WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Friday night in-state rivalry game between Indiana and No. 10 Purdue is set for an 8 p.m. ET tipoff at Mackey Arena. The Hoosiers (14-7, 5-5) have lost four of their last five games, most recently falling 79-78 Sunday at home against Maryland. The Boilermakers (16-5, 8-2) have won eight of their last night games and most recently blew out Michigan Friday at home, 91-64.
Welcome to our live blog, where we’ll share updates, highlights, stats and thoughts on the game live from press row at Mackey Arena. Refresh this file throughout the game and follow all the action.
FINAL: Purdue 81, Indiana 76. Heck of a game, but Indiana’s failures in late-game situations cost it two games in a row. Mgbako led the Hoosiers with 25 points. Smith had 23. Indiana (14-8, 5-6) travels to Wisconsin Friday.
2H 0:01 – Galloway ran the baseline and heaved it deep to Reneau, but Purdue came down with it. That’s a head scratcher and should clinch the Purdue victory.
2H 0:03 – Timeout Indiana. Purdue leads 79-76 after two free throws from Loyer.
2H 0:03 – Kaufman-Renn makes a 5-footer over Ballo. Rice takes it coast to coast and had his shot blocked by Harris. That’s not really the shot IU wanted. Rice had been quiet all night. Also thought Woodson should have considered a timeout there. Purdue leads 77-76.
2H 0:25 – Good defense from Ballo to force a tough shot by Kaufman-Renn, who missed. Indiana’s pick and roll with Galloway and Ballo leads to a Galloway floater. He was left wide open and just flipped it up. Timeout Purdue, trailing 76-75.
2H 1:13 – Timeout Purdue, leading 75-74 after a Galloway floater. Galloway’s been key in the second half with 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting.
2H 1:37 – Smith made both three throws, then stole the ball from Ballo on the other end. Cox goes the other way on a fast break and draws a foul on Goode, then makes one of two free throws. Purdue leads 75-72.
2H 1:51 – Leal fouls out on a Smith drive. He’ll have two free throws, tied 72-72 with 1:51 to play. Rice checks back in for the first time in a while.
2H 2:38 – Great skip pass from Galloway to the corner to Mgbako, who sank the 3-pointer. He’s got 23 points, and Indiana leads by a point. But Purdue responds right back with a floater by Loyer, who made the shot while being fouled by Ballo. He made the free throw too. Purdue leads 72-70.
2H 3:31 – Harris sunk both free throws to give Purdue a two-point lead. On the next possession, Leal was called for an offensive foul. It looked like he may have hooked Smith as he dribbled around him, but Woodson really did not like the call.
2H 3:40 – Galloway threw a pass too high for Ballo, but Ballo didn’t jump anyways. Smith assisted Kaufman-Renn for a layup on the following possession, then knocked down a mid-range jumper to tie the game 67-67. Harris will have two free throws after the under-4 timeout. He nearly dunked all over Leal, but missed while being fouled.
2H 6:03 – Purdue hasn’t shot it well tonight, just 2 for 11 from 3, but Galloway just lost Loyer on a double screen and Loyer made him pay. Goode missed a good look at a 3 on the other end, but the ball went out on Furst. Ballo scored a layup after the reset. IU leads 65-61.
2H 7:36 – IU is right back in this game after seven straight points from Mgbako. Kaufman-Renn picked up his fourth foul during that stretch and headed to the bench. Ballo had a chacne to extend IU’s lead but missed both free throws. He’ll have a chance at two more free throws after being fouled by Furst on a putback. Purdue hasn’t scored in 4:45 and has five turnovers during that stretch. IU is on an 11-0 run and leads 62-58.
2H 9:30 – After an offensive rebound by Burgess, he found a cutting Smith who thought he had a layup, but Mgbako swatted it off the glass. Going the other way, Mgbako used a shot fake to free himself for a 3-pointer. Mgbako drove for a layup on the following possession. He’s played well tonight, with 18 points on 8-for-13 shooting. IU leads 60-58.
2H 11:35 – IU trails Purdue 58-53 at the under-12 timeout. After 10 first-half turnovers, Indiana has five turnovers in the second half already. Reneau just picked up his fourth foul. Purdue shooting 9 for 13 in the second half, led by Kaufman-Renn with 9 second-half points.
2H 12:21 – Leal breaks a 2:03 Indiana scoring drought that included three turnovers with a layup while being fouled, but he missed the and-one free throw. Loyer drives hard and draws Reneau’s fourth foul. Reneau has struggled throughout his career to stay out of foul trouble, and it’s happening again tonight. Ballo checks back in. Purdue leads 58-51 after two Loyer free throws.
2H 13:05 – Trey Kaufman-Renn is killing Indiana in the second half. He’s got nine points on 4-for-5 shooting in the first seven minutes, and played sturdy defense to force a traveling call on Reneau. Purdue leads 56-49.
2H 15:23 – Indiana has calmed down what I can safely say is the loudest I’ve heard Mackey Arena get in the four games I’ve attended here. Woodson drew up a nice set to get Mgbako downhill for a layup, then Galloway hit a 3-pointer on the following possession. Purdue leads 50-47.
2H 17:00 – Timeout Mike Woodson as Purdue extends its leads to 48-42. That was pretty much the worst-case scenario for Indiana in the first three minutes. Ballo and Reneau each picked up their third fouls. Kaufman-Renn scored seven quick points. Mackey Arena is insanely loud.
