Greetings from Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, where Indiana is set to take on Northwestern in a key game for both teams. Here is our live blog, with news and view straight from press row.
Evanston, Ill. - Indiana is back on the road Tuesday night, bouncing back from a tough loss to Illinois last weekend. Hoosiers is taking on Northwestern at the Welsh-Ryan Arena.
Welcome to our live blog, where we will keep you updated with all the news and views from the press row here. We will also add opinions and highlights. The most recent items are at the top, so just keep refreshing.
Update: Here's the game's story, which includes postgame quotes from Mike Woodson and Trey Galloway.
Finals: Short-handed Indiana falls to Northwestern 59-51, losing back-to-back games for the first time in a whole year. The Hoosiers are now 16-7, and are completely back on the bubble.
11:12 - Violation of the shot clock at Northwestern after a review, so it's the Indiana ball with 49.1 seconds to go, 57-51. Indiana failed to get a good shot and Miller missed the top of Kopp's key. Forced to foul, Northwestern's Ryan Greer makes them both and has it 59-51 to go with 23.5 seconds.
11:06 PM - Trace Jackson-Davis gets fouled on an entry pass, but misses the front end of one each. Another bad, bad night. Bou Bui scores at the other end and it is an eight-point lead. Race for Indiana from Anthony Leal Pass stings Thompson.
11:02 - Trey Galloway fights another foul for a rebound, and he commits a foul. It's a really tough way to end a great game, but it just can't happen. He picked up the fourth and fifth fouls on the rebound. It is also called flagant-1 foul. 55-49.
10:57 - Anthony Leal makes two free throws and after a stop, Race Thompson is sunk at the other end by a brilliant pass from Trey Galloway. 53-49 is. Then Galloway takes charge at the other end. We have a media timeout at 3:08. A wild one is about to end.
10:52 - Trey Galloway hits his fourth foul in the fighting box-out. Indiana is behind by six, and those last three really hurt, a banked three-pointer by Chase Audige. It's 51-45 with 4:50. After review, the foul reaches Flagrant-1.
10:46 - Trace Jackson-Davis drives to the rim, but misses. He is really struggling. He's just 4-for-13 off the field. Northwestern Leeds 48-43. Miller Kopp (1-K-6) and Jordan Geronimo (1-K-5) really needed to play well tonight, and it didn't.
10:40 - Mike Woodson calls a timeout with 8:45 to relieve his men. Northwestern lead 46-41. Northwestern only has two turnovers in the entire game.
10:34 - Indiana needs more than Miller Cope. The younger they are, the more they need to step up. He is shooting only 1-for-5 as of now.
10:31 - Northwestern goes up seven at 44-37, but Race Thompson answers the bell at the other end, getting an aggressive rebounding and scoring. He's also fouled, and we go into an under-12 timeout with 10:34. He was run 13–0 by the Wildcats.
10:26 PM - Indiana is piling on 50-50 balls, and Northwestern is suddenly up six, 41-35.
10:20 PM - Anthony Leal is on board with a three-pointer and Indiana leads 33-28. He goes to the basket a few minutes later and misses without a foul call. The Indiana bench goes crazy, and a technical glitch is called. Ryan Greer makes the first free throw, and Northwestern leads 36-35.
10:18 P.M. — We've seen Indiana hold the halftime lead several times this year, and they've often gone missing. It will be interesting to see if they catch up tonight.
Halftime - We've made the turn and Indiana leads 30-26. A tremendous effort from the boys on the floor. Massive props for Trey Galloway, who played all 20 minutes and led the Hoosiers with nine points. Trace Jackson-Davis has nine as well.