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The Indy Classic is a doubleheader college basketball showcase held annually at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana It replaced the Crossroads Classic. It originally featured the Purdue Boilermakers and the Ball State Cardinals, before Ball State was replaced by Butler.

The showcase is an annual fundraiser for the Indiana Sport's Corp's non-profit mission.^[1]^[2]

The president of the nonprofit Indiana Sports Corp has confirmed that they are working to schedule teams through the 2027 season.^[3]

History

In 2022, the doubleheader was founded as a replacement to the Crossroads Classic. An indefinite agreement was reached to host the event each December.^[4]

In 2023, the event was a sellout.^[5] Peacock had exclusive broadcast rights to games, and viewing was only available through their streaming service. ^[6] The #1 Arizona Wildcats were upset by the #3 Purdue Boilermakers^[7]

In 2024, the headliner match-up was between #11 Purdue and #17 Texas A&M.^[8] #20 Wisconsin and Butler both made their first appearance in the showcase.

In 2025, the headliner match-up will be between Purdue and Auburn. Butler and Northwestern will be the second match-up.

Results by year

Year	Date	Winning Team	Score	Losing Team	TV
2022	December 17	#1 Purdue	69–61^[9]	Davidson	BTN
2022	December 17	Ball State	83–69^[10]	Illinois State	ESPN+
2023	December 16	#3 Purdue	92–84^[11]	#1 Arizona	Peacock
2023	December 16	Indiana State	83–72^[12]	Ball State	Peacock
2024	December 14	#17 Texas A&M	70–66^[13]	#11 Purdue	CBS
2024	December 14	#20 Wisconsin	83–74^[14]	Butler	BTN
2025	December 20	Purdue vs. Auburn
2025	December 20	Butler vs. Northwestern

All-time records by team

Team	Record	Percentage
Indiana State	1–0	1.000
Texas A&M	1–0	1.000
Wisconsin	1–0	1.000
Purdue	2–1	.667
Ball State	1–1	.500
Arizona	0–1	.000
Butler	0–1	.000
Davidson	0–1	.000
Illinois State	0–1	.000
Auburn	0–0	–
Northwestern	0–0	–

Attendance by year

Year	Attendance
2022	9,242
2023	17,315
2024	15,045
2025	-

Event Records

Team

Record		Stat	Year	Team
Points	Most	92	2023	Purdue
Points	Least	61	2022	Davidson
Rebounds	Most	48	2022	Purdue
Rebounds	Least	23	2024	Purdue
Assists	Most	24	2023	Arizona
Assists	Least	7	2022	Illinois State
Turnovers	Most	18	2024	Texas A&M
Turnovers	Least	3	2024	Wisconsin
Blocks	Most	8	2023	Ball State
Blocks	Least	1	2023, 2023, 2024	Arizona, Indiana State, Wisconsin
Steals	Most	11	2024, 2024	Purdue, Texas A&M
Steals	Least	1	2024	Butler
Fouls	Most	22	2024	Wisconsin
Fouls	Least	11	2022, 2024	Purdue, Texas A&M

Personal

Record	Stat	Year	Individual	Team
Points	29	2022, 2023	Zach Edey, Caleb Love	Purdue, Arizona
Rebounds	16	2022	Zach Edey	Purdue
Assists	10	2022	Foster Loyer	Davidson
Turnovers	6	2024	Braden Smith	Purdue
Blocks	3	2022, 2022, 2024	David Skogman, Demarius Jacobs, Andre Screen	Davidson, Ball State, Butler
Steals	5	2024	Wade Taylor IV	Texas A&M

References

↑ "Indy Classic Powerd by Sports Tech HQ".
↑ "Indy Classic - Gainbridge".
↑ "No. 1 Purdue brings class to first Indy Classic men's college basketball event". 15 December 2022.
↑ "Indiana Sports Corp to Host Inaugural Indy Classic". 27 June 2022.
↑ "Sell out Crowd". 14 December 2023.
↑ "Games Set for 2023 Indy Classic". 14 December 2023.
↑ "Games Recap - Indy Star". 14 December 2023.
↑ "Purdue Scheduled To Play Texas A&M". 15 April 2024.
↑ "2022 Purdue v. Davidson - Game Summary".
↑ "2022 Ball State v. Illinois State - Game Summary".
↑ "2023 Purdue v. Arizona - Game Summary".
↑ "2023 Ball State v. Indiana State - Game Summary".
↑ "2024 Purdue v. Texas A&M - Game Summary".
↑ "2024 Butler v. Wisconsin - Game Summary".

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v t e Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
Venues	Ball Gymnasium (1925–1963) Irving Gymnasium (1963–1992) Worthen Arena (1992–present)
Culture & lore	Charlie Cardinal Indy Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
Venues	Butler Fieldhouse (1928–1966) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1966–present)
Culture & lore	The Butler Way Crossroads Classic Dawg Pound Butler Blue Indy Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Venues	Lafayette Coliseum (1896–1909) Memorial Gymnasium (1909–1934) Lafayette Jefferson High School Gymnasium (1929, 1934–1937) Lambert Fieldhouse (1937–1967) Mackey Arena (1967–present)
Rivalries	Indiana
Culture & lore	Crossroads Classic Boilermaker Special Purdue Pete "Hail Purdue!" 2023 Fairleigh Dickinson upset Indy Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics