Live Blog: Follow Indiana's Senior Day Game Against Michigan State in Real Time
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It's Senior Day at Assembly Hall, where Indiana hosts Michigan State at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers enter their final regular season game on a three-game win streak, defeating Minnesota, Maryland and Wisconsin. The Spartans are coming off a 53-49 home win over Northwestern, which snapped a three-game losing streak.
Indiana seniors Trey Galloway, Xavier Johnson, Anthony Leal and Anthony Walker will be honored after today's game. Galloway and Leal have a fifth year of eligibility available next season if they choose to use it, but Johnson and Walker will be out of eligibility after the season.
Welcome to our live blog for Sunday's game, where we'll share updates, highlights and thoughts on the game from press row at Assembly Hall.
7:05 p.m. — Here's the link to Tom Brew's game story. CLICK HERE
6:40 p.m. – Final: Indiana 65, Michigan State 64. Walker missed a floater on the final possession. Indiana survives after letting a 17-point lead slip away. Ware had 28 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and hit the game-winning free throw. IU finishes the regular season 18-13, 10-10.
6:35 p.m. – Hall called for a foul on Ware, who goes 1-for-2 at the line. IU lead 65-64 with 14.5 left. MSU timeout.
6:33 p.m. – Cooper misses a layup inside. Timeout Indiana with 33.2 left.
6:30 p.m. – Walker ties it up with a layup, then Leal's layup rims out on the other end. Timeout Michigan State, 64-64 with 57 left.
6:29 p.m. – Ware finishes an and-one over Cooper, then misses the free throw. IU leads 64-62 with two minutes left.
6:28 p.m. – Reneau gets an and-one over Cooper but missed the free throw. IU grabs the offensive rebound, and Reneau misses a shot over Hall. IU leads 62-60.
6:25 p.m. – Awful turnover by Xavier Johnson near the three-minute mark. He tried to throw it from near half court all the way to the opposite corner and put way too much air under it. Not sure that ever had a chance of working. Cooper gets fouled on the other end and goes 1-for-2 at the line, so it's tied 60-60 with 2:56 left.
6:21 p.m. – Reneau called for a foul, his second. That's takes us to the under-4 timeout with IU leading 60-59. It's going to come down to Walker and the Michigan State guards hitting outside shots, and whether IU can get clean looks inside for Ware and Reneau.
6:18 p.m. – Ware's dunk puts IU back on top, then Cooper is called for a travel on the next possession. That's a matchup IU should have an advantage in the rest of the game. Reneau gets an and-one, then misses the free throw. IU is 4-for-8 on free throws today, but leads 60-57.
6:11 p.m. – Mgbako hits a three. That's IU's first three since Mgbako made one at the 13:14 mark of the first half. Johnson hits a three of his own on the next possession, and all of a sudden IU is back on top, 56-55 with 7:42 left.
6:10 p.m. – Malik Reneau called for a travel, and he's got four turnovers now. Looked like Leal was open and calling for the ball in the corner, but Reneau didn't see him. Walker hits a three on the next possession, pushing Michigan State's lead to 55-48.
6:08 p.m. – Ware's put-back dunk gives him 21 points and 10 rebounds with 10:43 left in the half, but IU still trails by four points.
6:04 p.m. – Indiana is having a really tough time on Walker in the second half. He's got 13 points through the first seven minutes of the second half. Galloway started the game on him, but Cupps and Johnson haven't been able to stick with him.
6:00 p.m. – Walker hits a jumper after a lengthy review. Johnson was called for a blocking foul on a play where it looked like Walker ran into him. Johnson definitely flopped, but I'm still not sure how it's a blocking foul. IU trails 45-42.
5:54 p.m. – Certainly looks like Galloway will not play the rest of today's game. He's back in the huddle, but didn't shoot around during pregame warmups. If he was able to play, I assume he'd be in now. IU trails 43-38 with 14:59 left. IU is going to need a strong finish from Xavier Johnson, who has zero points, one assist and three turnovers.
5:48 p.m. – Timeout Indiana after a Walker three puts Michigan State ahead, 41-36. Indiana has really struggled without Trey Galloway today.
5:46 p.m. – Akins drills another three, and Michigan State has its first lead of the game. IU's lead was as big as 17 points today.
5:45 p.m. – Reneau missed a tough look inside, but Ware used his long arms to slam it back in. Akins answers with a three, and IU's lead is down to 36-35 with 17:45 left.
5:43 p.m. – Walker hits a three over Cupps to open the second half. That's going to be a really difficult matchup for Cupps if Galloway remains out. Johnson will likely spend some time on Walker, too.
