Indiana State vs. Utah: Tuesday’s contest between the Utah Utes (22-14) and Indiana State Sycamores (31-6) at Hinkle Fieldhouse has a good chance to be a competitive matchup, as our computer predictions project a final score of 78-77, with Utah securing the victory. . Tipoff is April 2 at 7:00 PM ET.
Indiana State vs. Utah Game Facts & Odds
Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Time: 7:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN
Where: Indianapolis, Indiana
Venue: Hinkle Fieldhouse
Indiana State vs. Utah Score Prediction
Spread and total predictions for Indiana State vs. Utah
Computer Predicted Spread: Utah (-0.3)
Computer Prediction Total: 154.2
In hitting overs, games involving the Sycamores are 15-8-0 and the Utes 17-15-0. Indiana State is 4-6 against the spread and 7-3 overall in its last 10 games, while Utah is 5-5 against the spread and 4-6 overall.
Indiana State vs. Utah: Indiana State Performance Insights:
The Sycamores’ +447 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 12.0 points per game) results in scoring 84.6 points per game (seventh in college basketball) while giving up 72.6 per contest (204th in college basketball).
Indiana State ranks 161st in college basketball averaging 35.5 rebounds per game, and 32.0 to 3.5 per opponent per outing.
Indiana State makes 3.9 more threes per opponent per contest, 10.9 (fourth-most in college basketball) compared to 7.0.
The Sycamores are first in college basketball in scoring at 108.8 points per 100 possessions and 195th in college basketball defensively at 93.3 points per 100 possessions.
Indiana State and its opponents are mostly even in the turnover battle. The Sycamores force 11.3 (188th in college basketball) and 10.8 (229th in college basketball action) per game.
Indiana State vs. Utah: Utah Performance Insights:
The Utes’ +217 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 6.1 points per game) while allowing 78.5 points per game (59th in college basketball) to 72.4 losses per contest (197th in college basketball).
Utah records 39.1 rebounds per game (34th in college basketball) while holding opponents to 36.3 per contest. It outscored opponents by 2.8 boards per game.
Utah is making 9.1 three-pointers per game (34th in college basketball), 1.5 more than opponents.
Utah has generally lost the turnover battle this season, forcing 11.1 (167th in college basketball) and 9.8 (314th in college basketball) per game.
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It’s the Sycamores vs. the Utes in the men’s basketball contest for the right to play for the National Invitation Tournament championship.
ISU (31-6 overall, 17-3 Missouri Valley Conference) cruised to an 85-81 semifinal victory over Cincinnati at the Hulman Center on Tuesday.
The ISU vs. Utah game will be broadcast on ESPN and ESPN+.
Tuesday’s game in Indianapolis at 9:30 p.m. That game will be on ESPN2.
The winners of ISU vs. Utah and Seton Hall vs. Georgia will square off for the NIT championship at 7 p.m. Next Thursday in Indianapolis, ESPN will broadcast that game.
The 2023-24 ISU squad was disappointed by the NCAA selection committee’s omission despite an exceptional record and an MVC regular-season crown, but they have since led their fans on a juicy ride.
Longtime observers say no such athletics thrill has come from Terre Haute since Larry Bird led the Sycamores to the NCAA title game against Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his Michigan State Spartans in 1979.
And for the community, it’s only made sweeter because it’s coming off an impressive stretch for the baseball Sycamores in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
And ISU’s players say they’ve felt that love. Indiana State vs. Utah
“These wins are not just for us,” junior guard/forward Jason Kent said recently. “They’re for the community. What they do for us is just as important as what we do on the court.
Meanwhile, third-year ISU coach Josh Schertz has become a huge fan favorite among Sycamore fans, was named MVC Coach of the Year and now seems to be making at least one phone call to NCAA Division I programs looking for a new leader.
But Schertz isn’t talking publicly about a possible exit right now, refusing to discuss his future while playing for the Sycamores.
Five Sycamores average in double figures in scoring – center Robbie Avila at 17.3 points per game, guard Ryan Conwell at 16.6 ppg, guard Isaiah Sopp at 15.8, Kent at 13.7 and guard Julian Larry at 10.7.