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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 17 at No. 12/12 Michigan State
1/12/2026 1:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University heads to East Lansing for a Big Ten Conference clash against No. 12/12 Michigan State on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Breslin Center. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock with Brandon Gaudin (PxP), Robbie Hummel (Analyst), and Caroline Pineda (Sideline) on the call.
• Michigan State (14-2, 4-1 B1G) is under the direction of Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo. The 31-year veteran coach has won a Big Ten-record 751 games with the Spartans.
• MSU is led by 14.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per night from Jaxon Kohler. He has shot 56.3% (85-of-151) from the floor, 53.3% (32-of-60) from the 3-point line, and 86.7% (26-of-30) from the 3-point line.
• The Spartans also get double figure averages from Jeremy Fears Jr. (12.1 points, 8.8 assists), Coen Carr (11.6 points, 5.2 rebounds), and Carson Cooper (10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds).
• Michigan State ranks second in the Big Ten in total rebounds per game (42.7) and offensive rebounds per night (13.7). The Spartans rebounding margin (+13.6) is the third-best figure nationally.
Game Information
Jan. 13, 2026 • 7 PM ET
Breslin Center (14,759) • East Lansing, Mich.
TV: NBC Sports Network/Peacock (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 74-59
Last Meeting: IU 71, MSU 67 on Feb. 11, 2025, in East Lansing
Series History
• The Hoosiers lead the all-time series between the two long-time Big Ten stalwarts by a tally of 74-59. Indiana has won two straight games in the series and three of the last four outings.
• IU upset MSU the last time the two squared off by a score of 71-67 on Feb. 11, 2025, in East Lansing. The Hoosiers made 9-of-10 free throws in the final 30 seconds of the game to seal the victory.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (12-4, 3-2 B1G) fell late to No. 10/11 Nebraska by a score of 83-77 on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers led by as many as 16 points with nearly 18 minutes to play.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson posted his fifth-straight 20-point game with a game-high 32 points, four rebounds, and four assists He is the first Hoosier since Trayce Jackson-Davis (6 games; Feb. 28-March 19, 2023) to score at least 20 points in five straight games.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries added 17 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Senior forward Reed Bailey put up 10 points and a game-best nine rebounds.
Big Ten Brilliance
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson has averaged a league-best 27.4 points per night in Big Ten Conference play this season. He has shot 50.0% (45-of-90) from the floor, 46.9% (23-of-49) from the 3-point line, and 92.3% (15-of-17) from the free throw line in league play.
• In the last 30 seasons of Indiana men's basketball, no player has scored more total points (137) than Wilkerson in the first five Big Ten Conference games of a season. Romeo Langford (110) held the previous high-water mark before being drafted No. 14 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.
• His scoring output is fifth nationally in conference play and second among major conference players (Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State).
• The Sam Houston State transfer has scored 15-plus points in all five conference games, has scored at least 20 points four times, added a 32-point night against No. 10 Nebraska (Jan. 10), and went for a career-best 44 points against Penn State (Dec. 9).
• Wilkerson leads all Big Ten players in total points (137), points per game (27.2), made 3-pointers (23), and 3-point shooting percentage (46.9%) in league play.
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• Indiana University heads to East Lansing for a Big Ten Conference clash against No. 12/12 Michigan State on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Breslin Center. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN and Peacock with Brandon Gaudin (PxP), Robbie Hummel (Analyst), and Caroline Pineda (Sideline) on the call.
• Michigan State (14-2, 4-1 B1G) is under the direction of Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo. The 31-year veteran coach has won a Big Ten-record 751 games with the Spartans.
• MSU is led by 14.2 points and 10.1 rebounds per night from Jaxon Kohler. He has shot 56.3% (85-of-151) from the floor, 53.3% (32-of-60) from the 3-point line, and 86.7% (26-of-30) from the 3-point line.
• The Spartans also get double figure averages from Jeremy Fears Jr. (12.1 points, 8.8 assists), Coen Carr (11.6 points, 5.2 rebounds), and Carson Cooper (10.2 points, 7.2 rebounds).
• Michigan State ranks second in the Big Ten in total rebounds per game (42.7) and offensive rebounds per night (13.7). The Spartans rebounding margin (+13.6) is the third-best figure nationally.
Game Information
Jan. 13, 2026 • 7 PM ET
Breslin Center (14,759) • East Lansing, Mich.
TV: NBC Sports Network/Peacock (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 74-59
Last Meeting: IU 71, MSU 67 on Feb. 11, 2025, in East Lansing
Series History
• The Hoosiers lead the all-time series between the two long-time Big Ten stalwarts by a tally of 74-59. Indiana has won two straight games in the series and three of the last four outings.
• IU upset MSU the last time the two squared off by a score of 71-67 on Feb. 11, 2025, in East Lansing. The Hoosiers made 9-of-10 free throws in the final 30 seconds of the game to seal the victory.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (12-4, 3-2 B1G) fell late to No. 10/11 Nebraska by a score of 83-77 on Saturday, Jan. 10, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers led by as many as 16 points with nearly 18 minutes to play.
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson posted his fifth-straight 20-point game with a game-high 32 points, four rebounds, and four assists He is the first Hoosier since Trayce Jackson-Davis (6 games; Feb. 28-March 19, 2023) to score at least 20 points in five straight games.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries added 17 points, six rebounds, and three assists. Senior forward Reed Bailey put up 10 points and a game-best nine rebounds.
Big Ten Brilliance
• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson has averaged a league-best 27.4 points per night in Big Ten Conference play this season. He has shot 50.0% (45-of-90) from the floor, 46.9% (23-of-49) from the 3-point line, and 92.3% (15-of-17) from the free throw line in league play.
• In the last 30 seasons of Indiana men's basketball, no player has scored more total points (137) than Wilkerson in the first five Big Ten Conference games of a season. Romeo Langford (110) held the previous high-water mark before being drafted No. 14 overall in the 2019 NBA Draft.
• His scoring output is fifth nationally in conference play and second among major conference players (Josh Hubbard, Mississippi State).
• The Sam Houston State transfer has scored 15-plus points in all five conference games, has scored at least 20 points four times, added a 32-point night against No. 10 Nebraska (Jan. 10), and went for a career-best 44 points against Penn State (Dec. 9).
• Wilkerson leads all Big Ten players in total points (137), points per game (27.2), made 3-pointers (23), and 3-point shooting percentage (46.9%) in league play.
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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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