Indiana University Men’s Basketball Hangs 100 on Marquette The Indiana Hoosiers beat the Marquette Golden Eagles 100-77 in the Waterkeeper Alliance Invitational Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 14,017 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Hoosiers are 2-0 on the season and will return to Bloomington to host the Milwaukee Panthers on Wednesday evening at 7 PM inside Simon Sjkodt Assembly Hall. Marquette 2-1 and will host Little Rock on Wednesday at 8 PM. Indiana leads the all-time series 9-2 including a 3-1 record on a neutral court and have won the last two meetings along scoring the most points against Marquette in this series. Tucker DeVries scored 27 points to lead the Hoosiers along with 23 points from Lamar Wilkerson as four Hoosiers scored double figures. Freshman Trent Sisley scored 15 points, and Sam Alexis added 13 points. The Hoosiers shot 50% from the field 33-66, 14-28 from three-point range for 50% and 20-24 from the free throw line 83%, Indiana pulled down 34 rebounds dished out 27 assists, 6 steals, 3 blocks and 8 turnovers.
Chase Ross led Marquette with 19 points as five Golden Eagles scored in double figures. Nigel James Jr. added 16 points; Royce Parham added 11 points along with 10 points apiece from Caedin Hamilton and Ben Gould. Marquette shot 37% from the field, 4-16 from three-point range for 25% and 29-33 from the free throw line for 88%. Marquette pulled down 39 rebounds, dished 10 assists, 3 steals. 2 blocks and 15 turnovers. DeVries knocked down a three pointer 24 seconds in to start the game as he scored 24 of his 27 points in the first half. Marquette took the lead 4-3 with 18:35 as Golden Eagles hit four free throws. Lamar Wilkerson gave the Hoosiers a 5-4 lead knocking down a pair of free throws to give the Hoosiers a 5-4 lead with 17:24 left in the first half. Marquette tied the game 8-8 with two Zadie Lowery free throws at the 15:43 mark.
The Golden Eagles took the lead 10-8 with two Chase Ross free throws at the 15:27 mark. The game went back and forth with 9:25 left in the opening half as the game was tied 24-24. Lamar Wilkerson put the Hoosiers up 26-24 with 9:19 left. Indiana outscored 30-14 and took a 56-38 going into the locker room. Conor Enright hit a half-court shot as the clock was winding down at the end of the half to bring the United Center crowd to their feet. Indiana maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half as Marquette trailed 65-55 with 13:38 left to go in the game as the Hoosiers outscored the Golden Eagles 35-22 the rest of the game as Indiana outscored Marquette 44-39 in the second half. The Hoosiers continue to show under Head Coach Darian DeVries that they can shoot the ball, hit free throws, play defense and limit turnovers that will be a good first season for a new era of Indiana Basketball.
Indiana will play Kansas State, Louisville in Indianapolis and Kentucky as part of the non-conference schedule and will open the Big Ten Season at Minnesota and host Penn State before the calendar turns to January. The Hoosiers continue to answer the bell every time they step out on the floor, and this was the first test against a good Marquette squad and with 100 points and 23-point margin of victory on a neutral floor the Hoosiers passed this test with flying colors.
Wisconsin ends Indiana University Volleyball’s Four Game Conference Winning Streak The return of star setter Charlie Fuerbringer was exactly what the doctor ordered for No. 11 Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon. Boasted by the return of their fantastic sophomore, the top 15 Badgers rolled to an efficient sweep (25-13, 25-14, 25-20) over No. 18 Indiana at UW Fieldhouse. IU’s winning streak of four games in conference play comes to an end. From the jump, the Badgers played with a renewed energy against the Hoosiers. IU hit just .113 (35-21-124) on the afternoon against a stifling Wisconsin defense. Freshman outside hitter Jaidyn Jager led the way with 14 kills on a game-high 45 attacks. Senior outside hitter Candela Alonso-Corcelles had seven kills and now sits in a tie for tenth in program history (1,283).
IU’s floor defense attempted to keep the team in the match in the third set. Freshman libero Avery Freeman led the way with nine digs. Six different players offered up at least five digs, but IU couldn’t find any answers for Wisconsin seniors Mimi Colyer (14 kills) and Carter Booth (11 kills, .733 hitting percentage). Following IU’s fourth road match of the year against a top 25 team, head coach Steve Aird’s group will get an extended run of time at home. The Hoosiers’ next four matches are all at Wilkinson Hall, beginning with a visit from Oregon on Friday evening. The stretch will take IU to the final week of the regular season.
Indianapolis Colts take down the Atlanta Falcons in overtime in Berlin, Germany The Indianapolis Colts beat the Atlanta Falcons, 31-25, in overtime at Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany. Jonathan Taylor had three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown in overtime. After going down by three points with less than two minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Colts drove down and tied the game on a 44-yard field goal by Michael Badgley, which sent the game to overtime. “To win close games like this, I think it says a lot about our football team and where we’re at from a collective unit,” Colts head coach Shane Steichen said. “So, finding ways to win win at the end are huge in this league. A lot of these games come down to just what happened today. So, finding a way to win there was big for our football team.”
