Author: Mike Schumann

EVANSTON, Ill. — Indiana lost to Northwestern on Wednesday evening at Welsh Ryan Arena by a final score of 79-70. Indiana led 31-25 at halftime.  The Hoosiers were led in the game by Mackenzie Mgbako with 20 points.  Oumar Ballo added 15, and Luke Goode had 14. The three keys to the game, final stats and highlights are below. For Mike Woodson and Mackenzie Mgbako postgame, GO HERE. Indiana (14-6, 5-4) will next host Maryland at Noon ET on Sunday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Northwestern catches fire from three.  Northwestern guards Ty Berry and Jalen Leach torched Indiana from…

EVANSTON, Ill. — Indiana is set to face Northwestern at Welsh Ryan Arena Wednesday evening. Follow along below for live updates, and join us in the discussion thread. The game tips at 7 p.m. ET and airs live on the Big Ten Network. FINAL STATS SECOND HALF Under-4 timeout:  It’s 70-56 Northwestern with 3:07 left. Timeout Indiana:  It’s 62-52 Northwestern with 5:42 left.  Wildcats have made 7-of-11 from three in the half. Under-8 timeout:  It’s 54-52 Northwestern with 7:57 left.  Indiana went on a 10-0 run during that stretch before five straight from Northwestern. Under-12 timeout:  It’s 47-42 Northwestern with…

In a mass e-mail, IU Director of Athletics Scott Dolson formally kicked off IU football’s season ticket renewal efforts. Dolson noted Indiana has seen a “remarkable jump in interest in season tickets for the fall.”  The Hoosiers sold out their final four games and set a new record for single season attendance in 2024 as first year coach Curt Cignetti led IU to an 11-2 record and the College Football Playoff. In his e-mail, Dolson introduced two new concepts. There will be a new East Side Club featuring new premium seating options on the east side of the stadium.  This…

Indiana forwards Malik Reneau and Bryson Tucker are officially progressing towards returns to the floor. Both players are listed as questionable to play according to the Big Ten availability report ahead of IU’s 7 p.m. ET tip at Northwestern Wednesday evening (BTN). Reneau was injured during the first minute of Indiana’s Jan. 2 game against Rutgers.  He’s been listed as out and has missed every game since after suffering a right knee injury. Indiana’s second-leading scorer and rebounder, Reneau has participated in multiple team workouts over the last week and is expected to play at Northwestern barring any gameday setbacks.…

Former IU basketball center Kel’el Ware got his first NBA start on Tuesday evening. And right away, he made a splash. The 7-footer scored 20 points, pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds and added two blocks in 38 minutes against Portland. According to OptaSTATS, Ware joins basketball great David Robinson as just the second player in the last 40 years to produce 20+ points, 15+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks in their first NBA career start. Ware’s role and productivity have been on the rise for the last few weeks.  Tuesday night’s effort followed a career-high tying 25 points against San…

Despite their only losses coming to the two teams that played in Monday’s national championship, Indiana dropped a spot and finished No. 10 in the final AP top-25 poll for the 2024 season.  They were ranked No. 9 by the AP and No. 8 by the CFP Selection Committee ahead of their CFP first round game at Notre Dame. This marks just the third time in program history the Hoosiers finished the season ranked in the top 10. Was 2024 the best season in program history?  That is subject to debate.  But the 1967 and 1945 teams were ranked higher…

Indiana has a chance to be back to full strength on Wednesday.  Or at least as close to it as they’re going to get this season. Junior forward Malik Reneau has been participating in workouts and could see the floor when IU faces Northwestern at Welsh Ryan Arena (7 p.m. ET, BTN). “A lot is going to depend on Malik today (Tuesday),” coach Mike Woodson said Tuesday morning via Zoom.  “He worked some yesterday.  I’ll gauge it today.  We’ve got a 12 o’clock practice today.” At 14.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, Reneau is second in both categories for…

Just minutes after the 2024 college football season finally came to an end, the page was turned. In year two of the Curt Cignetti era, IU football is on the national radar following the program’s highest win total and an appearance in the College Football Playoff. While rosters are still in a state flux with another round of the transfer portal coming in the spring, it does now seem reasonable to at least start to project the national rankings ahead of the 2025 campaign. Can the Hoosiers make a return trip to the CFP? ESPN is putting them in the…

Since taking over in 2021, Indiana coach Mike Woodson hasn’t been one to tinker with his lineups and rotations much. But he made a major change on Friday at Ohio State, inserting fifth-year senior Anthony Leal into the starting five for just the third time in his career.  His last start came three years ago when Indiana played at Northwestern and five players on the team were suspended. Leal has become someone Woodson can trust to execute the gameplan and make the right basketball play.  He has the third-highest box score plus/minus on the team according to Bart Torvik’s data.…

It’s hard to believe, but we are now less than eight weeks from having a bracket. And that means it is time to start taking a weekly look at where Indiana stands in the projected field. Selection Sunday for 2025 March Madness is set for Sunday, March 16. That’s when the 68-team field for the men’s NCAA DI basketball tournament will be announced. IU is one of the more enigmatic teams in college basketball.  They followed a five-game winning streak with a pair of 25-point losses, only to go on the road and pick up their second Quad-1 win of…