LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's NCAA Tournament Game With Wyoming in Real Time
DAYTON, Ohio — The road to the NCAA Tournament has been a long and bumpy one for the Indiana basketball program, but that ends on Tuesday night when the Hoosiers are back in the field, taking on Wyoming in a First Four game in Dayton.
It's the Hoosiers first NCAA game in six years, a stressful 2,191 days, dating all the way back to the 2016 season when Tom Crean's Hoosiers lost to North Carolina in the regional semifinals.
Now it's Mike Woodson's turn to take the Hoosiers dancing. The game starts around 9:10 p.m. ET, and is televised on truTV. That's hard to find, so here's how to watch, with a bunch of great pregame nuggets, too. Just CLICK HERE
Indiana opened as a 4-point favorite, and it's held true most of the day. Seen a few sites where it ticked up to 4.5. Here's what both teams have done against the spread all year. CLICK HERE
ENJOY THE GAME!!
Here's the game story
- GAME STORY: Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jordan Geronimo were a two-man wrecking crew for Indiana Tuesday night, scoring a combined 44 points in the Hoosiers' 66-58 win over Wyoming in the NCAA Tournament First Four game game in Dayton. Now it's off to Portland for a date with No. 5 seed Saint Mary's on Thursday night. CLICK HERE
FINAL SCORE: Indiana closes it out and wins 66-58. Now they hop on a plane to Portland, Oregon and play No. 5 seed Saint Mary's on Thursday night at 7:20 p.m. ET in the first round of the East Regional. Got that?
11:42 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis gets fouled with 17 seconds to go, and he makes them both. Indiana now leads 64-56.
11:38 p.m. — Xavier Johnson dribbles between his legs and the ball gets tipped and goes out of bounds at the 1:10 mark. It's called Indiana ball on the floor, and gets reviewed. Stays Indiana ball. Trayce Jackson-Davis scores again and it's 62-54. Wyoming misses, and Trey Galloway is fouled. 43.1 to go.
11:37 p.m. — Parker Stewart hits a mid-range jumper, but then he fouls a three-pointer shooter. Maldonado makes it, and hits the free throw too. Now it's 60-54 with 1:30 to go. Wyoming fouls Xavier Johnson, but only the team's fifth foul.
11:32 p.m. — Jordan Geronimo scores inside again, this time on a nice assist from Xavier Johnson, pushing the lead to 56-47. But then Geronimo with a silly foul on the other end, fouling a three-point shooter. Lead back down to seven with 2:45 to go.
11:24 p.m. — Race Thompson gets his fourth foul, and goes to the bench. (Yeah, for the other reason, too.) Jordan Geronimo back in. And then a perfect screen/roll with Xavier Johnson and Trayce Jackson-Davis leads to a dunk. Indiana leads 54-47 with 3:39 to go.
11:21 p.m. — Miller Kopp pokes the ball away from Hunter Maldonado, and Race Thompson dives on the floor to get it and calls timeout. Indiana ball with 5:10 to go, leading 50-44. Finish, finish, finish.
11:18 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis gets Graham Ike on his hip and coaxes a fourth foul out of him. He goes to the line, and makes 1-of-2. Indiana leads 50-44.
11:15 p.m. — Parker Stewart is just 1-for-5 tonight, and is really struggling. Really would love to see Mike Woodson finish the game with Xavier Johnson and Rob Phinisee, or at least play them together for a stretch here.
11:11 p.m. — Indiana gets the lead up to nine at 49-40, but then Wyoming scores on two straight possessions. Hunter Maldonado backs up Parker Stewart and takes him to the ground before laying the ball in on the second score. Mike Woodson calls timeout. Indiana leads 49-44 with 7:05 to go.
11:05 p.m. — This is a carbon copy of the Michigan game, where Thompson also got in foul trouble and Geronimo came to the rescue. I still maintain that if he doesn't get hurt in that Illinois game, that Indiana might have threatened to win the whole Big Ten Tournament.
