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With a 71-60 victory over No. 13 seed Kent State on Friday night, the No. 4 seed Indiana Hoosiers advanced to the NCAA Tournament Round of 32, where they'll face the No. 5 seed Miami Hurricanes.

Miami closed the game on a 10-0 run to defeat No. 12 seed Drake on Friday, led by sophomore guard Nijel Pack with 21 points. Sunday will mark the second-ever matchup between Indiana and Miami, and coach Mike Woodson is hungry for a deep tournament run.

"I didn't come back to IU just to coach Indiana basketball," Woodson said. "I want to win some Big Ten titles and a national title. We've got a chance, just like all the teams that are left in this tournament. I'm not selling them on anything less than that."

  • *** LIVE BLOG: And once the game starts, follow all the action on our live blog from HoosiersNow.com publisher Tom Brew. To read that story, CLICK HERE.

How to watch Indiana Hoosiers vs. Miami Hurricanes

  • Who: No. 4 seed Indiana Hoosiers (23-11) vs. No. 5 seed Miami Hurricanes (26-7)
  • What: NCAA Tournament Round of 32
  • When: 8:40 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 19
  • Where: MVP Arena (23,500) in Albany, N.Y.
  • TV: TNT
  • Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Debbie Antonelli (analyst), A.J. Ross (reporter)
  • Radio: IU Radio Network (Bloomington: 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM)
  • Radio Announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
  • Point spread: Indiana is a 1.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 145.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook.
  • KenPom rankings: Indiana is No. 26 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Saturday afternoon. The Hoosiers are No. 43 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 26 in adjusted offensive efficiency. Miami is ranked No. 37 overall, No. 112 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 12 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
  • Last three games: Indiana beat Kent State 71-60 on Saturday, lost 77-73 to Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on March 11 and defeated Maryland 70-60 on March 10. Miami beat Drake 63-56 on Friday, lost 85-78 against Duke in the ACC Tournament semifinals on March 10 and defeated Wake Forest 74-72 on March 9.
  • Home, road and neutral trends: Indiana is 15-2 at home, 5-7 in true road games and 3-2 at neutral sites. Miami is 16-1 at home, 7-4 in true road games and 3-2 at neutral sites. 
  • Season projections: Indiana has the 15th-best odds to win the national championship at plus-4000, according to the FanDuel Sportsbook. Miami is 24th at plus-10,000 odds.
  • Series history: Miami leads the all-time series, 1-0.
  • Last meeting: Miami defeated No. 21 Indiana 58-53 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Fla. on Dec. 15, 2001. James Jones led Miami with 13 points, followed by 12 points apiece from John Salmons and Elton Tyler. Tom Coverdale led the Mike Davis-coached Hoosiers with 16 points off the bench, and George Leach scored 10 points with 10 rebounds and seven blocks. The Hoosiers and Hurricanes combined to shoot 1-for-28 from 3-point range with 37 total turnovers. Despite the loss, Indiana went on to reach the National Championship game later this season.
Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) and forward Race Thompson (25) in the second half against the Kent State Golden Flashes at MVP Arena.

Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) and forward Race Thompson (25) in the second half against the Kent State Golden Flashes at MVP Arena.

Leading scorers

  • Indiana Hoosiers
    • F Trayce Jackson-Davis: 20.9 ppg, 10.9 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.8 bpg
    • G Jalen Hood-Schifino: 13.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.7 apg, 34.0 3-point FG pct
    • F Race Thompson: 8.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 49.7 FG pct
  • Miami Hurricanes
    • G Isaiah Wong: 15.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 3.4 apg, 37.5 3-point FG pct
    • G Jordan Miller: 15.0 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 35.6 3-point FG pct
    • F Norchad Omier: 13.6 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 1.3 bpg
    • G Nijel Pack: 13.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.4 apg, 39.6 3-point FG pct

Meet the coaches

  • Jim Larrañaga, Miami: In his 12 season at Miami, Larrañaga has a 252–148 overall record and a 120–101 record in ACC play. Including this season, Larrañaga has led Miami to two ACC regular season titles. The Hurricanes reached the Elite Eight during the 2022 NCAA Tournament, their best finish under Larrañaga. He was named National Coach of the Year in 2013 when Miami went 29-7 and earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In 2006, Larrañaga and No. 11 seed George Mason knocked off No. 1 seed UConn on their way to the Final Four. Before George Mason, Larrañaga earned his first Division I head coaching job at Bowling Green, where he coached for 11 seasons.
  • Mike Woodson, Indiana: In his second season at Indiana, Woodson holds a 44-24 overall record and a 21-19 mark in regular season Big Ten play. Woodson has NBA head coaching experience with the Atlanta Hawks from 2004-10 and the New York Knicks from 2012-14. Dating back to 1996, Woodson has also been an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, New York Knicks and Los Angeles Clippers. Woodson played at Indiana University from 1976-80, and was named the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player as a senior under coach Bob Knight. He was the 12th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, and played for various teams from 1980-91, averaging 14 points over 786 games.
  • GAME STORY: Race Thompson doesn't have much of a postseason resume for Indiana, but he rewrote it on Friday night, scoring 20 points to lead Indiana to a 71-60 victory over Kent State in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament. CLICK HERE
  • HEADBAND HILARITY: Indiana forward Miller Kopp has played in more than 150 college games and he's never worn a headband — until Friday night. He rocked the gear during the Hoosiers' NCAA Tournament win over Kent State and said it's here to stay now, and will probably wind up in his NIL store soon. CLICK HERE
  • PHOTO GALLERY: Here are the best pictures from Indiana's game with Kent State on Friday night. CLICK HERE
  • WATCH JACKSON-DAVIS' BLOCK: Indiana gained some momentum heading into halftime against Kent State with a huge block from Trayce Jackson-Davis off the backboard. CLICK HERE
  • WATCH HOOD-SCHIFINO'S DUNK: Indiana freshman point guard Jalen Hood-Schifino was too quick for the Kent State defense on this play, darting his way through the lane for an easy dunk. CLICK HERE
  • WATCH JACKSON-DAVIS' VICIOUS DUNK: After a slick bounce pass from Jalen Hood-Schifino, Trayce Jackson-Davis slammed home a huge dunk against Kent State in the NCAA Tournament. CLICK HERE