Indiana basketball beats Bellarmine 92-69 to reach 2-0
The gist
Indiana beat Bellarmine 92-69 as guard Darren Harris scored a career-high 23 points.
The Hoosiers' first high-major test comes next against Syracuse.
How it unfolded
- Oct 11, 2026Indiana beat Butler 96-68 at Hinkle Fieldhouse in the first of three preseason exhibitions, powered by a 33-4 second-half run.
- Oct 18, 2026Indiana beat North Carolina 76-58 in an exhibition in Indianapolis, holding a 53-31 rebounding edge.
- Nov 2, 2026Indiana opened the season with a 91-57 win over Eastern Illinois; Markus Burton had 19 points and 5 assists.
Key terms
- high-major
- A major U.S. collegiate athletic conference, the oldest in NCAA Division I, originally named for its ten member universities.
- fouled out
- In basketball, a player is removed from the game after committing a set number of fouls.
- 3-pointers
- A basketball shot made from beyond the three-point line, worth three points.
Source: Wikipedia