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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 6 vs. Kansas State
11/24/2025 9:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues its 126th season of competition in men's basketball with a non-conference clash against Kansas State at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The fourth of a five-game homestand will be aired on FS1 with Conor Onion and Steve Smith on the call.
• Kansas State (5-1) is led by fourth-year head coach Jerome Tang. The Wildcats are led by preseason All-American P.J. Haggerty. The junior guard has averaged 28.0 points per game on 56.0% (56-of-100) shooting from the floor and 40.9% (9-of-22) from the 3-point line.
• Junior guard Abdi Bashir Jr. (14.3 points, 24 made 3-pointers), senior guard Nate Johnson (13.7 points, 6.2 rebounds), sophomore guard David Castollo (11.8 points), and senior forward Khamari McGriff (11.7 points, 82.9% field goals) all post double-figure scoring averages.
• Kansas State has posted 92.8 points per game and have reached at least 84 points in all six contests. The Wildcats have hit 43.3% (68-of-157) from behind the 3-point line as a team.
Game Information
Nov. 25, 2025 • 8 PM ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: FS1 (Connor Onion, Steve Smith)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 19-12
Last Meeting: IU 71, KSU 70 on Nov. 23, 1998, in Lahaina, Maui
Series History
• Indiana and Kansas State, an old-school rivalry that once met yearly from 1951-70, have squared off 31 times on the floor. IU has earned 19 victories in the series and won nine-straight against KSU.
• The Hoosiers hold a record of 11-4 in games played against the Wildcats in Bloomington.
• The sides last met in the first round of the 1998 Maui Invitational with the Hoosiers claiming a 71-70 result. A.J. Guyton led the Hoosiers with 25 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the 3-point line, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (5-0) ran its win streak to five games with a victory over Lindenwood by a score of 73-53 on Thursday, Nov. 20, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosier defense held the Lions to 17-of-67 (25.4%) shooting from the floor and 3-of-18 (16.7%) from behind the 3-point line. The 53 points allowed were the fewest by an IU team since toppling Maryland (65-53) on Dec. 1, 2023.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries torched the nets for a game-high 25 points. He made 7-of-15 shots from the floor, 5-of-10 from behind the arc, and 6-of-6 attempts from the charity stripe.
• Senior forward Sam Alexis provided a bench spark with eight points, a game-best 10 rebounds, and a season-high four blocked shots. Freshman forward Trent Sisley tallied eight points and six rebounds off the IU bench.
That's an Offensive Stat
• The Hoosiers scored 90-plus points in three-straight contests to open the season for the first time since 2007-08.
• IU has averaged 88.2 points per contest and shot 50.0% (48th) from the floor, 39.4% (30th) from the 3-point line, 77.1% (46th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 62.2%. Indiana is one of 14 teams to slash .500/.375/.750 shooting splits this season.
• Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in three of five games to open the season. The Hoosiers average 20.8 helpers per night and have assisted on 69.8% of its made field goals, the eighth-best rate in the country.
• The Hoosiers boast an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.36, the third-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 104 assists (on 149 made field goals) compared to 44 turnovers. Six IU players have an assist-to-turnover ratio better than 2-to-1 this season.
• Indiana knocked down at least nine 3-point field goals in four of five games of the season. for The Hoosiers buried 14 triples in consecutive games against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12), the first time an IU team converted at least 14 3-point field goals in consecutive games since November of 2005.
• Five Hoosiers average double-figure scoring numbers, led by redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries. He has averaged 19.2 points per night on 46.5% (20-of-43) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least three 3-pointers in four contests.
Inside Indiana Basketball with Darian Devries
Inside Indiana Basketball Radio Show with Darian DeVries Presented by JC Bank will air at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 24. The show can be heard statewide on the IU Radio Network from Learfield and will be broadcast live from Hoosier Hank's East in Bloomington.
Inside Indiana Basketball Broadcast Dates
November 24
December 1, 15
January 5, 26
February 16
March 2, 9
The Voice of Indiana Athletics
Veteran voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer enters his 53rd season as the play-by-play voice of Indiana Men's Basketball. During that time, he's called more than 2,200 games and four NCAA Men's Basketball Championship games. He's been honored as the National Sports Media Association's Indiana Sportscaster of the Year 32 times, and was awarded the prestigious National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's Chris Schenkel Award. He was also awarded with the Indiana University Bicentennial Award in 2019 in recognition for his enormous contributions to Indiana University and IU Athletics. He was inducted into the IU Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall of 2022.
