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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 9 vs. No. 6/6 Louisville
12/5/2025 9:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University returns to non-conference play its 126th season of competition in men's basketball against No. 6/6 Louisville at 2:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game is part of the third annual CareSource Invitational, a series of college basketball games dedicated to raising awareness and funds for adolescent and young adult mental health. A national television broadcast will be provided by CBS with Tom McCarthy, Clark Kellog, and Robbie Hummel on the call.
• Louisville (7-1) is led by second-year head coach Pat Kelsey. The Cardinals are led by one of the best backcourts in the country. Senior guard Ryan Conwell, a Pike High School graduate, has averaged a team-high 19.5 points on 31 made 3-pointers.
• Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr., a presumptive lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, adds 17.6 points and 5.6 assists per night. Senior guard Isaac McKneely chips in 12.1 points on 41.0% shooting from distance, while junior big Sananda Fru posts 10.4 points and 6.1 boards.
• UofL averages 12.6 made 3-pointers per game, the second-highest clip in college basketball. The Cardinals average 94.6 points per night and play at the 48th-fastest pace nationally.
Game Information
Dec. 6, 2025 • 2:15 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (20,000) • Indianapolis, Ind.
TV: CBS (Tom McCarthy, Clark Kellog, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 12-10
Last Meeting: UofL 89, IU 61 on Nov. 27, 2024, in Paradise Islands
Series History
• Indiana holds a 12-10 series advantage against Louisville and will play on a neutral floor for the third-straight season.
• IU rallied from a second-half deficit at the Empire Classic to defeat UofL by a score of 74-66 on Nov. 20, 2023, at Madison Square Garden. Kel'el Ware posted 12 points and seven boards in the win.
• Louisville exacted revenge in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis with an 89-61 result on Nov. 27, 2024.
• The game will mark the sixth in which both programs are ranked. The Hoosiers are 2-3 in the previous five ranked games against the Cardinals.
Nov. 24, 1984: #17 UofL 75, #14 IU 64
Dec. 18, 1985: #16 UofL 65, #17 IU 63 (OT)
Dec. 1, 1990: #10 IU 72, #25 UofL 52
March 25, 1993: #1 IU 82, #15 UofL 69
Dec. 31, 2016: #6 UofL 77, #16 IU 62
Last Time Out
• Indiana (7-1, 0-1 B1G) suffered its first setback of the season with a 73-64 result at Minnesota on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
• Despite advantages of 22-5 in points off turnovers and 13-1 in bench production, the Hoosiers struggled to find consistent offense and shot just 22-of-55 (40.0%) from the field and 8-of-27 (29.6%) from behind the arc.
• Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway led the IU offense with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor. He added two assists and a game-best four steals. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson tallied 15 points, his fourth straight game with at least 10 points scored.
• Senior forward Sam Alexis added 10 points, three rebounds, and two assists. Redshirt senior guard Conor Enright dished out seven assists.
Getting it Done on the Defensive End
• Indiana ranks 17th 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 42.2% effective field goal shooting (7th nationally), 40.5% shooting from inside the arc (4th), and 30.8% from the 3-point line, the lowest mark for an Indiana defense since 2013-14.
• Opposing teams have scored 70 points or less in six of eight games.
• The Hoosiers force 13.8 turnovers per games. Four players average at least 1.0 steal per game, led by 2.0 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
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• Indiana University returns to non-conference play its 126th season of competition in men's basketball against No. 6/6 Louisville at 2:15 p.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 6, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game is part of the third annual CareSource Invitational, a series of college basketball games dedicated to raising awareness and funds for adolescent and young adult mental health. A national television broadcast will be provided by CBS with Tom McCarthy, Clark Kellog, and Robbie Hummel on the call.
• Louisville (7-1) is led by second-year head coach Pat Kelsey. The Cardinals are led by one of the best backcourts in the country. Senior guard Ryan Conwell, a Pike High School graduate, has averaged a team-high 19.5 points on 31 made 3-pointers.
• Freshman guard Mikel Brown Jr., a presumptive lottery pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, adds 17.6 points and 5.6 assists per night. Senior guard Isaac McKneely chips in 12.1 points on 41.0% shooting from distance, while junior big Sananda Fru posts 10.4 points and 6.1 boards.
• UofL averages 12.6 made 3-pointers per game, the second-highest clip in college basketball. The Cardinals average 94.6 points per night and play at the 48th-fastest pace nationally.
Game Information
Dec. 6, 2025 • 2:15 PM ET
Gainbridge Fieldhouse (20,000) • Indianapolis, Ind.
TV: CBS (Tom McCarthy, Clark Kellog, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 12-10
Last Meeting: UofL 89, IU 61 on Nov. 27, 2024, in Paradise Islands
Series History
• Indiana holds a 12-10 series advantage against Louisville and will play on a neutral floor for the third-straight season.
• IU rallied from a second-half deficit at the Empire Classic to defeat UofL by a score of 74-66 on Nov. 20, 2023, at Madison Square Garden. Kel'el Ware posted 12 points and seven boards in the win.
• Louisville exacted revenge in the opening round of the Battle 4 Atlantis with an 89-61 result on Nov. 27, 2024.
• The game will mark the sixth in which both programs are ranked. The Hoosiers are 2-3 in the previous five ranked games against the Cardinals.
Nov. 24, 1984: #17 UofL 75, #14 IU 64
Dec. 18, 1985: #16 UofL 65, #17 IU 63 (OT)
Dec. 1, 1990: #10 IU 72, #25 UofL 52
March 25, 1993: #1 IU 82, #15 UofL 69
Dec. 31, 2016: #6 UofL 77, #16 IU 62
Last Time Out
• Indiana (7-1, 0-1 B1G) suffered its first setback of the season with a 73-64 result at Minnesota on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
• Despite advantages of 22-5 in points off turnovers and 13-1 in bench production, the Hoosiers struggled to find consistent offense and shot just 22-of-55 (40.0%) from the field and 8-of-27 (29.6%) from behind the arc.
• Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway led the IU offense with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the floor. He added two assists and a game-best four steals. Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson tallied 15 points, his fourth straight game with at least 10 points scored.
• Senior forward Sam Alexis added 10 points, three rebounds, and two assists. Redshirt senior guard Conor Enright dished out seven assists.
Getting it Done on the Defensive End
• Indiana ranks 17th 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 42.2% effective field goal shooting (7th nationally), 40.5% shooting from inside the arc (4th), and 30.8% from the 3-point line, the lowest mark for an Indiana defense since 2013-14.
• Opposing teams have scored 70 points or less in six of eight games.
• The Hoosiers force 13.8 turnovers per games. Four players average at least 1.0 steal per game, led by 2.0 from sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway.
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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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