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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 21 vs. No. 12/12 Purdue
1/26/2026 8:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University returns to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall to host in-state rival Purdue. Tip is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 27, on Peacock. John Fanta (PxP), Robbie Hummel (Analyst), and Caroline Pineda (Sideline) will handle broadcast duties.
• Purdue (17-3, 7-2 B1G) is under the direction of 21st-year head coach Matt Painter, the second-longest tenured head coach in the Big Ten behind Michigan State's Tom Izzo (31 years). The Boilermakers will be ranked entering the rivalry game for the 10th-straight matchup.
• Purdue is led by a trio of fourth-year seniors. All-American guard Braden Smith has averaged 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 9.3 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.
• Forward Trey Kaufman-Renn has posted 12.5 points and 8.6 rebounds, while guard Flether Loyer has recorded 12.7 points and 46 made 3-pointers. The veteran group has gone 3-3 against Indiana during their collegiate careers.
Game Information
Jan. 27, 2026 • 9 PM ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: Peacock (John Fanta, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana trails, 93-128
Last Meeting: IU 73, PUR 58 on Feb. 23, 2025, in Bloomington
Series History
• The long-time in-state rivals have played 221 times on the hardwood, more than any opponent on the Indiana schedule. The Hoosiers have won three of the last four matchups with the Boilers in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, which includes a 73-58 victory on Feb. 23, 2025.
• Indiana has won 17-of-26 games against ranked Purdue teams in Bloomington. IU has defeated a ranked PU team in three of their last four trips to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (13-7, 5-5 B1G) went wire-to-wire in an 82-59 victory at Rutgers on Friday, Jan. 23, at Jersey Mike's Arena.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries posted 22 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in his 125th career collegiate start. He is the seventh Hoosier in the last 30 seasons to post a 20-10-5 game.
• Junior guard Nick Dorn tallied a season-best 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from behind the arc in his first start with the Cream and Crimson.
• Fifth-year senior forward Lamar Wilkerson added a team-best 27 points, his ninth 20-point outing of the season.
• Senior forward Sam Alexis grabbed 10 rebounds (3 offensive) and swatted a career-best six blocks to become the first Hoosier since Trayce Jackson-Davis (Jan. 25, 2023, at Minnesota) to put up that line in a Big Ten game.
Twenty-Point Trio
• In the 82-59 Indiana victory at Rutgers on Friday, Jan. 23, the Hoosier trio of fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson (27 points), junior guard Nick Dorn (23), and redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries (22) tallied 72 points on 15-of-33 (45.5%) shooting from the 3-point line.
• The three-headed scoring monster recorded 87.8% of the Hoosier points in the win and became the first set of teammates to each score 20-plus points in four seasons.
• Trayce Jackson-Davis (31 points), Miller Kopp (28), and Parker Stewart (20) all reached the 20-point threshold in a double-overtime setback at Syracuse on Nov. 30, 2021.
• Robert Johnson (28 points), Juwan Morgan (20), and Justin Smith (20) were the last group to accomplish the feat in a conference game when they combined for 68 points at Minnesota on Jan. 6, 2018.
Dorn's Emergence
• Junior guard Nick Dorn has averaged 8.3 points per game on 37-of-82 (45.1%) shooting from the 3-point line in 18 appearances this season.
• The Elon transfer earned his first start as a Hoosier at Rutgers on Jan. 23. He responded with a season-high 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the 3-point line.
• In seven games with 20-plus minutes played, Dorn has averaged 11.7 points and shot 18-of-40 (45.0%) from behind the arc.
• Dorn has made at least three 3-point field goals in six contests. The Hoosiers are 4-2 and the veteran guard has averaged 15.3 points in those games.
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, Jan. 26. 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.
@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 returns to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall to host in-state rival Purdue. Tip is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 27, on Peacock. John Fanta (PxP), Robbie Hummel (Analyst), and Caroline Pineda (Sideline) will handle broadcast duties.
• Purdue (17-3, 7-2 B1G) is under the direction of 21st-year head coach Matt Painter, the second-longest tenured head coach in the Big Ten behind Michigan State's Tom Izzo (31 years). The Boilermakers will be ranked entering the rivalry game for the 10th-straight matchup.
• Purdue is led by a trio of fourth-year seniors. All-American guard Braden Smith has averaged 15.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, 9.3 assists, and 1.9 steals per game.
• Forward Trey Kaufman-Renn has posted 12.5 points and 8.6 rebounds, while guard Flether Loyer has recorded 12.7 points and 46 made 3-pointers. The veteran group has gone 3-3 against Indiana during their collegiate careers.
Game Information
Jan. 27, 2026 • 9 PM ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: Peacock (John Fanta, Robbie Hummel, Caroline Pineda)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana trails, 93-128
Last Meeting: IU 73, PUR 58 on Feb. 23, 2025, in Bloomington
Series History
• The long-time in-state rivals have played 221 times on the hardwood, more than any opponent on the Indiana schedule. The Hoosiers have won three of the last four matchups with the Boilers in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, which includes a 73-58 victory on Feb. 23, 2025.
• Indiana has won 17-of-26 games against ranked Purdue teams in Bloomington. IU has defeated a ranked PU team in three of their last four trips to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (13-7, 5-5 B1G) went wire-to-wire in an 82-59 victory at Rutgers on Friday, Jan. 23, at Jersey Mike's Arena.
• Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries posted 22 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in his 125th career collegiate start. He is the seventh Hoosier in the last 30 seasons to post a 20-10-5 game.
• Junior guard Nick Dorn tallied a season-best 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from behind the arc in his first start with the Cream and Crimson.
• Fifth-year senior forward Lamar Wilkerson added a team-best 27 points, his ninth 20-point outing of the season.
• Senior forward Sam Alexis grabbed 10 rebounds (3 offensive) and swatted a career-best six blocks to become the first Hoosier since Trayce Jackson-Davis (Jan. 25, 2023, at Minnesota) to put up that line in a Big Ten game.
Twenty-Point Trio
• In the 82-59 Indiana victory at Rutgers on Friday, Jan. 23, the Hoosier trio of fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson (27 points), junior guard Nick Dorn (23), and redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries (22) tallied 72 points on 15-of-33 (45.5%) shooting from the 3-point line.
• The three-headed scoring monster recorded 87.8% of the Hoosier points in the win and became the first set of teammates to each score 20-plus points in four seasons.
• Trayce Jackson-Davis (31 points), Miller Kopp (28), and Parker Stewart (20) all reached the 20-point threshold in a double-overtime setback at Syracuse on Nov. 30, 2021.
• Robert Johnson (28 points), Juwan Morgan (20), and Justin Smith (20) were the last group to accomplish the feat in a conference game when they combined for 68 points at Minnesota on Jan. 6, 2018.
Dorn's Emergence
• Junior guard Nick Dorn has averaged 8.3 points per game on 37-of-82 (45.1%) shooting from the 3-point line in 18 appearances this season.
• The Elon transfer earned his first start as a Hoosier at Rutgers on Jan. 23. He responded with a season-high 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the 3-point line.
• In seven games with 20-plus minutes played, Dorn has averaged 11.7 points and shot 18-of-40 (45.0%) from behind the arc.
• Dorn has made at least three 3-point field goals in six contests. The Hoosiers are 4-2 and the veteran guard has averaged 15.3 points in those games.
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, Jan. 26. 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.
@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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