Live Blog: FINAL — Indiana basketball 100, Marquette 77
Indiana basketball continues its 126th season of competition in men’s basketball with a non-conference showdown against Marquette at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the United Center in Chicago. The game will be broadcast on ESPN with Dave O’Brien and Cory Alexander on the call.
Marquette is led by fifth-year head coach Shaka Smart. The Golden Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Tournament in all four seasons under Smart and made the Sweet 16 in 2023-24. Smart’s team is led by senior guard Chase Ross. He has poured in 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 2.5 steals per contest in the early stages of the season. Junior guard Zaide Lowery adds 12.5 points per night, while senior forward Ben Gold pulls down a team-best 8.5 rebounds per game. Redshirt junior guard Sean Jones, who has returned from a season-ending knee injury a year ago, has posted 9.0 points and 4.5 assists a night. He missed nearly 22 months of game action.
Below is the full, live blog.
Injury Updates + Pregame Notes
11/09/2025 10:28:07 AMAvailability report
OUT: Nick Dorn, Jason Drake, Josh Harris, Aleksa Ristic
Starters
11/09/2025 11:24:39 AMG – Tayton Conerway
G – Conor Enright
G – Lamar Wilkerson
F – Tucker DeVries
F – Reed Bailey
Media Timeout at 15:52: Indiana basketball 8, Marquette 6
11/09/2025 12:14:46 PMMarquette wins the tip however Indiana forces a traveling violation. Indiana gets the first real possession of the game.
Tucker DeVries hits a three to start us off here. Reed Bailey would pick up his first foul.
Reed Bailey picks up his 2nd foul at the 18:35 mark. Sam Alexis comes in.
Marquette forces a 10-second violation. Lamar Wilkerson had a wide-open shot as well.
Lamar Wilkerson scored a crazy reverse layup and got fouled as well. Hit the free throw.
Back-to-back fouls on both Conor Enright and Lamar Wilkerson.
Tayton Conerway also picks up a foul and we head to break.
Media Timeout at 11:38: Indiana basketball 19, Marquette 15
11/09/2025 12:26:19 PMHoosiers up to 6 personal fouls already.
Marquette ties it up out of the break.
Enright checks in for Conerway.
Indiana just 2-7 from three thus far. DeVries has hit both thus far.
DeVries would hit his 3rd three of the game. Then he would get a steal and find Sisley for the dunk on the fast break. Enright would drawn an offensive foul too. Momentum on Indiana’s side right now.
Sam Alexis gets found and we head to break.
Media Timeout at 7:54: Indiana basketball 30, Marquette 27
11/09/2025 12:54:16 PMSam Alexis goes 1/2 at the line out of the break and Nigel James Jr. takes it right down and draws a foul on his layup for and one.
Tucker DeVries responds immediately with a tough mid range bucket from the free throw line.
Marquette ties it after creating a turnover with their full court press.
Indiana is having major issues staying in front of Marquette’s guards as they took the lead on another straight line drive layup.
Lamar Wilkerson converts another difficult layup to retake the lead. Then Tayton Conerway finds Miles for another layup.
Hoosiers draw a foul and will shoot free throws after the break.
Media Timeout at 3:54: Indiana basketball 45, Marquette 36
11/09/2025 12:53:15 PMSam Alexis converts both free throws out of the break.
Tayton Conerway picks up his third foul and heads to the bench.
Hoosiers are struggling to defend without fouling. Already up to 12 fouls as a team.
Lamar Wilkerson buries a three to give Indiana a 7-point lead, their biggest of the game.
Tucker DeVries draws the foul and puts the Hoosiers into the double bonus.
DeVries buries a difficult contested three while fading. He’s 7-9 from the field and 4-6 from three for 21 points.
Wilkerson misses a layup at one end and Marquette makes him pay with a quick bucket at the other end.
Tucker Devries hits his 5th three of the half and Marquette calls timeout.
Final First Half Sequence
11/09/2025 01:00:44 PMTucker DeVries is really gassed but the shots are still falling. He really stepped up with Indiana struggling with fouls.
8-0 run by Indiana basketball Marquette has not score din over 2 minutes.
Conor Enright hits a half-court shot as time expires in the first half.
At the half: Indiana basketball 56, Marquette 38
11/09/2025 01:01:00 PMFirst half stats
Media Timeout at 15:49: Indiana basketball 62, Marquette 44
11/09/2025 01:25:25 PMSame starters from Indiana basketball despite all the foul trouble.
Reed Bailey picks up his 3rd foul right out of the gate.
Marquette opens up on a 4-0 run to start the half.
Conerway gets found on the a drive and goes 2-2 at the free throw line to give Indiana their first points of the 2nd half.
Sam Alexis picks up his 3rd foul now. Reed Bailey back in with 3 fouls also.
Conor Enright picks up his 4th foul and we head to break.
Media timeout at 11:57: Indiana basketball 73, Marquette 57
11/09/2025 01:39:09 PMMarquette cuts the lead down to just 12. Indiana getting beat on defense and have a 2:00+ scoring drought.
Lamar Wilkerson hits a corner three to break this drought.
Indiana basketball up to 20 fouls and each player has a at least 1 foul.
Marquette hits a three and cuts the Indiana lead to just 65-55. Darian DeVries calls a timeout.
Tucker DeVries would hit his 6th three out of the timeout. He would then pickup his 4th foul. Worst case scenario right there for Indiana to have DeVries on the bench.
Lamar Wilkerson hits a big three to extend the lead to 73-57 ahead of media timeout.
Media timeout at 7:40: Indiana basketball 83, Marquette 63
11/09/2025 01:47:15 PMSecond ally-‘oop to Alexis from Wilkerson.
Sisley with a nice baseline drive with a little razzle-dazzle on the finish. The freshman forward has had a strong game.
Wilkerson hits his 6th three and the lead is now 20.
Conerway picks up his 4th and we head to break.
Media timeout at 3:56: Indiana basketball 91, Marquette 71
11/09/2025 01:58:18 PMConor Enright fouled out with just over 4 minutes left and the Hoosiers cruising to a win.
Lamar Wilkerson has been an elite passer today with seven assists to go along with his 23 points.
FINAL: Indiana basketball 100, Marquette 77
11/09/2025 02:09:35 PMFull Game Stats
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