Follow along with live updates below as Indiana hosts SIU Edwardsville in their 2024 season opener.

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Indiana and SIU Edwardsville tip-off at 8:00 p.m. ET in BTN

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FIRST HALF

7:52 left in the first half, and Indiana leads 24-20.

• A few very ugly sequences from Indiana on offense. They have three turnovers in the last 1:30.
• SIUE is also starting to get second chances on offense. They lead the offensive glass battle 8-5.

Media timeout, and the Hoosiers are up 22-13 with 11:25 in the half.

• Been impressed with Indiana’s defense so far, but SIUE have gotten their hands on a few offensive rebounds. Indiana going small right now, with Hatton as the primary big.
• Hoosiers are 1-4 from beyond the arc so far. Mgbako has the lone make.

Indiana leads 19-9 with 12:42 left in the half

• Mgbako has been on fire. He’s 6-7 from the field, and up to 13 points so far.
• Galloway the first off the bench, with Goode and Tucker following shortly after.

SIU Edwardsville with a timeout at 14:09 left in the first half.

At the first media timeout, Indiana leads 6-3 with 15:49 in the first half.

• All of Indiana’s points have been second chance points. The Hoosiers have four offensive rebounds already.
• Reneau, Ballo, and Mgbako each have two points, but it could be a lot more for Indiana. They’re 3-10 from the field so far.

PREGAME NOTES

Starters for Indiana: Rice, Carlyle, Mgbako, Reneau, Ballo

As listed on the Big Ten availibility report, Anthony Leal will sit out tonight’s contest.

Everyone else on the roster, including Kanaan Carlyle, is expected to play. Carlyle sat out Indiana’s last exhibition against Marian.

A bit of a reunion of sorts for some of the Cougars from SIU Edwardsville. Their head coach Brian Barone was a video coordinator under Tom Crean at Indiana for a season. Kyle Thomas, a forward for the team, is the son of 1987 National Champion Daryl Thomas.

Game Day Essentials:

SIU Edwardsville (1-0) vs. Indiana (0-0)

• Tip Time: 8:00 p.m. Eastern
• Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
• Television: BTN (Connor Onion and Robbie Hummel)
• Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
• Stream:  Fox Sports
• Point Spread:  Indiana is a 26.5 point favorite
• KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 86  SIU Edwardsville 62
• History: Indiana leads the series, 2-0.
• Last Meeting: IU 83, SIU Edwardsville 60 on Dec. 2, 2016 in Bloomington

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