Indiana University Men’s Basketball Remains Unbeaten with a 20 Point Win Over Lindenwood The Indiana Hoosiers are 5-0 on the season after a 73-53 win over the Lindenwood Lions Thursday Evening in Simon Sjkodt Assembly Hall. This was the first meeting between the two programs and Indiana is now 28-0 all-time against teams from the Ohio Valley Conference. Tucker DeVries led the Hoosiers with 25 points, going 7-15 from the field, 5-10 from three-point range and 6-6 from the free throw line. Lamar Wilkerson added 10 points and Sam Alexis pulled down 10 rebounds and scored 8 points. Indiana went 23-61 from the field for 37%, 9-28 from three-point range for 28% and 18-25 from the free throw line for 72%. The Hoosiers pulled down 44 rebounds, dished out 13 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks and 8 turnovers.
Anias Futrell scored 12 points off the bench to lead Lindenwood and Jadis Jones scored 10 points and pulled down 9 rebounds. The Lions were 17-67 from the field for 25%, 3-18 from three-point range for 16% and 16-20 from the free throw line for 80%. The Lions pulled down 48 rebounds, dished out 8 assists, 7 blocks, 4 steals and 14 turnovers. Indiana led the entire game jumping out to a 10-0 lead. Tucker DeVries drained a three pointer from the corner to beat the shot clock 32 seconds into the game. Tayton Conerway and Sam Alexis scored as Conerway added a triple to lead by 10 points. It took the Lions until the 13:30 mark to score their first bucket of the game when 6-10 Graduate Student Milos Nenadic scored inside. Sam Alexis scored on a tip dunk to make it 12 to 2 Hoosiers with 12:21 left in the first half.
Lindenwood went on a 9-0 run to make it 14-9 with 10:40 left in the first half. Reed Bailey broke the scoring drought with a free throw at the 10:09 mark to make it 15-9. Jadis Jones cut the lead to four points at 15-11 with 10:09 left in the opening half. The Hoosiers outscored the Lions 19-7 the rest of the way to lead 34-18 at half. The Lions came out of the locker room on a 10-0 run trailing 34-28 with 16:57 left in the second half. Lamar Wilkerson made a layup with 16:28 left to break the scoring drought. Lindenwood trailed 37-31 with 16:01 left when the Hoosiers went on a 13-0 run to lead 50-31 with 11:59 left in the second half. DeVries scored 17 points in the second half hitting three triples and gave the Hoosiers the spark needed to pull away. The Hoosiers outscored the Lions 23-22 the rest of the way.
Indiana struggled for the second straight game with shooting the basketball, but the defense held Lions to 17% shooting from the field and that pleased Head Coach Darian DeVries as the Hoosiers did for the second game in a row after Sunday Night’s game with Incarnate Word. Sam Alexis is showing that the true sixth man for the Hoosiers bringing the energy off the bench and Tucker DeVries praised his teammate and said after the game that without his effort the Hoosiers do not pull away the way toward the end of the game. This is still a work in progress for Darian DeVries. The shooting has not been as sharp as the first three games of the season and yes, they have lapses during the game but at the end of the day they still get the job done and now comes a good test against an Unbeaten Kansas State team that comes to Bloomington Tuesday Night for an 8 PM tipoff. Indiana has answered the bell every time so far and it’s only going to get tougher from here.
#4 Bloomington South Travels to #1 New Palestine for the Class 5A Semi State Football Championship The #4 Bloomington South Panthers hit the road to face the #1 New Palestine Dragons for the Class 5A Semi State Football Championship Tonight at 7 PM with the winner advancing to Lucas Oil Stadium for the IHSAA State Football Finals a week for tonight to face the winner of #5 Merrillville who is 10-2 and #6 Concord 11-1 for the State Championship. The Panthers are 10-1 on the season and dominated Floyd Central 55-7 to win the Regional Championship last Friday Night at home. The Panthers are averaging 41.7 points per game and giving up 17.3 points per game on defense. Bloomington South has outscored their opponents 500-208.
This will be the Panthers 14th Semi State Championship Game Appearance and third in a row. Bloomington South made to the State Finals in 1993,1997 and 1998 winning the State Championship in 1993 and 1998. Since 1998 the Panthers have lost six in a row at this level and are 1-5 all time Semi State road contest with the only road win coming at North Central of Indianapolis in 1993 21-14. Bloomington South lost at New Palestine 45-0 in the 2019 Semi State Championship Game. The Panthers have a tough challenge ahead but as they say to be the best you have to beat the best.
