Indiana Dominates Penn State in a Record-Setting Rout
So let me walk you through what happened in this wild matchup between Indiana and Penn State, because this game turned into one of those nights where everything just seemed to fall perfectly for the Hoosiers. From the opening minutes, it felt like the energy inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall was dialed all the way up. Indiana came out firing from the perimeter, and before Penn State could even settle in, the Hoosiers had already set the tone.
Lamar Wilkerson, who would go on to have a historic night, knocked down three early 3-pointers. Then Tayton Conerway joined the fun with another triple, giving Indiana an early edge that seemed harmless at first—only 12–7 by the first media timeout—but it was actually the start of something huge. Moments later, after Kayden Mingo converted a three-point play to pull Penn State within five, Indiana immediately answered with a 6–0 run. Mike Rhoades had no choice but to burn an early timeout as the Hoosiers stretched the lead to 23–12.
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But that timeout didn’t slow anything down. In fact, Indiana’s run ballooned to 10–0, and suddenly the scoreboard read 27–12. Penn State had to stop the game again just to regroup, but even then, Indiana kept rolling. By the time the under-eight timeout arrived, it was a staggering 20–2 run, and the Hoosiers were completely in control at 37–14. The avalanche didn’t stop there—the first half closed with IU comfortably ahead 58–26 after shooting efficiently from deep, dominating at the rim, and capitalizing on Penn State’s turnovers.
When the second half began, the offensive surge simply carried over. Wilkerson, already hot, stayed perfect from range, hitting all four of his 3-point attempts before the first break in the half. And that’s when things got historic. Indiana’s lead blew past 40… then 45… and Wilkerson kept scoring. With one more triple, he tied the program’s single-game 3-point record. Minutes later, he broke it. And then he just kept going.
His tenth made 3-pointer sealed a new Indiana record, and when he checked out with 44 points, the entire building knew they had witnessed something special. That performance set the single-game scoring record in Assembly Hall, surpassing the previous mark set by Trayce Jackson-Davis. All of it happened in only 24 minutes on the floor.
Indiana, as a team, shot an incredible 17-for-31 from deep and finished with 1.54 points per possession—numbers that tell you just how explosive this performance really was. By the final buzzer, the scoreboard showed 113–72, giving IU its eighth win of the season and a massive boost of momentum heading into their next challenge: a trip to Lexington to face Kentucky.
It was one of those nights where everything clicked, history was made, and Indiana basketball delivered a statement win.
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