Indiana basketball enters Monday night with a 2-0 record and a 4.5-point favorite status as the Hoosiers prepare to face Syracuse at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, the daily hoosier reported.
Tip time is set for 6:30 p.m. Eastern for the matchup inside the 20,000-seat arena. Fans can watch the game on FS1 with Connor Onion handling play-by-play and Bill Raftery providing analysis, or listen to the radio broadcast via the IU Radio Network.
Familiar Faces on the Orange Sideline
Syracuse arrives in Indianapolis under the leadership of first-year head coach Gerry McNamara. The 2003 National Champion spent the last two seasons at Siena, a program Indiana defeated 81-60 on Dec. 22, 2025, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
McNamara brought several players with him from last year’s Siena squad, which reached the 2026 NCAA Tournament and nearly knocked off No. 1 seed Duke. Among them are Gavin Doty, Francis Folefac, and Tasman Goodrick. Folefac scored 19 points against IU, while Doty added 16.
Chasing a Winless Streak Since 1987
Indiana holds a 1-6 all-time record against Syracuse, with its lone victory coming in the 1987 National Championship Game. Keith Smart made a baseline jumper in the closing seconds of the game to secure the program’s fifth national title.
The Orange have won the last six games between the two programs. That stretch includes a 112-110 double-overtime thriller on Nov. 30, 2021, at the Carrier Dome, a game where Trayce Jackson-Davis totaled 31 points and 16 rebounds for the Hoosiers.
Syracuse Outscores Opponents Through Early Season Scoring Runs
Syracuse has outscored its first two opponents by a combined 69 points this season. The Orange posted an 18-0 run against New Haven and a 12-0 stretch versus Central Connecticut State on their home floor.
Junior guard Gavin Doty has scored in double figures in both games, tallying 14 and 18 points. Sophomore forward Sadiq White Jr. grabbed 10 boards in each contest, while sophomore guard Kiyan Anthony is averaging 15.5 points per game.
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