Indiana Adds Western Kentucky Exhibition in Evansville

The Oct. 25 exhibition provides a preseason test for a revamped Hoosiers roster returning to Southwestern Indiana.

Overview

Indiana announced an exhibition against Western Kentucky at Evansville’s Ford Center on Oct. 25, with the game listed for 3 p.m. CT and the arena seating about 11,000 fans.
General tickets for the Evansville game are scheduled to go on sale through the Ford Center ticket office and Ticketmaster starting June 26.
The Evansville date is the Hoosiers’ first game in Southwestern Indiana since 2011 and their first meeting with Western Kentucky since 1993.
Indiana has not released its full 2026-27 nonconference slate but has already confirmed other neutral-site matchups, including games against North Carolina, Kentucky and Syracuse and home dates with Eastern Illinois, Bellarmine and Bowling Green.
With heavy roster turnover after an 18-14 season under coach Darian Devries, Indiana will use the Evansville exhibition and a July trip to the FISU America Games in Peru as early chances to evaluate the new-look team.