Indiana continues the 2023-24 season on Monday against the Louisville Cardinals in the Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden. Here's how to watch, with game time and TV information, the coaching matchup, series history, stats, rankings and more.
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Indiana Hoosiers
NEW YORK – Following a 77-57 loss to UConn, Indiana concludes the Empire Classic with a matchup against Louisville in the third-place game.
Indiana shot just 37.8% on Sunday against UConn, whose guards got the best of the Hoosiers. Louisville guards Skyy Clark and Tre White combined for 40 points, but Texas guard Max Abmas hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer, handing Louisville an 81-80 loss.
The Indiana versus Louisville matchup features two former New York Knicks coaches, Mike Woodson and Kenny Payne.
- *** LIVE BLOG: And once the game starts, follow all the action on our live blog written by Tom Brew. To check that out, CLICK HERE.
How to watch Indiana vs. Louisville
- Who: Indiana Hoosiers (3-1) vs. Louisville Cardinals (2-2)
- What: Empire Classic third-place game
- When: 4:30p.m. ET on Monday, Nov. 20
- Where: Madison Square Garden (19,5000) in New York, N.Y.
- TV: ESPNU
- Announcers: Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Jay Williams (analyst), Myron Medcalf (sideline)
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- Radio: IU Radio Network (Bloomington - 105.1 WHCC-FM, Indianapolis: 107.5 WFNI-FM or 1070 WFNI-AM, or see media guide for other radio affiliates)
- Radio Announcers: Don Fischer (play-by-play), Errek Suhr (color), John Herrick (pregame, halftime, postgame)
- Point spread:Indiana is a 7-point favorite, and the over/under is 146 points, according to the DraftKings.com gambling websiteon Monday morning. For more from Tom Brew on how each team has done against the spread this season,CLICK HERE
- Recent results: Indiana beat Wright State 89-80 on Thursday and lost 77-57 to UConn on Sunday. Louisville beat Coppin State 61-41 on Wednesday and lost 81-80 to Texas on Sunday.
- Season projections: Indiana is eighth with plus-2000 odds to win the Big Ten, according to the FanDuel Sportsbook.Louisville is tied for last with plus-25000 odds to win the ACC.
- Last season: Indiana went 23-12 overall and 12-8 in Big Ten play. The Hoosiers earned a No. 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and lost to No. 5 seed Miami in the Round of 32. Louisville went 4-28 overall and 2-18 in ACC play during Kenny Payne's first season as head coach.
- Last meeting:Indiana defeated Louisville 68-67 at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. Romeo Langford led the Hoosiers with 21 points, including a pair of free throws that staved off a Louisville comeback. Jordan Nwora led the Cardinals with 24 points.
- Series history: Indiana leads the all-time series 11-9, but Louisville holds a 4-2 advantage in the 21st century. Indiana won six of the first seven matchups form 1921-59.
KenPom rankings
Projected score: Indiana 76, Louisville 71 (KenPom gives IU a 68% chance to win)
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Overall: 79
- Adjusted defensive efficiency: 80
- Adjusted offensive efficiency:86
- Projected record: 15-16, 8-12 in Big Ten
- Preseason: 49th overall
- Other notable stats: 201st in adjusted tempo, 332nd in offensive rebounding %, 312th in opponent offensive rebounding %, 306th in 3-point %, 279th in opponent 3-point %, 255th in steal %, 212th in FT %, 24th 2-point FG %
- Louisville Cardinals
- Overall: 144
- Adjusted defensive efficiency: 200
- Adjusted offensive efficiency: 109
- Projected record: 11-20, 6-14 in ACC
- Preseason: 109
- Other notable stats:225th in effective FG %, 235th in turnover %, 16th in offensive rebounding %, 226th in 3-point FG %, 293rd in strength of schedule
Leading scorers
- Indiana Hoosiers
- G Xavier Johnson: 11.5 ppg, 2.0 apg, 44.8 3-pt FG%
- C Kel'el Ware: 16.5 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 59.5 FG%
- F Malik Reneau: 15.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 62.5 FG%
- Louisville Cardinals
- G Michael James: 14 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 35.7 3-pt FG%
- G Tre White: 14.5 ppg, 8.5 ppg, 36.4 3-pt FG%
- G Skyy Clark: 13.3 ppg, 2.8 apg, 28.5 3-pt FG%
Meet the coaches
- Kenny Payne, Louisville:Payne is in his second season at Louisville with a 6-30 overall record and a 2-18 mark in ACC play. Prior to Louisville, Payne was an assistant coach for the New York Knicks from 2020-22 and an assistant coach under John Calipari at Kansas from 2010-20. Payne played at Louisville from 1986-89, helping the Cardinals win the 1986 national championship. He was the 19th overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
- Mike Woodson, Indiana: Woodson is in his third season at Indiana with a 47-27 overall record and a 21-19 mark in regular season Big Ten play. Woodson has NBA head coaching experience with the Atlanta Hawks from 2004-10 and the New York Knicks from 2012-14. Woodson played at Indiana University from 1976-80, and was named the Big Ten's Most Valuable Player as a senior under coach Bob Knight. He was the 12th overall pick in the 1980 NBA Draft, and played for various teams from 1980-91, averaging 14 points over 786 games.
- IU-UCONN GAME STORY:Indiana needed to be at its best to hang with No. 5 Connecticut on Sunday, but foul trouble and an inability to rebound or knock down big shots caught up with them in a 77-57 loss to the Huskies at Madison Square Garden. CLICK HERE
- UCONN WINS BACKCOURT MATCHUP: UConn guards Tristen Newton and Cam Spencer had their way against Indiana’s backcourt, which was hurt by Xavier Johnson’s foul trouble on Sunday in a 77-57 loss in the Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden. CLICK HERE
- PHOTO GALLERY: Indiana traveled to New York to play in the Empire Classic at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Matched with No. 5 Connecticut, this was by far Indiana's toughest challenge to date. The Hoosiers fell 77-57, dropping to 3-1 on the season. Here are the best pictures from the game. CLICK HERE
- LIVE BLOG: Relive all the action from Indiana and UConn in real time with Tom Brew's blog. CLICK HERE
- WATCH MALIK RENEAU'S BIG FINISH: Indiana sophom*ore forward Malik Reneau led the Hoosiers with 15 points in the first half, including a strong finish through contact just before the buzzer. Here's the highlight. CLICK HERE
- INDIANA FULL SEASON SCHEDULE: The 2023-24 Indiana basketball schedule is now finalized, with both the Big Ten schedule and nonconference slate announced, plus game time and television designations released for most games. We'll update this file throughout the season as necessary.CLICK HERE
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