“You mentioned all three phases of the game, that’s what it took,” Taylor said. “This is a very good team over there. Very tough team. We knew that coming into the game, and then of course as the game unfolds, you just realize how much you have to depend on each other… and I think that’s what we did.” “We got a good football team,” Daniel Jones said. “We got a really good running back, that’s for sure.”
Taylor had 32 carries for 244 yards and three touchdowns in the game. Daniel Jones was 19-for-26 for 255 yards, a touchdown, and an interception. Tyler Warren led the Colts with eight catches for 99 yards. Alec Pierce added four catches for 84 yards and a touchdown. The win improves the Colts record to 8-2, and they remain atop the AFC standings. The Colts are on a bye week next week. The next game for the Colts is on Sunday, November 23 on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
Indiana Field Hockey’s Emma Thompson Selected to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team Indiana Field Hockey senior Emma Thompson was named to the 2025 Big Ten All-Tournament Team on Sunday. Thompson and the Hoosiers lost to Iowa, 1-0, on Thursday in the quarterfinal round. Thompson made her 18th start in that game and led the Indiana defense. She was also named All-Big Ten Second Team earlier this week. The complete All-Tournament Team is as follows:
All-Tournament Team
Emma Thompson, Sr., B, Indiana
Jordan Byers, Fr., M, Iowa
Fréderique van Cleef, Gr., F, Iowa
Maia Adamson, Fr., M, Maryland
Abby Tamer, Gr., F/M, Michigan
Claire Taylor, Gr., B/M, Michigan
Grace Schulze, Gr., F, Northwestern
Ashley Sessa, Jr., F, Northwestern
Katie Fichtner, Sr., B, Ohio State
Makenna Webster, Gr., F, Ohio State
Puck Winter, Gr., B, Rutgers
Most Outstanding Player
Grace Schulze, Gr., F, Northwestern
Noblesville Boom loses its First Home Game in Front of a Sold-Out Crowd The Noblesville Boom on Saturday night hosted its first-ever home game with a sold-out crowd. Despite the 120-107 loss to the Grand Rapids Gold, city leaders said the team’s new era is still a win. About 3,400 fans packed into The Arena at Innovation Mile. Vince Cino and other fans were excited to welcome the Pacers’ NBA G League affiliate to the Indianapolis suburb after it is completing a move from Fort Wayne. “It’s such a great product. I mean, you look around, small arena, great environment, affordable tickets,” Cino said. “It’s a nice family-friendly product that you can get local here, not having to go downtown Indy.”
Head Coach Tom Hankins says they’re looking to capitalize on the momentum from successful postseason runs by the Indiana Pacers and the WNBA’s Indiana Fever. “It’s great to get the opportunity to play in front of an actual home crowd. We’ve been averaging, I don’t know, 150-110 people at the home games the last two or three years, playing in Gainbridge (Fieldhouse in downtown Indianapolis).” Ryan Grant, the Noblesville Boom’s president of business operations, wants the team to make a boom off the hardwood, too. He said the arena and the team will complement the Fishers Event Center, providing more entertainment for families in Hamilton County. “We’re all playing nice in the sandbox,” Grant said. “I think that there’s room for everybody here. It’s a big market, and especially for this arena size.”
Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen says the multimillion-dollar investment in a new venue will translate to billions of dollars for the city in the coming decades. “That’s a heck of an ROI (return on investment). We feel good about it. We’ve already seen USA Gymnastics announce that they’re coming to Innovation Mile. We saw Caterpillar land next door to The Arena at Innovation Mile. So, the strategy is working and we’re not slowing down.” For the fans, the Boom are yet another way for Indiana to show its pride in its Basketball roots. “It’d be nice if it brought more people to the area,” Laura Barnett said. “It’s great. This looks beautiful, and it’s fun, something to do.” The Boom hit the road for a four-game stretch before returning for a three-game homestand starting Nov. 22.
Indiana Pacers fall to the Shorthanded Denver Nuggets in the Mile High City Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists for his sixth triple-double in nine games this season, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 117-100 on Saturday night to sweep a four-game homestand. Denver played without regulars Jamal Murray (left calf tightness) and Aaron Gordon (left hamstring) on the second game of a back-to-back. Jalen Pickett and Peyton Watson, who had a season-high 16 points, started instead.
Gordon, who missed 31 games last year with injuries, is averaging a career-best 20.1 points. “If he feels something that can turn into something worse, there is a little bit of apprehension,” Denver coach David Adelman said before the game. “Aaron’s a guy we have to protect … because there’s just not that many human beings that are that big and jump that high and explode like that.”
Indiana, which has been without multiple players at the start of the season, lost for the eighth time in nine games. The Pacers got Andrew Nembhard back from a left shoulder strain that cost him the last seven games. Aaron Nesmith scored 25 points for Indiana and Nembhard added 22. Monte Morris, signed Friday, had one point in 15 minutes. Jokic, who had a season-high eight turnovers, secured the triple-double on a pass to Cam Johnson with 7:49 left in the third quarter. The Pacers rallied within 64-61 early in the third, aided by Gordon’s technical foul while sitting on the bench in street clothes. The Nuggets led by 13 after three quarters and went up 109-88 on Jokic’s deep 3-pointer midway through the fourth.