Iowa hosts Indiana following Dix's 31-point performance
Indiana Hoosiers (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (11-4, 2-2 Big Ten)
Iowa City, Iowa; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Iowa hosts Indiana after Josh Dix scored 31 points in Iowa's 97-87 overtime victory over the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The Hawkeyes are 9-1 in home games. Iowa is third in college basketball with 19.9 assists per game. Brock Harding leads the Hawkeyes averaging 5.9.
The Hoosiers have gone 4-1 against Big Ten opponents. Indiana is sixth in the Big Ten with 9.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Oumar Ballo averaging 2.8.
Iowa averages 10.8 made 3-pointers per game, 3.7 more made shots than the 7.1 per game Indiana allows. Indiana has shot at a 47.6% clip from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points above the 46.4% shooting opponents of Iowa have averaged.
The Hawkeyes and Hoosiers face off Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Payton Sandfort averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawkeyes, scoring 16.5 points while shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc.
Trey Galloway is averaging 7.5 points and 4.1 assists for the Hoosiers.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawkeyes: 6-4, averaging 91.5 points, 29.4 rebounds, 19.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 51.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.5 points per game.
Hoosiers: 9-1, averaging 80.6 points, 35.5 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.0 points.
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Game Information
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 4-0 | - | 13-2 |
Michigan | 4-0 | - | 12-3 |
Indiana | 4-1 | 0.5 | 13-3 |
Illinois | 4-1 | 0.5 | 12-3 |
Purdue | 4-1 | 0.5 | 12-4 |
Oregon | 3-2 | 1.5 | 14-2 |
Wisconsin | 2-2 | 2 | 12-3 |
Nebraska | 2-2 | 2 | 12-3 |
Iowa | 2-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
UCLA | 2-2 | 2 | 11-4 |
Penn State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
Ohio State | 2-3 | 2.5 | 10-6 |
Maryland | 1-3 | 3 | 11-4 |
Northwestern | 1-3 | 3 | 10-5 |
USC | 1-3 | 3 | 9-6 |
Washington | 1-4 | 3.5 | 10-6 |
Rutgers | 1-4 | 3.5 | 8-8 |
Minnesota | 0-4 | 4 | 8-7 |