With the Penn State Nittany Lions coming to Bloomington Wednesday night, Indiana has a shot at winning consecutive conference games since the last time these teams met at The Palestra in early January.

Among the more famous bracketologists, Jerry Palm of CBS Sports had Indiana in the field in his update on Monday. He had Indiana as a No. 11 seed playing in a NCAA Tournament play-in game at Dayton, Ohio against Wake Forest. The winner would then move on to play No. 6 seed Memphis in Providence, R.I. in the South Regional.

With a pair of Quad 1 victories in two weeks, Indiana will look to bolster its newly revived NCAA Tournament hopes in a rematch with Penn State at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in Bloomington. The Hoosiers have won 23 of their 27 matchups against the Nittany Lions at Assembly Hall.

Indiana basketball is firmly on the NCAA Tournament bubble after beating Purdue, here's a deep dive into the Hoosiers' resume:

Indiana men’s tennis lost to the University of Memphis on Sunday inside the IU Tennis Center in Bloomington. After Indiana lost its first match of the year in heartbreaking fashion against Boise State University, the Hoosiers were tasked with an opportunity to bounce back with a victory at home.

Penn State’s men’s basketball team heads down the home stretch of its 2024-’25 season with a small dose of momentum in advance of a Wednesday road game at Indiana.

The Indiana Hoosiers make a case for NCAA Tournament inclusion by demolishing the Purdue Boilermakers in the second half.

Fresh off two straight wins against Nebraska and Minnesota, Penn State will travel to Indiana on Wednesday to close out February. This will be the second meeting between the Nittany Lions and the Hoosiers this season.

Malik Reneau and Trey Galloway each scored 15 points, and Indiana allowed just 21 in the second half as the Hoosiers overcame a 12-point halftime deficit to beat No. 13 Purdue 73-58.