LIVE BLOG: Updates From Indiana Basketball Game Against Purdue

Welcome to our live blog for Sunday's game between Indiana and No. 13 Purdue at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, where we'll share live updates, highlights, stats and thoughts on the game.

Jack Ankony | Feb 23, 2025

Indiana's Trey Galloway (32) passes against Purdue at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – One of college basketball's best rivalries takes center stage at 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as Indiana (15-11, 6-9) hosts No. 13 Purdue (19-8, 11-5).

Purdue won the first leg of the rivalry series 81-76 on Jan. 31 at Mackey Arena behind 24 points from Braden Smith and 23 points from Trey Kaufman-Renn. Mackenzie Mgbako led the Hoosiers with 25 points, but Indiana failed to execute in the final seconds of a back-and-forth game.

Entering Sunday's game, Indiana had its longest break of the season after a 72-68 home loss to UCLA on Feb. 14. Purdue has lost three games in a row for the first time since the 2020 season, falling to Michigan State, Wisconsin and Michigan.

Welcome to our live blog, where we'll share updates, highlights stats and thoughts on the game as the action unfolds.

Final: Indiana 73, Purdue 58. IU overcame a 12-point halftime deficit and outscored Purdue 48-21 in the second half. Balanced scoring effort, six Hoosiers with 8+ points. Best atmosphere at Assembly Hall in a while today. Indiana (16-11, 7-9) hosts Penn State Wednesday.

2H 1:57 – Trey Galloway ties his season-high with 9 assists, lobbing it to Oumar Ballo for a dunk. Galloway has hurt Purdue in both matchups this year. He's got 15 points and four rebounds to go along with it.

2H 3:40 – IU leads Purdue 64-51 at the under-4 timeout. Great defensive play by Anthony Leal to tie up Fletcher Loyer at the rim for a jump ball. In 31 minutes, Leal has been key on both ends today.

2H 4:30 – Trey Kaufman-Renn fouls out on a moving screen with 4:30 to play. Purdue will be without its leading scorer the rest of the way. Purdue has the press on, so Indiana will have to be smart and strong with the ball down the stretch.

2H 4:57 – Galloway's three hit every part of the rim and seemed to be halfway down before rimming out. The Assembly Hall crowd was ready to go crazy. Loyer took it coast to coast after and drew a foul on Ballo. Purdue has cut Indiana's lead back down to 61-51.

2H 6:43 – Flagrant foul called on Kaufman-Renn. That's his fourth foul, so he heads to the bench. Purdue can't afford to keep him there long as it trails 60-45.

2H 7:41 – Indiana leads Purdue 57-44 at the under-8 timeout. Leal was called for a foul, so Cox will have two free throws after the break. Indiana has completely dominated the second half, 32-7. The Hoosiers are shooting 76.5% from the field in the second half, while Purdue is just 21.4%.

2H 8:47 – Furst tried to cut in front of Rice's entry pass to Ballo, but he couldn't quite get a hand on it. That gamble led to an easy layup for Ballo. Loyer responded with a mid-range jumper. Timeout Indiana, leading 55-44.

2H 11:56 – Another breakaway for Indiana leads to a Goode layup. Indiana gave a shoutout to Malik Reneau on the video board during the timeout for eclipsing 1,000 career points. He's got 15 points on 7-for-7 shooting today, along with six rebounds and four assists.

2H 12:53 – Purdue can't stop Malik Reneau right now. He has 6 points on 3 for 3 shooting in the second half, most recently converting an and-one. Indiana is on a 24-3 run to start the second half after Purdue closed the first half on a 21-4 run. Hoosiers lead 49-40.

2H 13:54 – Smith dove on the floor for a loose ball, but his pass got tipped and went to Leal under the basket. Leal passed it to Goode, who made the layup while being fouled by Heide for an and-one. Rice stole it from Smith as he dribbled it up the court on the next possession. Reneau made another layup shortly after. Indiana playing really well to start the second half. IU leads 46-40.

2H 15:11 – Indiana ties it up immediately after the timeout as Galloway threw a nice lob pass inside to Reneau for a dunk. Reneau picked up his second foul on the following possession while defending Kaufman-Renn, who split the pair of free throws. Purdue leads 40-39.

2H 15:39 – Purdue doubled Reneau in the post, and he reacted well by passing to a cutting Galloway for a dunk. Reneau made a nice defensive play on the following possession, blocking Kaufman-Renn's layup. Purdue doubled Reneau again, but he kicked it out to Goode for a corner 3. Strong sequence there from Reneau. Purdue leads 39-37.

