Indiana Earns the #9 in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament and Faces #8 Oregon on Thursday Afternoon The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 2025 TIAA Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, set to take place March 12-16 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. All-session tickets for the 28th edition of the tournament are available for purchase at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse box office or online at Ticketmaster.com. Fans can purchase all-session seating in the 200-levels, ranging from $400-$460 based on location. All ticket packages are subject to Ticketmaster and facility fees. For more information on this year’s tournament, visit the Big Ten Tournament Central page at bigten.org/MBBT. All 14 games of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will be broadcast live, with the first-round broadcast on Peacock. Second and quarterfinal round games on Thursday and Friday will air on the Big Ten Network, as well as on the FOX Sports app. The Big Ten Tournament semifinal and championship games will be televised live on CBS and the Paramount+ app.
Michigan State (26-5, 17-3 Big Ten) earns the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2019. The Spartans claimed their 17th Big Ten title, including 11 under head coach Tom Izzo, tied for the most under any coach in Big Ten history. Michigan State’s 17 Big Ten wins are the most in program history. Maryland (24-7, 14-6 Big Ten) scored the No. 2 seed for the second time since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15 – the last time the Terps were the No. 2 seed and the highest seed as league members. Maryland’s five starters — the team’s five leading scorers — have a combined scoring average of 69.5, the highest among all major conference programs. Michigan (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) garnered the No. 3 seed in the tournament and the accompanying double-bye for the third time. After winning just three Big Ten games last season, head coach Dusty May led the Wolverines to 14 this year, the most in program history for a first-year head coach. UCLA (22-9, 13-7 Big Ten) claimed the No. 4 seed in its inaugural Big Ten campaign. The Bruins capped their regular season with a 90-63 win over crosstown rival USC, marking the first time UCLA has swept the city series since 2018. The Bruins boast the Big Ten’s top scoring defense, surrendering just 65.1 points per game. Each of the tournament’s top four seeds have earned double-byes and will open tournament play in Friday’s quarterfinal round.
The 2025 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, March 12 (First Round)
Game 1 (#13 Northwestern vs. #12 Minnesota) – 3:30 p.m. ET (Peacock)
Game 2 (#15 Iowa vs. #10 Ohio State) – 25 minutes following Game 1 (Peacock) Game 3 (#14 USC vs. #11 Rutgers) – 25 minutes following Game 2 (Peacock)
Thursday, March 13 (Second Round)
Game 4 (#8 Oregon vs. #9 Indiana) – 12 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 5 (#5 Wisconsin vs. Game 1 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 4 (BTN)
Game 6 (#7 Illinois vs. Game 2 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 7 (#6 Purdue vs. Game 3 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 5 (BTN)
Friday, March 14 (Quarterfinals)
Game 8 (#1 Michigan State vs. Game 4 winner) – 12 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 9 (#4 UCLA vs. Game 5 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 7 (BTN)
Game 10 (#2 Maryland vs. Game 6 winner) – 6:30 p.m. ET (BTN)
Game 11 (#3 Michigan vs. Game 7 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 9 (BTN)
Saturday, March 15 (Semifinals)
Game 12 (Game 8 vs. Game 9 winner) – 1 p.m. ET (CBS)
Game 13 (Game 10 vs. Game 11 winner) – 25 minutes following Game 11 (CBS)
Sunday, March 16 (Championship)
Game 14 (Game 12 vs. Game 13 winner) – 3:30 p.m. ET (CBS)
Indiana University Wrestling leaves the Big Ten Championships with Five NCAA Qualifiers Indiana ended its time at the 2025 Big Ten Championships with five guaranteed NCAA qualifiers on Sunday afternoon at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois. Jacob Moran (125), Angelo Rini (133) and DJ Washington (184) all had previously punched their ticket yesterday with Gabe Sollars (197) and Jacob Bullock (285) clinching theirs today. Sollars and Bullock each took 9th place in the extra brackets to determine NCAA qualification. Sollars defeated Rutgers’ No. 13 PJ Casale by decision, 6-0, and Jacob Bullock topped No. 14 Gannon Rosenfeld of Wisconsin by decision, 9-5, to claim their spots at Philadelphia. For Moran and Sollars, it was their first NCAA qualification of their career. Bullock and Rini each earned their second career trip to NCAAs, both competed at the national tournament in 2023. This was Rini’s first NCAA bid as a Hoosier after previously competing for Columbia.
In addition to the five NCAA qualifications, Moran, Rini, Washington and Henry Porter each made their way onto the podium. Moran (125) took fifth place, Rini (133) and Washington (184) got seventh and Porter (141) got eighth place. The four placers marked back-to-back seasons with four Hoosiers on the podium, matching the best in a season under coach Angel Escobedo. The Hoosiers finished with 33.0 points at Big Ten for the second consecutive year. The 33.0 points was good for 11th place at the Championships, the best team finish since 2017. Prior to competing at the NCAAs, Indiana will wait to see if they land any at-large selections for the championships. The full list of qualifiers for the tournament will be announced Today. Indiana will next compete in the NCAA Championships from March 20-22 in Philadelphia, Pa.
