Author: Owen Graham

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (13-3, 4-1) vs. Iowa (11-4, 2-2) Tip Time:  8 p.m. Eastern, Saturday Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,998), Iowa City, Iowa Television: FOX (Cory Provus, LaPhonso Ellis) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Fox Sports Point Spread:  Iowa is a 4.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Iowa 84  Indiana 80 History: Indiana leads, 107-82. Last Meeting: IU 74, IOWA 68 on Jan. 30, 2024, in Bloomington Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Iowa’s Fran McCaffery Fran McCaffery is in his 15th season as head coach of the Iowa men’s basketball program. In his head coaching career, he…

EVANSTON – After competing against the No. 1 ranked team at home on Saturday, Indiana women’s basketball had an opportunity against Northwestern to regroup heading into a tough Big Ten stretch that includes Iowa, Illinois, and No. 4 USC. However, The Hoosiers’ close 68-64 win over the Wildcats at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Wednesday night was far from the momentum builder they hoped for. Indiana (11-4, 3-1) had its fair share of struggles shooting in the first half against the Wildcats. Heading into halftime, IU shot 11-for-29 from the field and 3 of 13 on 3-pointers. Much like their previous game…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers host their first Big Ten expansion team with USC. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Trojans tip-off at 7 p.m. ET on BTN. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Indiana 82, USC 69 SECOND HALF Hoosiers lead 73-65 with 3:02 to play. Quality game from a lot of Hoosiers, but Ballo gets the game ball for me once again. 21 points and eight boards on 8 for 10 shooting. I’m struggling to think of centers in the Big Ten, let alone the country, who would…

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (12-3, 2-1) vs. Southern California (9-5, 1-2) Tip Time:  7 p.m. Eastern, Wednesday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222),  Bloomington, Ind. Television: BTN (Kevin Kugler, Robbie Hummel) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Fox Sports Point Spread:  Indiana is a 6.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 78  USC 71 History: Series tied, 2-2. Last Meeting: IU 85, USC 60 on March 18, 1974, in St. Louis Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) USC’s Eric Musselman Eric Musselman is in his first year as head coach of the USC men’s basketball program. He was hired on…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers travel to the Palestra to face Penn State. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Nittany Lions tip-off at Noon ET on BTN. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Indiana 77, Penn State 71 SECOND HALF Penn State cuts it to 73-71, but Hoosiers still lead with 40 seconds. Zach Hicks knocks down his first of the game from outside and it’s a big one. Mgbako going to the line for two shots. 69-63 Hoosiers at the final media timeout. 3:55 to play. Not out of…

BLOOMINGTON – Coming off of a hot stretch while routing opponents inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, the Indiana women’s basketball team was eager for an opportunity to prove themselves against the best.   But against top-ranked UCLA, what many hoped to be a back-and-forth bout turned into an uphill battle. UCLA boasted some physical on-ball pressure that limited any opportunity for an easy bucket. The Hoosiers struggled against that, and began racking up turnovers and fouls. IU put up a good fight, but ultimately couldn’t seize the moment. UCLA came away with a 73-62 victory at Assembly Hall on Saturday. Although…

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (11-3, 2-1) vs. Penn State (12-2, 2-1) Tip Time:  Noon Eastern, Sunday Location: The Palestra (8,725), Philadelphia, Pa. (more on the venue HERE) Television: BTN (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Fox Sports Point Spread:  Penn State is a 6.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 78  Penn State 82 History: Indiana leads, 43-17. Last Meeting: IU 61, PSU 59 on March 14, 2024 in Minneapolis Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Penn State’s Mike Rhoades Mike Rhoades is in his second season as head coach of the Penn State men’s basketball…

Follow along with live updates below as the Hoosiers host Rutgers to bring back conference play. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and the Scarlet Knights tip-off at 8:30 p.m. ET on BTN. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Indiana 84, Rutgers 74 SECOND HALF Indiana starting to pull away with a 71-57 lead with 3:49 left. Ballo gets another block and wags his finger, prompting a nice response from the crowd. Energy in the building has been bought in for every second of the game, something that wasn’t present in any of IU’s previous games…

Game Day Essentials: Indiana (10-3, 1-1) vs. Rutgers (8-5, 1-1) Tip Time:  8:30 p.m. Eastern, Thursday Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind. Television: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda) Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick) Stream: Peacock Point Spread:  Indiana is a 5.5-point favorite KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 81  Rutgers 76 History: Indiana trails, 9-8. Last Meeting: RUT 66, IU 57 on Jan. 9, 2024 in Piscataway Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link) Rutgers’ Steve Pikiell Steve Pikiell is in his ninth season as head coach of the Rutgers men’s basketball program and has an overall…

Follow along with live updates below as Indiana hosts Winthrop in their final non-conference game. Feel free also to join the discussion thread below to share your views. Indiana and Winthrop tip-off at 4 p.m. ET on BTN. ———————————————————————– FINAL: Indiana 77, Winthrop 68 SECOND HALF And just like that, Winthrop has cut it to 70-68. Indiana leads 69-60 with 3:48 on the clock. Not out of it yet. Winthrop going to the line for two after the media timeout. Still, Indiana has shut down Winthrop’s offense. They are two for their last 11 shot attempts. Hoosiers up 63-55 with…