#12 Michigan State’s Big Run in the Second Half Leads to a Blowout win over Indiana University Men’s Basketball The #12 Michigan State Spartans handled the Indiana Hoosiers 81-60 Tuesday Night at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State outscored Indiana 42-28 in the second half and was sparked by a 28-2 run that put away the Hoosiers. Michigan State is 15-2 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten while Indiana drops to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in the Big Ten and will host Iowa Saturday afternoon at 2 PM at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Jeremy Fears Jr. led the Spartans with 23 points and including 19 in the first half along with 10 assists. Jaxon Kohler added 19 along with 10 rebounds. Michigan State got 11 points apiece from Kur Teng and Jordan Scott. Michigan State shot 51% from the field making 27 of their 53 shots. The Spartans were 8-30 from three-point range and 19-24 from the free throw line for 79%. The Spartans pulled down 37 rebounds, dished out 17 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks and 15 turnovers. High flying Coen Carr had six points but his highlight reel dunk in transition with 10:06 left capped off a 7-0 Spartans run that led to a Hoosier timeout.
The Spartans had 32 points in the paint, 29 points off turnovers, 27 bench points, 25 fastbreak points and 11 second chance points. Michigan State was scoreless for the final 2:35 of the game but it didn’t matter at the point with the big second half run that sent the Izzone Student Section and the Breslin Center crowd into a frenzy. Lamar Wilkerson was the only Hoosier in double figures with 19 points and drilled five three pointers. Tucker DeVries added 9 points. Indiana finished the game 21-49 from the field for 43%, 10-31 from three-point range for 32% from three-point range and 8-11 from the free throw line for 72%. Indiana pulled down 19 rebounds, 17 assists, 8 steals, 2 blocks and 14 turnovers.
The Hoosiers scored 23 points off turnovers, 22 points in the paint, 15 bench points, 12 fastbreak points and 5 second chance points. Indiana has lost two straight games and after giving up 53 points to Nebraska in the second half this time a big run by Michigan State dooms the Hoosiers. Indiana is 23-42 all time in East Lansing as the Spartans snap a two-game losing streak to the Hoosiers. Indiana leads the all-time series 74-59. Michigan State is too good when it comes to transition basketball and even though Carr was held in check, he still gave the home crowd a highlight reel dunk in the second half that was a momentum boost. Fears Jr. scored the first 10 points of the game for Michigan State as the Spartans led 39-32 at halftime. Indiana has to figure out how to play a complete 40 minutes and not allow a big run like they gave up against the Spartans in a very tough place to play.
Indiana University Women’s Basketball Looking to End a Five Game Losing Streak as they Host Washington The Indiana Hoosiers look to end a five-game losing streak when they host the Washington Huskies this evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall at 7 PM with the game streaming on Big Ten Network Plus. The game is the Hoosiers annual ALS Awareness to honor Barbara Moren the mother of Head Coach Teri Moren who passed away from ALS in 2014. The Hoosiers will wear their Road Red Jerseys for this game, and all fans are encouraged to red in support. Indiana is 11-7 overall and 0-6 in the Big Ten as the Hoosiers are looking for their first Big Ten Conference win of the season. After losing their first four games by double digits the Hoosiers have lost their last two games to Nebraska and Iowa by a combined eight points. Indiana led by 16 points against the Hawkeyes, but the Hoosiers were outscored 19-4 in third quarter as Iowa won 56-53.
Indiana led 39-38 going into the fourth quarter and the lead went back and forth seven times as Chazadi “Chit-Chat” Wright drilled a three pointer with 2:41 left to make it 51-50 Iowa as the Hawkeyes scored the next five points to put the game away as Nevaeh Caffey hit a three pointer at the buzzer to make the final margin three points. It’s has been frustrating times for Head Teri Moren and her team as the Hoosiers are struggling after going 11-1 in the non-conference and sit now sit at the bottom of the Big Ten standings along with Rutgers and Penn State as all three are looking for their first conference win. There are plenty of games left before the Big Ten Tournament in March at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis as the top 15 make the tournament while the bottom three stay home and the Hoosiers do not want to be one of those three teams that stay home in the conference tournament.
Shay Ciezki is having a great season scoring 417 points, 60 rebounds, 56 assists, 26 steals and 3 blocks. Ceizki leads the team leads the Hoosiers with 23.1 points, 3.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Lenee Beaumont is averaging 13.5 points per game but has scored just 5 points in the last two games. The Redshirt Sophomore from Lisle, Illinois did not score at Nebraska and scored five points against Iowa and Coach Moren knows that for the Hoosiers to be successful she needs to be able to put the ball in the basket. Zania Socka-Nguemen has posted two consecutive double-doubles and five on the season as she returns from a lower leg injury that kept her on the sidelines for eight games. Socka-Nguemen averages 12.6 points along with a team leading 8.9 rebounds and is tied with Edessa Noyan for blocked shots with 0.3 per game.
