Indiana has already played Ohio Valley Conference competition as the Hoosiers defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 80-61 last Wednesday. Eastern Illinois is battle-tested having lost 112-67 at Illinois and with a 97-61 victory over Division III Earlham.

BLOOMINGTON — IU basketball bullied Eastern Illinois in the second half to make up for a lethargic ... minutes to push their lead to 30 points in the second half and held the Panthers to just 16.7% shooting (5 of 30) over the final 20 minutes.

Bryson Tucker adds 10 points and 5 rebounds off the bench. IU, which trailed at halftime, makes 6-of-18 3-pointers for the game and are +12 in rebound margin.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.