{"id":447444,"date":"2026-01-30T13:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/447444\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T13:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T13:49:08","slug":"indiana-basketball-game-notes-game-22-at-ucla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/447444\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Basketball Game Notes \u2013 Game 22 at UCLA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Opening Tip
\n\u2022 Indiana University is set to begin its annual west coast road trip against UCLA on Saturday, Jan. 31. Tip is scheduled for 5 p.m. ET at Pauley Pavilion. Guy Huberman (PxP) and Matt Muehlebach (Analyst) will be on the call for the Peacock broadcast.
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\n\u2022 UCLA (15-6, 7-3 B1G) is under the direction of seventh-year head coach Mick Cronin. During his 23-year head coaching career, Cronin has posted 15 20-win seasons, which includes four of the last five seasons in Westwood.
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\n\u2022 The Bruins provide a balanced offensive attack with five players that averaged north of 10.0 points per game. Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau has averaged a team-best 18.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per night.
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\n\u2022 Senior guard Skyy Clark has posted 13.5 points per night and made 34 3-pointers in 14 appearances. Preseason All-Big Ten senior guard Donovan Dent has compiled 13.1 points, 6.6 assists, and 1.5 steals per contest.
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\n\u2022 Sophomore guard Trent Perry (11.6 points per game) and Junior wing Eric Dailey Jr. (10.8) round out the double-figure scorers.
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\nGame Information
\nJan. 31, 2026 \u2022 5 PM ET
\nPauley Pavilion (13,800) \u2022 Los Angeles, Calif.
\nTV: Peacock (Guy Huberman, Matt Muehlebach)
\nRadio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
\nSeries History: Indiana trails, 6-7
\nLast Meeting: UCLA 72, IU 68 on Feb. 14, 2025, in Bloomington
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\nSeries History
\n\u2022 For the second time as conference foe and 14th time overall, two iconic college basketball brands will meet up on the court. UCLA leads the all-time series against Indiana by a count of 7-6, which includes a 72-68 Bruin win in Bloomington on Feb. 14, 2025.
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\n\u2022 The two storied programs have combined for over 4,000 wins, 181 NCAA Tournament wins, 87 NCAA Tournament appearances, 26 Final Fours, and 16 NCAA Championships.
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\nLast Time Out
\n\u2022 Indiana (14-7, 5-5 B1G) earned the program’s first ranked win of the season with a 72-67 result over No. 12\/12 Purdue on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
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\n\u2022 Fifth-year senior forward Lamar Wilkerson<\/a> led the Indiana attack with 19 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. The game marked his eighth conference contest with at least 15 points scored.
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\n\u2022 Junior guard Nick Dorn<\/a> continued his hot streak with 18 points on 4-of-9 shooting from behind the 3-point line in his second straight start. He has averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 made 3-pointers, and 2.5 steals per game as a starter this season.
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\n\u2022 Redshirt senior guard Conor Enright<\/a> played all 40 minutes, drew the primary defensive assignment on All-American guard Braden Smith, and did not commit a foul. Enright finished the game with eight assists, his eighth game with at least five assists this season. He scored five of his eight points in the final 75 seconds of the game to seal the win.
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\n\u2022 Indiana dished out 16 assists against just eight turnovers, the ninth game this season with fewer than 10 giveaways.
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\nDorn’s Emergence
\n\u2022 Junior guard Nick Dorn<\/a> has averaged 8.8 points per game on 41-of-91 (45.1%) shooting from the 3-point line in 19.5 minutes per game across 19 appearances this season.
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\n\u2022 The Elon transfer earned his first start as a Hoosier at Rutgers on Jan. 23. He responded with a season-high 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the 3-point line.
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\n\u2022 In seven games with 20-plus minutes played, Dorn has averaged 12.5 points and shot 22-of-49 (44.9%) from behind the arc.
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\n\u2022 Dorn has made at least three 3-point field goals in seven contests. The Hoosiers are 5-2 and the veteran guard has averaged 15.7 points in those games.
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\n@IndianaMBB
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