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Below is the full transcript from today's press conference for Indiana from Dayton where the Hoosiers are facing Wyoming in a First Four NCAA tournament ...

And we see things that beat us and we see things that help us win the games. And everybody just had a different energy coming out in the second half and the rest of the games we played. When Coach jumped on him and said something to him, I think it just hit -- it hit everybody in the whole room. How did the chemistry come together with that, and how much do you think that has expanded what you guys have been able to do offensively over the last couple of weeks? And finally getting over the hump in the Big Ten Tournament and winning a few of those games I think really boosted our confidence. Is there validation in a moment like this, or do you just sort of think like there's not validation until the journey's over and maybe you won some games and that sort of thing? But to be battle tested last week and find a way to get through and bust the door down, what kind of confidence does it give you knowing that these games can be just like that? And I like to think that I've helped them in that area grow a little bit as coaches. And I made that very clear when I took the job, that we had to establish a defensive system because offensively I just didn't know where it was going to come from. But what from those three guys have you gained and learned across the course of this season as well in regards to working so well together as a staff? And he's added that to his game this year, and it's been a treat to see his development. COACH WOODSON: I'm thrilled to death to be back in the Big Dance, and the 17 guys that have worn this season has had a lot to do with that.

If the Hoosiers beat Wyoming in Tuesday's First Four, they'll grab a charter flight in Dayton and chase the moon across the sky to Portland, Oregon.

Woodson maintains an open-door policy with his players, and when Jackson-Davis came to him asking for a renewed emphasis on the pick-and-roll offense, heavily featuring him alongside Johnson, Woodson listened. “We tried to run a lot of pick-and-rolls (earlier in the season),” Woodson said, “but X wasn’t there yet. If the Hoosiers win Tuesday night, they’ll grab a charter flight in Dayton and chase the moon across the sky to Portland, Ore., where they’ll be expected to play roughly 36 hours after they land. But the cause traces back in part to a meeting Jackson-Davis initiated with his coach weeks ago. Jackson-Davis’ 31 points and 10 rebounds weren’t quite enough to dispatch of Iowa in the Big Ten semifinal. You can't run from it.’ And I thought he stepped up big time, man, in the Big Ten tournament. Jackson-Davis remembered dreaming of being in a tight game, with a championship on the line, knocking down crucial free throws to clinch a title. As long as he knows I love him and I’m in his corner, that means more to me than anything.” He was the driving force behind Thursday’s comeback win over Michigan, before playing Illinois All-American Kofi Cockburn to a standstill in the Hoosiers’ upset victory Friday. Jackson-Davis talked then about wanting to leave a legacy as a player remembered for helping restore Indiana to prominence, both in the Big Ten and nationally. By his own admission he had one foot and four toes out the door before a one-on-one meeting with Woodson last spring prompted him to stay. He’d just been asked to cast his mind back to the first moments when he, as a young basketball player, imagined himself playing in the NCAA tournament.

Indiana will open play in the 2022 NCAA tournament on Tuesday night against Wyoming at the University of Dayton Arena.

Wyoming is a very good defensive rebounding team, ranking 42nd nationally in defensive rebounding percentage and also keeps its opponents from getting to the foul line. Offensively, Indiana has been playing much better its past few games and seems to have found something in ball screen actions with Xavier Johnson and Trayce Jackson-Davis. Tuesday should be a pro-Indiana crowd at UD Arena, which puts the Hoosiers into a favorable position to advance into the round of 64 on Thursday. Offensively, the Cowboys aren’t a great 3-point shooting team at 33 percent overall, but do have guys like DuSell, Jeffries and Wenzel who are capable of getting hot from the perimeter. Wyoming also does a great job of taking care of the ball (16.7 TO%) and getting to the foul line with a free throw rate (FTA/FGA) of 37 percent. Freshman Noah Reynolds can back up both guard positions and averages 2.9 points on 37.3 percent shooting from the field in 11.2 minutes per game. Maldonado is a particularly challenging matchup because of his ability to post up and find his teammates for scoring opportunities. Like Maldonado, he thrives in the post and is shooting 66.7 percent at the rim, per Hoop-Math. Ike’s 19.6 points per game lead Wyoming, as do his 9.6 rebounds per game. Wyoming only played six players double-figure minutes in its last game – a 68-61 loss to Boise State in the conference tournament in Las Vegas. Maldonado played all 40 minutes with Ike not far behind at 37 minutes logged. Wenzel has taken 98 of his 122 field goal attempts from distance and is shooting 36.7 percent from deep. His 7.9 points per game are fourth on the team and he’s making 68.3 percent of his 2s this season, which ranks 21st in the country. He’s not a shot blocker, but did finish second in the Mountain West in defensive rebounding percentage and third in the league in offensive rebounding percentage. His free throw rate (FTA/FGA) ranks 71st nationally and he’s making 71.6 percent of his attempts from the stripe.

