The Illini fell to No. 18 to round out Big Ten representation in the top 25, although USC, Iowa, UCLA, Indiana and Wisconsin each received votes. Indiana’s remaining opportunities to pick up ranked wins will come in Big Ten play, with only Chicago State and Siena left on the nonconference schedule.

The University of Southern Indiana has announced that tonight’s basketball game against East-West University has been cancelled. The university says the game was cancelled due to transportation issues for the visiting team.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WFIE) - University of Southern Indiana Men’s Basketball closed out its road swing with a 77-55 loss at Indiana State University Sunday afternoon at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana. The Screaming Eagles go to 3-7 in the non-conference schedule, while Indiana State is 6-4.

A former Kentucky basketball transfer portal target will take center stage Saturday night at Rupp Arena. Lamar Wilkerson — who was billed during the spring as Kentucky’s top transfer portal recruit — is Indiana’s leading scorer this season ahead of the Hoosiers’ weekend visit to Lexington.

Ence's Prediction: Expect Tucker DeVries to have a big shooting night from downtown against Kentucky.

Eastern Michigan is 6-3 this season and currently riding a four-game winning streak. The lone common opponent between Indiana and Eastern Michigan so far this season is ULM. The Eagles fell to the Warhawks 80-71 on Nov. 3 in their season opener.

The Indiana Hoosiers are a program looking to make it back to relevancy under new head coach Darian DeVries. In recent years, it hasn't been up to the standard for the Hoosiers, a state that lives and dies with basketball.