Hoosier Roundtable Podcast: Indiana Upsets Purdue, Keeps Tournament Hopes Alive

On Tuesday's episode of the Hoosier Roundtable Podcast, Jack Ankony, Todd Golden and Brandon Brown recap Indiana's 73-58 win over Purdue and discuss its NCAA Tournament chances with four regular season games left.
Indiana's Myles Rice (1), Luke Goode (10), Anthony Leal (3) and Malik Reneau (5) celebrate against Purdue at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Indiana's Myles Rice (1), Luke Goode (10), Anthony Leal (3) and Malik Reneau (5) celebrate against Purdue at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. | Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana earned a much-needed win over the weekend, defeating No. 13 Purdue 73-58 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

The Hoosiers had lost eight of their last 10 games and four straight home games going into Sunday's in-state rivalry matchup, but they used a dominant second half to defeat the Boilermakers. Indiana outscored Purdue 48-21 in the second half to pick up a win that has brought them closer to the NCAA Tournament field, according to Joe Lunardi.

On Tuesday's Hoosier Roundtable Podcast, Jack Ankony, Todd Golden and Brandon Brown share thoughts on how Indiana was able to defeat Purdue, preview Wednesday's game against Penn State and discuss the Hoosiers' NCAA Tournament chances.

Watch the full episode below.

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Jack Ankony
JACK ANKONY

Jack Ankony has been covering IU basketball and football with “Indiana Hoosiers on SI” since 2022. He graduated from Indiana University's Media School with a degree in journalism.

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Todd Golden
TODD GOLDEN

Long-time Indiana journalist Todd Golden has been a writer with “Indiana Hoosiers on SI” since 2024, and has worked at several state newspapers for more than two decades. Follow Todd on Twitter @ToddAaronGolden.