Fresh off the news that star guard James Blackmon, Jr. will be out indefinitely with a leg injury, the Indiana Hoosiers (14-7, 4-4 Big Ten) come to Evanston to take on the Northwestern Wildcats (17-4, 6-2 Big Ten) in an absolutely crucial conference matchup for the hosts.
The Hoosiers aren’t missing just Blackmon Jr., but also OG Anunoby, who suffered a season-ending injury a week and a half ago. Still, the visitors have plenty of talent with big man Thomas Bryant, guard Robert Johnson and forward Juwan Morgan. The Hoosiers annihilated Northwestern 89-57 last year in Bloomington, but none of the players who scored in double figures for Indiana that game will be playing this time around: Yogi Ferrell and Max Bielfeldt have graduated and Collin Hartman is injured.