How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Minnesota Friday

Indiana continues the 2023-24 season on Friday against the Minnesota Golden Gophers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. Here's how to watch, game time and TV information, the point spread and over/under, the coaching matchup, series history, predicted score, stats, rankings and more.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana is back in action Friday night against Minnesota.

Coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers are coming off a 66-57 loss at Rutgers, which included point guard Xavier Johnson being ejected, 18 turnovers and 39.7% shooting.

On the other side, Minnesota enters Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall with a seven-game win streak, most recently picking up Big Ten wins over Michigan and Maryland. The Golden Gophers are on pace to have their best season under coach Ben Johnson.

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How to watch Indiana vs. Minnesota

• Who: Indiana Hoosiers (11-5, 3-2, T-5th in Big Ten, ) vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-3, 3-1, T-2nd in Big Ten)
• What: Big Ten matchup
• When: 6:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 12
• Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) in Bloomington, Ind.
• TV: Fox Sports 1
• Announcers: Lisa Byington (play-by-play) and Stephen Bardo (analyst)
• Live stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
• Radio: IU Radio Network (Bloomington - 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM or 1070 WFNI-AM, or see media guide for other radio affiliates)
• Radio announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
• Point spread: Indiana is a 2.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 146.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook on Thursday afternoon.
• Recent results: Indiana defeated Ohio State 71-65 on Saturday, then lost 66-57 at Rutgers on Tuesday. Minnesota won 73-71 at Michigan on Jan. 4, then beat Maryland 65-62 at home on Sunday.
• Home, road, neutral trends: Indiana is 8-1 at home, 1-2 on the road and 2-2 at neutral sites. Minnesota is 11-1 at home, 1-1 on the road and 0-1 at neutral sites.
• Last season: Indiana went 23-12 overall and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 12-8 conference record The Hoosiers earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost to No. 5 seed Miami in the Round of 32. Minnesota went 9-22 and finished last in the Big Ten with a 2-17 conference record.
• Last meeting: Indiana defeated Minnesota 61-57 on Jan. 25, 2023 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 25 points with 21 rebounds and six blocks, and Miller Kopp added 11 points with three 3-pointers. Jamison Battle led Minnesota with 20 points.
• Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series, 107-69. Indiana has won the last six matchups dating back to 2020, and Mike Woodson is 3-0 against the Golden Gophers. Indiana has a 23-17 advantage since 2000, and Minnesota has not won back-to-back matchups since 2013-14.

Indiana's Kaleb Banks (10) celebrates with CJ Gunn (11) after Gunn's basket and foul during the first half of the Indiana versus Ohio State men's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024.

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Leading scorers

• Indiana Hoosiers
• F Malik Reneau: 16.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 3.1 apg, 44.4 3-pt FG%
• C Kel'el Ware: 14.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 55.7 FG%
• G Trey Galloway: 10.3 ppg, 3.8 apg, 24.5 3-pt FG%
• Minnesota Golden Gophers
• F Dawson Garcia: 16.7 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 24.2 3-pt FG%
• G Mike Mitchell Jr.: 11.1 ppg, 2.7 apg, 41.0 3-pt FG%
• F Joshua Ola-Joseph: 10.7 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 62.6 FG%

KenPom rankings

Projected score: Indiana 74, Minnesota 72. KenPom gives Indiana a 57% chance of victory.

• Indiana Hoosiers
• Overall: 94
• Adjusted defensive efficiency: 80
• Adjusted offensive efficiency: 109
• Strength of schedule: 59
• Projected record: 16-15, 8-12
• Preseason: 49
• Other notable stats: 75th in effective FG%, 254th in offensive rebounding %, 18th in offensive FT rate, 56th in 2-point FG%, 307th in FT %, 348th in 3-point attempt rate, 45th in assist rate.
• Minnesota Golden Gophers
• Overall: 77
• Adjusted defensive efficiency: 89
• Adjusted offensive efficiency: 77
• Strength of schedule: 347
• Projected record: 18-13, 9-11
• Preseason: 112
• Other notable stats: 213rd in adjusted tempo, 21st in effective FG%, 46th in offensive rebounding %, 65th in 3-point FG%, 14th in 2-point FG%, 266th in FT%, 2nd in assist rate, 33rd in opponent 2-point FG%, 55th in block %.

Meet the coaches

• Ben Johnson, Minnesota: Johnson is in his third season at Minnesota with a 34-41 overall record and a 9-33 record in Big Ten play. Minnesota finished 13th and 14th in the Big Ten in Johnson's first two seasons and has not qualified for any postseason tournament. Prior to earning his first head coaching job at Minnesota, Johnson was an assistant at Xavier, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northern Iowa and Texas-Pan American. He played at Northwestern and Minnesota from 1999-2004.
• Mike Woodson, Indiana: Woodson is in his third season at Indiana with a 55-31 overall record and a 24-21 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. 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.