No. 6 Indiana and No. 7 Michigan Set To Battle For Big Ten Lead

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 6/6 Indiana returns to action for the first time in 15 days as it battles for the top spot in the Big Ten at No. 7/7 Michigan on Monday night. Tip is set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.

#6/6 INDIANA (14-2, 6-0 B1G) AT #7/7 MICHIGAN (18-2, 9-1 B1G)
Monday, January 31, 2022 • 7 p.m. ET
Crisler Center • Ann Arbor, Mich.
Broadcast: ESPN2 (Pam Ward, Stephanie White)
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Austin Render)
Live Stats: Sidearm
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ABOUT THE COACHES

Indiana	Michigan
Teri Moren	Kim Barnes Arico
Career Record: 361-212 (19^th Season)	Career Record: 480-130 (26^th Season)
Indiana Record: 162-82 (8^th Season)	Michigan Record: 210-104 (10^th Season)

ABOUT THE WOLVERINES
Michigan is on a six-game win streak heading into Monday's matchup after sweeping the yearly series with Ohio State on Thursday. They are led by senior forward Naz Hillmon's 20.2 points and 8.9 rebounds per game. Senior guard Leigha Brown adds 15.1 points per game while senior guard Emily Kiser adds 10.3 points per game. The Wolverines average 73.6 points per game and shoot 46.0 percent from the floor.

SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 47-29

LAST MEETING
2/18/21 – W, 70-65 (Bloomington, Ind.)

NOTES

The Hoosiers will play on Monday for the first time in 15 days after COVID-19 protocols forced their last three games to be postponed. In its last outing, Indiana defeated Purdue, 73-68, in overtime at Mackey Arena to hang on to the Barn Burner Trophy for the sixth-straight season.
Michigan and Indiana will battle for the top spot in the Big Ten on Monday night. The Wolverines only loss came at Nebraska this season while the Hoosiers are the only team remaining with an unblemished conference record.
IU came in at No. 6 in the NCAA Tournament committee's first of three top 16 reveals on Thursday. If the season ended today, the Hoosiers would be eyeing a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament according to the national selection committee.
Streaks are on the line in Ann Arbor for Indiana as it comes in having won its last nine-straight games this season and 15-straight Big Ten games dating back to Jan. 4, 2020. In addition, its 12-game road win streak is the second longest in the nation and also dates back to Jan. 2020.
The win at Purdue extended IU's best Big Ten start in school history at 6-0. Its previous record was a 4-0 start in the 2019-20 season.
Defense continues to be the name of the game for the Hoosiers, who hold teams to a league leading 57.8 points per game this season. No opponent has scored over 70 points this season and have defeated three Big Ten foes by 20 points or more.

UP NEXT
Indiana returns to Bloomington to face Minnesota on Thursday, Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. ET.

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