Indiana traveled west early Wednesday morning and will play Saint Mary’s on Thursday in the 2022 NCAA tournament first round at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
The Gaels, who finished second in the West Coast Conference, are 25-7 and No. 17 in the KenPom ratings. Thursday’s game will tip at 7:20 p.m. ET on TBS:
Indiana’s reward for beating Wyoming 66-58 on Tuesday in Dayton in the First Four is a short turnaround against one of the best west coast teams in the NCAA tournament first round.
Saint Mary’s, led by coach Randy Bennett, beat Gonzaga in Moraga this season and is a veteran team hungry for tournament success.