LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game With Minnesota on Sunday in Real Time

Welcome to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, where the Indiana Hoosiers look to continue their winning ways at home against Minnesota. Here is our live blog, where we keep you updated in real time with all the news and views from the game right here from press row.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Welcome to center court at Simon Skojdt Assembly Hall, where the Indiana Hoosiers are still unbeaten this season, and they're looking forward to continuing their winning ways against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

The game starts at Noon ET.  Here is all the TV information, including lots of nuggets on the game. CLICK HERE

The Hoosiers are 11-3 on the season, and 2-2 in the Big Ten. They are a perfect 10-0 at home. Minnesota has been very good away from home. The Gopphers (10-2, 1-2 in the Big Ten) are 5-0 away from home, and have three true road wins at Mississippi State, Pittsburgh and Michigan. So it is odd that the Hoosiers are a heavy double-digit favorite. Here's the latest on the point spread. CLICK HERE

If you're not familiar with our live blog, we post all the news and play from the game and in opinion and highlights here and there. The latest items are always at the top, so just keep refreshing.

Here we go. Enjoy the game.

FINAL: Indiana remains perfect at home with a 73-60 win over Minnesota. The Hoosiers are now 12-3 on the season, and 3-2 in the Big Ten. They won a TOTAL of 12 games a year ago. 

1:45 p.m. — Indiana has five guys in double figures. That's the first time it's happened this season. Last time? Versus Minnesota here last year on Feb. 17,

1:40 p.m. — Mike Woodson calls a timeout, and it's close-out time for the Hoosiers. They lead by nine at 63-54 with 4:06 to go. They got to Race Thompson again, and he scores. Having a great second half.

1:35 p.m. — Race Thompson, a Minnesota native, said this game was personal to him. It's showing. He scores consecutive baskets in the pain, and Indiana goes up 61-54. 

1:28 p.m. — We're at the World's Best Timeout now and Indiana leads 57-54. Trayce Jackson-Davis has come alive and scores again on a drive to put the Hoosiers up by three. There's 7:23 to go. Need to find a while to keep Minnesota's Jamison Battle in check. He's got 17 already. 

1:24 p.m. — Huge hustle play by Jordan Geronimo for Indiana. After a missed Trey Galloway three, Geronimo tipped the ball back out to Miller Kopp, and he drained a three to put Indiana back ahead 51-50.

1:20 p.m. — We're at the under-12 timeout and Indiana leads 48-47 after a pair of Race Thompson free throws. Hoosiers are just 3-for-10 shooting in the second half, and 1-for-5 from three. 

1:12 p.m. Gophers on an 11-2 run, cut the lead to 46-45. Two turnovers and a two bad misses from Parker Stewart and Miller Kopp. Indiana coach Mike Woodson calls timeout. And Jamison Battle drives past Trayce Jackson-Davis and scores, and now Minnesota leads 47-46.

1:05 p.m. — Indiana is so much better when it pushes the ball. After a Minnesota miss, Xavier Johnson gets the ball up quick and hits a wide open Parker Stewart on the wing and he nails a three. Indiana leads 44-34 with 15:55 to go. 

1:01 p.m. — Same starters for Indiana to start the second half. First possession goes to Trayce Jackson-Davis, and he scores with single coverage.

HALFTIME: Stats of note, Trayce Jackson-Davis has only four points and six rebounds, on 2-for-5 shooting. He's being patient with the double teams, and not forcing things. Guards have 31 of Indiana's 39 points at the half. That hasn't happened all season. Seven first-half threes is great for a. team that was a combined 6-for-32 in the past two games.

12:45 p.m. — Indiana's defense continues to be crazy good. Minnesota scored only 10 points in the final 10:36 of the first half. That's after holding Ohio State to six points in the final 10 minutes Thursday. Think about that. That's a TOTAL of 16 points in the final 20-plus minutes. Heck of a half.

12:40 p.m. — Xavier Johnson and Rob Phinisee are making Minnesota pay for their constant doubles inside. They are getting a lot of open looks and knocking them down. Phinisee has 12 points and Johnson has 10 at the half, and they're a combined 6-of-12 from three-point range. Indiana leads at the half, 39-29.

12:33 p.m. — Xavier Johnson comes back in, but Rob Phinisee stays on the floor, too. He hits his third three-pointer of the game, and Indiana goes ahead 31-27. It's their biggest lead of the game.  

12:28 p.m. — We're at the under-8 timeout and Minnesota leads 25-24. Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson back in. They went out at the 10:36 mark and we're at 5:55 now, so they sat for nearly 5 minutes of game time. Offense gets very stagnant when they're not on the floor.

12:25 p.m. — Both teams go cold there for a while, No points for nearly three minutes. Eric Curry scores for Minnesota, but Rob Phinisee answers with a three for Indiana. Hoosiers lead 22-21.

12:21 p.m. — Trey Galloway, Michael Durr and Jordan Geronimo in for the Hoosiers.

12:16 p.m.  — Trayce Jackson-Davis' first points come at the 10:36 mark. Minnesota has been doubling him on every catch so far, so it's been crowded in the post. He attacks quickly there, before the double comes. Had a nice assist out of the double the previous possession, hitting an open Parker Stewart for three.

12:12 p.m. — First substitution is Rob Phinisee for Xavier Johnson. Rob gets a nice round of applause from the students. He hits a three to pull Indiana within two, at 16-14.

12:05 p.m. — We're at the first media timeout, and Minnesota is out to an early 9-7 lead. The guards are leading the way for Indiana so far. Point guard Xavier Johnson has five points, and Parker Stewart has a pair. 

12:01 p.m. — Today's officials are Larry Scirotto, Rob Kueneman, Don Daily

11:55 a.m. — Inquiring minds want to know the important stuff so, yes, Indiana coach Mike Woodson is wearing a suit today, as he does for every home game.

Woody in a suit, of course. It's a home game

11:50 a.m. — Nice to see the students back in Assembly Hall. 

11:45 a.m. — No Khristian Lander for Indiana today. He's not dressed, and is being held out with a leg injury. He's day-to-day.

Khristian Lander will not dress today due to precautionary reasons for a sore leg

— J.D. Campbell (@JDCamz1st) January 9, 2022

11:40 a.m. — They say it's hard to win on the road, especially with a first-year coach and a revamped roster. Don't tell that to Minnesota. The Gophers are 5-0 away from home this season, winning all three true road games (Pittsburgh, Mississippi State and Michigan), plus two other neutral site games in November.

11:35 a.m. —  Trayce Jackson Davis had 27 points against Ohio State on Jan. 6, and now sits at 1,227 career points, good for 36th place all-time after passing Jeffrey Newton (1,203), Tom Coverdale (1,217) and Steve Downing (1,220) on Thursday night. For the complete list of 1,000-point scorers, CLICK HERE

11:30 a.m. — Indiana has won five straight games against Minnesota at Assembly Hall, and getting the sixth will take a solid perfomance because the Gophers do a lot of good things on the defensive end. They rank seventh nationally and first in the conference in three-point defense. The Gophers have allowed just 236 attempts and 61 opponent threes through 12 games and just 25.8 percent. They also play solid defense without fouling. Minnesota ranks 10th nationally in fewest fouls and first in the Big Ten with 13.3 per game. The Gophers also rank second in the Big Ten in fewest turnovers and sixth nationally with 115.

11:25 a.m. —  If Minnesota's Payton Willis looks familiar to you, well, he should. The College of Charleston transfer used to play at Minnesota, too. He's had a well-traveled career. He played two seasons at Vanderbilt from 2016-18, then transferred to Minnesota. After sitting out a year, he averaged 8.9 points per game for the Gophers in the 2019-20 season but then transferred to Charleston for a year before returning to the Gophers after Johnson was hired. He has 1,022 career points.