11:01 p.m. — Jordan Geronimo is taking over this game. He hits a three-pointer from the corner and Indiana now leads by six at 43-37. He has 11 points now in just 11 minutes.
10:54 p.m. — Another offensive rebound and dunk by Jordan Geronimo. That's three on the night. His north-south athleticism is off the charts. Indiana leads 38-35 with 14:35 to go. A lead, but an uncomfortable one.
10:50 p.m. — A weird call there. On the floor, a foul was called on Wyoming's Graham Ike for what looked like an elbow to Race Thompson, but it was reviewed and overturned. A foul was called on Thompson instead. Then he picked up his third foul and went to the bench for Jordan Geronimo.
10:17 p.m. — Another emphatic dunk from Jordan Geronimo on an offensive rebound. Indiana with its biggest lead of the game at 30-23. We go to halftime with Indiana leading 30-25 despite going 1-for-8 from three and shooting only 32 percent from the field.
10:14 p.m. — Xavier Johnson makes 1-of-2 after a Wyoming technical and then Indiana forces another turnover — that's 11 already — and Trayce gets fouled at the other end. He makes 1-of-2. Indiana leads 26-23 with 1:02 to go.
10:08 p.m. — Indiana gets out on the break after a bad pass, and Trayce Jackson-Davis scores with his right hand through traffic and is fouled. We go to the under-4 timeout with the score tied at 21-21. A Trayce free throw pending.
10:04 p.m. — Graham Ike picks up his second for Wyoming on a charge. He goes to the bench. That's big.
10:01 p.m. — We get to the under-8 timeout and it's 13-12 Indiana, with a free throw pending for Wyoming's Graham Ike. Just two points in 3 1/2 minutes for Indiana with all five subs on the floor. That just doesn't work. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Parker Stewart and Race Thompson come back in.
9:59 p.m. — Trey Galloway takes a bad pass the length of the court. He misses but Jordan Geromino is there for the rebound. Indiana leads 13-8 with 7:55 to go.
9:55 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis goes to the line for two, and makes them both. Indiana leads 11-8 now with 10:19 to go. Five backups in the game. Let's see how this goes. Mark it.
9:49 p.m. — Trey Galloway and Rob Phinisee into the game for Indiana. Xavier Johnson and Miller Kopp out. Second media timeout and Indiana leads 9-8. After the timeout, Jordan Geronimo comes in, too. We'll watch that knee closely. Tamar Bates in now, too.
9:45 p.m. — Another offensive rebound from Race Thompson, and a great pump fake leads to an emphatic dunk. Indiana leads 9-3.
9:40 p.m. — Wyoming big man Graham Ike picks up his first foul on a Trayce Jackson-Davis post-up. We go to the first media timeout with Indiana leading 4-3. Defenses dominating so far. Indiana just 2-for-8 shooting; Wyoming 1-for-5.
9:34 p.m. — Race Thompson gets a couple of offensive rebounds and was fouled, but he misses both free throws. Wyoming leads 3-2. Free throw shooting will be important tonight, so that's no way to start. Need to be 70 percent or better on the night.
9:28 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis gets Indiana on the board first with a little shortie in the lane on the first possession.
9:25 p.m. — Tonight's officials are Roger Ayers, Nate Harris, Vladimir Voyard-Tadal. My NCAA officials pal John Adams has Ayers ''in my top 5.''
9:20 p.m — Same starting lineup for Indiana, with Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, Xavier Johnson, Parker Stewart and Miller Kopp. Early guess is there will be a quick hook to get Trey Galloway in the game.
It was nice catching up with Steve Lavin Monday night. He's on the TV call tonight along with former San Antonio Spurs star Avery Johnson. Lavin is a really good guy. Every time I see him, he's always asking about Gene Keady and Bob Knight.
9:10 p.m. — Some interesting warm-up t-shirts tonight for the Hoosiers. Surprised me. I don't know the back story.
