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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball faced tense moments down the stretch on Sunday night against Washington after leading by as many as 15 points in the second half.
The Hoosiers (10-3, 1-1 Big Ten) closed out a 90-80 win by overcoming a poorly timed scoring drought down the stretch that allowed the Huskies (9-4, 1-1) to cut the lead to six points with less than four minutes to go.
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Indiana turned to guard Lamar Wilkerson for a pair of clutch baskets, a 3-pointer and finger roll on a drive through the paint, to help keep his team in the driver’s seat. Wilkerson scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half for the Hoosiers.
Sam Alexis finished the job by slamming home a miss off the rim from Tayton Conerway with 57 seconds to go.
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Indiana basketball freshman Trent Sisley takes over at Assembly Hall against Washington
With Tucker DeVries on the bench in foul trouble early in the second half, freshman Trent Sisley took over with a 10-0 run all by himself.
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Sisley knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers and his teammates didn’t let his hot hand go to waste. He showed his versatility with a nice little hook shot in the paint then scored on a reverse layup off a cut under the basket to put IU up 69-57 with 11:58 to go.
It was his first double-digit scoring game since he put up 14 points in a 100-56 win over Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 29. With Sisley dealing, DeVries didn’t check back in until there was 9:17 left in the game.
Sisley’s success was part of a strong overall performance from IU’s bench with Reed Bailey and Nick Dorn also making key contributions while playing 20-plus minutes each. The Hoosiers’ bench outscored Washington’s reserves 26-11.
Indiana’s Tayton Conerway (6) shoots during the Indiana versus Washington mens basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026.
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