The Hoosiers are averaging 71.2 points 12.3 assists and 14.5 points per game. Indiana shots 47% from the field, 35% from three-point range and 77% from the free throw line. The Hoosiers have struggled coming out of the locker room to start the second half and after Sunday’s Game Coach Moren said in the post-game press conference “I thought our first half was good, but I can’t give you guys an answer why we cannot replicate that in the second half.” Washington is 12-4 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten. The Huskies have dropped two straight in Conference Play with an 82-67 home loss to Michigan State and 78-72 in overtime at Purdue on Sunday. Washington lost at USC in early December 59-50. The Huskies have home wins over Northwestern 94-73 and Michigan 64-52.
Savia Sellers leads the Huskies with 18.6 points, 3.2 assists and 1.8 steals per game. Avery Howell who transferred from USC averages 13.5 points and a team leading 7.7 rebounds per game. Elle Ladine is averaging.10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Brynn McGaughy leads the team with 1.4 blocked shots. Washington is averaging 73.3 points, 14.3 assists and 14.8 turnovers per game. The Huskies shoot 44% from the field, 36% from three-point range and 70% from the free throw line. The Huskies have veteran leadership with Sellers and Ladine and adding Avery Howell who was a freshman at USC as a starter season ago makes the Huskies very tough backcourt to stop.
Washington has a 14-player roster that represents Washington, California, Alaska, Idaho, Canada, Australia and Russia. There are 5 Seniors, 3 Juniors, 2 Sophomores and 4 Freshman for Head Coach Tina Langley who is in her fifth season at Washington with a record of 73-64 and overall record of 199-125. Indiana leads the All-time series 3-1 as the Hoosiers beat the Huskies 73-70 in Seattle on January 27, 2025, as the two programs met as Big Ten opponents for the first time. This is the first trip to Bloomington for the Huskies since a 77-74 Indiana win on November 17, 2000. Indiana beat Washington 80-78 in Lincoln, Nebraska on December 4, 1982 80-78. Washington’s only win in the series came on December 7, 2001 in Seattle with a 83-75 victory.
This will be another tough matchup for the Hoosiers as the Huskies fell out of the polls this week after their overtime loss to Purdue. The guard matchups are going to be good with both teams going with a three-guard lineup. Indiana has to get rebounds and not turn the ball over. The big question for the Hoosiers is can they come out of the locker room after halftime and have a strong third quarter or will the third quarter woes continue to be the Achilles heel for Coach Moren and her team.
Indiana University Football Safety Amare Farrell to Return for his Senior Season in 2026 Indiana safety Amare Ferrell is returning for the 2026 season. That’s according to a report by ESPN’s Max Olson on X through Ferrell’s agent. Ferrell will give IU an anchor in the defensive backfield in 2026. He has played in 40 games over the last three years and has been a full-time starter throughout the last two seasons. The 6-foot-2 and 202-pound Lake City, Fla. product has 106 tackles, eight interceptions and 15 pass breakups over his three-year career. He has 7.0 career tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks. In 2025, Ferrell has played 769 snaps and has the fourth-highest overall defensive grade among starters at PFF. He played 743 snaps in 2024, and 105 as a freshman under Tom Allen in 2023. His overall PFF grade has improved each season. Ferrell was originally recruited to IU by Allen and chose to stay with the Hoosiers through the transition to Curt Cignetti. 2026 will be his final season of eligibility. Indiana is losing starting safeties Louis Moore and Devan Boykin to eligibility after next Monday’s national championship game, so locking in Ferrell for one more year should help provide some stability in the IU secondary. The Hoosiers added veteran Wisconsin safety Preston Zachman via the transfer portal to join Ferrell on the backend.
Indiana University Football lands Tulane Wide Receiver Shazz Preston Indiana has landed Tulane transfer wide receiver Shazz Preston out of the portal. Preston is coming off a breakout season with the Green Wave. He caught 43 passes for 723 yards and four touchdowns in 2025. Those numbers include five catches for 125 yards against Ole Miss in the first round of the College Football Playoff. In 2024, the 6-foot and 206-pound Preston played in six games and totaled four catches for 99 yards and two touchdowns with a long of 53. A native of Louisiana, Preston spent his first two seasons with Alabama, where he played five games each in 2023 and 2022. He was a consensus 4-star recruit out of St. James H.S. in St. James, La. Preston has one year of eligibility remaining. Although the Hoosiers are losing Elijah Sarratt., E.J. Williams and Jonathan Brady following this season, the receiver room has a chance to be loaded again in the fall. Omar Cooper, Jr. has an NFL decision to make, but the Hoosiers will have Charlie Becker back to join Preston, Michigan State transfer Nick Marsh, and former Michigan transfer Tyler Morris, who was injured in the spring.
