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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 23 at No. 21/19 Wisconsin
2/3/2025 1:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition in men's basketball at No. 21/19 Wisconsin at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Kohl Center. The game will be streamed on Peacock with Noah Eagle (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• The Badgers enter the game with a record of 17-5 (7-4 Big Ten) under 10th-year head coach Greg Gard. Wisconsin is led by 18.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game from senior guard John Tonje. The Missouri transfer ha shot 41.5% from behind the 3-point line and 92.9% from the free throw line. Sophomore guard John Blackwell has averaged 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per contest.
Game Information
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 • 9 p.m. ET
Kohl Center (16,838) • Madison, Wis.
TV: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 98-81
Last Meeting: IU 74, WIS 70 on Feb. 27, 2024, in Bloomington
Series History
• The programs split the two-game series in 2024 as both teams secured wins on their respective home floors. Wisconsin claimed a 91-79 victory on Jan. 19, 2024. Malik Reneau (28 points) and Mackenzie Mgbako (17) combined for 45 points on 16-of-31 shooting. Indiana returned the favor with a 74-70 win on Feb. 27, 2024, behind 27 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocked shots from Kel'el Ware.
• Indiana opened the Kohl Center with a 69-59 win on Jan. 25, 1998, eight days after the building opened. Andrae Patterson led IU with 23 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocked shots in the victory. The Hoosiers have not secured a win in Madison since.
Last Time Out
• Indiana took No. 10 Purdue down to the wire in an 81-76 loss at Mackey Arena on Friday, Jan. 31. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor. The game marked his third 25-plus point game of the season.
• The Hoosier bench, led by fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway (15 points, 5 assists) and senior forward Luke Goode (13 points) outscored the Boilermakers 28-14.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo added 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor and eight rebounds.
Mack on the Attack
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a career-high 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc in Indiana's victory over SIUE on Nov. 6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• The 31 points scored marked the most in a season debut for a Hoosier since 17-year NBA veteran Eric Gordon dropped 33 points in his debut against Chattanooga on Nov. 12, 2007.
• Mgbako has put together 38 double-figure scoring games in his two-year career with the Cream 'n Crimson. He has topped 20 points eight times, with six such games against Big Ten opponents.
• Over his last three starts, Mgbako has averaged a team-high 20.3 points per game on 58.1% (25-of-43) shooting from the floor and 40.0% (8-of-20) shooting from behind the arc.
Luke Playing Some Goode Ball
• Senior forward Luke Goode has averaged 11.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 48.1% (39-of-81) from the floor, 49.1% (26-of-53) from the 3-point line, and 88.2% (15-of-17) from the free throw line over his last 10 game (8 starts).
• Since Dec. 29 (Goode's first appearance in the starting lineup) no B1G player has made more 3-pointers than Goode. He is tied for 12th (26 makes) among all major conference players over the last month.
• Goode scored a career-high 23 points at Ohio State (Jan. 17). He knocked down four triples against the Buckeyes, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:07 to play in overtime.
• He has made at least one 3-point field goal in 18 of the last 19 games, including all eight games he started. The Fort Wayne native has made 127 3-pointers in 98 career collegiate games.
The Leal Deal
• Fifth-year senior guard Anthony Leal was a team-best + 39 in Indiana's 97-71 victory over Sam Houston on Dec. 3 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. He added four points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the win.
• The Bloomington South graduate has started the last four contests and has averaged 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 stocks (steals+blocks) per game. He has been tasked with the toughest perimeter assignment each game.
• Leal, the 2020 Mr. Basketball, is a Kelley School of Business graduate is in the midst of earning his MBA from the school. He has launched MotionSports, a fully-integrated, single platform solution — all in a mobile-native, NIL-native experience.
• The name MotionSports pays homage to legendary Indiana men's basketball head coach Bob Knight and his successes running the motion offense in Bloomington.
@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 Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition in men's basketball at No. 21/19 Wisconsin at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the Kohl Center. The game will be streamed on Peacock with Noah Eagle (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• The Badgers enter the game with a record of 17-5 (7-4 Big Ten) under 10th-year head coach Greg Gard. Wisconsin is led by 18.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game from senior guard John Tonje. The Missouri transfer ha shot 41.5% from behind the 3-point line and 92.9% from the free throw line. Sophomore guard John Blackwell has averaged 15.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per contest.
Game Information
Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025 • 9 p.m. ET
Kohl Center (16,838) • Madison, Wis.
TV: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 98-81
Last Meeting: IU 74, WIS 70 on Feb. 27, 2024, in Bloomington
Series History
• The programs split the two-game series in 2024 as both teams secured wins on their respective home floors. Wisconsin claimed a 91-79 victory on Jan. 19, 2024. Malik Reneau (28 points) and Mackenzie Mgbako (17) combined for 45 points on 16-of-31 shooting. Indiana returned the favor with a 74-70 win on Feb. 27, 2024, behind 27 points, 11 rebounds, and five blocked shots from Kel'el Ware.
• Indiana opened the Kohl Center with a 69-59 win on Jan. 25, 1998, eight days after the building opened. Andrae Patterson led IU with 23 points, 12 rebounds, and two blocked shots in the victory. The Hoosiers have not secured a win in Madison since.
Last Time Out
• Indiana took No. 10 Purdue down to the wire in an 81-76 loss at Mackey Arena on Friday, Jan. 31. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a game-high 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting from the floor. The game marked his third 25-plus point game of the season.
• The Hoosier bench, led by fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway (15 points, 5 assists) and senior forward Luke Goode (13 points) outscored the Boilermakers 28-14.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo added 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the floor and eight rebounds.
Mack on the Attack
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a career-high 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc in Indiana's victory over SIUE on Nov. 6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• The 31 points scored marked the most in a season debut for a Hoosier since 17-year NBA veteran Eric Gordon dropped 33 points in his debut against Chattanooga on Nov. 12, 2007.
• Mgbako has put together 38 double-figure scoring games in his two-year career with the Cream 'n Crimson. He has topped 20 points eight times, with six such games against Big Ten opponents.
• Over his last three starts, Mgbako has averaged a team-high 20.3 points per game on 58.1% (25-of-43) shooting from the floor and 40.0% (8-of-20) shooting from behind the arc.
Luke Playing Some Goode Ball
• Senior forward Luke Goode has averaged 11.9 points and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 48.1% (39-of-81) from the floor, 49.1% (26-of-53) from the 3-point line, and 88.2% (15-of-17) from the free throw line over his last 10 game (8 starts).
• Since Dec. 29 (Goode's first appearance in the starting lineup) no B1G player has made more 3-pointers than Goode. He is tied for 12th (26 makes) among all major conference players over the last month.
• Goode scored a career-high 23 points at Ohio State (Jan. 17). He knocked down four triples against the Buckeyes, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:07 to play in overtime.
• He has made at least one 3-point field goal in 18 of the last 19 games, including all eight games he started. The Fort Wayne native has made 127 3-pointers in 98 career collegiate games.
The Leal Deal
• Fifth-year senior guard Anthony Leal was a team-best + 39 in Indiana's 97-71 victory over Sam Houston on Dec. 3 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. He added four points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the win.
• The Bloomington South graduate has started the last four contests and has averaged 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 stocks (steals+blocks) per game. He has been tasked with the toughest perimeter assignment each game.
• Leal, the 2020 Mr. Basketball, is a Kelley School of Business graduate is in the midst of earning his MBA from the school. He has launched MotionSports, a fully-integrated, single platform solution — all in a mobile-native, NIL-native experience.
• The name MotionSports pays homage to legendary Indiana men's basketball head coach Bob Knight and his successes running the motion offense in Bloomington.
@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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