INDIANA BASKETBALL GAME NOTES – GAME 30 VS. MINNESOTA

Opening Tip

• Indiana University will conclude the home schedule against Minnesota at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday, March 4. Tip is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN with Cory Provus (PxP) and LaPhonso Ellis (Analyst) on the call.

• Minnesota (14-15, 7-11 B1G) is under the direction of first-year head coach Niko Medved, who spent the 2017-18 season as the head coach of the Drake Bulldogs. He went 17-17 in his lone season in Des Moines with a trip to the CIT.

• Indiana head men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries began his head coaching career the following season. In his six seasons on the sideline, he posted a record 150-55. His final four seasons with the Bulldogs saw the program secure 108 wins (27 wins per season) to pair with three NCAA Tournament trips. He won 70.5% (79-33) of his Missouri Valley Conference games and claimed three MVC titles.

• Each of the last three Drake head coaches now reside at Big Ten schools with Medved at Minnesota, DeVries at Indiana, and Ben McCollum at Iowa

• Limited all season by injuries, the Gophers lean on 19.6 points  and 5.6 rebounds per game from senior wing Cade Tyson. Senior guard Langston Reynolds has added 11.6 points and 4.5 assists per outing.

• Sophomore guard Isaac Asuma (11.0 points, 55 made 3-pointers) and junior forward Bobby Durkin (10.3, 68) each contribute double-figures in the scoring column.

Game Information

March 4, 2026 • 6:30 PM ET

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.

TV: BTN (Cory Provus, LaPhonso Ellis)

Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)

Series History: Indiana leads, 110-70

Last Meeting: MINN 73, IU 64 on Dec. 3, 2025, in Minneapolis

Series History

• Indiana holds a decisive advantage in the 179-game series between long-time conference foes. The Hoosiers have won 110 times, including nine-straight in Bloomington. Minnesota is one of five programs that IU has defeated over 100 times in program history. The Gophers join Northwestern (120), Ohio State (114), Michigan (111), and Iowa (107) on that list.

• Minnesota snapped Indiana’s seven-game winning streak to open the season with a 73-64 win at The Barn on Dec. 3. Sixth-year senior guard Tayton Conerway scored a team-best 18 points in the contest.

Last Time Out

• Indiana (17-12 8-10 B1G) lost to No. 13/13 Michigan State by a score of 77-64 on Sunday, March 1, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Spartans made 12-of-24 attempts from behind the 3-point line and converted 15-of-19 shots from the charity stripe.

• Fifth-year senior guard Lamar Wilkerson netted 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting from the floor. Redshirt senior forward Tucker DeVries added 20 points, six rebounds, and two steals. 

IU Single-Season Made 3-Pointers

1. Steve Alford – 107 (1986-87)

2. Lamar Wilkerson – 97 (2025-26)

3. James Blackmon Jr. – 91 (2016-17)

IU Single-Season Made 3-Pointers (b1G Only)

1. Lamar Wilkerson – 64 (2025-26)

2. Steve Alford – 54 (1986-87)

3. Jay Edwards – 52 (1987-88)

IU Single-Season Points (B1G Only)

1. Don Schlundt – 459 (1952-53)

2. Jimmy Rayl – 454 (1961-62)

3. Trayce Jackson-Davis – 436 (2022-23)

4. Lamar Wilkerson – 430 (2025-26)

5. George McGinnis – 418 (1970-71)

6. Alan Henderson – 416 (1994-95)

7. Scott May – 412 (1975-76)

8. Mike Woodson – 405 (1978-79)

9. Steve Alford – 404 (1985-86)

10. Brian Evans – 399 (1995-96)

IU Single-Season 20-point Games (Since 1996-97)

1. Eric Gordon – 19 (2007-08)

2. Trayce Jackson-Davis – 18 (2022-23)

3. A.J. Guyton – 17 (1999-00)

4. Lamar Wilkerson – 16 (2025-26)

5. Luke Recker – 15 (1998-99)

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