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Kevin Vera covered men's and women's basketball for Inside the Hall during the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons.

Indiana’s season ends with 64-53 loss to South Carolina in NCAA tournament

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Last year in Albany, New York, Dawn Staley and South Carolina ended Indiana’s season in the Sweet Sixteen. A year later, the Gamecocks again ended IU’s season in the second round of the NCAA tournament, 64-53, at ...

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Strong third quarter pushes Indiana past Utah 76-68 in NCAA tournament opener

COLUMBIA, S.C. – As expected, the first quarter of Friday’s NCAA tournament game between Indiana and Utah was a feeling-out process for two evenly matched teams. The Hoosiers and Utes traded buckets, the lead changed hands several times and the ...

Recurring problems sink Indiana in 72-59 Big Ten tournament loss to Oregon

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s locker room was filled with uncertainty Thursday afternoon. After a 72-59 loss to Oregon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, players and staff shuffled in and out of the locker room. Players packed their belongings into IU duffle bags while team ...

Video: Mike Woodson, IU players react to win against Ohio State

Mike Woodson, Anthony Leal, Luke Goode and Trey Galloway addressed the media following Indiana’s 66-60 win against Ohio State at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame reaction below:

Adjustments and resilience push IU women’s basketball past Oregon in Big Ten tournament

INDIANAPOLIS – On January 24, Indiana led Oregon 32-22 with five minutes left in the third quarter at Knight Arena. It was the first game of Indiana’s West Coast trip. The Hoosiers were in a position to start their road ...

IU basketball falters late in 73-64 loss at Oregon

Like several games this season for Indiana dating back to late January, Tuesday’s game was tight going into the closing minutes. In a seesaw battle, the Hoosiers led Oregon 64-63 with 1:58 left at Knight Arena. But 28 seconds later, ...

IU women’s basketball routs Purdue 77-57, completes season sweep

WEST LAFAYETTE – Less than 30 minutes before Sunday’s tipoff, Sydney Parrish and IU assistant coach Linda Sayavongchanh moved to the side and started warming up alone. The rest of the team stayed on the floor while the player-coach duo ...

Indiana basketball coaching search profile: Ben McCollum

Mike Woodson will step down as IU basketball coach after the 2024-25 season. Athletic director Scott Dolson is currently searching for the program’s 31st head coach. Inside the Hall will examine many of the candidates being discussed for the job ...

Second half defense fuels Indiana’s rout of No. 13 Purdue

Eight minutes into the second half, Purdue freshman guard Gicarri Harris stood on the perimeter with the ball in his hands. Trey Galloway met him face-to-face and guarded him closely as the Purdue offense looked for an answer. Harris tried ...

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Indiana flies past Purdue for 12th straight win in rivalry series

Just under three minutes into the contest, a frustrated Katie Geralds called her first timeout. Yarden Garzon had scored a quick seven points and Sydney Parrish followed with a left-wing 3-pointer to give Indiana a 10-2 lead. The timeout didn’t ...

Video: Mike Woodson reacts to loss to UCLA

Mike Woodson addressed the media following Indiana’s 72-68 loss to UCLA at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. No IU players were made available for postgame comments. Watch his postgame comments below:

Repeated mistakes cost Indiana in narrow loss at Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE — Indiana played a competitive 40-minute game Friday night in Mackey Arena, one of its best performances of the season. However, failed execution and turnovers led to an 81-76 loss against the No. 10 Purdue Boilermakers. The Hoosiers ...

Indiana drops third straight home game with 73-66 loss to USC

Sunday afternoon in Assembly Hall offered another familiar feeling for Indiana women’s basketball: the lights and glamour of a big game without the desired result. For the second time this season, Indiana was close to taking down a top-five opponent ...

Indiana suffers second straight 25-point loss, falls 94-69 to Illinois

Five minutes remained in Tuesday night’s first half as Indiana was down by 30 points against Illinois. Boos of frustration began to sing down onto the court, filling Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The boos quickly faded away as they turned ...

Indiana breaks through for first road win, beats Penn State 77-71 at the Palestra

There have been countless times in the last few seasons when Indiana has crumbled in pressure situations. Either unable to close out games or give a worthy punch to get back in the contest, road wins have been difficult to ...

Video: Mike Woodson, IU players react to win against Chattanooga

Mike Woodson, Malik Reneau and Mackenzie Mgbako addressed the media following Indiana’s 74-65 win against Chattanooga on Saturday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame comments below: