Crossroads Classic

The Crossroads Classic is a four-team college basketball tournament held annually at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It features Indiana's four most accomplished men's NCAA Division I basketball schools each year - being the Butler Bulldogs, the Indiana Hoosiers, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, and the Purdue Boilermakers. In odd numbered years, Notre Dame plays Indiana while Butler plays Purdue. In even numbered years, Notre Dame plays Purdue while Butler plays Indiana. Purdue and Indiana do not play each other in the Classic, as they are Big Ten conference rivals and always play later in the season. Thus, neither do Notre Dame and Butler.

History

The event was the brainchild of former Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke. [1] It was designed to replicate a previous basketball event, the Hoosier Classic, which dated back to the 1940s. The Hoosier Classic was also a two-game non-conference showcase between Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame and Butler. The games were held at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse. [2]

In 2014, the athletic directors at the four participating schools announced that the Crossroads Classic had been renewed through 2021.[3]

In 2016, for the first time in history, all four teams entered the Crossroads Classic ranked in the top 25.[4]

Results by year

YearDateWinning TeamScoreLosing TeamTV
2011 December 17 Butler67–65PurdueCBS
#18 Indiana69–58Notre DameESPN2
2012 December 15 Butler88–86*#1 IndianaCBS
#22 Notre Dame81–68PurdueESPN2
2013 December 14 Notre Dame79–72IndianaESPN
Butler76–70PurdueBTN
2014 December 20 Indiana82–73#23 ButlerFS1
#21 Notre Dame94–63PurdueBTN
2015 December 19 Indiana80–73Notre DameESPN2
#17 Butler74–68#9 PurdueBTN
2016 December 17 #15 Purdue86–81#21 Notre DameESPN2
#18 Butler83–78#9 IndianaBTN
2017 December 16 #17 Purdue82–67Butler[5]Fox
Indiana80–77*#18 Notre Dame
2018 December 15 Notre Dame88–80PurdueCBS
#25 Indiana71–68Butler
2019 December 21 Indiana62–60Notre DameESPN
#17 Butler70–61PurdueBTN
2020 December 19 Indiana68–60ButlerFS1
Purdue88–78Notre DameESPN2
* indicates the number of overtime periods.

Future match-ups

DateMatch-ups
December 18, 2021 Notre Dame vs. Indiana
Butler vs. #3 Purdue

All-time records by team

TeamRecordPercentagevs. BUvs. IUvs. NDvs. PU
Butler6–4.600-2-3-4-1
Indiana7–3.7003-2-4-1-
Notre Dame4–6.400-1-4-3-2
Purdue3–7.3001-4-2-3-

References

  1. Terry Hutchens (December 14, 2010). "Six years in, the Crossroads Classic continues to be a hit in the state". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  2. Eamonn Brennan (August 3, 2010). "Indiana revives Hoosier Classic". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  3. "Crossroads Classic Extended Through 2021 Season".
  4. Litman, Laken; Osterman, Zach; Woods, David; Baird, Nathan (December 15, 2016). "Crossroads Classic primer: What's at stake for each team". IndyStar. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  5. "Game Summary".
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