Live Blog: FINAL: Indiana basketball 98, Alabama A&M 51
Indiana basketball is officially back with the Darian DeVries era kicking off tonight when the Hoosiers host Alabama A&M at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Indiana is coming off a busy and pivotal offseason that featured the hiring of Darian DeVries as head coach, the construction of an almost entirely new roster, and an international trip to Puerto Rico, where the Hoosiers competed in three games. They also played a pair of exhibition matchups against Marian University and Baylor, setting the stage for what should be an exciting new era of Indiana basketball.
Alabama A&M will be under the direction of first-year head coach Donte’ Jackson. Sophomore guard Bilal Abdur-Rahman (5.7ppg, 2.3apg) and junior forward Angok Anyang (2.6ppg, 1.7rpg) are the only two Bulldogs that returned to Huntsville this season. Senior guard Kintavious Dozier, one of seven transfers to follow Coach Jackson from Grambling State, averaged 12.4 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game last season.
Coach Q&A: Indiana basketball head coach Darian DeVries previews Alabama A&M
Below is the full, live running blog.
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11/05/2025 09:56:56 AM
Starters for Indiana basketball
11/05/2025 06:44:53 PMG – Tayton Conerway
G – Lamar Wilkerson
G – Conor Enright
F – Tucker DeVries
F – Reed Bailey
Media Timeout at 15:07: Indiana basketball 14, Alabama A&M 5
11/05/2025 07:16:01 PMIndiana basketball wins the tip.
Alabama A&M would score first with Tucker DeVries picking up his first foul. Lamar Wilkerson would answer with a three.
Reed Bailey would also pick up a foul. Calling this one tight so far.
Tayton Conerway would have a beautiful drive to the lane that that resulted in almost the dunk the year. It turned out to be a goal tend. Hoosiers would also force a shot clock violation right after.
Trent Sisley would check in for Conerway. Big ovation for the freshman.
Media Timeout at 11:53: Indiana basketball 23, Alabama A&M 5
11/05/2025 07:27:08 PMConerway checks in for Lamar Wilkerson. Sam Alexis in for Reed Bailey.
Sam Alexis with a big slam to start off this sequence. Indiana basketball on a 16-2 run right now.
Lamar Wilkerson calls for an Alexis screen and he goes over it and knocks down a three and gets fouled on the way down. Masterclass right there. And then he hits a three from nearly half court. Lamar Wilkerson is a bad man. AAU calls timeout.
Media Timeout at 7:52: Indiana basketball 34, Alabama A&M 10
11/05/2025 07:39:16 PMTucker DeVries scores out of the break. He would pick up his 2nd foul, however.
Reed Bailey took over the early part of this sequence. Hit a few free throws and scored through contact. Just remains so active down low.
Indiana running with Reed Bailey and Sam Alexis on the floor.
Media Timeout at
11/05/2025 07:41:40 PMConerway, Miles, DeVries, Bailey, and Alexis lineup out of the break.
Sam Alexis with his second dunk of the game. DeVries has done a nice job of feeding him so far.
Sisley gets his first two points of the game. Putback off a DeVries missed jumper.
Lamar Wilkerson with another three. Up to 15 points.
Indiana has only held AAU to just three 3-point attempts. They have not made any. Hoosiers are 6-12 from deep so far.
Final 3:34 of the first half.
11/05/2025 07:51:03 PMAlexis hits a pair of free throws to stat off the final sequence.
Indiana slowing the pace a little now. Darian DeVries was telling them to push it a bit more.
Tayton Conerway has been so crafty in the lane this first half. Creates so well for himself and others.
Tayton Conerway took his defender 1v1 and got an easy layup at the buzzer.
At the half: Indiana basketball 58, Alabama A&M 22
11/05/2025 07:57:31 PMFirst half stats:
Media timeout at 15:46: Indiana basketball 67, AAMU 25
11/05/2025 08:24:24 PMSame starters on the floor to open up the second half.
Seeing ball movement again in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is a beautiful thing.
Lamar Wilkerson got thrown down on an off-ball foul. Had some words but noting came out of it.
AAMU called a timeout after the slam at the 16:22 mark. Alexis and Sisley check in for Bailey and Conerway.
Sam Alexis finds a cutting Wilkerson for a wide-open dunk. Alexis followed it up with a block that led into the media timeout.
Media timeout at 11:43: Indiana basketball 76, AAMU 36
11/05/2025 08:32:50 PMWilkerson with another nice cut to the basket. Score through the contact as well. Showing he is more than just a shooter.
AAMU with back-to-back threes and Darian DeVries calls a timeout at the 14:08 mark.
Media Timeout at 7:15: Indiana basketball 84, AAMU 41
11/05/2025 08:42:47 PMJasai Miles with an insane dunk early in this sequence. One-handed poster.
Reed Bailey and Tayton Conerway with back-to-back dunks as well. The energy is still there for the Hoosiers late in this blowout. AAMU called timeout at the 9:07 mark.
Final Media Timeout: Indiana basketball 96, AAMU 45
11/05/2025 08:52:07 PMReed Bailey slam to start this sequence off.
Tucker DeVries hit a three and joined the 2K Career Point Club.
Crowd started file out with 4:28 left this game. DeVries emptying the bench and getting the walk-ons in.
Jasai Miles hits his first three of the game.
FINAL: Indiana basketball 98, Alabama A&M 51
11/05/2025 08:58:30 PMFull box score below:
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