BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana closes out the nonconference portion of its 2025-26 basketball schedule on Monday when it takes on the Siena Saints at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

The Hoosiers, presently 9-3, will take a break for Christmas after the game and then prepare for 18 straight Big Ten games, starting on Jan. 4 at home against the Washington Huskies.

The Hoosiers have lost games to Minnesota, Louisville and Kentucky thus far. Of their nine wins, only two have come against power conference teams, Marquette and Kansas State. They've been huge favorites in all the others, and haven't disappointed. They have won their nine games by an average of 27.9 points per game.

Here's how to watch Monday night's game, with game times and TV information, plus the latest on the point spread:

How to watch Siena at Indiana

Who: Siena Saints (9-3, 2-0 in Metro Atlantic) vs. Indiana Hoosiers (9-3, 1-1 in Big Ten).
What: Final nonconference game of the year for Indiana. 
When: Monday, Dec. 22, 6 p.m. ET.
Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Ind. 
TV: Big Ten Network — Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Jordan Taylor (analyst).
Radio: IU Radio Network — Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (analyst), John Herrick
Point spread: Indiana is a 23.5-point favorite; the over/under is 143.5 points, according to the Fanduel.com gambling website.
Series history: First meeting.

3 things to know about Monday's game

NEWSY NUGGETS ON SIENA SAINTS: Siena second-year coach Gerry McNamara is a familiar name in college basketball He was a freshman starter on Syracuse's 2003 national championship team along with Hall of Famer Carmelo Anthony. ... He scored 2,009 points at Syracuse, fourth all-time at the school. ... Siena plays its home games at MVP Arena in Albany, N.Y. If that sounds familiar, that's where Trayce Jackson-Davis' brilliant career at Indiana ended. Albany hosted first-and second-round games there in 2023, and lndiana lost to Miami. ... Former Iowa coach Fran McCaffery coached at Siena for five years before getting hired by the Hawkeyes in 2010.

KEEP WILKERSON HOT: The only thing that's slowed down Indiana guard Lamar Wilkerson at all lately is foul trouble. He's been on fire from three-point range, hitting 17-of-32 deep balls — good for 53.1 percent — in the past three games. He had just two in the loss to Kentucky, when he was in foul trouble all night and only played 22 minutes. ... Wilkerson now has 1,545 career points. ... He is currently leading Indiana in scoring with 18.7 points per game.

LIVING WITH THE THREE: Indiana has averaged 10.8 made three-pointers per game, which ranks third in the Big Ten and 32nd nationally. The Hoosiers have buried 10 or more triples in eight of their 12 games. In those eight contests, IU holds a record of 7-1 and has averaged 94.3 points per game. ...  Indiana canned 17 three-pointers against Penn State on Dec. 9, the most in a game since 2016, when they made 19 against Illinois on Jan. 19, 2016. ... Wilkerson is tied for 13th nationally and tops the Big Ten with 3.5 made 3-pointers per game. Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries (3.2) is tied for 34th nationally and tied for second in the Big Ten.

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