The No. 21 Indiana Hoosiers men’s basketball team picked up perhaps their biggest victory in a decade Saturday. At home, the Hoosiers’ took down their in-state opponents, the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers. They came out with a 79-74 victory, and that marked the first Indiana win against an Associated Press No. 1 opponent in a decade. And that led to fans storming the court:
MADNESS IN ASSEMBLY HALL‼️
No. 21 Indiana gets its first win over an AP No. 1 team since 2013 😤 pic.twitter.com/T91jpiNLUy
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 4, 2023
That game saw Indiana storm out to a 50-35 halftime lead. Purdue battled back in the second half, but wasn’t quite able to close the gap. So that meant this was the Hoosiers’ first win over an AP No. 1 opponent since they (then No. 3) beat the No. 1 Michigan Wolverines 81-73 at home in 2013.
In Saturday’s game, Trayce Jackson-Davis led the way for Indiana with 25 points (on nine of 19 shooting from the field), seven rebounds, and five blocks. Meanwhile, while Jalen Hood-Schifino contributed 16 points (on eight of 15 shooting) and four assists, and Trey Galloway had 11 points (on four of eight shooting) and three steals. For Purdue, Zach Edey turned in 33 points (on 15 of 19 shooting) and 18 rebounds in a losing effort. Here’s a key block from Jackson-Davis:
TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS WITH A BIG TIME BLOCK 😤
📺: ESPN pic.twitter.com/Ty7EATlPe2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 4, 2023
The Hoosiers are now 16-7 on the season and have won six of their last seven, with their only recent slip-up being a 66-55 road loss to the Maryland Terrapins Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Boilermakers are now 22-2 on the campaign, with their only previous defeat being a Jan. 2 65-64 home loss against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Purdue next hosts the Iowa Hawkeyes Thursday, while Indiana hosts Rutgers Tuesday.
[SportsCenter on Twitter; photo from Rich Janzaruk/The Bloomington Herald-Times, via USA Today Sports]