LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game With Wisconsin in Real Time
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The stakes are high at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday night, as Indiana is trying to snap a three-game losing streak and No. 15 Wisconsin is looking to stay in the thick of the Big Ten race.
Welcome to our live blog, where we will keep you updated with all the news and views from the game in real time, right here from press row at center court. We'll add highlights as well, and toss in an opinion or two when warranted.
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Enjoy the game!
GAME STORY TO COME
11:18 p.m. — Parker Stewart hoists up a three with 6.2 to go, but misses, with more confusion in an offensive set for Indiana. A bunch of bad decisions — and missed shots down the stretch. IT'S A FINAL, and Wisconsin wins 74-69.
11:13 p.m. — Indiana tries to go inside to Trayce Jackson-Davis, but there's a crowd and he kicks it out to Trey Galloway for a three. He misses and Wisconsin rebounds, but Steven Crowl travels. It's Indiana's ball again, with 34.8 seconds to go. Indiana settles for a three-pointer from Xavier Johnson, and he misses. Johnny Davis is fouled with 19.5 to go. He misses the first, makes the second.
11:07 p.m. — Johnny Davis hits two free throws to make it 69-68. Xavier Johnson misses for Indiana, but there's a scramble for the rebound. Officials go to the monitor with 1:12 to go, and after a long review, they give the ball to Wisconsin. Johnny Davis scores on a drive and is fouled by Miller Kopp. He makes the free thrown and Wisconsin leads 71-69.
11:05 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis gets fouled with 2:31 to go, makes 1-of-2. Indiana leads 67-64. Johnny Davis scores for Wisconsin, but Xavier Johnson scores on an offensive rebound. Indiana leads 69-66 with 1:40 to go.
10:58 p.m. — We've hit the final media timeout, and with 3:52 to go in the game, Indiana leads 65-61. Got the lead back up to four thanks to a Parker Stewart three.
10:45 p.m. — We're tied at 56-56 as the Hoosiers once again go cold with the bench guys in. Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson back in. Trayce has 28 points now, 10-for-12 from the field, 8-for-10 from the line. Indiana leads 62-58.
10:38 p.m. — Really bad sequence there. Race Thompson takes an early three and misses and then Steven Crowl hits a three on the other end. Khristian Lander gets beat by Chuckie Hepburn, and suddenly it's a two-point game.
10:35 p.m. — Brad Davison and Parker Stewart mix it up a little bit away from the ball. There's a review during the timeout and a Flagrant-1 foul gets called on Davison. Stewart gets two free throws, and makes them both. Good to see, since Stewart was just 1-for-6 from the line Saturday in the loss to Michigan State.
10:28 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis has 20 points now after a three-point play. He's 8-for-10 from the field. Xavier Johnson scores on a driving layup and Indiana is suddenly up seven, at 50-43. Loud crowd starting to rattle Wisconsin a bit.
10:20 p.m. — A big three-pointer there from Trey Galloway ties the game. Another assist from Trayce Jackson-Davis too. That's five on the night, a new season high.
10:09 p.m. — These first five minutes are going to be critical for Indiana. They haven't been a good second-half ballclub this year, so they really need to take control of this game early here in the second half.
HALFTIME: We got to the break with Wisconsin leading 32-31. Johnny Davis got hot late for the Badgers, and he's a tough guard for the Hoosiers. Trayce Jackson-Davis leads Indiana with 13 points and a team-high four assists.
9:45 p.m. — At the under-4 timeout now and Indiana leads 29-25. A wild drive there by Xavier Johnson, and his shot gets blocked and goes off him. He's just 1-for-7 from the field. Trayce Jackson-Davis leads the way with 11 points.
9:41 p.m. — Consecutive dunks by Trey Galloway, the second off of a steal, and Indiana grabs a five-point lead at 24-19. Instant energy, that kid. And then he hits Trayce Jackson-Davis with a perfect pass, and Trayce dunks. Greg Gard calls timeout or Wisconsin. Indiana leads 26-19 with 5:30 to go.
9:36 p.m. — Indiana's offense bogs down again with that second unit in. Khristian Lander scores on a nice drive, and at the under-8 media timeout, Indiana leads 20-19. There's 7:18 to go in the half.
9:25 p.m. — Second media timeout and Indiana leads 16-12. Wisconsin 0-for-3 so far from three.
9:19 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis has been in a bit of a slump the past two weeks, but he's playing with a ton of energy tonight. He's got seven points already, and two nice assists. Indiana leads 13-10. Parker Stewart and Michael Durr in now too for Indiana, and Stewart, who was 1-for-9 Saturday, hits his first three-pointer.
9:12 p.m. — A charging call on Brad Davison, and we head to the first media timeout with the score tied 8-8. Indiana 3-for-4 shooting so far, but three turnovers. The first sub off the bench for Indiana is freshman Tamar Bates, and not Parker Stewart.
9:10 p.m. — Tonight's officials are D.J. Carstensen, Courtney Green, Lewis Garrison.
9:08 p.m. — Four straight scores for Indiana, a pair of free throws by Trayce Jackson-Davis, two baskets by Race Thompson, one off of a nice pass from Trayce, and a dunk from Trayce, as well. Indiana leads, 8-6.
9:04 p.m. — Miller Kopp miscues on both ends of the floor to start the game, a bad pass into the post on offense, and getting lost on defense. Not the start he needed.
8:50 p.m. — The starters have been announced for Indiana, and Trey Galloway gets his third straight start, alongside Xavier Johnson, Miller Kopp, Race Thompson and Trayce Jackson-Davis.
8:45 p.m. — The point spread has held steady all day. Indiana, despite its current three-game losing streak, is still a 3-point favorite. Here's why. A complete breakdown on both teams against the numbers all year. CLICK HERE
8:40 p.m. — If you're looking for the game on TV, it's on ESPN2 tonight. Jason Benetti and Jay Bilas on the call. Here's everything you need to know about watching, with projected starting lineups and so much more. CLICK HERE