Indiana’s Second Half gets the Job Done Against Rutgers The Indiana Hoosiers closed out the Road Portion of the Regular Season with a 79-69 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Wednesday Night at Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway New Jersey. The Hoosiers are 16-13 overall and 5-12 in the Big Ten and will host Penn State in the Regular Season finale Saturday Afternoon at 2 PM. Penn State upset USC 85-82 on Wednesday Night in State College to keep their chances for the Big Ten Tournament alive. Indiana and Wisconsin are tied for 13th in the Big Ten Standings at 5-12 and Penn State and Purdue are tied for the 15th and final spot at 4-13 and it will all come down to this final regular season game of who makes it to Indianapolis and who is the team in the outside looking in. Indiana and Penn State have not played this season so if the Nittany Lions beat the Hoosiers Saturday afternoon they will have the Head-to-Head Tiebreaker. Indiana beat Wisconsin in Madison and split with Purdue this season. Wisconsin hosts Iowa on Sunday Afternoon and Purdue travels to Northwestern. Wisconsin beat Penn State and Lost to Purdue and the Boilermakers lost to Penn State so the three team tiebreakers could come into play and make it very interesting for these four teams.
Indiana did its part overcoming a 34-30 halftime deficit outscoring the Scarlet Knights 49-35 in the second half. Shay Ciezki scored 21 points and now sits in third place on the all-time single season scoring list with 645 points this season and 1,034 points for her Indiana Career. Ciezki has scored 1,791 points in her college career and faces her former team Penn State on Saturday. The Hoosiers had four in double figures with 19 points from Maya Makalusky, 14 Points from Nevaeh Caffey and 12 points from Lenne Beaumont. Edessa Noyan had career high 15 rebounds along with 6 points. This is the third time that Noyan has had double digit rebounds in game this season and the fourth in career after transferring from the University of Virginia in the offseason. The five Hoosier starters played 35 or more minutes with Ciezki playing the entire game for the ninth time this season. Jerni Kiaku scored 5 points in 11 minutes, and Jade Ondineme scored 2 points and had 3 rebounds in 4 minutes off the bench. Indiana went 26-53 from the field for 49%, 11-26 from three-point range for 42% and 16-19 from the free throw line for 84%. The Hoosiers had 33 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 18 turnovers.
Rutgers is 9-19 on the season and 1-16 in the Big Ten and will close out their season on Saturday at Nebraska. The Scarlet Knights extend their losing streak to 10 games and have lost 15 of the last 16. Rutgers went 25-57 from the field for 44%, 5-21 from three-point range for 24% and 14-15 from the free throw line for 93%. The Scarlet Knights had 24 rebounds, 9 assists, 13 steals, 1 block and 12 turnovers. Zachara Perkins led Rutgers with 15 points, Lauryn Swann and Nene Ndiaye scored 14 points each. Imani Lester and Kaylah Ivey scored 10 points to put five in double figures. Rutgers led 22-17 after the first quarter as the Hoosiers outscored the Scarlett Knights 13-12 in the second quarter. Both teams scored 22 points in the third quarter as Rutgers led 56-52 heading to the fourth quarter where Indiana went on a 27-13 run to close it out and come back to Bloomington with their second Big Ten Conference Road win of the season. The Hoosiers lead the all-time series 10-6 and have won seven straight in the series since 2019. Now it comes to down to Saturday afternoon with Penn State and win or go home mentality for both teams. Indiana has figured out a way to get wins as of late and they need to keep that focus going for this game and know if they win Saturday, they have another week and head just up the road to Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis to play in the postseason.
Indiana University Football Announces 2026 Season Tickets are Sold Out Coming off a 16-0 national championship season, IU football appears to be on track to sell out the entire 2026 season. IU football fans interested in purchasing season tickets who weren’t season ticket holders in 2025 are being greeted with the following message at the IU Athletics website: “Season tickets for new customers are currently sold out. Fans may join the official waitlist to receive updates if additional seats become available.” The IU Ticket Office confirmed this on Wednesday morning. The school just opened up season tickets for new fans on Tuesday morning.
2025 season ticket holders are still renewing their applications, so in the event some of those fans don’t renew its conceivable season tickets will still be available. Fans still seeking season tickets are being sent to a waitlist. “2026 IU Football season tickets are currently sold out,” it says on the IU site. “Fans interested in future availability are encouraged to join the official season ticket waitlist to receive updates as seats become available.” If the entire season is sold out, it will be the first time that happened in 57 years. The 1969 team sold out all five home games with 50,000-plus attending each game. Memorial Stadium’s capacity was 48,344 at the time.
In 2025, Indiana sold out multiple games in a season for the sixth time in program history. They also did it in 2024. The four sellouts in 2024 and 2025 were the most in a season since Memorial Stadium went 50,000-plus capacity (1970). IU reported attendance of 56,088 at the 2025 sellout vs. Illinois. It was the second-largest crowd at Memorial Stadium. Indiana has not lost a home game since 2023. Their 15-game home winning streak is the longest in the nation.