5:42 p.m. – Johnson starts over Galloway to begin the second half. Galloway left at the 12:54 mark of the first half with an injury.
5:29 p.m. – Halftime: Indiana 34, MSU 29. Woodson and Cheaney stayed on the court a bit longer at halftime, seemingly to argue a no-call on the final play. Leal thought he got fouled on a last-second drive. IU led by 17 with 8:50 left, but MSU went on an 8-0 run in the last 1:23.
5:24 p.m. – Walker hits a corner three to cut IU's lead down to seven points. That's the closest it's been since it was 12-5 about five minutes into the game.
5:19 p.m. – Reneau called for an offensive foul. Looked like he elbowed his defender while backing him down in the post. IU gets a stop on the other end, then Mgbako hits a contested three. Hoosiers lead 35-21 with 1:35 left.
5:14 p.m. – Woodson and Leal were really upset with the officials after a play where Tyson Walker knocked Leal down while he was going to set a screen near the block.
5:12 p.m. – An incredible pass from Ware finds Reneau for a fast break layup. Ware threw that pass from around the free throw line to the block on the other side of the court. It was close to getting stolen, but instead puts Indiana ahead 30-19 with 3:55 left in the half.
5:10 p.m. – Cupps missed a three from the left wing, but Mgbako skied for the offensive rebound then finished strong. Walker answers with a pull-up jumper. IU leads 28-16.
5:08 p.m. – I have not seen Trey Galloway on the bench or in the huddle for a while. He checked out at the 12:54 mark and was wearing a brace on his knee for the first time this season.
5:04 p.m. – Leal got a good look at a three from the right wing but missed. Hoosiers lead Michigan State 26-12 with 6:48 left in the half.
5:01 p.m. – Indiana going a bit smaller now, with Cupps, Johnson, Leal, Reneau and Ware. First possession leads to a Reneau dunk.
5:00 p.m. – Holloman with an ugly miss from three, hitting all backboard. Walker missed a good look at a mid-range jumper on the following possession. The Spartans are all out of sorts on offense so far, trailing 22-7 with 9:05 left.
4:52 p.m. – Indiana is on fire to start his one, as Mgbako drills another three. Leal checks in now, with IU leading 20-5.
4:50 p.m. – Hall misses a tough look inside, but Akins flies in for the offensive rebound and putback. Looked like Mgbako missed his box out. Ware hits a turnaround fadeaway to answer, then knocks down a three from the left win. IU leads 17-5.
4:46 p.m. – Cupps steals it from Walker, then it's passed ahead to Galloway for a fast break layup. Timeout Izzo. IU leads 12-3 early. Great start.
4:45 p.m. – Hoggard hits a contested three just before the shot clock, wiping away an otherwise strong defensive possession from Indiana. Ware scores an and-one over Booker, his first foul, then misses the free throw. Kohler subs in for Booker. IU leads 8-3, 16:05.
4:43 p.m. – Mgbako got a pretty good look on a three after an offensive rebound but missed. Malik Hall misses a three on the other end. Mgbako got a three to rattle in, so IU leads 6-0 early.
4:40 p.m. – Indiana wins the opening tip, and we're under way. Reneau-to-Ware alley-oop misses, followed by a missed three from Tyson Walker. Trey Galloway knocks down a three from the right wing on IU's second possession. He's wearing some kind of brace on his left knee today.
4:39 p.m. – Assembly Hall is not full today, but still a big crowd and loud environment as starting lineups were announced.
4:27 p.m. – Officials today are Brian Dorsey, Ronald Groover and Doug Sirmons. Michigan State is a 3.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 139.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook just before tipoff.
4:16 p.m. Today's starters for Indiana are Gabe Cupps, Trey Galloway, Mackenzie Mgbako, Malik Reneau, Kel'el Ware. For Michigan State, it's Tyson Walker, A.J. Hoggard, Jaden Akins, Malik Hall, Xavier Booker. Booker, a five-star freshman, will make his second-career start today. Indiana sixth-year senior Xavier Johnson will come off the bench on Senior Day. He has come off the bench in all three games since returning from injury.
3:30 p.m. – Indiana senior forward Anthony Walker is in uniform for warmups after being listed questionable on the pregame availability report. Freshman guard Jakai Newton remains out, but he's putting up shots in full uniform during pregame warmups – I believe that's the first time all season he's done so in uniform.
Indiana freshman guard Jakai Newton is in uniform for warmups. He's still listed out for today's game, but this is a positive sign in his recovery from knee surgery.
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