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Indiana men’s went to Columbus looking to end the season on a strong note after a series of highs and lows meant another early March on the bubble. A 30 point win over Minnesota earlier in the week inspired some confidence that this team might get its groove back, but it didn’t matter unless Indiana […]
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Mostly on the wrong side of the bubble entering tonight, Darian DeVries needed a win in Columbus to preserve Indiana men’s basketball’s chances of making an NCAA Tournament in his first year. The Hoosiers came up short, losing 91-78 to the tournament-bound Buckeyes. Indiana was mostly kept out of this game because of their play […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Ohio State this evening as the Hoosiers look to play their way back into an NCAA Tournament bid. It’s the lone matchup between the Hoosiers and Buckeyes this season as both programs have found themselves in remarkably similar places for the past several seasons, namely as bubble […]
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Indiana men’s basketball (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten) is set to take on Ohio State (19-11, 11-8 Big Ten) on Saturday at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio. The Hoosiers’ last outing was a strong 77-47 win over Minnesota on senior night to snap a four-game losing streak. Indiana enters this matchup looking to play its […]
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Indiana men’s basketball needs some strong performances against Ohio State and in the coming Big Ten Tournament to put itself into good position for an NCAA Tournament bid. The last time a player emerged and helped spark a winning streak was in late January when the Hoosiers beat Rutgers, knocked off Purdue and held on […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus in the final regular season game for both teams. The Hoosiers’ NCAA Tournament hopes rely on a late run with opportunities looming in the Big Ten Tournament. Should Indiana win this game and one more in tournament play, it’d reach the […]
4 days ago | 4 reads
In short, probably not. Indiana men’s basketball, once again, enters the last game of the regular season in desperate need of a win to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive. The Hoosiers’ coaching staff, playing philosophy and entire roster have changed, but they’re in just about the same position they were 365 days ago. Once […]
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No. 13-seed Indiana women’s basketball bowed out of the Big Ten Tournament in the second round on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, falling 83-59 to No. 5-seed Ohio State. The Hoosiers earned the right to advance with a hard fought 72-69 comeback win against Nebraska on Wednesday, but the Buckeyes proved far too much. […]
5 days ago | 1 read
No. 13-seed Indiana women’s basketball (18-13, 6-12 Big Ten) is set to take on No. 5-seed Ohio State (24-6, 13-5 Big Ten) on Thursday in its second game of the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers are coming off of a win over 12-seed Nebraska in the first round. They won three consecutive games in the […]
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Indiana got the feel-good win it so desperately needed on senior night with a 77-47 thumping of the same Minnesota team that had beaten the Hoosiers earlier this season. If there were any questions as to whether this team had any gas left in the tank this season, Indiana responded emphatically tonight, getting on Minnesota […]
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Indiana men’s basketball got back in the win column in convincing fashion tonight, dominating Minnesota 77-47 for the Hoosiers’ first win since early February. It was a revenge win, a rejuvenating win, and potentially a win that revived Indiana’s NCAA Tournament hopes with just one regular season game to play. The Hoosiers came out looking […]
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It’s hard to imagine Indiana in a worse position entering halftime against Nebraska on Wednesday. The Hoosiers were down 45-28, three starters picked up two fouls each in the first quarter alone and the Cornhuskers found a mismatch with forward Amiah Hargrove scoring 19 points on 8-9 shooting almost entirely within the 3-point line. If […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Minnesota tonight as the Hoosiers look to work their way to an NCAA Tournament bid. It’s the second matchup between the Hoosiers and Golden Gophers this season, with the first having ended in a 73-64 road loss for Indiana, its first on the season. Minnesota has risen […]
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No. 13-seed Indiana women’s basketball kept its season alive today in a remarkable 72-69 comeback win over No. 12-seed Nebraska in the first game of the Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Things looked bleak when the Hoosiers entered the half down 45-28. All of Shay Ciezki, Lenee Beaumont and Maya Makalusky had […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is set for a pivotal senior night matchup, welcoming Minnesota to Assembly Hall for the Hoosiers’ final regular season home game. The Hoosiers find themselves in March with their backs against the wall as their chances at an NCAA Tournament bid have plummeted with four consecutive losses. The Golden Gophers aren’t the […]
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Indiana men’s basketball (17-12, 8-10 Big Ten) is set to take on Minnesota (14-15, 7-11 Big Ten) on Wednesday night at home in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers’ last outing was a 77-64 home loss to Michigan State, extending a late season four game losing streak. This is the kind of opportunity Indiana can’t afford to […]
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Indiana women’s basketball (17-13, 6-12 Big Ten) is set to take on Nebraska (18-11, 17-11 Big Ten) on Wednesday to open up the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers are coming off of three consecutive wins that locked up their spot in the conference tournament. Unlike the men’s tournament (hm), the women’s tournament still has a […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Indiana fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Indiana men’s basketball has entered desperation mode in the middle of a four game losing streak. […]
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It was an eventful weekend around Indiana Athletics, to say the least. The football program’s national championship keeps generating headlines, women’s basketball gained momentum to close out the regular season and men’s basketball… well. Here’s what to know about the Hoosiers today: What they’re saying about the Hoosiers ICYMI Around SB Nation
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Indiana men’s basketball entered February with about as much momentum as it could’ve had, looking every bit like a team making a push to reach the NCAA Tournament in head coach Darian DeVries’ first season at the helm. It’s entered March having lost four consecutive matchups, with Sunday’s loss to Michigan State being the latest. […]
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Indiana men’s basketball’s late season spiral continued on Sunday afternoon with a 77-64 loss to Michigan State at home in Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers entered this final four game stretch on a slightly comfortable side of the bubble following two blowout road losses against Illinois and Purdue. A loss to Michigan State was affordable given […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Michigan State as the Hoosiers look to work their way to an NCAA Tournament bid. It’s the second matchup between the Hoosiers and Spartans this season with the first having resulted in a 81-60 loss at the Breslin Center in East Lansing. This is a Michigan State […]
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Indiana men’s basketball (17-11, 8-9 Big Ten) is set to take on Michigan State (23-5, 13-4 Big Ten) on Sunday afternoon at home in Assembly Hall The Hoosiers’ last outing was a 72-68 home loss to Northwestern that sent them tumbling in several bracketology projections. It’s a pretty weak year for the bubble overall, but […]
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Indiana men’s basketball has entered March on the NCAA Tournament bubble for the second year in a row. The Hoosiers haven’t gone to the big dance since the 2022-23 season. It’s been a decade since the program last reached the Sweet Sixteen and well over that since it advanced any further. It wouldn’t be an […]
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Indiana men’s basketball is set to take on Michigan State on Sunday looking to prove itself a better team than it was in this past week’s loss to Northwestern. The Hoosiers were teetering on entering the wrong side of the bubble conversation with blowout losses to Illinois and Purdue on the road before throwing themselves […]
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