How to Watch Indiana Basketball Against Wisconsin Friday
Indiana continues the 2023-24 season on Friday against the Wisconsin Badgers at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wis. Here's how to watch, game time and TV information, the point spread and over/under, the coaching matchup, series history, predicted score, stats, rankings and more.
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MADISON, Wis. – Following a blowout loss at home to in-state rival Purdue, coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers travel to Wisconsin for a Friday night matchup.
Indiana hasn't won a game in Madison since 1998, and it the Hoosiers are just 2-10 against the Badgers since Jan. 25, 2016. Ending that streak won't be easy, as Wisconsin sits atop the Big Ten standings with a 5-1 conference record.
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How to watch Indiana vs. Wisconsin
- Who: Indiana Hoosiers (12-6, 4-3, 5th in Big Ten, ) vs. Wisconsin (13-4, 5-1, 1st in Big Ten)
- What: Big Ten matchup
- When: 8:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 19
- Where: Kohl Center (17,071) in Madison, Wis.
- TV: Fox Sports 1
- Announcers: Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Robbie Hummel (analyst)
- Live stream: fuboTV (Start your free trial)
- Radio: IU Radio Network (Bloomington - 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM or 1070 WFNI-AM, or see media guide for other radio affiliates)
- Radio announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
- Point spread: Wisconsin is a 10.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 144.5 points, according to the SI Sportsbook Thursday night.
- Recent results: Indiana defeated Minnesota 74-62 at home on Friday, then lost 87-66 at home to No. 2 Purdue on Tuesday. Wisconsin beat Northwestern 71-63 at home on Saturday, then lost 87-83 at Penn State on Tuesday.
- Home, road, neutral trends: Indiana is 9-2 at home, 1-2 on the road and 2-2 at neutral sites. Wisconsin is 9-1 at home, 2-3 on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites.
- Last season: Indiana went 23-12 overall and finished tied for second in the Big Ten with a 12-8 conference record. The Hoosiers earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost to No. 5 seed Miami in the Round of 32. Wisconsin went 20-15 overall and 9-11 in Big Ten play. The Badgers missed the NCAA Tournament, but reached the NIT semifinals and lost to North Texas.
- Last meeting: Indiana defeated No. 18 Wisconsin 63-45 on Jan. 14, 2023 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington. Trayce Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers with 18 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks and four assists. Jalen Hood-Schifino scored 16 points, and Jordan Geronimo posted a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Connor Essegian scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Wisconsin, but the Badgers shot just 32.1% from the field.
- Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series, 97-80. Indiana's win in Bloomington last season snapped a previous five-game losing streak to the Badgers, who have won 10 of the last 12 matchups. Indiana has not won a game in Madison since 1998. Since that win, Indiana is just 12-32 against Wisconsin. However, from Feb. 28, 1980 all the way until March 2, 1997, Indiana went on a 31-game win streak against Wisconsin.
Leading scorers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- F Malik Reneau: 15.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.1 apg, 40.0 3-pt FG%
- C Kel'el Ware: 14.2 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg, 54.8 FG%
- G Trey Galloway: 10.7 ppg, 4.0 apg, 28.8 3-pt FG%
- F Mackenzie Mgbako: 10.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 33.8 3-pt FG%
- Wisconsin Badgers
- C Steven Crowl: 12.0 ppg. 7.8 rpg, 54.5 3-pt FG%
- F Tyler Wahl: 11.7 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 54.3 FG%
- G AJ Storr (St. John's transfer): 15.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 32.3 3-pt FG%
KenPom rankings
Projected score: Wisconsin 79, Indiana 66. KenPom gives Wisconsin an 89% chance of victory.
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Overall: 94
- Adjusted defensive efficiency: 74
- Adjusted offensive efficiency: 122
- Strength of schedule: 38
- Projected record: 16-15, 8-12
- Preseason: 49
- Other notable stats: 260th in offensive rebounding %, 23rd in offensive FT rate, 90th in 2-point FG%, 159th in 3-point FG%, 324th in FT%, 347th in 3-point attempt rate, 70th in opponent 2-point FG%.
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Overall: 11
- Adjusted defensive efficiency: 39
- Adjusted offensive efficiency: 6
- Strength of schedule: 6
- Projected record: 22-9, 14-6
- Preseason: 20
- Other notable stats: 314th in adjusted tempo, 52nd in turnover %, 111st in 3-point FG%, 29th in FT%, 274th in 3-point attempt rate, 241st in opponent effective FG%, 5th in opponent offensive rebounding %, 345th in block %.
Meet the coaches
- Greg Gard, Wisconsin: Gard is in his ninth season at Wisconsin with a 177–97 overall record and a 98–62 run in Big Ten play. The Badgers made the Sweet 16 in each of Gard's first two seasons, but haven't made it back since. Gard has led the Badgers to a share of the Big Ten regular season title twice, in 2020 and 2022. Gard was an assistant coach on Bo Ryan's staff at Wisconsin from 2001-15. He also has experience as an assistant coach at UW-Platteville and UW-Milwaukee.
- Mike Woodson, Indiana: Woodson is in his third season at Indiana with a 56-32 overall record and a 25-22 mark in regular season Big Ten play. Woodson has NBA head coaching experience with the Atlanta Hawks from 2004-10 and the New York Knicks from 2012-14. Woodson played at Indiana University from 1976-80, and was named the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player as a senior under coach Bob Knight. He was the 12th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, and played for various teams from 1980-91, averaging 14 points over 786 games.
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