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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 8 at Minnesota
12/2/2025 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University begins Big Ten Conference play its 126th season of competition in men's basketball with a game at Minnesota at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The league opener will be aired on BTN with Cory Provus, Robbie Hummel, and Andy Katz on the call.
• Minnesota (4-4) is led by first-year head coach Niko Medved. The Gophers are led by 22.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 14 made 3-pointers from senior wing Cade Tyson. He is shooting 53.2% (50-of-94) from the field and 81.3% (65-of-80) from the free throw line through eight contests.
• Junior forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson is the only other Minnesota player in double figures this season at 12.4 points and a team-best 9.1 rebounds per game. He has blocked nine shots. Senior guard Langston Reynolds (9.8 points per game) and sophomore guard Isaac Asuma (9.3) round out the scoring leaders.
• Minnesota is 4-0 inside Williams Arena this season with victories over Gardner-Webb (87-60), Alcorn State (95-50), Green Bay (72-65), and Chicago State (66-54).
Game Information
Dec. 3, 2025 • 7 PM ET
Williams Arena (14,625) • Minneapolis, Minn.
TV: BTN (Cory Provus, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 110-69
Last Meeting: IU 82, MINN 67 on Dec. 9, 2024, in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana holds a decisive advantage in the 179-game series between long-time conference foes. The Hoosiers have won 110 times, including nine-straight overall and three-straight in The Barn. Minnesota is one of five programs that IU has defeated over 100 times in program history. The Gophers join Northwestern (120), Ohio State (114), Michigan (111), and Iowa (107) on that list.
• The sides met just once last season, an 82-67 Hoosier victory on Dec. 9, 2024, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. IU put on a dominant performance in the paint as Oumar Ballo and Malik Reneau combined for 34 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the floor and 14 rebounds.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (7-0) remained unbeaten with a 100-56 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, Nov. 29, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Five Hoosiers tallied double figures in the scoring column for the second time this season (Alabama A&M on Nov. 5). The second unit outscored the visiting Wildcats by a score of 45-12.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries scored a game-high 20 points on 5-of-10 shooting from behind the arc, three rebounds, and five assists. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson tallied 18 points.
• Off the bench, senior forward Sam Alexis, junior guard Nick Dorn, and freshman forward Trent Sisley all contributed 14 points. The reserve Hoosiers shot 17-of-26 (65.4%) from the floor.
The Drake Connection
• Minnesota head coach Niko Medved spent the 2017-18 season as the head coach of the Drake Bulldogs. He went 17-17 in his lone season in Des Moines with a trip to the CIT.
• Indiana head men's basketball coach Darian DeVries began his head coaching career the following season. In his six seasons on the sideline, he posted a record 150-55. His final four seasons with the Bulldogs saw the program secure 108 wins (27 wins per season) to pair with three NCAA Tournament trips. He won 70.5% (79-33) of his Missouri Valley Conference games and claimed three MVC titles.
• Each of the last three Drake head coaches now reside at Big Ten schools with Medved at Minnesota, DeVries at Indiana, and Ben McCollum at Iowa.
Hitting the Century Mark
• Indiana has scored 100 points or more in three games this season: vs. Marquette (100-77) on Nov. 9, vs. Milwaukee (101-70) on Nov. 19, and vs. Bethune-Cookman (100-56) on Nov. 29. The stretch of 100-point games marks the most in a single season since 2016-17 (5 games).
• IU has scored 100-plus points in at least three games during 17 seasons: 1964-65 (7 times), 1990-91 (6), 1974-75 (6), 1963-64 (6), 2016-17 (5), 1992-93 (5), 1970-71 (5), 2015-16 (4), 1975-76 (4), 1962-63 (4), 1961-62 (4), 2025-26 (3), 2013-14 (3), 1998-99 (3), 1991-92 (3), 1989-90 (3), and 1969-70 (3).
• The Hoosiers back-to-back triple-digit offensive output against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12) marked the first time the program has scored at least 100 points in consecutive regulation games since Nov. 21-26, 2005. IU was the first team to put up 100 points on a Shaka Smart coached program.
Getting it Done on the Defensive End
• Indiana ranks 14th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, per KenPom. The last time the Hoosiers closed the season ranked inside the top 20 in the metric was 2012-13, a year that ended in a Big Ten Championship.
• IU holds opponents to 40.6% effective field goal shooting (4th nationally), 39.1% shooting from inside the arc (3rd), and 29.5% from the 3-point line, the lowest mark for an Indiana defense since 2002-03.
• Opposing teams have scored 70 points or less in six of seven games this season and have not reached 70 points in four-straight games.
• The Hoosiers force 13.4 turnovers per games. Four players average at least 1.0 steal per game, led by 1.9 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
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. In total, Indiana has scored 85-plus points fix times.
• IU has averaged 89.6 points per contest and shot 50.4% (37th nationally) from the floor, 37.8% (51st) from the 3-point line, 76.8% (37th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 59.1% (20th).
• Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in four games. The Hoosiers average 20.9 helpers per night and have assisted on 68.9% of its made field goals, the fifth-best rate in the country.
• The Hoosiers boast an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.95, the second-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 146 assists (on 212 made field goals) compared to 68 turnovers. All five IU starters average at least 2.0 assists per outing, led by 5.3 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
• Indiana knocked down at least nine 3-point field goals in six of seven games this season. IU averages 10.6 made shots from behind the arc per game, tied for the third-best mark in the Big Ten. 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 17.8 points per night on 44.1% (26-of-59) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least three 3-pointers in five contests.
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• Indiana University begins Big Ten Conference play its 126th season of competition in men's basketball with a game at Minnesota at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. The league opener will be aired on BTN with Cory Provus, Robbie Hummel, and Andy Katz on the call.