Indiana guard Rob Phinisee dribbles during warmups. (Photo by Tom Brew)
8:58 p.m. — In the first game of the doubleheader here, Texas Southern beat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76-67. Indiana's game will start around 9:25 p.m. now.
8:50 p.m. — The sold-out UD Arena is full of Indiana fans. A yellow-shirted Wyoming fan here and there, but that's it. Lots of Dayton people here too, supporting their local event that they take a lot of pride in.
8:45 p.m. — Indiana will be wearing the red jerseys tonight here in Dayton. There's a new addition to the uniform as well.
8:40 p.m. — The Hoosiers showing up for work.
8:35 p.m. — Wyoming has a few Indiana-related scalps already this season. They beat Detroit Mercy led by former Indiana coach Mike Davis in their season opener, winning 85-45. They also beat Steve Alford's Nevada team twice this season. Alford, of course, is a former IU legend, the star of the 1987 team that won Indiana's last national champion.
8:30 p.m. — Don't sleep on Wyoming just because they play in the Mountain West. That's a good basketball league. It's ranked No. 8 in the country in the NET rankings, and four teams — Boise State, Colorado State, San Diego State and Wyoming — all made the NCAA Tournament.
8:25 p.m. — Even Abraham Lincoln is rooting for the Hoosiers today, apparently.
8:20 p.m. — Trayce Jackson Davis had 76 points in three games in the Big Ten Tournament, and now is No. 16 all-time on the Indiana scoring list with 1,547 points. Next up is Randy Wittman, who is two points away. For the complete list of 1,000-point scorers, CLICK HERE
8:25 p.m. — Indiana is the top-rated defense in the Big Ten according to KenPom (21st, nationally). IU is first in the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense (39.1%) and first in conference games only (41.3%). They are second in blocked shots (4.97). In the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers held Illinois to 35.7% shooting and won its first game in nine tries when it trailed with 5:00 minutes to go (57-54). The Illini did not make a field goal in the final five minutes. Against Michigan, from the 12:52 mark until 1:42 remaining, the Wolverines did not make a field goal. In that time, Indiana went on a 28-6 run.
Related stories on Indiana basketball
- FATIGUE NOT AN ISSUE: Indiana is playing at a high level and peaking at the right time for the their first NCAA Tournament game in six years, so that fact that they've played four games in six days is completely irrelevant. They are fresh and ready to go to take on Wyoming in the First Four on Tuesday night in Dayton, Ohio. CLICK HERE
- GERONIMO READY: Indiana coach Mike Woodson said "I think he's going to play'' when asked about sophomore forward Jordan Geronimo on Monday. He injured his knee last Friday in the Big Ten Tournament, but Woodson thinks he'll be ready to roll for Tuesday night's NCAA Tournament game against Wyoming. CLICK HERE
- UNDERSTANDING FIRST FOUR: For the first time in school history, Indiana is playing in the ''First Four'' in the NCAA Tournament. It was created in 2011 to allow four more teams the opportunity to play in the tournament. Indiana plays Wyoming in a No. 12 seed game, and the winner will then travel to Portland, Ore., to play No. 5 seed Saint Mary's. CLICK HERE
- HOOSIERS FAVORED: Indiana is a 4-point favorite according to the opening line on FanDuel.com on Monday. Here's the latest on the point spread, and a complete breakdown on what Indiana and Wyoming have done vs. the spread all season. CLICK HERE
- GOING DANCING: Indiana has made its first NCAA Tournament since 2016, and it starts right away with a play-in game on Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. They are the No. 12 seed and will play Wyoming from the Mountain West Conference, and if they win they have to travel to Portland, Ore. for its first-round game against St. Mary's. CLICK HERE
- NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET: Here is the full 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket for the 68-team field. CLICK HERE
- 1,000-POINT SCORERS: Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis scores 76 points in three days in the Big Ten Tournament as is now No 16 all-time on the school scoring list. Here's the full list of all 54 Hoosiers who have scored more than 1,000 points. CLICK HERE
