Indiana Basketball Survives Dramatic Comeback to Defeat UCLA

Hoosiers rally after blowing 10-point lead in final minutes to earn key road win

Jan. 31, 2026 at 11:15pm

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Indiana basketball overcame a dramatic late-game collapse, rallying from a blown 10-point lead in the final two minutes to defeat UCLA 98-97 in double overtime. The Hoosiers, led by strong performances from senior guards Lamar Wilkerson and Nick Dorn, showed resilience and poise to secure the victory after facing their biggest inflection point of the season.

Why it matters

This hard-fought win on the road against a quality opponent boosts Indiana's NCAA Tournament resume and demonstrates the team's ability to overcome adversity. After losing four straight games in January, the Hoosiers have now won three in a row, proving their mettle and growth as a collective unit.

The details

Indiana led by 10 points with under two minutes remaining in regulation, but UCLA stormed back to tie the game and send it to overtime. The Hoosiers then had to overcome the fouling out of key players Jasai Miles and Reed Bailey, relying on younger contributors like freshman Trent Sisley to make crucial free throws in double overtime to seal the victory.

  • Indiana led by 10 points with under 2 minutes remaining in regulation.
  • UCLA hit a contested 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to send the game to overtime.
  • Indiana had to play double overtime after losing Miles and Bailey to fouling out.

The players

Trent Sisley

A freshman forward who hit the game-winning free throw for Indiana in double overtime.

Nick Dorn

A junior guard who led the Hoosiers with 26 points, his third straight game with 18 or more points.

Lamar Wilkerson

A senior guard who matched Reed Bailey with 24 points and hit key shots in overtime to keep Indiana in the game.

Tucker DeVries

A senior forward who nearly recorded a triple-double with 9 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Darian DeVries

The Indiana head coach who praised his team's resilience and poise in overcoming adversity to secure the victory.

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What they’re saying

“Throughout the whole summer in practice, we've been taught to be resilient, to fight through everything and keep fighting. We came too far to slip away like that. I feel like that's our biggest advantage.”

— Nick Dorn, Junior guard (Instagram)

“I thought we had a bunch of veteran-type moments in there where it'd been really easy to just kind of give into it and (say), 'It just wasn't our day, everything went wrong and poor is me.' And they didn't do that.”

— Darian DeVries, Head coach (si.com)

“Everyone just did a good job of sticking together. It's really just that — sticking together and then having confidence in each other.”

— Trent Sisley, Freshman forward (si.com)

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