Indiana University Football moves the date of the 2025 Spring Game IU football has the moved the date of the 2025 spring game. The Hoosiers will wrap up their spring practice sessions with a spring game on April 17th at 8 p.m. The new date and time might be to accommodate television, although nothing has been announced in that regard. The IU Spring game was on The Big Ten Network last year. This year’s game was previously set for Saturday, April 19th at Noon. Indiana’s first spring practice was held Saturday. Teams are allowed to have 15 spring practices. Under head coach Curt Cignetti, IU used a unique approach to the spring game in 2024, pitting the offense against the defense. The offense beat the defense 34-25 last April. If the same format is used this year, the contest will feature two 15-minute periods in an offense vs. defense format with each side accumulating points based on the following scoring system:
Touchdown – 6 points
Extra Point – 1 point
Field Goal – 3 points
Turnover Gained – 4 points
Defensive Stop – 3 points
Safety – 2 points
Last year’s game was the only time Indiana tackled throughout the spring and fall camp. It was the first public spring game in several years. Cignetti stood on the field behind the offense the entire game a year ago. Attendance at the spring game was relatively light in 2024, but the enthusiasm for Cignetti and the program following an 11-2 season and a College Football Playoff appearance might lead to a significant crowd. It will also be the first opportunity for Indiana fans to see new transfer quarterback Fernando Mendoza, running backs Roman Hemby and Lee Beebe, Jr., and many other new additions. More details on the game, including broadcast information, admission, and other special opportunities will be announced at a later date.
Bloomington North Girls Gymnastics Advances to the State Finals The Bloomington North Cougars Girls Gymnastics Team finished 3rd with a team score of 104.925 to advance to the State Finals this Saturday at Worthen Arena on the Ball State University Campus in Muncie with Opening Ceremonies starting at 11 AM and Competition getting underway at 11:30 AM. The top three teams advance to the State Finals. Columbus North won the Regional with a score of 109.175 and New Palestine was second with a score of 107.125. Roncalli finished 4th with a score of 100.950 followed by New Castle with 98.375 and Connersville with 97.400. It’s the second year in a row that Columbus North has won the Regional and the 22nd in program history.
Bloomington North’s Sofia Garcia won the Regional Title in the Floor Exercise with a score of 9.300. Garcia finished second in the Vault, Bars and the All Around and tied for 7th place in the Beam. Reese Euler of Columbus North won the Vault, Bars, Beam and All-Around along with a second-place finish in the Floor Exercise. This is the fourth straight year that Bloomington North advances to the State Finals. The Cougars won the Regional Title in 2023 for the second time in program history after they did it in 1981. Besty Cousins is the only Individual State Champion for Bloomington North in Girls Gymnastics winning the All-Around, Vault, Floor and Beam in 1992.
Bloomington South Boys Basketball Season Ends with a heartbreaking loss to Terre Haute North The Bloomington South Panthers Boys Basketball season came to an end Saturday Night with a 64-62 loss to the Terre Haute North Patriots in the Class 4A Boys Basketball Sectional Championship Game at Bloomington South. The Panthers finish the season at 18-9 as Head Coach J.R. Holmes completes his 43rd season at Bloomington South with a record of 786-263 and a career record of 929-381 in 55 seasons as head coach and is the winningest coach in Indiana High School Boys Basketball History. Terre Haute North improves to 20-5 on the season and advances to the Regional Championship Game this Saturday against Whiteland this Saturday night at 7 PM at Washington HS in Washington, Indiana. It’s the 21st Sectional Title for Terre Haute North in school history in the first since 2012. Head Coach Todd Woelfle is 253-172 in his 17th season with the Patriots and wins his 3rd sectional title after winning back-to-back sectional titles in 2011-12.
Terre Haue North led by 20 points at one point as the game was tied 6-6 before the Patriots went on a run to lead 19-10 at the end of the first quarter with Bryce Klopfenstein hitting three triples in the opening period to spark Terre Haute North. The Patriots led 25-11 as Bloomington South went scoreless for five minutes and thirty seconds as Vincent Moutardier scored to break the scoring drought. Terre Haute North led 34-18 at halftime as the Patriots outscored the Panthers 15-8 in the second quarter. Bloomington South started the comeback in the third quarter as Moutadier scored 6 points in a minute to put the Panthers within 15 at 39-24. Terre Haute North led 51-37 at the end of the third quarter as the Panthers scored 19 points and the Patriots scored 17. Moutadier who scored 33 points in the game put the Panthers on his back scoring 25 in the second half and 19 in the fourth quarter as the Panthers trailed 63-62 with 4.9 seconds left. The Panthers got the ball at half court but could not get a shot off as they lost the ball and had to foul with point nine seconds left. Terre Haute North hit a free throw and missed the second as the Panthers had to throw up a full court shot that was short. Bloomington South outscored Terre Haute North 25-13 in the fourth quarter.
