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LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Last Regular Season Home Game Versus Rutgers in Real Time

For the last regular season home game, Indiana hosts Rutgers on Wednesday night. The Hoosiers need this win to feel secure in landing an NCAA tournament berth. Here is tonight's live blog of news sprinkled in with some opinion from the game in real time.

Haley Jordan

USA Today

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Welcome to the last regular season home blog of the season. Indiana hosts the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 7 p.m. ET. We've got you covered with impactful plays in real time.

Be sure to keep refreshing this page as the blog will get updated with news, stats and tweets throughout the game. The most recent items are at the top.

Enjoy!

9:12 p.m. — The Hoosiers shot 41 percent from the floor but only 29 percent from the three-point line compared to Rutgers' 47 percent from the field and a much better 44 percent from beyond the arc. All stats were neck and neck minus the big difference from the three-point line that would send Indiana to a loss.

9:09 p.m. — The Hoosiers drop another game to Rutgers — 66-63 the final in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

9:07 p.m. — Stewart hits his second triple and shot of the night, but Harper Jr. responds with one of his own with 2 seconds left to play.

8:58 p.m. — Johnson purposely gets hit in the head by Mulcahy after attempting to block his shot. The refs rule a foul on Johnson. Aundre Hyatt makes both free throws for Rutgers. A flagrant two foul is called on Mulcahy who exits the court and heads for the locker room. Kopp also hits both of his free throws for the Hoosiers.

8:55 p.m. — Jackson-Davis makes a pair of free-throws to keep it a 1-point game with over a minute to go. He's 5-for-6 from the line tonight.

8:50 p.m. — Rutgers' Baker hits an important three-point shot to take over the lead with just above two minutes to go.

8:39 p.m. — Rutgers ties it up 52-52 off of a 7-0 run. Five and a half minutes remain for the Hoosiers to stir up some disruption.

8:36 p.m. — Indiana misses four consecutive shots. Stewart is struggling on Senior Night shooting 1-for-5 from the field in his 26 minutes of play.

8:23 p.m. — In the first half, it was the Jackson-Davis show, but now Johnson wants his moment. He scores his second three-pointer of the night and is now in double figures with 11 points.

8:21 p.m. — Johnson heats up as he sprints down the court for a one-handed dunk that has fans erupting. Hoosiers lead 44-38 after a 7-0 run.

8:15 p.m. Johnson drives down the lane for the and-1 to build up Indiana's cushion to four points.

8:11 p.m. — The Scarlet Knights capitalize on a 10-0 run putting Indiana in a two and a half minute scoring drought. Indiana head coach Mike Woodson has said from the beginning his Hoosiers need to play the full 40 minutes, not just the first half.

8:08 p.m. — You do not want to leave Harper Jr. open on the three-point line. That's what the Hoosiers did allowing Harper Jr. to swish a triple and bring Rutgers within four.

8:04 p.m. — Jackson-Davis opens up the half for Indiana with another dunk. The Hoosiers are holding onto their 6-point lead, but Rutgers keeps responding before Indiana can pull away any further.

Hoosiers lead 32-25 at the half.

HALFTIME STATS: Indiana finished 12-for-29 shooting behind Rutgers' 11-for-23. Jackson-Davis has a whopping 15 points after finishing 6-for-8 from the field. It's clear Indiana's nine points off of the Scarlet Knights' seven turnovers have made a big difference. Indiana is still struggling from the three-point line only shooting 2-for-11.

7:46 p.m. — Jordan Geronimo enters the game again and makes his minutes count by hitting a jumper just before the shot clock expired. Rutgers responded with a three-pointer before the buzzer.

7:40 p.m. — The Scarlet Knights have committed four turnovers in the last four minutes. Indiana has scored nine points off of Rutgers' errors. The Hoosiers are keeping steady control of the ball and have only turned the ball over twice.

7:33 p.m. — Johnson is now on the board improving Indiana's three-point percentage to 22 percent. Rutgers are 50 percent from beyond the arc.

7:30 p.m. — Five must be Indiana's number right now. The Hoosiers have missed five shots in a row and also tally five fouls compared to Rutgers' three.

7:24 p.m. — Kopp hits his first shot of the night, and it's a big one. His three-pointer will put Indiana ahead 21-16. This is Indiana's first made three of the game.

7:16 p.m. — On a fast break, Jackson-Davis takes it all the way for a dunk that gets the Hall loud and on its feet. He's now 5-for-5.

7:15 p.m. — Rutgers is getting hot early off of three-pointers. First Harper Jr. hit a long three, and then Baker hit another to put the Scarlet Knights within two points.

7:08 p.m. — Hoosiers start off strong with a 9-0 run. Jackson-Davis is 3-for-3. Rutgers sits at 3-for-7.

7:06 — Kopp goes 0-for-2 off of his own offensive rebound. Jackson-Davis hits a layup and puts Indiana up 5-4 in the first three minutes.

7:02 p.m. — Trey Galloway will not play tonight. He's still out with a lower body injury. Khristian Lander is also out after re-aggravating his sore leg.

7:00 p.m. — Indiana's starters are forwards Miller Kopp, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson and guards Parker Stewart and Xavier Johnson.

6:57 p.m. — It's senior day! Parker Stewart and Race Thompson will be Indiana's honored seniors following tonight's matchup

6:50 p.m.— Rutgers' starting five are center Clifford Omoruyi, guard/forward Ron Harper Jr. and guards Paul Mulcahy, Geo Baker and Caleb McConnell.

6:40 p.m. — Rutgers beat Indiana three times last season including the first game in the Big Ten Tournament. The Hoosiers were booed off the floor, and head coach Archie Miller was fired a few days later.

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Haley Jordan
HALEY JORDAN

Haley Jordan is a Sports Illustrated/FanNation video director, staff writer, host and reporter for Hoosiers Now, Fastball and Fastbreak sites. She is a graduate from Indiana University with degrees in Sports Broadcast Journalism and Spanish.

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