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GAME DAY ESSENTIALS
Northwestern (5-8, 0-3) at Indiana (11-3, 1-2)
- Tip time: Wednesday / 7 p.m. ET
- Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.
- Television: BTN (Stream)
- Series: Indiana leads 117-52 (Last meeting: Northwestern won 73-66 in 2019 at NU)
- Point Spread: Vegas likes Indiana by around 12 points. KenPom likes Indiana by 11.
- Tickets (Seat Geek affiliate link)
THE BEST IN IU COVERAGE
- IU Football: A position-by-position look at who is returning in 2020
- IU Basketball: Hoosiers will look to bring higher intensity level against Northwestern
- Opposing View: Northwestern dealing with injuries.
- Photo Gallery: Indiana at the Gator Bowl
- No. 12 IU Women make an impression nationally in first half of season.
- They face Purdue at home on Thursday night.
- IU Men’s Track and Field claims No. 5 national ranking.
- Rockets’ Eric Gordon seeking consistency in his comeback.
- Big Ten: Is Rutgers basketball about to be ranked?
HOOSIER SIGHTS
😊 What a gift.
Nothing like your first trip to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. pic.twitter.com/ui07b0DYEZ
— Indiana Hoosiers (@IUHoosiers) January 8, 2020
HOOSIER SOUNDS
Don Fischer joined Dan Dakich earlier this week to discuss Indiana’s identity as a basketball team.
(Tip: Pull this post up every day on your commute and listen to the most relevant daily IU content rather than whatever happens to be on the radio)
TWEET OF THE DAY
Assistant Coach Bruiser Flint breaks down our keys to success for tonight's matchup against Northwestern. pic.twitter.com/csoRq3DSRQ
— Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) January 8, 2020
A special message from @VicOladipo.
The time has come. January 29, 2020#TrulyUnbreakable pic.twitter.com/2XDrEWuAVB
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 8, 2020
IU AND BIG TEN RECRUITING NEWS
- 2021 forward Caleb Furst played in front of Tom Izzo last night.
- 2021 point guard Khristian Lander has Evansville Reitz hitting their stride
- 2021 forward Brooks Barnhizer from Lafayette, Ind. on the high major radar.
- Note: Jody Demling reported on Twitter that 2021 forward Trey Kaufman unofficially visited Louisville on Tuesday night.
- Note: Multiple reports have 2021 guard Jalen Blackmon “out indefinitely” after suffering an apparent knee injury over the weekend.
- A look at 2021 big man and IU offer recipient Frank Kepnang:
5⭐️ 2021 big man Franck Kepnang is DOMINANT around the basket 😈 @kep_dunker @WTbbasketball @PSACardinals pic.twitter.com/RI93RixlwR
— BallerTV (@BallerTV) January 8, 2020
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