Inside Indiana Board

Watching warmups now. Derrick Nix of MSU is warming up and looks to be moving pretty okay, by my standards. Was reported to not be playing, but we'll see in a few here. Travis Trice, who was questionable, isn't looking too good at all.

Also, here's a report from a minute or two ago on the board, on an impressive visitor list for tonight.

Mellencamp is here. He's wearing sunglasses. Winning.

Tonight's officials:

Mike Kitts, Gene Steratore, Tom O'Neill

Great start for Indiana as Adreian Payne picks up two quick fouls. Both times it was because of Oladipo. Hoosiers up 8-6 at the under-16 media timeout.

Be checking in on my phone a lot. Forgot to take off work tonight for the game

Michigan State has cracked down a little bit defensively here. Also Spartans are going through Nix, who looked quite healthy on their last possession.

Yea OK so about that defense ... Jones hits a pull-up and then feeds Zeller for a dunk in transition, and Izzo takes a timeout just to get the students to shut up. It's 18-8 and this place is loud. Again. Indiana up.

Under 10 min. to go first half anf VJIII is fouled on a three. IU needed it, because MSU was on a 5-0 run.

Oladipo just got whistled for Indiana's first foul of the game. At the other end, Michigan State already has six as a team.

Momentum edging toward Michigan State as we hit the under-8 timeout. Hoosiers one foul from the bonus, but two Branden Dawson free throws here could cut the lead to as little as three. A little bit of the mickey has been taken out of the crowd in recent minutes, as Indiana's found offense harder to come by.

In other news, Yogi Ferrell won tonight, and Jeremy Hollowell hit a game-winning shot to beat Tech.

22-17 IU, 7:17 left.

Oladipo finishes as strong a take as I've seen since Eric Gordon left with a right-handed layup, but then he limps off. Crowd chants his name.