• Big Ten regular season champion and 20th-ranked Indiana (36-19, 17-7) takes on the Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday (6 p.m., BTN) to open up the Big Ten Tournament.
• Friday will be the 156th ever meeting between IU and Iowa, as the Hoosiers swept the three-game set earlier this season at Bart Kaufman Field.
• Iowa leads the all-time series between the two schools, 77-76
• Indiana Head Coach Jeff Mercer is in his first season with the Hoosiers and his 10th overall year in coaching collegiately. He has posted an 113-67 career record after leading Wright State to winning seasons in each of his two years with the Raiders, including a 2018 Horizon League title and NCAA Regional appearance.