Date time, TV
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Rank#
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Opponent#
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Result
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Record
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Site city, state
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Regular Season
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12/1/1952*
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Valparaiso
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W 95–56
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1–0
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The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
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12/6/1952*
|
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at Notre Dame
|
L 70–71
|
1–1
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Notre Dame Fieldhouse Notre Dame, Indiana
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12/13/1952*
|
|
at Kansas State
|
L 80–82
|
1–2
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Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
|
12/20/1952
|
No. 19
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Michigan
|
W 88–60
|
2–2 (1–0)
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The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
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12/22/1952
|
No. 19
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Iowa
|
W 91–72
|
3–2 (2–0)
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
1/3/1953
|
No. 12
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at Michigan
|
W 91–88
|
4–2 (3–0)
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Yost Field House Ann Arbor, Michigan
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1/5/1953
|
No. 12
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at Michigan State
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W 69–62
|
5–2 (4–0)
|
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan
|
1/10/1953
|
No. 7
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No. 19 Minnesota
|
W 66–63
|
6–2 (5–0)
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The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
1/12/1953
|
No. 7
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at Ohio State
|
W 88–68
|
7–2 (6–0)
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Ohio Expo Center Coliseum Columbus, Ohio
|
1/17/1953
|
No. 6
|
No. 4 Illinois Rivalry
|
W 74–70 2OT
|
8–2 (7–0)
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
1/19/1953
|
No. 6
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at Purdue Rivalry
|
W 88–75
|
9–2 (8–0)
|
Lambert Fieldhouse West Lafayette, Indiana
|
2/2/1953*
|
No. 2
|
Butler
|
W 105–70
|
10–2
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
2/7/1953
|
No. 2
|
at Northwestern
|
W 88–64
|
11–2 (9–0)
|
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
|
2/9/1953
|
No. 2
|
Wisconsin
|
W 66–48
|
12–2 (10–0)
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
2/14/1953
|
No. 2
|
Michigan State
|
W 65–50
|
13–2 (11–0)
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
2/16/1953
|
No. 2
|
at Wisconsin
|
W 72–70
|
14–2 (12–0)
|
Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin
|
2/21/1953
|
No. 2
|
Ohio State
|
W 81–67
|
15–2 (13–0)
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
2/23/1953
|
No. 2
|
Purdue Rivalry
|
W 113–78
|
16–2 (14–0)
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
2/28/1953
|
No. 2
|
at No. 10 Illinois Rivalry
|
W 91–79
|
17–2 (15–0)
|
Huff Hall Champaign, Illinois
|
3/2/1953
|
No. 2
|
Northwestern
|
W 90–88 OT
|
18–2 (16–0)
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
3/7/1953
|
No. 1
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at Minnesota
|
L 63–65
|
18–3 (16–1)
|
Williams Arena Minneapolis
|
3/9/1953
|
No. 1
|
Iowa
|
W 68–61
|
19–3 (17–1)
|
The Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana
|
NCAA tournament
|
3/13/1953*
|
No. 1
|
vs. DePaul Regional semifinals
|
W 82–80
|
20–3
|
Chicago Stadium Chicago
|
3/14/1953*
|
No. 1
|
vs. No. 17 Notre Dame Regional Finals
|
W 79–66
|
21–3
|
Chicago Stadium Chicago
|
3/17/1953*
|
No. 1
|
vs. No. 7 LSU Final Four - Semifinal
|
W 80–67
|
22–3
|
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
|
3/18/1953*
|
No. 1
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vs. No. 5 Kansas National Championship
|
W 69–68
|
23–3
|
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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