Terre Haute North finished 23-31 from the field for 74%, 5-9 from three-point range for 55% and 13-21 from the free throw line for 62% as the Patriots survived 9 of 16 effort in the 4th from the Line. Brady Klopfenstein led Terre Haute North with 13 points, Tyler Renn added 12 points and Bryce Renn scored 10 points. Bloomington South finished 20-41 from the field for 48%, including 12 of 20 in the 2nd half for 60%. 7-16 from the three-point line for 43% and 15-19 from the free throw line for 79%. Bloomington South trailed 48-27 with 2:40 left in the third and scored 35 points to make it a one possession game with 1:50 to go but never got over the hump. Had three chances to tie or take the lead. This is the first time that Bloomington South has ever lost a sectional game on their home court. The Panthers hosted the Sectional in 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2021 with a perfect 10-0 record. Bloomington South is now 11-1 in sectional home games after beating Martinsville 77-34 in the Semifinals Friday Night. It’s a heartbreaker that fought all the back only to come up short to win a sectional title.
2025 Indiana High School Girls Basketball Junior All-Star Team announced Eighteen players have been selected to the IndyStar Indiana girls’ Junior All-Stars for 2025, All-Stars games director Mike Broughton announced Sunday. Those selected to the six-player Core Group include Lillian Barnes of Valparaiso, Joslyn Bricker of Warsaw, Myah Epps of Homestead, Kennedy Holman of Hamilton Southeastern, Lola Lampley of Lawrence Central and Brooklynn Renn of Silver Creek. In addition to the core group, six players each were chosen for squads labeled Red Group and Blue Group. The Red Group players are Komari Booker of Pike, Mollie Ernstes of Jennings County, Gracy Gilliard of Center Grove, Maddy Shirley of Evansville Central, Ava Wheeler of Borden and Berkeley Williams of Plainfield. The Blue Group players are Ke’Adriah Butler of Lawrence North, Aniyah McKenzie of Lawrence Central, Gabby Helsom of Homestead, Vanessa Rosswurm of Norwell, Laniah Wills of Lapel and Brooke Zartman of Warsaw.
Lenny Krebs of Class 4A state runner-up Warsaw will be the head coach and Amy Shearer of Columbia City will be the assistant coach for the 2025 Indiana girls’ Junior All-Stars. Krebs has compiled a 138-55 record in eight seasons at Warsaw, including a 26-2 mark with Northern Lakes Conference, sectional, regional and semi-state titles in 2024-25. The Fairfield High School graduate is 268-229 in 22 seasons as a head coach, including a 130-174 mark in 14 seasons at Goshen. Shearer is 221-142 in 15 seasons at Columbia City, her alma mater. Her Eagles went 24-5 this past season, capturing sectional and regional crowns before falling in a semi-state final to eventual Class 3A state champion Norwell. The Junior All-Stars will play one game against the Kentucky Junior All-Stars on Sunday, June 1 at a site to be announced. The Junior All-Stars also will play one game against the Indiana All-Star senior girls on Wednesday, June 4 at Greenfield-Central High School. Both games will be doubleheaders with the 2025 Indiana boys Junior All-Stars, who will be chosen later. The players listed as Core Group players each will play in two games. The players listed in the red and blue groups each will play in one game, the Red Group on June 1 against the Kentucky Juniors and the Blue Group on June 4 against the Indiana Seniors.
The Indiana senior All-Stars will play the Kentucky senior All-Stars on June 6 at a site to be announced. The Indiana senior All-Stars will play Kentucky’s seniors again on June 7 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The third annual IndyStar Indiana All-Star “Futures Games” doubleheader will be played on June 2 at Fishers High School. The Futures Games will be a girls-boys doubleheader with Indiana-only squads of sophomores and freshmen in a North vs. South format. The Futures Games rosters will be announced later. The Indiana Junior All-Star program was founded in 1996 by former Indiana All-Star games director Patrick Aikman. In most years, 18 players have been chosen to the Junior All-Stars. In five years (2005, 2006, 2007, 2018 and 2019), 24 players were chosen to the Junior All-Stars. In 2021, just 12 players were chosen to the Junior All-Stars. In games from 1996 through 2024 (with no games in 2020 because of COVID-19), the Indiana Senior girls lead the Indiana Junior girls 41-12 and the Indiana Senior boys lead the Indiana Junior boys 42-11. In seven years of games against the Kentucky Juniors, the Indiana Junior girls lead 12-1 and the Indiana Junior boys lead 8-5. Games against the Kentucky Juniors previously have been played in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024.