Indiana basketball continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition at Ohio State at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 17, at Value City Arena in Columbus. The Hoosiers have dropped their last two games by a combined 50-points.
The Buckeyes enter the game with a record of 10-7 (2-4 Big Ten) under second-year head coach John Diebler. Ohio State is led by 17.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.4 assists per game from junior guard Bruce Thornton. Sophomore forward Devin Royal adds 13.8 points and a team-best 7.4 rebounds per contest. Freshman guard John Mobley Jr. has averaged 11.9 points per night and made a team-high 37 3-pointers on 43.0% from behind the arc.
Tipoff is set for 8:00 PM on FOX.
Below is the full preview.
Podcast: Talkin’ Bout The Hoosiers Ep. 39 – Indiana Basketball Reaction
Key Indiana basketball Storyline
Where does Indiana basketball go from here?
Things have not been great over the past week for Indiana basketball. When the calendar turned to 2025, things looked to be heading in the right direction for the Hoosiers but ever since last Saturday, there has a been a large gas fire in Bloomington.
The flames got higher on Tuesday night when Indiana basketball played one of their worst games ever in a home blowout vs No. 19 Illinois. It was one of the worst efforts anyone had ever seen out of the Hoosiers and was just very embarrassing.
The question now remains, where does Indiana basketball go from here? We probably know what will happen come March, but there are still 13 regular season games left to play before then. What is crazy is Indiana still is near the top when it comes to win in the Big Ten even with a 4-3 record. The next 9 games are Quad 1 chances so there is still time to turn this thing around, but not much.
Starting tonight, we will get a better picture of what this Indiana basketball team plans on doing the rest of the way through.
Read: Is a change to the starting lineup coming for IU basketball? Mike Woodson says everything is on the table
Series History
The Hoosiers have squared off with the Buckeyes 200 times on the hardwood. Indiana has emerged victorious in 112 matchups, including a two-game sweep in 2024. In total, IU has won four of the last five games against OSU.
The last time the sides met in Columbus, Indiana erased an 18-point lead to win 76-73 on Feb. 6, 2024, the largest comeback since Nov. 14, 1998, against Indiana State (19 points). Anthony Leal hit a corner 3-pointer with 22 seconds left to give IU the 74-73 lead. He later iced the game with a pair of free throws. Malik Reneau dominated with a 26-point, 14-rebound double-double and Trey Galloway charted 25 points and four assists.
More: ‘Understand how embarrassing and unacceptable this is’: Indiana basketball blown out of Assembly Hall in demoralizing loss to #19 Illinois
Indiana basketball Injury Updates
Gabe Cupps: Indiana basketball sophomore guard Gabe Cupps underwent a successful surgery to treat a preexisting, nagging injury to his lower body. He will be out indefinitely.
Jakai Newton: Indiana redshirt freshman guard Jakai Newton underwent successful surgery to treat an injury to his lower body. He will be out indefinitely but is expected to return this season. This injury is not related to the one he had prior to the start of the 2023-24 season.
Malik Reneau: After scoring the first bucket of the game, the junior power forward went down on the defensive end holding his right knee vs Rutgers. He left the game and finally returned to the bench in the 2nd half but did not get back in. He missed the games vs Penn State, USC, Iowa, and Illinois. He is expected to miss today’s game vs Ohio State.
Quick Hitters
Who?: Indiana (13-5) (4-3) vs Ohio State (10-7) (2-4)
When?: Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 • 8 p.m. ET
Where?: Value City Arena (19,049) • Columbus, Ohio
TV: FOX (Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Betting Lines: Indiana basketball is listed as a 7.5-point underdog per DraftKings Sportsbook.
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