri Moren. The Hoosiers have appeared in the regional semifinal in three of the last four seasons and made an Elite Eight run in 2021.
UP NEXT
The winner of Sunday’s game advances to the regional semifinal in Birmingham on March 28-29.
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