2H 18:41 – Quick timeout from Matt Painter to begin the second half. Myles Rice opens the second half with a 3-pointer, assisted by Galloway, who broke free for a dunk on the next possession after a steal by Reneau. Galloway made a long pass to Leal for a layup shortly after. Good start to the half for the Hoosiers, who are back in this game all of a sudden with a 7-0 run, trailing 37-32.

Leal steal ➡️ Galloway 💪 at the rim.@anthonyl3al | @TreyGalloway32 pic.twitter.com/VPrQjnhuXK
— Indiana Basketball (@IndianaMBB) February 23, 2025

Halftime: Purdue 37, Indiana 25. Hoosiers were competitive to start, but Purdue outscored Indiana 21-4 in the final nine minutes. Really rough stretch for the Hoosiers offense, which went 3 for 12 from the field in that span. Loyer has 9 points. Reneau has 8. Here's the halftime box score.

Purdue leads Indiana 25 at halftime. / statbroadcast

1H 1:15 – Another 3-pointer from Colvin. Looked like Mgbako got lost on his defensive assignment there. Goode missed a good look at a corner 3-pointer on the next possession. Purdue is 5 for 10 from 3-point range, and Indiana is 1 for 10. Boilermakers lead 34-23.

1H 3:05 – Mgbako stole the ball from Colvin, but he couldn't finish a contested layup in transition after taking it coast to coast. Smith knocked down a 3-pointer shortly after, and Mgbako missed one on the other end. Indiana's offense has hit a real rough patch in the last five minutes or so. Purdue leads 31-23.

1H 4:46 – Assembly Hall has noticeably quieted down now as Purdue is on a 12-0 run over the last three-plus minutes. The last basket was a Colvin 3-pointer, which drew a fist pump by Matt Painter. Purdue leads 28-21.

1H 6:10 – Purdue ties it up after a 3-pointer from Loyer rims in. Indiana led by as many as six points, but Purdue has responded well since. Kaufman-Renn sneaks past Ballo for an off-balance layup to give Purdue a 23-21 lead.

1H 7:53 – Galloway gets in the lane again for another floater. Colvin anserwed with a shot-fake and pull-up mid-range jumper. Mgbako is in the game now and missed his first shot, a step-back 3-point attempt. Indiana leads Purdue 21-18 at the under-8.

1H 11:19 – Ballo forces a tough shot from Kaufman-Renn on defense, then scores over the Purdue big on the other end. IU's 7-footer is definitely a matchup problem for the Boilermakers. Reneau drove right around Cam Heide on the following possession. IU leads 19-13. Kaufman-Renn will have two free throws after the timeout.

1H 13:02 –T rey Galloway assist to Oumar Ballo for an alley-oop dunk over 7-foot-2 Will Berg, who picked up two quick fouls. That pick-and-roll duo hurt Purdue in the first matchup. Gotta think Woodson goes to that all day until Purdue shows it can stop it. After a Loyer and-one, IU leads 13-11.

1H 14:14 – Good start for Indiana out of the timeout. Goode knocks down an open three, then Leal drove in for a layup. Smith answered with an and-one. Ballo also checked in for the first time today and almost immediately got to the free throw line. He missed both though. Mgbako is still on the bench. He had 25 points in the first matchup against Purdue. IU leads 11-8.

1H 15:39 – Kaufman-Renn scores twice in the lane over Reneau. Indiana's best matchup for the Purdue big is Oumar Ballo, who's coming off the bench today, if he plays. The game is tied 6-6 at the under-16.

1H 17:10 – Foul called on Anthony Leal after he and Caleb Furst fell below the basket. On the replay, it appeared Furst briefly grabbed Leal's arm on the ground, and their legs got tangled up. They're reviewing it. After review, no foul was called on either player.

1H 18:01 – After a defensive stop on the first possession, Luke Goode and Myles Rice weren't on the same page on the in-bounds pass. Cox jumped the pass and made a layup. Things like that just can't happen to start the game. Galloway tied it up 2-2 with a floater, and Leal airballed a 3-pointer on IU's second possession.

1:15 p.m. – A couple changes to the Indiana starting lineup. Woodson's going with Myles Rice, Trey Galloway, Anthony Leal, Luke Goode and Malik Reneau. Of note, Mackenzie Mgbako and Oumar Ballo weren't listed out or questionable on the availability report, but they'll come off the bench if available. Something to monitor. Purdue's going with Braden Smith, Fletcher Loyer, C.J. Cox, Caleb Furst and Trey Kaufman-Renn to start.

10:30 a.m. – As expected, Indiana listed Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton out for Sunday's game. They've been out indefinitely and have only played four games this season. Purdue did not list any players out.

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