Indiana University Men’s Swimming Hits the Podium on Night 1 Of the Big Ten Championships No. 3-ranked Indiana was the only team to reach the podium in both opening night relays at the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships Wednesday inside the Soderholm Family Aquatic Center on the campus of the University of Wisconsin. The Hoosiers sit third in the team standings, six points off the lead through two events. “It was a solid start for the Hoosiers this evening,” IU head swimming coach Ray Looze said. We have more work to do, starting with prelims tomorrow.”
Indiana opened the meet with a silver medal performance in the 200-yard medley relay, a tenth of a second off Michigan’s 1:21.99. The Hoosiers out-split U-M in three of the four legs, including the anchor, but could not make up the difference from the fly split. Junior Mikkel Lee closed in on the lead with an 18.58 to Michigan sophomore Ole Eidam’s 19.02. The Hoosiers posted a season-best in the 800-yard freestyle relay, going 6:08.90 to place third. It was an even tighter finish in the second race of the night, as Wisconsin took silver by three hundredths. Senior Owen McDonald raced both relays, going third in the medley and second in the freestyle.
TEAM SCORES
1. Michigan – 116
2. Ohio State – 114
3. Indiana – 110
4. Wisconsin – 102
5. Northwestern – 100
6. USC – 98
7. Purdue – 96
8. Minnesota – 92
9. Penn State – 40
Indiana University Indoor Track and Field to Compete at the Big Ten Championships in Indianapolis The Indiana track and field program heads into postseason competition this weekend when they compete in the Big Ten Indoor Championship at the Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis, Ind. The meet is scheduled to start today and will conclude on Saturday. Fans will be able to stream the meet on B1G+.
Combined-Pentathlon-Max Grangier Sprints and Hurdles-60-meter hurdles prelims- John Colquitt, Tyler Tarter 60-meter prelims-Trelee Banks-Rose, Jasiah Rogers, Aliyah Johnson 200-meters-Trelee Banks-Rose, Novo Onovwerosuoke, Kalen Sargent, Ava Olomajeye 400-meters-Cameron Mullens, Kiera Davis Distance & Mid-Distance-600-meters D’Angelo Brown, Daquan Tate, Amelia Dodds, Veronica Hargrave, Katelyn Henselmeier, Ciana Kepner 800-meters-Nico Colchico, Andrew Mangum, Camden Marshall, Nola Somers Glenn Mile-Matt Kim, Nolan Satterfield, Catie McCabe, Lily Myers, Michaela Quinn, Joey Rastrelli 3,000-meters-Tony Provenzano, Lily Myers Jumps-High Jump Jay Hmurovich, Lee Martin Kaselle Davis, Josie Page, Chayla Rankin, Taylor Schoonveld Long Jump-Vince Davero, Alex Smith Elle Knepp Triple Jump-Vince Davero Kelly Moran Pole Vault-Lukas Brauc, Tyler Carrel Kailen Kramer Throws-Weight Throw Michael Neuenroth, Nikolaos Sidirenios, Hunter Smith Hannah Alexander Shot Put-Seth Brosseau Relays-4×400-meters Cameron Mullens, Kalen Sargent, Novo Onovwerosuoke, Daquan Tate Kiera Davis, Veronica Hargrave, Amelia Dods, Ava Olomajeye Catie McCabe, Kristina Vincic, Veronica Hargrave, Lily Myers Distance Medley- Nolan Satterfield, Novo Onovwerosuoke, D’Angelo Brown, Kalen Sargent.
Indiana Pacers Head Coach Rick Carlisle gets $10,000 Fine by the NBA for Criticism of the NBA Handling of Case Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said Tuesday that the NBA’s investigators did not speak with team doctors or players before issuing a recent $100,000 fine for violating the league’s player participation policy. Carlisle made the comments during his weekly appearance on local radio station 107.5 The Fan. “The league lawyer that was doing the interview kind of unilaterally decided Aaron Nesmith, who had been injured the night before and couldn’t hold the ball, should have played in the game, which just seems ridiculous,” Carlisle said in his most extensive comments about the situation since the Feb. 3 game. “And during the interview process — I was not in on it but I heard the details — we asked them if they wanted to talk to the doctors, our doctors about it because it was something documented by our doctors and trainers. They said no, they didn’t need to. They talked to their doctors, who did not examine Aaron Nesmith. “And we asked them if they wanted to talk to the kids and they said they didn’t need to, which was shocking to me, and during the interview they also asked if we considered medicating him to play in a game when were 30 games under .500, so I was very surprised.”
The NBA had a different view about what happened. “Coach Carlisle’s description of the process that went into the decision to fine the Indiana Pacers is inaccurate,” a statement from the league read. “An independent physician led the medical review. In addition, the Pacers’ general manager and the team’s senior vice president, sports medicine and performance were interviewed as part of the process. The Pacers confirmed that it had provided all of the information requested by the league and the team reported that an interview with coach Carlisle or a team physician wasn’t necessary.” The 66-year-old Carlisle is in his 24th season as a head coach in the league and ranks 11th in victories while compiling a record of 1,008-903. He won an NBA title as a player with the Boston Celtics in 1985-86, as coach of the Dallas Mavericks in 2010-11 and was selected as the league’s 2001-02 Coach of the Year. He recently announced he would be stepping down from his long tenure as president of the National Basketball Coaches Association.
