LIVE BLOG: Updates From Indiana Basketball Game At Washington

SEATTLE, Wash. – We've made it to Alaska Airlines Arena for Saturday's 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT game between Indiana (17-11, 8-9) and Washington (13-15, 4-13). The Hoosiers were listed as one of the last four teams in the NCAA Tournament in Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology, so they could really use a win for their tournament hopes.

Indiana has won three of its last four games, most recently defeating Penn State 83-78 Wednesday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. Washington is in last place in the Big Ten and most recently lost 88-62 at No. 11 Wisconsin.

Welcome to our live blog, where we'll share updates, highlights stats and thoughts on the game from press row at Alaska Airlines Arena as it happens.

Final: Indiana 78, Washington 62. Hoosiers begin the road trip with one of their most convincing wins of the season. Reneau was great in his return, scoring 22 points on 10-for-12 shooting. Goode made five threes. Osobor four points. Indiana (18-11, 9-9) at Oregon Tues.

2H 1:39 – Reneau continues to kill the Huskies late in this game. Made a nice move from the high post for a floater, then finished strong at the rim over a couple defenders. He has 22 points. Goode just hit his fifth three of the game, extending Indiana's lead to 76-60.

2H 3:47 – Timeout Washington after a 10-2 run cuts Indiana's lead down to 69-56. Washington hasn't played well as a team for most of the game, but I've been impressed by freshman Zoom Diallo. He just took Mgbako to the basket for a layup, increasing his total to 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting today.

2H 5:45 – Mgbako knocks down his second 3-pointer of the game. He's up to 10 points on 3-for-7 shooting today. Indiana continues to control this game, as it's done from start to finish. Washington cut the lead to seven points early in the second half, but hasn't really threatened a comeback. Indiana leads 67-50.

2H 7:27 – Washington hasn't had an answer for Reneau inside today. He just took it right to the basket for layups on back-to-back possessions. He's got 18 points on 8 for 10 shooting. Indiana has its biggest lead of the day, 66-44, with 7:27 to play. He and Ballo have been strong against Washington leading scorer Great Osobor, who has just two points.

2H 8:57 – Goode drains another three out of the timeout. He's got 15 points on 4 for 7 3-point shooting today and now leads Indiana in scoring. Rice picked up his third foul shortly after. Indiana leads 60-44 after a Kepnang layup.

2H 10:08 – His shot hasn't fallen today, going 0 for 4 from the field and 2 for 2 at the line, but Kanaan Carlyle has given Indiana some solid minutes today. Just made a nice defensive play, blocking Washington at the rim for a jump ball. Earlier, he made a crisp pass to Reneau for a layup. Carlyle is plus-six today. "Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers" chants at Washington as Goode puts Indiana up 57-40 with his third three of the day, 10:08 to play. Solid showing from Indiana fans today.

2H 12:15 – Tough move by Galloway, forcing his way through the lane for a strong finish. Gabe Cupps liked that one, doing a "rock the baby" celebration on the sideline. Galloway is just 3 for 11 from the field and 0 for 5 from three today, but he's got five assists and has played solid defense. Indiana leads 51-40 after a Breidenbach three.

2H 14:55 – Third foul on Ballo with 15:06 to play. Reneau checks in with two fouls. Washington just went a bit smaller after Kepnang picked up his third foul, so IU probably doesn't need to play Reneau and Ballo together today. It hasn't so far.

2H 15:19 – Nice move by Ballo, quickly spinning to the baseline and drawing a foul on Kepnang, his third. Mike Woodson had a funny reaction to that play, kicking his leg out as the shot nearly fell. Ballo went 1 for 2 at the line, extending IU's lead to 49-37.

2H 16:47 – Indiana's lead is down to seven, 44-37, early in the second half after a banked-in three from Diallo at the buzzer. Hoosiers defended well that possession, just a tough shot. Lead has been as big as 16 today.

2H 18:22 – Harris opens the second-half scoring with a mid-range jumper. Galloway drove hard and had the ball swatted off his knee for a turnover on Indiana's first possession. Harris made a floater over Mgbako on the next trip. Looks like he got hit in the face on the way down. Indiana leads 44-34.

