Indiana University Athletics

Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition in men’s basketball at Northwestern at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The game will carry a BTN broadcast with Brandon Gaudin (pxp), Robbie Hummel (analyst), and Andy Katz (sideline) on the call.
 
• The Wildcats enter the game with a record of 11-7 (2-5 Big Ten) under 12th-year head coach Chris Collins. Northwestern is led by 20.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game from junior forward Nick Martinelli. Senior guard Brooks Barnhizer adds 18.4 points, a team-best 9.3 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per contest. Graduate senior guard Jalen Leach has averaged 13.7 points per night and has shot 36.1% from behind the arc.
 
Game Information
Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 • 7 p.m. ET
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,039) • Evanston, Ill.
TV: BTN (Brandon Gaudin, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 120-56
Last Meeting: NW 76, IU 72 on Feb. 18, 2024, in Bloomington
 
Series History
• The Hoosiers have defeated the Wildcats 120 times in 176 chances. The 120 IU victories mark the most against any opponent and Indiana’s 68.2 winning percentage is the highest against any Big Ten Conference opponent with a minimum of 100 games played. Northwestern has won four straight in the series, including a 76-72 result in Bloomington on Feb. 18, 2024.
 
• Aljami Durham and Armaan Franklin combined for 47 points, seven rebounds, and seven steals the last time Indiana left Evanston with a victory. The Hoosiers earned a 79-76 win in double overtime on Feb. 10, 2021. Trayce Jackson-Davis added a 10-point, 14-rebound double-double.
 
Last Time Out
• The Hoosiers rebounded to secure a thrilling 77-76 victory in overtime at Ohio State on Friday, Jan. 17. The result netted Indiana its fifth Big Ten Conference victory (second on the road) this season. 
 
• Senior forward Luke Goode torched the nets for a career-high 23 points on 4-of-7 shooting from the 3-point line, which included the go-ahead triple from the left wing with 1:07 to play in the extra session.
 
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo continued his torrent pace with 21 points, a game-high 15 rebounds, four assists, and two blocked shots. The double-double was the sixth of his season and 40th of his prolific career. The Arizona transfer is one of six active players to have at least 40 career double-doubles.
 
Big Fella Ballo
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo is averaging 14.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.7 blocks per contest and is shooting 66.9% (99-of-148) from the floor. He is one of four Division I men’s basketball players (Johni Broome, Auburn; Hunter Dickinson, Kansas; Denijay Harris, Southern Miss) to average a double-double and 1.5 blocked shots per night, and the only player to post those numbers on 60.0% shooting or better.
 
• Ballo is one of five active players to score 1,500 career points and grab 1,000 career rebounds. He joins Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Johni Broome (Auburn), Norchad Omier (Baylor), and Nelly Junior Joseph (New Mexico) on the exclusive list. He recorded his 40th career double-double (21 points, 15 rebounds) at Ohio State (Jan. 17).  Ballo has posted five double-doubles across his last six contests. During that stretch, he has averaged 18.7 points and 12.7 rebounds per game. 
 
• The 7-footer leads all Big Ten players and ranks ninth nationally in boards per game. Ballo has strung together 10 games with double-digit boards, including a season-high 18 against Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 6.
 
Luke in the Starting Lineup
• Senior forward Luke Goode was inserted into the starting lineup against Winthrop on Dec. 29. He has averaged 12.0 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. He has knocked down 17-of-39 (43.6%) from behind the arc in his new role.
 
• Goode has posted at least eight points in six of his seven appearances in the starting lineup, including 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 15 of the last 16 games, including all seven games as a starter. The Fort Wayne native has made 118 3-pointers in 94 career collegiate games.
 
Following the Gallo-Way
• Fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway posted nine assists in 17 minutes off the bench in Indiana’s 80-61 season-opening win over SIUE in Bloomington.
 
• In the last 25 seasons of major conference basketball, Gallo is the 10th player to have at least nine assists in 17 minutes or less. He is the first player to achieve the feat since Vanderbilt guard Carter Josephs on Feb. 22, 2014.
 
• The Culver Academies alum has handed out at least five helpers in 30 career games, including nine contests this season. The Hoosiers are 7-2 across those nine 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 earned the top spot on SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays with a near-half-court-heave at the halftime buzzer against Rutgers on Jan. 2. He finished the game with five points, five rebounds, and four assists.
 
• 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.
 
Hoosiers Fall to Illini in Bloomington
• The Hoosiers fell to No. 19/20 Illinois by a final tally of 94-69 on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo compiled his fourth double-double in five games with 16 points and a game-high 15 rebounds.
 
• Senior forward Luke Goode (13 points), redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice (12), and fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway (10) all scored in double figures.
 
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