OPENING TIP
• The 118th season of Indiana basketball continues on Saturday when the Hoosiers host Michigan State. IU is coming off a 71-56 loss at Ohio State, while MSU brings a 5-game winning streak to town which started with an 85-57 win over Indiana in East Lansing on January 19. IU is playing the 3rd game of a 4-game, 8-day stretch which will see IU play three ranked opponents.
• Sophomore center De'Ron Davis, who started the first 15 games this season, underwent surgery on Jan. 10 to repair a torn Achilles tendon in his right leg and will miss the remainder of the season.