The saying goes, you take it one game at a time. But after IU opened the Big Ten slate 3-4, it can't hurt to take a look at the Hoosiers' last 11 games -- seven of which come against the league's top five opponents.

1/30 - AT Illinois (12-8)

  • 3-game series win streak for Illinois
  • IU's last win in Champaign: 2/7/2008
  • Last 10 at the other Assembly Hall: 2-8

2/4 - #10 Purdue (16-3)

  • Purdue won last year's meeting
  • IU has won last eight home games versus Purdue, dating back to Feb. 9, 1999

2/7 - AT Northwestern (14-5)

  • Wildcats have 2-game series winning streak
  • IU's last win in Evanston: 85-82 on Feb. 23, 2008
  • Hoosiers 6-4 in last 10 at Northwestern, but 1-4 since 2003

2/10 - #20 Ohio State (14-6)

  • Buckeyes hold 3-game series winning streak
  • Ohio State won in Bloomington last January, 93-81
  • IU last beat OSU on Feb. 26, 2008, 72-69

2/13 - AT #16 Wisconsin (16-4)

  • Badgers hold 4-game win streak versus Hoosiers and have won 10 of last 13
  • Wisconsin has won last eight meetings in Madison
  • Last IU road victory in series was Jan. 25, 1998

2/16 - #5 Michigan State (17-3)

  • Spartans own 3-game series win streak
  • Last IU victory was Feb. 16, 2008
  • MSU has won four of last five games, but IU 7-3 at home since 1999

2/20 - AT Minnesota (12-7)

  • IU defeated Minnesota on Jan. 17, following three straight losses to the Golden Gophers
  • Hoosiers' last win in Minneapolis also came on Jan. 17, but in 2008
  • IU 2-8 in last 10 trips to Minnesota

2/25 - #16 Wisconsin

  • IU has dropped last two at home versus Wisconsin
  • Following a Feb. 1977 defeat, IU ran a 22-game home win streak versus the Badgers until 2002 (they have since gone 2-4)

2/28 - AT Iowa (8-12)

  • Hoosiers were dropped by the Hawkeyes on Sunday
  • IU last won in Iowa City on Jan. 2, 2008
  • IU 1-4 in last five meeting at Iowa, 3-10 since 1995

3/3 - AT #10 Purdue

  • Purdue holds 2-game home win streak versus IU
  • The Hoosiers last defeated the Boilermakers in West Lafayette March 1, 2006
  • IU 4-6 in last 10 road games versus Purdue

3/6 - Northwestern

  • IU lost to Northwestern at home by 22 last February
  • The Hoosiers had previously won 35 consecutive in Bloomington versus the Wildcats, dating back to 1964
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