LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game At Nebraska in Real Time
LINCOLN, Neb. — Welcome to Pinnacle Bank Arena, where it's time for Indiana and Nebraska to get after it in an early Monday evening Big Ten tilt that's critical for both sides.
Indiana needs a road win in the worst way, with all four dings on their 12-4 overall record coming on the road. Nebraska just needs a win, period. The Cornhuskers are 0-7 in league play thus far.
The game is on the Big Ten Network. Here's how to watch, with all your TV information, plus lot of newsy nuggets. CLICK HERE
Indiana opened as a 9-point favorite despite their road woes, but the point spread has been moving all day. Here's the latest update: CLICK HERE
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- FINAL: A mere 341 days later, Indiana finally has a road victory. The Hoosiers beat Nebraska 78-71, ending an eight-game road losing streak that dates back to Feb. 10, 2021. HERE IS THE GAME STORY: CLICK HERE
8:07 p.m. — Xavier Johnson is fouled with 28.9 seconds left and makes both. Indiana leads 75-67. Fred Hoiberg calls timeout for Nebraska. Bryce McGowens scores out of the timeout, but it took a little while. Another timeout, and it's Indiana 75-69 with 1.3 seconds to go. Trey Galloway gets fouled on the inbounds pass,
8:01 p.m. — We're at the final media timeout, and Indiana leads 73-65 thanks to a Race Thompson post-up. Indiana had two straight turnovers prior to that possession. Indiana is very lucky that Nebraska is missing everything right now. Doing nothing but dribbling around on offense.
7:55 p.m. — Xavier Johnson picks up his fourth foul at the 5:30 mark, and is replaced by Rob Phinisee. There have been 21 fouls called on Indiana so far.
7:50 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis picks up his fourth foul and has to come out. Race Thompson replaces him at the 7:37 mark. Let's see how it goes from here. It starts well, with a Xavier Johnson three-pointer as the shot clock winds down. Indiana leads 71-61 with 5:53 to go.
7:45 p.m. — A hard foul by Nebraska's Derrick Walker and Trayce Jackson-Davis goes down here. We're at the under-8 media timeout and Indiana leads 67-58. TJD will go to the line after the timeout. He's just 2-for-6 from the line tonight. He makes 1-of-2 and the lead is back to 10.
7:40 p.m. — Another great move by Trayce Jackson-Davis going to his right. He caught the ball and the free throw line and faked left, but then went right and finished with his right hand. A noticeable improvement to his game. Then he scores with his left and then dunks. Six very fast points and Indiana leads 65-55. TJD with 22 points.
7:37 p.m. — And now we have our under-12 media timeout after an Alonzo Verge Jr. basket for Nebraska. We're back to six points again, the same Indiana lead that we had at the break. Trey Galloway in for Miller Kopp.
7:29 p.m. — It's getting a little chippy here, with plenty of post-whistle pushing and shoving. Xavier Johnson in the middle of it for Indiana, not backing down. With the lead cut to four, Jordan Geronimo hits another mid-ranger jumper, and then the Hoosiers force a turnover and get a Trayce Jackson-Davis dunk on the other end. With 11:13 to go, its Indiana 57-49.
7:20 p.m. — We're at the first media timeout in the second half, and Indiana has increased its lead a touch, pushing ahead by seven now at 50-43 with Trayce Jackson-Davis heading to the line for two. There's 15:48 to go.
7:15 p.m. — We're nearly three minutes into the second half, and we've only had one basket so far, a. three-pointer from Indiana's Parker Stewart. Race Thompson took a fall and went out, but he's right back in and seems fine. Indiana leads 48-39.
The shirts that Indiana's basketball team, players and coaches alike, are wearing on Monday.
VIEWS: Indiana has led at the half of EVERY Big Ten game so far, except for at Penn State, where they trailed by one. So it's imperative that the Hoosiers finish better here, up six at the break.
HALFTIME STATS OF NOTE: There were 24 fouls called in the first half, 13 on Indiana. ... Indiana shot 61.5 from the field, and five players have six points or more in the half.
7:02 p.m. — Indiana is 12-0 when Mike Woodson wears a suit, and they are 0-4 when he goes casual in the sweats on the road. Not sure what to call today. He's wearing a suit jacket and the MLK T-shirt, so I guess that's a whole new category.
6:58 p.m. — Indiana gets another basketball from Trayce Jackson-Davis right before the halftime buzzer, so Indiana takes a 45-39 lead to the locker room. Jackson-Davis has 14 points and six rebounds, but they're letting Nebraska hang around. Huskers are 5-for-10 from three.
6:55 p.m. — Jordan Geronimo is having a nice first half for Indiana. He's got six points, hitting a couple of mid-range jumpers, and made both of his free throws. He's also got three rebounds and an assist, and has had to play a lot with two fouls.
6:51 p.m. — Media timeout with 2:56 to go, and Indiana up six at 37-31. After an IU turnover, Rob Phinisee got an earful from an angry Mike Woodson. Indiana point guards Xavier Johnson and Phinisee a combined two points so far.
6:42 p.m. — There's 5:27 to go in the first half, and we've had 22 fouls called already.
6:32 p.m. — We've reached the under-8 media timeout, and Indiana leads 27-20. The last basket was a nice little floater in the lane from Trey Galloway. He's getting into the lane easily, and having a nice game. There's 7:43 to go in the first half. Indiana shooting 64.3 percent from the field (9-for-14) and they've made 8-of-10 free throws.
6:28 p.m. — Nice drive to the basket by Trey Galloway, and he scores. Fouled too, and he makes the free throw. Tamar Bates scores on a jumper from the left corner, too, a much-needed basket for the freshman, who's been struggling Indiana leads 23-18.
6:20 p.m. — That didn't last long. Michael Durr picks up his second foul on a bad illegal screen and sits down. Trayce Jackson-Davis comes in. And then Jordan Geronimo gets a second foul, so he sits, too. Race Thompson back in for him.
6:17 p.m. — Nebraska is hanging around because they're red-hot from three. They've made 4-of-5 from deep so far. We're at the second media timeout and Indiana leads 17-14. Indiana coach Mike Woodson has gone to the bench, with Rob Phinisee, Trey Galloway, Jordan Geronimo and Michael Durr checking in. Tamar Bates in now too after the timeout.
6:08 p.m. — A nice spin move by Trayce Jackson-Davis and his scores with his RIGHT hand. We've reached the first media timeout and Indiana leads 11-9. Trayce with six points and two rebounds already. I called a 30/10 night from him, and so far so good.
6:05 p.m. — Indiana is getting good looks inside, with Trayce Jackson-Davis scoring twice and Race Thompson getting the other bucket. But Indiana point guard Xavier Johnson has two turnovers already and Nebraska forward Lat Mayen has hit two long three-pointers. Indiana leads 7-6 at the 16:50 mark.
5:55 p.m. — It's going to be interesting to see what kind of energy level Indiana comes out with tonight. Remember that Nebraska game in December in Bloomington. The Huskers jumped out to a 16-6 lead and Indiana coach Mike Woodson benched all five starters. The bench immediately got IU right back in the game.
5:50 p.m. — There's a sparse crowd here, which isn't surprising considering how bad the Cornhuskers have been struggling. Also, the students STILL aren't back in school here. They don't start until Tuesday. So this homecourt advantage should be minimal.
5:40 p.m. — Same starters for Indiana. It's Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson up front, with Miller Kopp, Parker Stewart and Xavier Johnson on the perimeter.
5:30 p.m. — This is a Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Game on the holiday, and players from both teams are wearing black T-shirts in pregame warmups to mark the occasion. Here's the story.
5:25 p.m. — Indiana is first in the Big Ten and second in country in field goal percentage defense (35.9%). The Hoosiers also lead the league in scoring defense (62.2). In conference play, IU leads in scoring defense (62.3) and field goal percentage defense (38.1%) and is second in 3-point field goal defense (29.26%).
5:20 p.m. — Indiana's road losing streak is now at eight games, dating back to Feb. 10, 2021, when the Hoosiers won at Northwestern in double-overtime.
5:15 p.m. — Trayce Jackson Davis had 18 points against Iowa on Jan. 13, and now sits at 1,258 career points, good for 33th place all-time. Jackson-Davis passed Tom Van Arsdale (1,252) in the Iowa game and needs seven points tonight to catch Steve Green at No. 32. For the complete list of 1,000-point scorers, CLICK HERE
5:10 p.m. — Indiana's Jordan Geronimo is only averaging 11.3 minutes per game, but he's an effective rebounder when he is on the floor. Geronimo averages 14.2 rebounds per 40 minutes, which is good for fifth-best in the Big Ten.
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- HOW TO WATCH: It's a huge week for Indiana, and it starts on Monday with a road game at Nebraska. The Hoosiers, 12-4 overall, are still winless on the road and they'd desperately like to end that misery. Here's how to watch, with gametime, TV, the latest on the point spread, lineups and lots of newsy nuggets. CLICK HERE
- OPENING LINE: Even though Indiana is 0-4 on the road so far this season, the Hoosiers are big favorites in Monday's game at Nebraska. The line has been moving a lot, though. Here's the latest, plus both team's full record this year vs. the number. CLICK HERE