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Wyoming? And which side of the spread hits almost 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its college basketball picks. Now, the model has set its sights on Indiana vs. It also says one side of the spread hits almost 60 percent of the time. Senior guard Hunter Maldonado has been an all-around threat for the Cowboys. Maldonado averages 18.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Indiana then upset Illinois before falling on a late shot to Iowa in the semis. Ike uses his size and length to get to his spots on the floor. Defensively, Indiana gives up just 65.9 points per game, and the Hoosiers have some offensive firepower too. Tipoff is set for 9:10 p.m. ET in Dayton, Ohio. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Hoosiers as four-point favorites in the latest Indiana vs. For the second year in a row, a traditional power is looking to make a run starting in the First Four. The Indiana Hoosiers (20-13) take on the Wyoming Cowboys (24-8) in the second tip of the 2022 NCAA Tournament on Tuesday night. Wyoming in the NCAA Tournament 2022. The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times.

The Indiana Hoosiers and Wyoming Cowboys square off in the play-in round of the NCAA tournament.

The last meeting was in Bloomington on Dec. 18, 1999, when Indiana claimed a 99-80 victory. It was 31 year later when the two teams met again in Bloomington. IU handed the Cowboys a 78-65 loss on Dec. 11, 1982. Wyoming's last NCAA tournament win came against Gonzaga, defeating the Bulldogs 73-66 in 2002. He averages 19.6 points and 9.6 boards for the Cowboys. He paced Wyoming with 18.4 points, 5.8 boards and 6.3 assists. The Jan. 23 matchup where Indiana fell to Michigan, 80-62. Keep up with the Hoosiers by following Dustin Dopirak and Zach Osterman. The exception? When does Indiana basketball play Wyoming in the NCAA tournament? The first name that comes to mind for Indiana is junior Trayce Jackson-Davis. The forward leads the team in scoring (18.1), rebounds (8.2) and blocks (2.4) per game. Pride. This is the first trip to the NCAA tournament as a head coach for Wyoming's Jeff Linder, who is in his second year with the Cowboys. Coming off back-to-back 24-loss seasons, Linder posted a 14-11 record in his first year with Wyoming and improved to 25-8 this year. Disappointment. The Hoosiers (20-13) return to the NCAA tournament for the first time in six years and face a Wyoming opponent they've beaten the three times the programs have played.

Senior forward Race Thompson grabs a rebound during the first half against Penn State on Jan. 26, 2022, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana will play Wyoming ...

“The stakes are even higher because nobody wants to go home,” Woodson said. Their road to glory starts in the First Four play-in segment of the tournament against the University of Wyoming at 9:10 p.m. Tuesday. Whichever team wins will be considered the No. 12 seed in the East region. For comparison, Michigan was given the No. 11 seed in the South region despite having the worst overall record, 17-14, of all nine Big Ten teams that made the tournament. “It's not going to be hard for me to get these guys to understand what's at stake here,” Woodson said. Woodson said he is uncertain of the status of sophomore forward Jordan Geronimo, who suffered a knee injury in Friday’s win over Illinois and didn’t play against Iowa the following day. While a national title was never an expectation coming into this season, the Hoosiers are using their momentum from last weekend’s run in Indianapolis to dream big.

Indiana women's basketball will host the first round of games in the 2022 NCAA women's tournament. Are you ready for March Madness?

IU played in front of large, mostly pro-Hoosier crowds during the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis, and it made a difference. IU is in the Bridgeport region. That was a goal of ours." The Hoosiers earning a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament gives IU its highest-ever placement in the bracket. The second-seeded Huskies take on No. 15 seed Mercer in the first round, and that winner plays the winner of the 7-10 matchup between Florida and UCF. "That's why we played all season: obviously, to work to get to the NCAA Tournament, but also, we wanted to host. "Oh, we're going to win. But they're a team that's on the upswing." "We'll be playing in front of Hoosier Nation," IU graduate student Ali Patberg said. She said head-to-head results played a role in ordering the teams. It's a monumental achievement for an athletic department that had very little women's basketball success before the last few years. "We're ready to go.

Wyoming (25-8) is No. 58 in the nation according to KenPom.com, and that outlet likes No. 36 Indiana to win by just one point, 67-66. Vegas has the Hoosiers as ...

At least one of them cannot get there as the two IU rivals will meet in the round-of-16 if they both advance that far. If you are in the camp of not wanting to see Purdue and Kentucky advance to the Final Four — good news. The Hoosiers would no doubt then have a full day on Wednesday of practice, preparation and media obligations. The Hoosiers got no help from non-conference high-major foes St. John’s (17-15) and Syracuse (16-17), neither of which made the NCAA Tournament, while Notre Dame snuck into the First Four along with IU. Ike is a big-bodied forward who will likely match-up with Trayce Jackson-Davis. The 252-pounder makes 51.6 percent of his shots but doesn’t really look to score from beyond-the-arc. Defensively Wyoming is No. 66, which places them in between Michigan State (No. 53) and Northwestern (No. 68). Maldonado is actually a very tall point guard (or point-forward if you prefer) who can score inside and out, and is a very good passer. That is actually slower than Wisconsin (No. 240). Wyoming’s defensive possessions are more middle-of-the-pack at No. 177. Indiana will have a chance to keep the survivor of that game out of the Final Four, as both rivals join the Hoosiers in the East Region. Kentucky is the No. 2 seed, and Purdue the No. 3. Vegas has the Hoosiers as a 4-point favorite. But it will be interesting to see how much pressure IU puts on the ball, as he has eight games with at least five turnovers. Wyoming ranks No. 299 in offensive possession length.