How to Watch No. 15 Indiana Basketball Against Northwestern Wildcats
Jan 7, 2023 12:00 AM
Indiana basketball (10-4, 1-2) takes on the Northwestern Wildcats (11-3, 2-1) on Sunday at Noon ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. Here's how to watch, with game time and TV information, three leading storylines, the latest on the point spread, the coaching matchup, series history and more.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana returns home for a Sunday afternoon matchup with Northwestern after painful 91-89 loss at Iowa on Thursday.
The Hoosiers let a 21-point lead over Iowa slip away, and Race Thompson left the game with an awkward leg injury. Indiana will likely be without two starters, Thompson and Xavier Johnson, on Sunday when a 11-3 Northwestern team arrives at Assembly Hall.
"There is nothing you can do about it," Coach Mike Woodson said of Indiana's injuries. "It's a part of the game. All I can do is wish X and Race a speedy recovery and that they get back. Until they get back, other guys got to step up and play, and I gotta help them get there."
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How to watch Indiana Hoosiers vs. Northwestern Wildcats
- Who: No. 15Indiana Hoosiers (10-4, 1-2) vs. Northwestern Wildcats (11-3, 2-1)
- What: Indiana's second Big Ten home game
- When: Noon ET on Sunday, Jan. 8
- Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.
- TV: FOX Sports 1
- Announcers: Matt Schumacher (play-by-play), Stephen Bardo (analyst)
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
- 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 seven-point favorite against Northwestern, and the over/under is set at 132.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook.
- Associated Press poll: Indiana moved up one spot to No. 15 despite a 12-day break from games. Northwestern has not been ranked all season.
- KenPom rankings: Indiana is No. 19 overall in the KenPom rankings as of Saturday afternoon. The Hoosiers are No. 38 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 28 in adjusted offensive efficiency. Northwestern is ranked No. 59 overall, No. 6 in adjusted defensive efficiency and No. 186 in adjusted offensive efficiency.
- Season projections: As of Saturday, Indiana is tied with Wisconsin at plus-1000 odds to win the Big Ten regular season title, behind Michigan State at plus-900, Ohio State at plus-650, Rutgers at plus-470 and Purdue at plus-145. Indiana is plus-1500 to reach the Final Four and plus-5500 to win the National Championship, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
- Last three games: Indiana lost 91-89 at Iowa on Thursday, defeated Kennesaw State 69-55 on Dec. 23 and beat Elon 96-72 on Dec. 20. Northwestern defeated Illinois 73-60 at home on Wednesday, lost to Ohio State 73-57 at home on Jan. 1 and beat Brown 63-58 on Dec. 29.
- Last season's records: Indiana went 21-14 overall, 9-11 in Big Ten play, 14-4 at home, 3-8 on the road and 4-2 at neutral sites in 2021-22. The Hoosiers finished ninth in the Big Ten, defeated Wyoming in the NCAA Tournament First Four and lost to Saint Mary's in the Round of 64. Northwestern went 15-16 overall, 7-13 in Big Ten play, 10-6 at home, 3-8 on the road and 2-2 at neutral sites in 2021-22. Northwestern finished 12th in the Big Ten, and their season ended with a 112-76 loss to Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament.
- Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series, 120-53, and the Hoosiers are 6-4 in the last 10 matchups.
- Last meeting: Northwestern defeated Indiana 59-51 on Feb. 8, 2022 at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Ill. Before the game, Indiana coach Mike Woodson suspended Xavier Johnson, Parker Stewart, Tamar Bates, Khristian Lander and Michael Durr for breaking team rules. Indiana played with six scholarship players, plus walk-on Nathan Childress, and shot 37 percent from the field and 53.8 percent from the free throw line. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson and Trey Galloway tried to will the Hoosiers to a victory with double-digit scoring efforts, but it wasn't enough as Indiana ran out of gas. Boo Buie led Northwestern with 18 points, followed by 12 from Chase Audige.
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