New Palestine is 12-0 and their Head Coach Kyle Ralph has lost 14 games in 13 seasons at the school with 153 wins. The Dragons have won four State Titles 2014 and 2024 in Class 4A and 2018 and 2019 in Class 5A all under Ralph. The Dragons have 9 double digits winning seasons and had 9 wins in 2016 and 8 wins in 2020 and 2021. Coach Ralph has finished unbeaten four times in 2014,2018, 2019 and 2024. He has lost one game in five seasons 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2022. He went 8-2 in 2020, 11-3 in 2023 and 8-4 in 2021. New Palestine is 5–2 in Semi State games under Ralph and 6-3 overall.
The Dragons average 45.8 points per game and give up 5 points let game on defense. They have outscored their opponents 550-60. Yorktown scored 10 points on September 5, and Indianapolis Cathedral scored 15 points in five-point loss on in the Sectional Championship Game which is the game this season the Dragons have won by single digits. New Palestine has pitched four shootouts and the other six games they have allowed 7 points or less. New Palestine has not lost at home since September 10th, 2021, 49-10 Mount Vernon Fortville. The Dragons have a 31-game home winning streak and Since Coach Ralph took over as the head coach in 2013, they have only lost one other home game and that was to Columbus East 35-7 on October 21, 2016.
Bloomington South is in for a big challenge and going on the road to face a New Palestine Team that has won 26 straight games and has not lost since November 17, 2023, when East Central shut the Dragons out in St. Leon 49-0 in the Semi State. New Palestine beat East Central for the Regional Championship 20-6 in St. Leon last Friday Night.
Curt Cignetti has a New Bobblehead That Tells You to “Just Google Him” Even in miniature, Curt Cignetti will implore you to Google him. The coach who has breathed life into Indiana University’s football program is now available as a bobblehead. It retails for $40 (plus $8 shipping). The bobblehead features Coach Cig addressing the media in a re-creation of the famous moment in which he was asked how he would sell his vision of IU football, one of the most snake-bitten programs in all of college football. “It’s pretty simple,” he said. “I win. Google me.” Winning is what Cignetti does best. We’ll save you the trouble of googling it.
In 2024, he led the Hoosiers to an 11-1 regular season record and an unlikely appearance in the College Football Playoff. The encore? An 11-0 record, a No. 2 national ranking and the No. 2 spot in the CFP. The Hoosiers need a win against rival Purdue on Nov. 28 to complete an undefeated regular season and clinch a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game. His success earned him a new eight-year-old contract with the team. It all comes after winning stints as a head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Elon and James Madison. The bobblehead from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame is officially licensed by IU. It’s available now for order, with an estimated shipping window of March.
Indiana University Football Lands Offensive Lineman and Former Wisconsin Commit Ben Novak for 2026 Class of 2026 offensive lineman Ben Novak has flipped his commitment from Wisconsin to Indiana. The 6-foot-7 and 300-pound Novak attends Andrean H.S. in Merrillville, Ind. According to the industry averages, Novak is a 3-star, No. 931 overall in the 2026 class, and the No. 88 interior offensive lineman. “Best in Indiana stay in Indiana,” Novak wrote on the Instagram post announcing the news. Novak took multiple visits to Indiana over the last month. “From the get-go the decision was clear to me when I took my second visit there,” Novak told Steve Wiltfong of Rivals of his decision to flip to Indiana. “It was very professional. Everything was about maintaining the standard and keeping the standard, and everyone knew their job. It became clear this was the spot for me.” Novak originally picked Wisconsin in 2024 over IU, Kentucky and others. IU now has 24 commits in its 2026 class including four offensive linemen.
Indiana’s Kristina Vincic and Tyler Lillard Named 2025-26 Jackie Robinson Award Winners The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday announced the 36 student-athletes selected as campus winners of the 2025-26 Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award presented by Discover. Now in its second year, the honor was created to recognize Big Ten student-athletes who strive to have a positive impact within their community in addition to excellence in competition. Indiana’s two campus winners were Tyler Lillard (Wrestling) and Kristina Vincic (Track and Field).