Fishers HS Boys Basketball Coach Garrett Winegar receives National Honor Fishers boys’ basketball has had another dominant season. After beating North Central on Tuesday, the Tigers have completed an undefeated regular season for the second straight year. Fishers has only lost twice in the last three seasons, winning the 4A state championship in 2024. Head coach Garrett Winegar has built a power in Fishers, and received a national honor, being named to the Naismith Boys High School Coach of the Year Watch List. Winegar is one of ten coaches named to the watch list, and is joined by former Pacer Jermaine O’Neal, who is the head coach of Dynamic Prep (TX). Fishers (23-0) is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A and looks to return to the state championship for the third straight season, tipping off their postseason run on Friday, March 6. The Tigers will play the winner of Westfield and Hamilton Southeastern in the sectional semifinal.
RV Taylor Women’s Basketball Falls at No. 7 Saint Francis in CL Quarterfinals No. 7 Saint Francis used a dominant second quarter to pull away from RV Taylor, defeating the Trojans 77-50 on Tuesday evening in a Crossroads League Tournament quarterfinal. The second-seeded Cougars (26-3) shot 48 percent from three-point range and received contributions from five double-figure scorers to hand seventh-seeded Taylor (17-12) its largest margin of defeat this season. The Trojans came out with energy, racing to an 8-0 lead in the opening three minutes. Freshman duo Kaycie Warfel and Madi Allen connected on early threes, and three Saint Francis turnovers forced the Cougars into a timeout at the 6:41 mark. Taylor held the home team scoreless for nearly four minutes before Cali Gregory answered with a three.
The Cougars chipped away from there, tying the game at 10-10 on a Samiyah Stout layup before taking a brief lead on Isabella Gizzi free throws. Warfel responded with another three to give Taylor a 14-12 edge after one quarter, accounting for nine of the Trojans’ 14 points. Celina Blount grabbed five rebounds in five first-quarter minutes off the bench. The second quarter belonged entirely to Saint Francis. Back-to-back threes from Taylor Fordyce and Gregory gave the Cougars an 18-14 lead to open the period.
Quinn Kelly briefly pulled TU within one with a three, but that would be the Trojans’ only field goal over a nearly nine-minute stretch. Saint Francis rattled off a 20-3 run to build a 32-17 lead with just over two minutes left in the half. Fordyce hit two threes during the surge, and Stout added six points on three layups, including a pair off steals. Emma Ancelet’s three at the buzzer provided a small measure of relief, but TU still trailed 34-20 at intermission after being outscored 22-6 in the period while shooting 2 for 12 from the field. TU showed more fight in the third quarter as Allen connected on an early three to trim the gap, and Warfel added a jumper and a three as the Trojans worked to stay within striking distance. Fohl’s fastbreak pull-up jumper and a Blount basket in the final minute made it 52-36 heading to the fourth.
TU equaled its first-half field goal total (7) in the third quarter alone, but the Cougars answered each push with timely baskets to maintain a comfortable cushion. Any remaining hope faded in the fourth. Gregory drilled consecutive threes in the opening minute, and Julia Mantyla added a three and a layup as Saint Francis pushed the margin to 65-38 on a 13-2 run spanning three minutes. Warfel paced Taylor with 16 points, including three threes, with all her scoring coming in the first and third quarters. Allen and Kelly each added eight, and Blount finished with six points, eight rebounds, and three assists in 18 minutes. The Trojans surrendered 12 made threes to the Cougars, who entered as the league’s top three-point shooting team in terms of shooting percentage (37.1%). It was the most threes allowed against a league opponent this season by the Trojans. TU finished shooting 35.8 percent overall from the floor and nearly 30 percent (8-27) from beyond the arc. The Trojans recorded 12 assists from seven different players.
USF’s Gregory led all scorers with 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting from three. Stout contributed 12 points, four steals, and four assists off the bench, while Mantyla also scored 12. Fordyce finished with 11 points, five rebounds, and three steals in 35 minutes. Saint Francis shot 45.9 percent from the floor, went 12-for-25 from deep, and was a perfect 9-for-9 from the line. The Cougars outrebounded Taylor 35-27 and generated 17 points off 15 Trojan turnovers. The quarterfinal appearance was the second under head coach Cassie Wiseman in three seasons. It also marked the first meeting between TU and USF in the CL quarterfinals since the 2020-2021 campaign, where the Trojans claimed a 22-point victory (73-51) in Upland. The two teams last met in Fort Wayne for a conference quarterfinals matchup in 2010-2011, with the Cougars winning that contest 71-64. RV Taylor will now turn its attention to the NAIA Women’s Basketball Selection Show, scheduled for Thursday, March 5, at 8 p.m. ET, to learn whether the Trojans will receive an at-large bid to the national tournament.