LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game at Minnesota in Real Time
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, — Indiana is looking for its fourth straight win on Wednesday night in the 95-year-old ''Barn'' called Williams Arena. It's the Hoosiers and the last-place Minnesota Golden Gophers.
Welcome to our live blog, where you'll get all the news and views in real time straight from press row. It's a big game for the Hoosiers, who are looking to get over .500 in the Big Ten for the first time all year. Just keep refreshing, with all the latest posts on top. We'll throw in highlights and opinion as well.
The game starts at 9 p.m. ET and is being televised on the Big Ten Network. Here's how to watch, with our preview of the game. CLICK HERE
Enjoy the game!
11:08 p.m. — Trey Galloway is fouled with 8.2 seconds left. He makes them both and Indiana leads 61-57. FINAL!
11:06 p.m. — Race Thompson gets fouled and makes the first free throw to tie the game at 57-all, but misses the second one. Trayce Jackson-Davis rebounds the miss, and scores. Indiana takes the lead 59-57. Minnesota misses and Miller Kopp comes up with the ball, diving on the floor. He calls timeout, and it remains Indiana ball.
10:57 p.m. — A nice feed from Race Thompson to Trayce Jackson-Davis and he dunks to cut the Minnesota lead to one at 57-56 with 2:06 to go.
10:53 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two free throws and then turns it over on the next possession with too many dribbles. At the final media timeout now with 3:32 to go, and Minnesota leads 55-54.
10:48 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis is 5-for-7 in the second half, but the rest of his teammates are just 3-for-14. Jalen Hood-Schifino really struggling to get something to fall. He's 0-for-5 in the half.
10:37 p.m. — Just under 10 minutes to go now, and Minnesota has tied the game at 47-47. This is just ridiculous. And now the Gophers take the lead 50-49 on another Jamison Battle three. Trey Galloway counters with a three of his own, though.
10:25 p.m. — Indiana finally starting to take control inside. Trayce Jackson-Davis has eight second-half points on 3-of-4 shooting. He's got 17 for the game now, and 15 rebounds. Indiana leads 45-38 with 13:22 to go.
10:20 p.m. — At the under-16 timeout, and it's still ugly for the Hoosiers. Just 1-for-4 from the field as we get going in the second half and the lead is still just three at 37-34. There's 15:57 to go.
10:17 p.m — We're not two minutes into the second half and Trey Galloway misses a shortie after a spin move. Yasir Rosemond, who is filling in for Mike Woodson, takes him out. It's about the fourth time he's subbed out a guy who just missed a shot. So Archie Miller-like.
10:04 p.m. — Miller Kopp was 3-for-6 from three in the first half, and has nine points. That's a lot of volume considering he's only taken eight three-pointers total in the last six games.
9:58 p.m. — We've reached halftime and Indiana. goes to the break with a 33-30 leads thanks to a Miller Kopp three from the right corner in the closing seconds. Pretty ugly first half.
9:48 p.m. — Indiana finally gets the lead at the 3:01 mark on a Malik Reneau basket. He scores again and has 10 points now. Indiana leads 30-28 with 59.2 seconds to go. Trayce Jackson-Davis with nine points and 11 rebounds already.
9:45 p.m. — At the under-4 media timeout now and Minnesota is still ahead. It's 24-22 with 3:44 to go in the first half. Indiana just 2-for-8 from three so far. Miller Kopp with both makes, but he's just 2-for-5 himself.
9:35 p.m. — We're at the under-8 timeout and this one is pretty ugly so far. Minnesota leads Indiana 23-18 with 7:09 to go. Indiana has six turnovers already.
9:30 p.m. — Indiana playing uninspiring basketball tonight, and they trail last-place Minnesota 17-12. Need to get it together.
9:23 — Tamar Bates picks up two fouls in less than two minutes, and has to go right back to the bench. This team fouls too much. Seven fouls in eight minutes. At the under-12 timeout and Minnesota leads 13-12.
9:17 — Miller Kopp off to a nice start for the Hoosiers, knocking down a pair of three-pointers. Indiana leads 10-7. At the first media timeout now, with 14:07 left. Race Thompson picks up his second foul, and is replaced by Jordan Geronimo.
9:15 p.m. — Nice to see Race Thompson get the start in his final game here in Minnesota. He's a Plymouth, Minn., native and his dad, Darrell Thompson, is one of the greatest running backs in Gophers history.
9:10 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis gets Indiana's first point, making one of two free throws.
9:05 p.m. — Hoosiers tip off as a 10.5-point favorite. They've won three straight, all by 13 points or more.
8:55 p.m. — Minnesota is down to just seven scholarship players tonight because of injuries and sickness. They'll start Jamison Battle, Taurus Samuels, Ta'lon Cooper, Joshua Ola-Joseph and Treyton Thompson.
8:45 p.m, ET — Race Thompson is back in the starting lineup tonight, replacing Jordan Geronimo. Thompson, who's from Minnesota, gets hits first start since the Jan. 5 game at Iowa, when he sprained his MCL. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Miller Kopp, Trey Galloway and Jalen Hood-Schifino are the other starters.
8:40 p.m. ET — Indiana center Logan Duncomb didn't make the trip either, He's back home in Bloomington, with a non-COVID related illness.
8:30 p.m. ET — The big early news, of course, is that Indiana coach Mike Woodson is not with the team tonight. He's missing the game because of COVID. Yasir Rosemond will coach the game.
