OPENING TIP
• The 118th season of Indiana basketball continues on Saturday when the Hoosiers travel to Indianapolis for the seventh edition of the Crossroads Classic. This will be the fourth meeeting in the event between the Hoosiers and the Irish with IU taking two of the three meetings, including an 80-73 triumph in the last matchup in December 2015. IU is 3-3 in this event.
• IU holds a 49-22 edge in the series which began in 1908. This will be the 12th meeting between the two teams in Indianapolis. IU is 8-3 in those contests.