LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game With Michigan State in Real Time

It's Indiana and Michigan State on Sunday in a huge Big Ten game shown around the country on CBS. Welcome to our live blog, where we'll keep you updating live from press row on all the news and views from the game, with highlights and opinion thrown in.

Tom Brew | Jan 22, 2023

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It's Indiana and Michigan State on Sunday in a huge Big Ten game shown around the country on CBS. Welcome to our live blog, where we'll keep you updating live from press row on all the news and views from the game, with highlights and opinion thrown in.

All the latest items are at the top, so just keep refreshing and we'll keep you updated. Enjoy the game.

1:56 p.m. — Jalen Hood Schifino is back in the game, which is a good sign. He took that fall earlier and has only played five minutes in the second half. Indiana leads 76-62.

1:52 p.m. — We get to the final media timeout now and Indiana leads 72-60 with 3:39 to go. Trayce Jackson-Davis going to the line when we get back. He's got 23 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots. Another fabulous game. Michigan State just 4-for-12 from three.

1:48 p.m. — Jordan Geronimo fouls out at the 5:01 mark and Race Thompson, who only played three minutes in the first half, comes back in. Indiana leads 72-59.

1:42 p.m. — Tamar Bates misses Trayce Jackson-Davis wide open in the post, then makes a bad pass that bounces back to him. So he hoists a 25-footer and its goes in. Just like they drew it up. It's 67-55 Indiana now with 6:16 to go.

1:39 — We're at the under-8 timeout and Indiana leads 62-55 with 7:47 to go. Trayce Jackson-Davis going to the line when we come back. He's 6-for-7 from the line today, and the Hoosiers as a team are 14-for-16, a great 87.5 percentage.

1:36 p.m. — Trayce Jackson-Davis gets fouled on a drive and makes one of two free throws. Indiana leads 62-53.

1:28 p.m. — Indiana is 13-for-14 from the free throw line so far today. That's huge. Tamar Bates hits another three — that's four now on the day — and Indiana jumps out to a 57-51 lead with 11:56 to go. Hoosiers are 8-for-14 from three.

1:20 p.m. — Great inbounds play under the basket by Indiana. Trey Galloway gets it to Trayce Jackson-Davis he quickly gets it right back to Galloway, who's fouled. He makes them both and Indiana leads 47-44.

1:19 p.m. — We hit the first media timeout of the second half at the 14:52 mark, and Indiana leads 45-44. The Hoosiers go back ahead on another three-pointer by Trey Galloway. That's his third of the game.

1:14 p.m. — Jalen Hood-Schifino takes a hard fall and is slow to get up. He stays in the game, but isn't moving around very well. Gives up and easy layup and Michigan State ties the game at 42-42 with 16:06 to go.

STATS OF NOTE: Michigan State just 2-for-9 from three. Trayce Jackson-Davis has 13 points despite the slow start. Indiana 4-for-10 from three, with two each from Trey Galloway (early) and Tamar Bates (late). Indiana leads 37-32. Let's go.

HALFTIME: Terrific comeback for Indiana, and the Hoosiers go to the break with a 37-32 lead. Outscored Michigan State 21-7 in the final 7:43 of the half.

12:50 p.m. — Tamar Bates hits a long three right in front of the Michigan State bench, and then stares them down. Spartans throw away the inbounds. Hoosiers go inside to Jackson-Davis, and he dunks and was fouled. the free throw and Indiana leads 37-29 in the final minute of the first half.

12:45 p.m. — Two quick blocks from Trayce Jackson-Davis, and now he's just three away from tying Jeffrey Newton as the school's all-time leading shot blocker.

12:40 p.m. — Michigan State's freshman big, Jaxon Kohler, hits a pair of shots over Trayce Jackson-Davis, but Tamar Bates his a three on the other end, and we're tied again at 29-29. Hit the under-4 timeout with 3:23 to go.

12:36 p.m. — Indiana takes the lead with a pair of free throws from Tamar Bates. A really nice comeback. Indiana leads 26-25 and the Assembly Hall crowd is roaring.

12:31 p.m. — Malik Reneau having a nice game for Indiana. He's got four points and three rebounds already, and then drops in a nice pass to Trayce Jackson-Davis for a score. Hoosiers right back in it at 25-22, and Tom Izzo calls timeout at the 6:12 mark.

12:28 p.m. — Indiana doing a much better job of defending the three today, a key to the game today for me. Michigan State is just 2-for-8 from three.

12:24 p.m. — Malik Reneau scores inside for Indiana, and then Trayce Jackson-Davis gets his first hoop. It's 17-12 now, Michigan State leading.

12:21 p.m. — At the under-12 media timeout and Michigan State leads Indiana 17-8. Hoosiers are getting decent looks, but aren't getting anything to fall. Outside of Trey Galloway's two three-pointers, they are just 1-for-11 from the field.

12:19 p.m. — Tough start for Trayce Jackson-Davis. He's 0-for-4 so far from the field. Gets a breather from Malik Reneau 7 minutes in. He's right back in last than a minute later, though,.

12:15 p.m. — Race Thompson checks into the game for Indiana, and he gets a standing ovation from the IU crowd. He's been out since Jan. 5 with a knee injury.

12:12 p.m. — Jordan Geronimo is having a hard time guarding Joey Hauser. He just blew right by him, and then Geronimo traveled on the other end.

12:10 p.m. — Tensions are high to start this game for sure. We've already had a dust-up at the 16:16 mark, with some pushing and shoving going on. Refs break it up quickly and go to the monitor. Miller Kopp gets called for a Flagrant 1.

12:07 p.m. — Two early three-pointers from Indiana guard Trey Galloway. That's going to be a must today. Indiana's three-point game needs to be spot on.

12:05 p.m. — Today's officials are Larry Scirotto, Earl Walton and Brian Dorsey.

11:50 a.m. — Same starters for Indiana for the fourth straight game. It's Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jordan Geronimo up front, and Miller Kopp, Trey Galloway and Jalen Hood-Schifino on the perimeter.

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Starters against MSU.

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11:45 a.m. — Indiana senior forward Race Thompson is dressed and ready to go. We'll see what happens.

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