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How to Watch Indiana's Basketball Game With Marshall on Saturday Night

Indiana is still perfect in the Mike Woodson era, winning its first five games of the season. The Hoosiers get Marshall on Saturday night in the championship game of the Hoosier Classic, and here's how to watch, with gametimes and TV information, the latest on the point spread and several great nuggets on the game.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana looks to continue its winning ways on Saturday night, when it takes on Marshall in the championship game of the Hoosier Classic.

Marshall is 4-1 on the season, and is one of the better teams in Conference USA. The Hoosiers are 5-0, and still perfect under first-year coach Mike Woodson.

Here's how to watch Indiana's game with Marshall, with gametime and TV information, plus the latest on the point spreads, projected starting lineups, coaching bios and more.

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How to watch Marshall at Indiana

  • Who: Marshall Thundering Herd (4-1) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (5-0) in championship game of Hoosier Classic
  • When: 7 p.m. ET, Saturday, Nov. 27
  • Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind.
  • TV: Big Ten Network
  • Stream: Fubo.tv CLICK HERE
  • Announcers: Wayne Randazzo (play-by-play) and Trent Meacham (color commentary)
  • Radio: Indiana Radio Network, Sirius XM 372
  • Announcers: Gregg Murray, Errek Suhr and Joe Smith
  • Latest Line: Indiana is an 10.5-point favorite over Marshall, according to the SISportsbook.com website as of Tuesday afternoon. The over/under is 149.
  • Last year's records: Marshall was 15-7 overall last year and 9-5 in Conference USA. They lost to Rice in the second round of the Conference USA tournament. Indiana was 12-15 last season, and 7-12 in the Big Ten.
  • Poll rankings: Both teams are unranked in the Associated Press and Coaches polls, but Indiana is receiving votes in the Week 3 poll released Monday. Indiana would check in at No. 30.
  • Kenpom.com rankings: Indiana is No. 32 in the Kenpom.com rankings. Marshall is No. 115.

Indiana-Marshall history

  • Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series 3-0.
  • Last meeting: The two teams played in the first round of the Hoosier Classic on Dec. 27, 1990 in Indianapolis and the Hoosiers won handily, 91-67. Sophomore Calbert Cheaney led the Hoosiers with 27 points and junior Eric Anderson added 16. Off the bench, freshman Damon Bailey added 15 and sophomore Pat Graham had 14.

Indiana-Marshall most recent games

  • Marshall's last game: Marshall forced 28 turnovers and defeated Louisiana 93-79 in the second game of the Hoosier Classic on Tuesday (Nov. 23). Guard Taevion Kinsey led the way with 21 points and Obinna Anochili-Killen added 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks off the bench in the win. (Marshall beat Jackson State 80-66 in the first game of the Hoosier Classic On Nov. 21)
  • Indiana's last game: Indiana defeated Jackson State 70-35 on Tuesday (Nov. 23) thanks to another tremendous defensive effort. Jackson State shot just 20.7 percent from the field and their 35 points was the lowest allowed since 2018. Indiana is ranked No. 1 in the nation in field goal percentage defense, allowing only 28.4 percent shooting.

Meet the coaches

  • Meet Marshall coach Dan D'Antoni: Coach Dan D’Antoni is in his eighth year as the head coach of Marshall, his alma mater.  The 74-year-old is a 1970 Marshall graduate. He is 132-100 there, with his best season coming in 2018, when the Thundering Herd went 25-11, won the Conference USA tournament and then beat No. 4-seed Wichita State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. (They lost to No. 5 seed and in-state rival West Virginia in the second round.) Indiana coach Mike Woodson worked with Dan’s brother, Mike, with the NBA's New York Knicks as his defensive coordinator. D'Antoni was a successful high school coach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for 30 years, winning more than 500 games. 
  • Meet Indiana coach Mike Woodson: Mike Woodson is in his first year as a college head coach after four-plus decades as a player and coach in the NBA. Woodson played at Indiana from 1976-80 and left as the school's No. 2 all-time leading scorer while playing for Bob Knight. Woodson was a head coach in the NBA for nine years, six with the Atlanta Hawks and three with the New York Knicks. His college coaching record is now 5-0.

Projected starters

  • Projected Marshall starters: Taevion Kinsey (6-foot-5 senior guard), Darius George (6-7 senior forward), Andrew Taylor (6-foot-3 redshirt junior guard), Mikel Beyers (6-10 senior forward), Goran Milanidovic (7-0 junior center).
  • Projected Indiana starters: Trayce Jackson-Davis (6-9 junior forward), Race Thompson (6-8 redshirt senior forward), Miller Kopp (6-7 senior forward), Parker Stewart (6-5 senior guard) and Xavier Johnson (6-3 senior guard).

Nuggets to know

  • Nuggets to know, Part 1: Turnovers were an issue for Indiana in the win against Louisiana, with 27. The other four games, the Hoosiers have averaged only 12.5 per game. Marshall likes to play fast and aggressively, and it forced 28 turnovers and had 19 steals on Tuesday. Indiana will have to handle the ball well. 
  • Nuggets to know, Part 2: Trayce Jackson Davis had 11 points against Jackson State and now sits an 1,029 career points, good for 54th place all-time. He needs just 10 points on Saturday to pass Harry "Butch'' Joyner (1,030), Al Durham (1,035) and Jay Edwards (1,038) to move into the 50th spot. For the complete list of 1,000-point scorers, CLICK HERE
  • Nuggets to know, Part 3: Indiana is finding its range from the perimeter in the Hoosier Classic, shooting 47.1 percent (16-for-34) from three-point range over its last two games. Parker Stewart has heated up, making 7 of his last 10 3-point attempts. "We're starting to shoot the ball a little bit better," Woodson said.
  • Nuggets to know, Part 4: Marshall has plenty of size, with 7-foot center Goran Milanidovic and 6-foot-10 forward Mikel Beyers in the starting lineup, and 6-8 shot-blocker Obinna Anochili-Killen coming off the bench. He's block eight shots in each of Marshall's past two games, and he leads the nation with 30 blocks in five games. Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis is No. 13 in the country with 18 blocks.

Watch highlights on Indiana's win over Jackson State

Indiana rolled to a fifth-straight victory on Tuesday, smothering Jackson State in an easy 70-35 win. Here is a 3-minute highlight package from the Big Ten Network

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