2H 19:27 – Pretty disastrous first minute for Indiana. Purdue opens the second half by going right to Kaufman-Renn, who drew a second foul on Ballo and converted the old-fashioned 3-point play. Reneau called for a moving screen on Indiana’s first possession, his third foul. Ballo and Reneau stay on the floor. Kaufman-Renn scored over Ballo on the next possession. Indiana’s four-point lead turned into a 42-41 Purdue lead.
Halftime: Indiana 41, Purdue 37. Mgbako and Goode (24 points combined) got off to a hot start, and Ballo dominated the final five minutes of the half with nine points. Two main issues for IU: 10 turnovers and not much of an answer for Smith, who has 14 points. We’ll see if Painter has a halftime adjustment for Purdue’s defense.
1H 1:35 – Foul called on Furst for throwing Ballo to the ground while trying to establish position inside. Ballo went 1 for 2 at the line, then scored over Furst on a pick and roll with Rice on the next possession. After a quiet start, Ballo has seven points in the last few minutes. Smith starting to get hot for Purdue with a couple mid-range jumpers. IU leads 39-34.
1H 3:44 – Kaufman-Renn picks up his second foul wrestling for position on the block with Ballo. Painter took him out in place of Furst, and Indiana went right back to Ballo but the entry pass was stolen. Leal assisted Ballo for a layup on the following possession, and Goode hit another 3-pointer. Indiana leads 36-29.
1H 5:50 – Ballo lobbed the ball to the top of the key to Galloway, but Galloway cut to the basket right as he passed it. The turnover went right to Smith for a fast-break layup. Ballo lost the ball on the following possession, and Cox took it the other way and drew a foul on Galloway. He went 1 for 2 at the line. Purdue is just 6 for 10 on free throws, but leads 29-27.
1H 7:11 – Hoosiers hanging onto a 27-26 lead at the under-8 timeout. Galloway and Tucker each got good looks at 3-pointers on the last possession but missed. Indiana has had the advantage on the glass so far, outrebounding Purdue 10-6. It’s been almost all Goode and Mgbako in the scoring department, with 21 combined points. Painter has kept Smith in the game with two fouls.
1H 9:16 – Technical foul on Raleigh Burgess. It looked like he had some words for Anthony Leal after Leal fouled Gi’Carri Harris on a fast break layup. Goode hit both free throws. Smith picks up his second foul on the following possession while Leal was shooting a 3. Leal made 2 of 3 free throws, extending Indiana’s lead to 25-22.
1H 9:45 – IU leads Purdue 21-20. Hoosiers are doing a good job on the offensive glass so far. Five offensive rebounds have led to seven second-chance points, most recently a Goode 3. Goode has eight points and Mgbako has 11 points. But six Indiana turnovers have led to eight Purdue points.
1H 11:28 – Smith forced a heavily contested look inside, and Galloway came away with it. He was smart to immediately pass it ahead to Mgbako for a dunk. Mgbako has 11 of Indiana’s 15 points already. Goode put the Hoosiers ahead, 18-17, on the following possession with a 3-pointer from the right wing.
1H 13:20 – Leal deflected and stole a pass from Smith, which led to a good look inside from Mgbako, but he missed. Goode flew in for the offensive rebound and got the put-back layup. Indiana already has three offensive rebounds. Galloway checks in for Rice. Smith and Mgbako trade 3-pointers. It’s a good sign that Mgbako has nine points already. He’s had an up and down season but can really score when it’s his night. Indiana and Purdue tied 13-13.
1H 15:46 – Purdue leads Indiana 9-6 at the under-16 timeout. Reneau just picked up his second foul, so I assume IU will go smaller with Goode after the timeout. Smith and Mgbako with four points each. IU has missed all three 3s. Ballo was late getting back on the last possession, and Purdue went right to Kaufman-Renn for a layup.
1H 16:30 – Indiana is 0 for 3 from 3-point range to start, but Reneau cleaned up Rice’s miss with a put-back layup. Mgbako pushed the pace on the next possession and got a layup, which was answered by a Loyer floater. Purdue leads 7-6.
1H 18:37 – Indiana goes right to Ballo on the first possession, and he finds a wide-open cutting Mgbako below the basket for a layup. Braden Smith answered with a mid-range jumper, then stole a nonchalant pass from Rice and took it the other way for a layup. It’s extremely loud here. Rice called for a foul after getting fooled by a shot fake by Smith, who missed both free throws. Purdue leads 4-2.
8:01 p.m. – The Mackey Arena crowd gave Mike Woodson a big applause when he was announced during pregame introductions. Purdue beat Indiana by 20 and 21 points in both matchups last year, and they’re 13-point favorites tonight.
7:50 p.m. – Indiana starters: Myles Rice, Anthony Leal, Mackenzie Mgbako, Malik Reneau, Oumar Ballo. For Purdue, it’s Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, C.J. Cox, Caleb Furst, Trey Kaufman-Renn. Indiana and Purdue have both tried several different starting lineups this year, but both went with these five last game.
5:15 p.m. – Indiana listed guards Kanaan Carlyle, Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton out for Friday’s game. Cupps and Newton have missed most of the season with injuries, but Carlyle is a new addition to the availability report. He has started six games and appeared in 16 this season and averages 4.6 points per game on 29.2% shooting.
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