How To Watch Indiana's Game With Notre Dame on Saturday

Indiana has had good success against Notre Dame in the Crossroads Classic, winning four of the five matchups. And now comes Mike Woodson as the coach of the Hoosiers, bringing his team to his hometown for the first time to take on the Irish one last time in this event. Here's how to watch, with gametimes, TV, the latest on the point spread and more.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Crossroads Classic has been a staple on the holiday schedule for Indiana for the past 11 years now, but it comes to an end on Saturday. The Hoosiers, who are 7-3 in the event has won four in a row, play Notre Dame at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Purdue and Butler open the event at Noon ET. The Hoosiers and Irish play at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET.  Here's how to watch, with gametime and TV information, the latest on the point spread, short bios on the coaches, starting lineups and some great — and surprising — nuggets.

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How to watch Notre Dame vs. Indiana

• Who: Indiana Hoosiers (8-2) vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
• When: 2:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, Dec. 18
• Where: Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.
• TV: FOX
• Stream: Fubo.tv CLICK HERE
• Announcers: Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Jimmy Jackson (color commentary)
• Radio: Indiana Radio Network, Sirius XM 372
• Announcers: Don Fischer, Errek Suhr and Joe Smith
• Latest Line: Indiana is a 4-point favorite over Notre Dame, according to the SISportsbook.com website as of Saturday morning. The over/under is 137. Here's the link to the story on the point spread, and each team's history vs. the number this season. CLICK HERE
• Last year's records: Notre Dame was 11-15 a year ago, and 7-11 in the ACC. They lost 101-59 to North Carolina in the second round of the ACC Tournament on March 10 and did not qualify for the postseason ... Indiana was 12-15 a year ago under Archie Miller, and lost to Rutgers 61-50 in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. They did not qualify for postseason play. Indiana hasn't played in the NCAA Tournament since 2016.
• Poll rankings: Neither Indiana nor Notre Dame is ranked in the Associated Press and Coaches polls. Indiana didn't receive any votes for the first time all year. 
• Kenpom.com rankings: Indiana is No. 27 in the Kenpom.com rankings. Notre Dame is No. 53 out of 358 teams.

Notre Dame-Indiana history

• Series history: Indiana leads the series 50-22. The last five meetings have all taken place in Indianapolis as part of the Crossroads Classic. Indiana is 4-1 in those meetings, winning in 2011, 2015, 2017 and 2019, and losing in 2013.
• Last meeting: In the Dec. 21, 2019 game at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indiana won 62-60. Indiana freshman guard Armaan Franklin made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 15.7 seconds left to secure the win, raising the Hoosiers' record to 11-1.

Notre Dame-Indiana most recent games

• Notre Dame's last game: Notre Dame's best game all season was its last one, pulling off a 66-62 victory over then No. 10-ranked Kentucky last weekend in South Bend. Junior Dane Goodwin and freshman Blake Wesley led the Irish with 14 points each, and Kentucky made just 2-of-19 three-pointers.
• Indiana's last game: Indiana got 16 points and nine rebounds from Trayce Jackson-Davis and 13 points and 13 rebounds off the bench from Jordan Geronimo for an easy 81-49 victory over Merrimack on Sunday (Dec. 12) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. It was the Hoosiers' eighth straight victory at Assembly Hall under Mike Woodson.

Meet the coaches

• Meet Indiana coach Mike Woodson: Mike Woodson is in his first year as a college head coach after four-plus decades as a player and coach in the NBA. Woodson played at Indiana from 1976-80 and left as the school's No. 2 all-time leading scorer while playing for Bob Knight. Woodson was a head coach in the NBA for nine years, six with the Atlanta Hawks and three with the New York Knicks. Woodson is an Indianapolis native, and this is his first game as coach o the Hoosiers in his hometown. His college coaching record is now 8-2.
• Meet Notre Dame coach Mike Brey: Coach Mike Brey is in his 22nd season as the head coach of the Fighting Irish and has a 551-304 career record, first at Delaware and then at Notre Dame. He is the all-time wins leader (454) at Notre Dame. His Notre Dame team won the 2015 ACC championship, and made consecutive Elite Eight appearances in 2015 and 2016. He has made 14 NCAA tournaments, including 12 at Notre Dame.

Projected starters

• PROJECTED NOTRE DAME STARTERS:
• Nate Laszewski, 6-foot-10 junior forward: 8.4 points, 8.4 rebounds
• Paul Atkinson Jr., 6-9 senior forward: 11.0 points, 6.0 rebounds
• Blake Wesley, 6-5 freshman guard: 13.0 points, 2.8 rebounds
• Cormak Ryan, 6-5 junior guard: 8.4 points, 3.8 rebounds
• Dane Goodwin, 6-6 senior forward: 14.3 points, 5.5 rebounds
• PROJECTED INDIANA STARTERS:
• Trayce Jackson-Davis, 6-foot-9 junior forward: 19.3 points, 8.4 rebounds
• Race Thompson, 6-8 redshirt senior forward: 10.6 points, 8.7 rebounds
• Miller Kopp, 6-7 senior forward: 8.6 points, 3.1 rebounds
• Parker Stewart, 6-5 senior guard: 7.8 points, 2.4 rebounds
• Xavier Johnson, 6-3 senior guard: 10.2 points, 4.3 assists

Nuggets to know

• Nuggets to know, Part 1: For all of the troubles that Archie Miller had at Indiana, he was 4-0 in this event as the coach of the Hoosiers.
• Nuggets to know, Part 2: Trayce Jackson Davis had 16 points against Merrimack on Sunday and now sits at 1,142 career points, good for 41st place all-time. Next up on this list is Cody Zeller (1,157). For the complete list of 1,000-point scorers, CLICK HERE
• Nuggets to know, Part 3: Notre Dame freshman Blake Wesley from South Bend was a priority recruiting target for Indiana, but he chose to stay home and play at Notre Dame. He's been great so far. His 13.0 points-per-game average is second-best in the ACC among true freshmen and seventh-best in the nationa among major conferences. He has scored 20 points or more twice off the bench, and had 24 at Illinois, including 18 in the second half.
• Nuggets to know, Part 4: Indiana's Parker Stewart leads the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage at 47.1%. That's pretty impressive considering that after making his first two shots as a Hoosier, he then missed 10 in a row. He's 24-for-49 since then, and prior to Sunday, he had multiple three-pointers in six straight games.