The 2021 FORUM Tipoff Classic nightcap pits feature Purdue teammates – Fletcher Loyer (Homestead) and Braden Smith (Westfield) – against each other. The two fierce competitors will fight for future bragging rights and possibly Mr. Basketball votes.
Homestead rode the back of their size and Mr. Basketball candidate, Fletcher Loyer, to a non-conference road win at Warsaw on Friday night. The Spartans outscored the Tigers in each quarter on their way to a 62-40 victory.
Indiana Basketball Source's 4A No. 1 (Cathedral) and 3A No. 2 (Brebeuf) battled tooth and nail into overtime before Tayshawn Comer sent the Fighting Irish fans home with a victory.
Charlie Williams and Carmel jumped on Lawrence Central in the first quarter and never let up. The Greyhounds raced to a 72-43 victory in each team's first MIC game of the season.