LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game at Purdue in Real Time
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — It's the final game of the regular season, and it couldn't come in a more hostile environment for Indiana. The Hoosiers are taking on in-state arch-rival Purdue on Saturday in Mackey Arena.
Welcome to our live blog, where we'll keep you update on all the news and views from center court at press row. The most recent items are at the top, so just keep refreshing so you don't miss a beat. We'll add opinion and highlights as we go, as well.
Purdue enters the game as a 10-point favorite. For the latest line and what both teams have done versus the spread all season, CLICK HERE
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4:05 p.m. — Trevion Williams is fouled, and he makes both to give Purdue a four-point lead at 69-65. Xavier Johnson pushes the ball downcourt quickly as is fouled with 8.3 seconds to go. He makes them both, and it's 69-67. Trayce Jackson-Davis fouls Trevion Williams quickly. He misses them both, but then Xavier Johnson throws up a deep three looking for foul. Not sure why. Indiana ball with 0.3 seconds.
4:01 p.m. — Eric Hunter drives the lane again after a screen but the layup bounces off and Indiana rebounds. Play is getting reviewed, but it stays with Indiana. Down two with 43.7 seconds to go. Xavier Johnson drives to the rim, but his shot is blocked. Indiana retains possession. Purdue fouls twice, because they aren't in the bonus. With 17.7 to go, Parker Stewart gets open for a three, but misses. TJD rebounds and is fouled. Miller Kopp's inbounds pass is stolen, though, and the ball belongs to Purdue. Trevion Williams is fouled.
3:55 p.m. — Miller Kopp misses a three and Eric Hunter Jr. scores on the other end. But then Trayce Jackson-Davis scores on the other end and is fouled. Makes the free throw and it's 65-63 with 2:55 to go. Trevion Williams scores on a hook over Trayce and it's 67-63. Turnover on the other end for Indiana. Bad pass from Xavier Johnson through traffic, intended for Jackson-Davis. Miller Kopp jumper right corner. 67-65. Another bad pass from Xavier Johnson trying to get it to Jackson-Davis. Timeout Purdue with 55.5 seconds to go.
3:51 p.m. — Two more huge baskets from Trayce Jackson-Davis, the second on another screen-roll with Xavier Johnson. Purdue leads 61-60 at the final media timeout. TJD has 10 second-half points with zero turnovers.
3:47 p.m. — Sasha Stefanovic trying to take over for Purdue. He's fouled on a three, and makes two free throws, then hits a three after a Miller Kopp miss. Purdue back up front now, 59-56 with 4:57 to go.
3:44 p.m. — Miller Kopp is having a game for Indiana. Just hit his fourth three-pointer of the day, and Indiana leads 56-52 with 6:45 to go. It's the first time he's had four threes in a game since at Syracuse in late November when he scored 28 points.
3:37 p.m. — Parker Stewart in for Xavier Johnson at the 8:35 mark. Johnson went to the bench holding his left hamstring. Rob Phinisee moves to the point and scores on a layup. Indiana leads, 53-50.
3:27 p.m. — Purdue gets three chances there but does not score, and then Xavier Johnson hits a 14-footer on the other end to give Indiana its first lead. Then another Indiana and a Rob Phinisee basket puts IU up 51-48. Mini-meltdown right now for Purdue.
3:25 p.m. — It's down to a one-point game after a Xavier drive to the basket and a score, followed by a Johnson steal and a length-of court drive. An angry Matt Painter calls a timeout for Purdue. It's 48-47 Purdue with 11:34 to go. Huge start for Indiana, and this 7-0 run helps.
3:21 — Another Trayce Jackson-Davis basket, but then after a series of scrums for the ball, Purdue's Sasha Stefanovic hits a three-pointer to put Purdue back up 48-40.
3:12 p.m. — A nice start to the second half for Trayce Jackson-Davis. He gets an easy bucket running the floor and then dunks on a nice screen-roll play with Xavier Johnson. Purdue leads 38-33. Need a big second half from Trayce. His struggles are well documented.
HALFTIME STATS: After making its first two three-pointers, Indiana missed its last six from deep. Story of the season, for sure. Race Thompson has those nine early points, and Xavier Johnson scored eight points late.
2:45 p.m. — Indiana on a bit of a run now to get back in the game a bit. A pull-up jumper from Xavier Johnson followed by a three-pointer by Miller Kopp. It's 33-25 now, and Matt Painter calls timeout. Foul called on Trayce Jackson-Davis at the 1:01 mark, his first.
2:50 p.m. — Indiana finishes the half on an 11-2 run and goes to the break down only four points. It's been a while since they've been this close, more than eight minutes. At the break, it's Purdue 33, Indiana 29.
2:40 p.m. — After the basket, Indiana guard Parker Stewart mixes it up with Purdue's Mason Gillis and gives him a forearm shiver. After review, he's issued a technical foul. Sasha Stefanovic makes both free throws at Purdue leads 31-18.
2:35 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis gets his first basket of the game at the 4:46 mark on a dunk. Purdue leads 29-18 with 4:11 to go.
2:25 p.m. — Purdue goes on a 10-0 run to jump ahead 24-14, and Indiana coach Mike Woodson is forced to call a second timeout. Threes from Eric Hunter Jr. and Sasha Stefanovic accelerate the run. Hunter is destroying Indiana's Xavier Johnson so far. Outscoring him 10-0.
2:17 p.m. — Rob Phinisee checks in for Indiana at the 12:02 mark and is the Lafayette native is booed loudly by the Paint Crew students. Media timeout now, with the score tied at 14-14. Indiana 4-of-7 from the field and have made all five free throws, for those of you who ONLY care about that statistic.
2:10 p.m. — Indiana is looking a lot to Race Thompson early, and he's been delivering. He's got nine points already on 4-of-5 shooting. It's tied at 12-12 with 12:53 to go.
2:05 p.m. — We're at the first media timeout and Purdue leads 10-7. Three-pointers from Eric Hunter Jr. and Jaden Ivey give them the lead. Indiana can't let their shooters go nuts today. A couple of baskets inside for Race Thompson.
2:02 p.m. — The big matchup to watch. early is in the post, with 6-foot-9 Trayce Jackson-Davis guarding 7-foot-4 Zach Edey. In the first matchup in January, Trayce was in foul trouble early and only played 11 minutes.
1:55 p.m. — As you would expect, there isn't an empty seat in the house here at Mackey Arena, and there's just a dash of red spread throughout a sea of black and gold. Former Purdue coach Gene Keady in the house today, too.
1:50 p.m. — The usual starters for Indiana, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, Miller Kopp, Parker Stewart and Xavier Johnson. Pretty much been the lineup all season, at least when all are on good behavior.
1:45 p.m. — Saturday's contest with Indiana marks the 215th all-time meeting with the Hoosiers, the most frequently-played rivalry in the Big Ten. The two teams have met every year since 1937 in what some consider America's top college basketball rivalry. The series tends to go in streaks as Purdue has won nine of the last 10 games with Indiana. Prior to this current run of the Boilermakers winning 12 of 14 games, Indiana had won four straight games from 2012-13.
1:40 p.m. — Purdue dropped its first matchup in six years to Indiana back on Jan. 20. The Hoosiers earned a 68-65 victory at Assembly Hall.
