One bench player seemingly took that to heart against Gonzaga on Friday, as freshman forward Maya Makalusky put together a breakout performance to help the Hoosiers to a 76-72 victory over the Bulldogs on Friday at the Alico Arena in Fort Myers, Florida.

"We wanted to build walls." Indiana basketball held Kansas State's leading scorer PJ Haggerty to a season-low 16 points, here's how they did it:

After suffering through some slow starts the last couple of times out, the Indiana Hoosiers hit the ground running against Kansas State. Indiana had eight points before the Wildcats got on the board, locking in on both ends of the floor to build an early lead.

Two former Purdue basketball players — one of whom is a current assistant coach for the Boilers — will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame.

No. 24 Indiana basketball (5-0) hosts Kansas State (5-1) of the Big 12 tonight at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Both teams have scored big this season, and K-State has the nation's leading scorer, P.J. Haggerty.

Indiana, now 6-0, is set to take on Gonzaga University in its first matchup of the 2025 GEICO Coconut Hoops tournament. Tipoff between the Hoosiers and the Bulldogs is slated for 1:30 p.m. Friday and will stream on FloHoops.