@IndianaMBB
For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
• Indiana University continues its 126th season of competition in men's basketball with a non-conference clash against Kansas State at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The fourth of a five-game homestand will be aired on FS1 with Conor Onion and Steve Smith on the call.
• Kansas State (5-1) is led by fourth-year head coach Jerome Tang. The Wildcats are led by preseason All-American P.J. Haggerty. The junior guard has averaged 28.0 points per game on 56.0% (56-of-100) shooting from the floor and 40.9% (9-of-22) from the 3-point line.
• Junior guard Abdi Bashir Jr. (14.3 points, 24 made 3-pointers), senior guard Nate Johnson (13.7 points, 6.2 rebounds), sophomore guard David Castollo (11.8 points), and senior forward Khamari McGriff (11.7 points, 82.9% field goals) all post double-figure scoring averages.
• Kansas State has posted 92.8 points per game and have reached at least 84 points in all six contests. The Wildcats have hit 43.3% (68-of-157) from behind the 3-point line as a team.
Game Information
Nov. 25, 2025 • 8 PM ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: FS1 (Connor Onion, Steve Smith)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 19-12
Last Meeting: IU 71, KSU 70 on Nov. 23, 1998, in Lahaina, Maui
Series History
• Indiana and Kansas State, an old-school rivalry that once met yearly from 1951-70, have squared off 31 times on the floor. IU has earned 19 victories in the series and won nine-straight against KSU.
• The Hoosiers hold a record of 11-4 in games played against the Wildcats in Bloomington.
• The sides last met in the first round of the 1998 Maui Invitational with the Hoosiers claiming a 71-70 result. A.J. Guyton led the Hoosiers with 25 points on 5-of-10 shooting from the 3-point line, three rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (5-0) ran its win streak to five games with a victory over Lindenwood by a score of 73-53 on Thursday, Nov. 20, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosier defense held the Lions to 17-of-67 (25.4%) shooting from the floor and 3-of-18 (16.7%) from behind the 3-point line. The 53 points allowed were the fewest by an IU team since toppling Maryland (65-53) on Dec. 1, 2023.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries torched the nets for a game-high 25 points. He made 7-of-15 shots from the floor, 5-of-10 from behind the arc, and 6-of-6 attempts from the charity stripe.
• Senior forward Sam Alexis provided a bench spark with eight points, a game-best 10 rebounds, and a season-high four blocked shots. Freshman forward Trent Sisley tallied eight points and six rebounds off the IU bench.
That's an Offensive Stat
• The Hoosiers scored 90-plus points in three-straight contests to open the season for the first time since 2007-08.
• IU has averaged 88.2 points per contest and shot 50.0% (48th) from the floor, 39.4% (30th) from the 3-point line, 77.1% (46th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 62.2%. Indiana is one of 14 teams to slash .500/.375/.750 shooting splits this season.
• Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in three of five games to open the season. The Hoosiers average 20.8 helpers per night and have assisted on 69.8% of its made field goals, the eighth-best rate in the country.
• The Hoosiers boast an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.36, the third-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 104 assists (on 149 made field goals) compared to 44 turnovers. Six IU players have an assist-to-turnover ratio better than 2-to-1 this season.
• Indiana knocked down at least nine 3-point field goals in four of five games of the season. for The Hoosiers buried 14 triples in consecutive games against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12), the first time an IU team converted at least 14 3-point field goals in consecutive games since November of 2005.
• Five Hoosiers average double-figure scoring numbers, led by redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries. He has averaged 19.2 points per night on 46.5% (20-of-43) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least three 3-pointers in four contests.
Inside Indiana Basketball with Darian Devries
Inside Indiana Basketball Radio Show with Darian DeVries Presented by JC Bank will air at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 24. The show can be heard statewide on the IU Radio Network from Learfield and will be broadcast live from Hoosier Hank's East in Bloomington.
Inside Indiana Basketball Broadcast Dates
November 24
December 1, 15
January 5, 26
February 16
March 2, 9
The Voice of Indiana Athletics
Veteran voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer enters his 53rd season as the play-by-play voice of Indiana Men's Basketball. During that time, he's called more than 2,200 games and four NCAA Men's Basketball Championship games. He's been honored as the National Sports Media Association's Indiana Sportscaster of the Year 32 times, and was awarded the prestigious National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame's Chris Schenkel Award. He was also awarded with the Indiana University Bicentennial Award in 2019 in recognition for his enormous contributions to Indiana University and IU Athletics. He was inducted into the IU Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall of 2022.
@IndianaMBB
For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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