Lillard, a redshirt junior from Aurora, Ohio, is a two-time NCAA Qualifier at 165 lbs. for the Hoosiers. He is currently 5-0 on the season and is ranked No. 23 nationally at his weight class. Last year, Lillard took first place at 165 lbs. in the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships, becoming the first Hoosier to win in an individual title at the tournament since 2024. He owns a 60-30 record since he joined the Hoosiers in 2022.
Vincic is a junior from Pickering, Ontario, Canada and ranks in the top 20 in several school records across the indoor and outdoor seasons. In 2024, Vincic competed as the first leg of the current school record time for the indoor 4 x 400m relay, placing fourth at the Big Ten Indoor Championship. She has since competed in quartets that rank second and third in the school’s all-time list in the same event. From the collection of 36 local winners, two overall conference honorees will be selected and announced in the spring of 2026.
| Institution | Name | Sport |
| Illinois | TJ Griffin | Football |
| Illinois | Tali Joelson | Gymnastics |
| Indiana | Tyler Lillard | Wrestling |
| Indiana | Kristina Vincic | Track & Field |
| Iowa | Ava Bayless | Wrestling |
| Iowa | Will Ryan | Cross Country | Track & Field |
| Maryland | Joey Schneck | Wrestling |
| Maryland | Madeline Komoroski | Gymnastics |
| Michigan | Kevin Kearns | Lacrosse |
| Michigan | Zoë Bormet | Field Hockey |
| Michigan State | Maddie Lawlor | Field Hockey |
| Michigan State | Jalen Thompson | Football |
| Minnesota | Charlie Sutherland | Baseball |
| Minnesota | Niamya (Nia) Holloway | Basketball |
| Nebraska | Katelyn Caneda | Softball |
| Nebraska | Michael Booker III | Football |
| Northwestern | Kansas Robinson | Softball |
| Northwestern | Najee Story | Football |
| Ohio State | Caleb Downs | Football |
| Ohio State | Makenna Webster | Ice Hockey | Field Hockey |
| Oregon | Matt Bedford | Football |
| Oregon | Blessyn McMorris | Acrobatics & Tumbling |
| Penn State | Nick Dawkins | Football |
| Penn State | Elise DeWan | Field Hockey |
| Purdue | Devin Mockobee | Football |
| Purdue | Emma Bailey | Softball |
| Rutgers | Jude Essuman | Soccer |
| Rutgers | Caitlin Collins | Lacrosse |
| UCLA | Jordan Robinson | Football | Track & Field |
| UCLA | Karson Gordon | Football |
| USC | Maribel Flores | Soccer |
| USC | Robert Gref | Diving |
| Washington | Franck Kepnang | Basketball |
| Washington | Rhonda Newton | Track & Field |
| Wisconsin | Rico Hallman | Football |
| Wisconsin | Erin Connolly | Soccer |
In recognition of their achievement and as an expression of the conference’s appreciation, each of the 36 campus winners will receive a medal bearing the likeness of Jackie Robinson and the logo of the Big Ten Conference. Dillan Fontus of Maryland Football and Nanea Estrella, a member of the Iowa Women’s Wrestling team, were named the inaugural national winner’s last spring. Both will be hosted in Indianapolis next month and recognized on the field during the 2025 Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, December 6 (8 pm ET; FOX).
Jackie Robinson was a standout student-athlete at UCLA, where he was the school’s first four-sport letter winner, excelling in football, basketball, track and field, and baseball. Beyond his athletic prowess, he continues to be recognized and honored for his contributions off the field: integrating Major League Baseball and his lifelong commitment to social justice. He is the embodiment of the Big Ten’s mission to develop strong student leaders, and we honor his legacy and core values of courage, determination, teamwork, persistence, integrity, citizenship, justice, commitment, and excellence. As Jackie famously said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”
Indiana Men’s Tennis Player Sam Landau falls in the NCAA Tournament Singles Round of 64 Sam Landau’s singles run in the NCAA Individual Championships came to an end today after a 6-3, 1-6, 4-6 loss to Wake Forest’s Luca Pow in the Round of 64. Landau qualified to compete in his first career NCAA Individual Championships after earning co-champion of the ITA Ohio Valley Regional in October. While Landau’s singles run is over, he competed in the double’s competition alongside teammate Facundo Yunis. as the pair opened the tournament against Tanapatt Nirundorn and Henry Jefferson of Florida.