• Minnesota (4-4) is led by first-year head coach Niko Medved. The Gophers are led by 22.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 14 made 3-pointers from senior wing Cade Tyson. He is shooting 53.2% (50-of-94) from the field and 81.3% (65-of-80) from the free throw line through eight contests.
• Junior forward Jaylen Crocker-Johnson is the only other Minnesota player in double figures this season at 12.4 points and a team-best 9.1 rebounds per game. He has blocked nine shots. Senior guard Langston Reynolds (9.8 points per game) and sophomore guard Isaac Asuma (9.3) round out the scoring leaders.
• Minnesota is 4-0 inside Williams Arena this season with victories over Gardner-Webb (87-60), Alcorn State (95-50), Green Bay (72-65), and Chicago State (66-54).
Game Information
Dec. 3, 2025 • 7 PM ET
Williams Arena (14,625) • Minneapolis, Minn.
TV: BTN (Cory Provus, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 110-69
Last Meeting: IU 82, MINN 67 on Dec. 9, 2024, in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana holds a decisive advantage in the 179-game series between long-time conference foes. The Hoosiers have won 110 times, including nine-straight overall and three-straight in The Barn. Minnesota is one of five programs that IU has defeated over 100 times in program history. The Gophers join Northwestern (120), Ohio State (114), Michigan (111), and Iowa (107) on that list.
• The sides met just once last season, an 82-67 Hoosier victory on Dec. 9, 2024, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. IU put on a dominant performance in the paint as Oumar Ballo and Malik Reneau combined for 34 points on 12-of-15 shooting from the floor and 14 rebounds.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (7-0) remained unbeaten with a 100-56 win over Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, Nov. 29, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Five Hoosiers tallied double figures in the scoring column for the second time this season (Alabama A&M on Nov. 5). The second unit outscored the visiting Wildcats by a score of 45-12.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries scored a game-high 20 points on 5-of-10 shooting from behind the arc, three rebounds, and five assists. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson tallied 18 points.
• Off the bench, senior forward Sam Alexis, junior guard Nick Dorn, and freshman forward Trent Sisley all contributed 14 points. The reserve Hoosiers shot 17-of-26 (65.4%) from the floor.
The Drake Connection
• Minnesota head coach Niko Medved spent the 2017-18 season as the head coach of the Drake Bulldogs. He went 17-17 in his lone season in Des Moines with a trip to the CIT.
• Indiana head men's basketball coach Darian DeVries began his head coaching career the following season. In his six seasons on the sideline, he posted a record 150-55. His final four seasons with the Bulldogs saw the program secure 108 wins (27 wins per season) to pair with three NCAA Tournament trips. He won 70.5% (79-33) of his Missouri Valley Conference games and claimed three MVC titles.
• Each of the last three Drake head coaches now reside at Big Ten schools with Medved at Minnesota, DeVries at Indiana, and Ben McCollum at Iowa.
Hitting the Century Mark
• Indiana has scored 100 points or more in three games this season: vs. Marquette (100-77) on Nov. 9, vs. Milwaukee (101-70) on Nov. 19, and vs. Bethune-Cookman (100-56) on Nov. 29. The stretch of 100-point games marks the most in a single season since 2016-17 (5 games).
• IU has scored 100-plus points in at least three games during 17 seasons: 1964-65 (7 times), 1990-91 (6), 1974-75 (6), 1963-64 (6), 2016-17 (5), 1992-93 (5), 1970-71 (5), 2015-16 (4), 1975-76 (4), 1962-63 (4), 1961-62 (4), 2025-26 (3), 2013-14 (3), 1998-99 (3), 1991-92 (3), 1989-90 (3), and 1969-70 (3).
• The Hoosiers back-to-back triple-digit offensive output against Marquette (Nov. 9) and Milwaukee (Nov. 12) marked the first time the program has scored at least 100 points in consecutive regulation games since Nov. 21-26, 2005. IU was the first team to put up 100 points on a Shaka Smart coached program.
Getting it Done on the Defensive End
• Indiana ranks 14th nationally in adjusted defensive efficiency, per KenPom. The last time the Hoosiers closed the season ranked inside the top 20 in the metric was 2012-13, a year that ended in a Big Ten Championship.
• IU holds opponents to 40.6% effective field goal shooting (4th nationally), 39.1% shooting from inside the arc (3rd), and 29.5% from the 3-point line, the lowest mark for an Indiana defense since 2002-03.
• Opposing teams have scored 70 points or less in six of seven games this season and have not reached 70 points in four-straight games.
• The Hoosiers force 13.4 turnovers per games. Four players average at least 1.0 steal per game, led by 1.9 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
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. In total, Indiana has scored 85-plus points fix times.
• IU has averaged 89.6 points per contest and shot 50.4% (37th nationally) from the floor, 37.8% (51st) from the 3-point line, 76.8% (37th) from the free throw line, and an effective field goal percentage of 59.1% (20th).
• Indiana has dished out 20-or-more assists in four games. The Hoosiers average 20.9 helpers per night and have assisted on 68.9% of its made field goals, the fifth-best rate in the country.
• The Hoosiers boast an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.95, the second-best mark in the country. IU has recorded 146 assists (on 212 made field goals) compared to 68 turnovers. All five IU starters average at least 2.0 assists per outing, led by 5.3 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
• Indiana knocked down at least nine 3-point field goals in six of seven games this season. IU averages 10.6 made shots from behind the arc per game, tied for the third-best mark in the Big Ten. 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 17.8 points per night on 44.1% (26-of-59) shooting from the 3-point line. He has made at least three 3-pointers in five contests.
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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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