The Indiana basketball team picked up a 78-62 win on the road against Washington on Saturday night. IU improved to 18-11 overall and 9-9 in the Big Ten. Malik Reneau came off the bench and led the team with 22 points and six rebounds.

The Washington Huskies men's basketball team was looking up at the rest of the Big Ten when the Indiana Hoosiers came to town for a game on Saturday a

Indiana basketball opens its first West Coast road trip in the expanded Big Ten with a game against Washington on Saturday afternoon.

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Junior forward Malik Reneau has been in and out of the Hoosiers lineup this season, including a surprise emergency room trip Wednesday.

Entering Saturday evening’s contest, the Washington men’s basketball team was playing for its postseason life, trying to fight for the final spot in the Big Ten Tournament against Indiana.

It was a rough day for teams on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but Indiana basketball was an exception. The Hoosiers avoided a let down against the Big Ten’s last place team on Saturday with a 78-62 win over Washington in the program’s first ever game at Alaska Airlines Arena.

The Hoosiers are rounding into shape to close the season, and a dominant win over Washington was needed on a bad day for NCAA Tournament bubble teams.

The Indiana basketball team is on a two-game winning streak as it heads west to Seattle to face Washington on Saturday. IU is 17-11 overall and 8-9 in the Big Ten. Washington is 13-15 overall and 4-13 in conference play.