Halftime: Indiana 44, Washington 30. Good half for the Hoosiers, shooting 51.5% from the field, outrebounding Washington 21-12, and holding Great Osobor to two points. Reneau leads all scorers with 14 points after missing last game.

1H 0:09 – Malik Reneau and Oumar Ballo with two fouls apiece just before halftime. Could be an issue if Osobor ever gets going. Hatton checks in.

1H 2:09 – Galloway assists Reneau for a dunk all over Breidenbach. That will make for a good clip on Reneau's highlight reel. Washington calls timeout after another Goode three. Hoosiers did well to stop that Washington and leads 39-26, 2:09 left in the half.

1H 4:42 – Washington on an 8-0 run now with threes from Breidenbach Diallo and a Mason jumper. Rice and Mgbako got pretty good looks at threes but missed, and Carlyle missed a pull-up jumper in transition. Goode, Galloway and Reneau check back in after Ballo's second foul. IU leads 32-24.

1H 7:03 – Rice knocks down his second three of the game. Good ball movement from the Indiana offense against Washington's zone, getting it inside and kicking it back out. Osobor picked up his second foul, so Carlyle will have two free throws aftere timeout. Indiana leads 30-16.

1H 8:20 – Washington has switched to a 1-3-1 zone, looking for some way to slow down Indiana's strong start. Rice split the defense and dished it to Reneau for an and-one layup. He made the free throw too. IU leads 27-13.

1H 9:32 – After a missed three from Osobor, Carlyle made a nice bounce pass to Malik Reneau rolling for another layup. Zoom Diallo answered with a layup. After a screen by Reneau, Rice sped past the Washington defense for a layup. Indiana leads 24-9 after a three from Rice.

1H 11:11 – Reneau called for a moving screen. He and Ballo have each picked up an early foul. Myles Rice and Kanaan Carlyle check in off the bench. Reneau took it right at Osobor and finished with his left hand. Nice move from Reneau, who's in for the first time after missing last game. IU leads 17-7 after another Osobor miss.

1H 13:34 – Osobor missed a fairly uncontested layup inside, then Galloway took it the other way fast and found Goode for a transition 3-pointer. Galloway made a nice lob pass inside to Ballo for a dunk right after. Indiana is looking good so far, leading 15-5. Ballo just picked up his first foul, a terrible call as he barely bumped Osobor. Reneau checks in after missing last game and goes 1 for 2 at the free throw line.

1H 15:50 – Indiana leads Washington 9-5 at the under-16 timeout. Huskies are doubling Ballo hard in the post, but Indiana has worked it around for some good looks by Mgbako and Galloway. Washington has four turnovers, 2:24 scoring drought.

1H 16:50 – Mgbako got the Hoosier on the board with a three. Washington doubled Oumar Ballo hard again, but he found Anthony Leal, who's shot was blocked. But Mgbako got the rebound and swung it to Galloway, who made his signature floater. Ballo scored inside on the following possession. Indiana leads 7-5.

1H 18:35 – After a turnover on the first possession, Washington doubled Oumar Ballo hard when he caught it on the block. Great Osobor was called for a foul. Galloway missed a solid look at a three on that possession. Mason opened the scoring with a three. Washington leads 3-0 early.

Crowd shot during lineup intros. Good amount of Indiana fans, but not very full overall. #iubb pic.twitter.com/rxC88e475K
— Jack Ankony (@ankony_jack) March 1, 2025

2:59 p.m. – If you're curious about the play-by-play broadcaster for today's game, I interviewed Indiana native Noah Reed for a story. To read that, CLICK HERE.

2:55 p.m. – Indiana's starting lineup is the same as the Penn State game. Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal, Luke Goode, Mackenzie Mgbako and Oumar Ballo. Malik Reneau went through warmups. Looks like he'll be available off the bench.

Here’s a closer look at Indiana’s new black uniforms. Pretty clean if you ask me. #iubb pic.twitter.com/NmwOUmDsYr
— Jack Ankony (@ankony_jack) March 1, 2025

12 p.m. – Indiana listed Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton out for Saturday's game, as expected. They've been out indefinitely for most of the season and have only played four games. It's a good sign for Indiana that Malik Reneau was not mentioned in the availability report, indicating that he'll play today. Reneau missed the Penn State game due to an illness.

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