No. 15 Indiana basketball lost 89-73 to No. 4 Gonzaga in the consolation bracket of the Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday afternoon. Gonzaga pulled away with a 16-0 run late in the first half to take a 49-31 lead and the Hoosiers (4-2) never cut the lead to less than 15 points in the second half.

No. 3 Gonzaga responded to a disappointing loss the way one might expect of a program that’s been on the national stage for 25 years. So did No. 14 Indiana – for about 10 minutes. This Thanksgiving Day battle was stuffed with highlight-reel plays,

The ACC has put themselves in position to potentially spoil IU’s playoff bid with SMU (9-1; 7-1 ACC) ranked at No. 9 — the Mustangs have already clinched a spot in the ACC title game — and Clemson (9-2; 7-1 ACC) ranked at No. 12 and the first team left out of the field.

Indiana is hoping a win in the season-finale against Purdue will lock up its first ever appearance in the College Football Playoff.

The Indiana Hoosiers hung on to a spot in the latest College Football Playoff bracket projection. Tuesday night, Indiana University fans found out that they'd get to stay in the playoff conversation. They landed in the No. 11 spot in the bracket.