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Mar 16, 2023 12:00 AM
No. 4 seed Indiana plays No. 13 seed Kent State on Friday night in the 2023 NCAA Tournament Round of 64. Here's how to watch, with game time and TV information, the latest on the point spread, the coaching matchup, series history, stats, rankings and more.
The NCAA Tournament is in full swing, and coach Mike Woodson has Indiana dancing for a second consecutive season.
Led by first-team All-American forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, the Hoosiers earned the No. 4 seed in the Midwest Region, where they'll face the No. 13 seed Kent State in the Round of 64.
"Each and every game you go out, it's a game of inches in tournament play," Woodson said. "I can relate back to when I was in college. We lost to Villanova at the buzzer after being up the whole game. I mean, nobody wants to go home in March Madness and I get it. That's why you've got to be ready to play every minute, every second of every game that you get an opportunity to play."
- *** LIVE BLOG: And once the game starts, follow all the action on our live blog from HoosiersNow.com publisher Tom Brew. To read that story, CLICK HERE.
How to watch Indiana Hoosiers vs. Kent State Golden Flashes
- Who: No. 4 seedIndiana Hoosiers (22-11) vs. No. 13 seed Kent State (28-6)
- What: NCAA Tournament Round of 64
- When: 9:55 p.m. ET on Friday, March 17
- Where: MVP Arena (23,500) in Albany, N.Y.
- TV: TBS
- Announcers: Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Debbie Antonelli (analyst), A.J. Ross (reporter)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Bloomington: 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM)
- Radio Announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
- Point spread: Indiana is a 4.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 140.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook.
- KenPom rankings: Indiana is No. 29 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Friday morning. The Hoosiers are No. 43 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 28 in adjusted offensive efficiency. Kent State is ranked No. 72 overall, No. 40 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 111 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
- Last three games: Indiana lost 77-73 to Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday, defeated Maryland 70-60 on Friday and defeated Michigan 75-73 on March 5. Kent State defeated Toledo 93-78 in the MAC Championship game on Saturday, defeated Akron 79-73 on Friday and defeated Northern Illinois 76-57 on March 9.
- Home, road and neutral trends: Indiana is 15-2 at home, 5-7 in true road games and 2-2 at neutral sites. Kent State is 15-0 at home, 9-6 in true road games and 4-0 at neutral sites.
- Season projections: Indiana is tied for the 20th-best odds to win the national championship at plus-5500, according to the FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series 3-1. The Hoosiers won the first two matchups in November of 1985 and 1989 at Assembly Hall. 13-seed Kent State upset 4-seed Indiana in the 2001 NCAA Tournament, but the Hoosiers got revenge the following year in the Elite Eight.
- Last meeting: Indiana defeated Kent State 81-69 in the Elite Eight during the 2002 NCAA Tournament. Dane Fife led Indiana with 17 points on 5-for-6 3-point shooting, followed by 16 points from Kyle Hornsby, 14 from Tom Coverdale and 10 from Jared Jeffries. Future San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates led Kent State with 22 points and eight rebound. With this win, Indiana advanced to its most recent Final Four appearance under coach Mike Davis.
Leading scorers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Kent State Golden Flashes
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