Notre Dame Head Football Coach Marcus Freeman will not face Battery Charges after Altercation Battery charges will not be filed against Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman after he was involved in an “altercation” with a coach at his son’s wrestling match. The St. Joseph Prosecutor’s Office confirmed Freeman was cleared of charges in an email Monday afternoon. The possible charges stemmed from an incident on Jan. 3 when Freeman was accused of battering an assistant wrestling coach as he was leaving the Al Smith Invitational wrestling tournament at Mishawaka High School. The Notre Dame Athletics Department said that Freeman was in attendance with his son, Vinny, who is an athlete for Penn High School in Mishawaka, competing in wrestling and football. The assistant wrestling coach in question “verbally accosted” Vinny Freeman during the tournament, according to Notre Dame.
In a release detailing the St. Joseph County prosecutor’s findings, the coach reported to police that he’d been pushed by someone he later learned was Marcus Freeman, but “had no clue” what motivated the push. Two other witnesses said that Freeman pushed the coach with an “open hand.” The prosecutor’s office says security footage of the incident did not support the coach’s claims. As Freeman and his son are seen leaving the gym, investigators noted the coach moved from the exit doors and approached Freeman. “Freeman turned toward the complainant and paused for approximately one second. Mr. Freeman then left the auditorium at a walk,” the report said. “While Mr. Freeman’s right arm is not fully visible, his left hand remained in a pocket during the interaction. The head and body movements of both the complainant and Mr. Freeman do not support the supposition that any violent physical contact occurred.”
Other witnesses to the encounter, including two school employees and an off-duty police officer, told police that that Freeman might have brushed against the coach when leaving, but the interaction was not forceful. Freeman later spoke with investigators, saying he paused to tell the coach to “stop talking about his son to other wrestlers.” He did not recall ever making physical contact with the coach after the exchange. A spokesperson with Notre Dame Athletics said there’s no expectation of formal criminal charges or disciplinary action from the university.
Indiana Pacers extend their winning Streak to Three Games Pascal Siakam scored 21 points, including the decisive 7-foot bank shot with 6.1 seconds remaining, and the Indiana Pacers won three straight games for the first time this season, beating the Boston Celtics 98-96 on Monday night. Boston’s Derrick White missed a go-ahead 3-point attempt in the final seconds. He had tied the game at 96-all on a driving layup with 28.6 seconds remaining. Siakam pump-faked and stepped inside the foul line for the high-arching leaner that banked through in the final seconds. He also had eight rebounds and six assists. The Pacers began the night with the NBA’s worst record but improved to 9-31, one-half game better than the New Orleans Pelicans. They were without forward Bennedict Mathurin (17.8 points per game), sidelined by a thumb injury for a fifth consecutive game. Jay Huff had 20 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Pacers. Payton Pritchard led the Celtics with 23 points and eight assists. White had 18 points and Anfernee Simons 16. The Celtics didn’t have leading scorer Jaylen Brown, who sat out with lower back spasms and earlier Monday was fined $35,000 for criticizing referees. Brown’s 29.5-point average ranks sixth in the NBA. This was the start of a four-game trip for the Celtics, who are third in the Eastern Conference at 24-15. Indiana Travels to Toronto to face the Raptors at 7 PM.
Registration Open for Taylor University 2026 Women’s Volleyball Summer Camps Registration is now open for the Taylor Volleyball Summer Camps, scheduled for three different sessions in mid-June. The TU Summer Day Camp, scheduled for June 11-13, is open to girls entering kindergarten through third grade and will focus on the introduction of beginning fundamentals and techniques of the game of volleyball. Campers will have the opportunity to work through skill stations, as well as to learn the basic concepts of match play. Cost for the TU Summer Day Camp is $50. The TU Summer Camp, slated for June 10-13, is open to girls entering grades fourth through eighth and will focus on all aspects of the sport. Fundamental skills and technique development will be emphasized for the beginner, as well as the more experienced athlete. Players will be grouped by age and skill level. Drills, games, and competitive play will be used to refine skills and techniques. Cost for the TU Summer Camp is $385 for residents and $335 for commuters.
The TU Elite Prospect Camp will be held on June 7-9 for girls entering grades nine through 12, who are interested in playing volleyball at the collegiate level. The camp will include collegiate level practices and training with and against current members of the Taylor volleyball program. Participants will receive skill evaluations, establish relationships, receive training tips and instruction from the Taylor coaching staff. Cost for the Elite Prospect Camp is $360 for residents and $310 for commuters. Discounts are available for teams or groups of eight-or-more attending the TU Summer Camp and TU Elite Prospect Camp. For more information, please visit TaylorTrojans.com/Camps, or contact TU head coach Erin Luthy at erin_luthy@taylor.edu.