Indiana improved to 4-0 with a 69-61 victory over Incarnate Word on Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Sam Alexis led the Hoosiers with 16 points and eight rebounds. The Cardinals fell to 2-1 despite a late rally.
The Indiana Hoosiers hosted Incarnate Word for the first-ever meeting between the teams on November 16, 2025, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana. Tip-off was at 5:30 p.m. EST, broadcast on BTN with Noah Reed and Brian Butch on commentary, and Don Fischer handling play-by-play on radio.
Indiana jumped out to a strong start, building a 31-14 lead with 5:36 left in the first half behind a 20-2 run. Sam Alexis contributed nine points during that stretch, including two dunks. The Hoosiers led 35-19 at halftime, as Incarnate Word shot just 21% (6 of 29) from the field and 25% (2 of 8) from three-point range.
In the second half, Incarnate Word mounted a comeback with a 19-6 run, highlighted by Harrison Reede's two 3-pointers in 32 seconds, including an and-1 free throw. Tahj Staveskie and Davion Bailey hit back-to-back threes to cut the deficit to six points with 5:36 remaining. Staveskie added 11 of his 17 points in the final seven minutes, including a jumper that made it 64-59 with 1:21 left. Lamar Wilkerson's two free throws with 24 seconds to go sealed the seven-point win for Indiana.
Key performers for Indiana included Alexis (16 points on 5-of-7 shooting, eight rebounds), Tucker DeVries (14 points, three 3-pointers on 4-of-13 shooting), and Trent Sisley (10 points, eight rebounds). For Incarnate Word, Jordan Pyke scored 16 points, while Bailey, the Southland Conference's leading scorer last season, managed only 10 points on 3-of-18 shooting. Indiana went 18-of-26 from the free-throw line, compared to Incarnate Word's 7-of-9.
Pre-game projections had Indiana as a 25.5- to 29.5-point favorite, with KenPom predicting an 89-66 Hoosiers win.