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An IU cheerleader retrieves a stuck ball during Indiana's first round game versus Saint Mary's.

March Madness Photo Gallery: Indiana Vs. Saint Mary's

Look at 30 photos from Indiana's NCAA Tournament first round matchup versus Saint Mary's inside the Moda Center in Portland, Ore.

PORTLAND, Ore. — In case you didn't make it to Portland, Ore. for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, take a look at 30 photos from Indiana's matchup versus Saint Mary's.

The Gaels ended Indiana's season on an 82-53 final score inside Moda Center sending the Hoosiers back home to Indiana.

Still, the action shots show the Hoosiers' last ditch effort at a tournament they haven't been a part of since 2016. Until next season, Indiana.

Indiana Vs. Saint Mary's

Race Thompson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Race Thompson (25) shoots the basketball against Saint Mary's Gaels forward Kyle Bowen (14) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports.

Race Thompson and Trayce Jackson-Davis

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Saint Mary's Gaels forward Matthias Tass (11) dunks the basketball against the Indiana Hoosiers during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports.

Trayce Jackson-Davis

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) dunks the basketball against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Trayce Jackson-Davis

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) dunks the basketball against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports.

Mike Woodson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson instructs against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Parker Stewart and Trayce Jackson-Davis

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Saint Mary's Gaels guard Logan Johnson (0) shoots the basketball against Indiana Hoosiers guard Parker Stewart (45) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Mike Woodson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson instructs against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Parker Stewart

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Saint Mary's Gaels guard Logan Johnson (0) shoots the basketball against Indiana Hoosiers guard Parker Stewart (45) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Parker Stewart

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Parker Stewart (45) defends against Saint Mary's Gaels guard Logan Johnson (0) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Race Thompson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Race Thompson (25) is defended by Saint Mary's Gaels forward Kyle Bowen (14) and forward Matthias Tass (11) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Trayce Jackson-Davis

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) shoots the basketball against Saint Mary's Gaels forward Matthias Tass (11) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Xavier Johnson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Xavier Johnson (0) shoots the basketball against Saint Mary's Gaels guard Logan Johnson (0) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Jordan Geronimo

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Jordan Geronimo (22) shoots the basketball against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Xavier Johnson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Saint Mary's Gaels guard Tommy Kuhse (12) and Indiana Hoosiers guard Xavier Johnson (0) fight for the loose ball during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jordan Geronimo

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Jordan Geronimo (22) grabs a rebound against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Jordan Geronimo

Jordan Geronimo tries to protect the ball from Saint Mary's defenders.

Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Jordan Geronimo (22) is defended by Saint Mary's Gaels guard Logan Johnson (0) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Indiana Cheer

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers cheerleaders perform against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Trayce Jackson-Davis and Xavier Johnson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) and guard Xavier Johnson (0) high-five against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Miller Kopp

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Saint Mary's Gaels forward Dan Fotu (42) is defended by Indiana Hoosiers forward Miller Kopp (12) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Trayce Jackson-Davis

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) shoots the basketball against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Xavier Johnson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Saint Mary's Gaels guard Tommy Kuhse (12) shoots the basketball against Indiana Hoosiers guard Xavier Johnson (0) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Trayce Jackson-Davis

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (23) is defended by Saint Mary's Gaels guard Logan Johnson (0) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Parker Stewart

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Saint Mary's Gaels guard Tommy Kuhse (12) dribbles the basketball against Indiana Hoosiers guard Parker Stewart (45) in front of Gaels center Mitchell Saxen (10) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Miller Kopp

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers forward Miller Kopp (left) defends against Saint Mary's Gaels center Mitchell Saxen (10) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Parker Stewart

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Parker Stewart (45) dribbles the basketball against Saint Mary's Gaels guard Tommy Kuhse (12) during the first half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

March Madness

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; The basketball gets stuck on the stanchion between the Saint Mary's Gaels and the Indiana Hoosiers during the second half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

March Madness

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers cheerleaders retrieve the basketball against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the second half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

Indiana Basketball

An IU cheerleader retrieves a stuck ball during Indiana's first round game versus Saint Mary's.

Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers cheerleaders retrieve the basketball against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the second half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Mike Woodson

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers head coach Mike Woodson (right) acknowledges guard Xavier Johnson (0) against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the second half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports

Indiana Basketball

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Mar 17, 2022; Portland, OR, USA; Indiana Hoosiers players sit on the bench against the Saint Mary's Gaels during the second half during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament at Moda Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports

  • INDIANA FALLS TO SAINT MARY'S: Indiana finally ran out of gas on Thursday, and the No. 12-seeded Hoosiers' 82-53 blowout at the hands of Saint Mary's was the worst defeat in IU's storied NCAA Tournament history. They ended the season with a 21-14 record in Mike Woodson's first year at the helm of his alma mater. CLICK HERE.
  • INDIANA CHEER COMES TO THE RESCUE: Indiana cheerleaders Nathan Paris and Cassidy Cerny became national heroes Thursday night when they performed a stunt to get the basketball dislodged from the top of the backboard. "It worked, it was good. It was pretty easy,'' said Cerny, who said they practice that move ''every Tuesday.'' Their move went viral. CLICK HERE.
  • WHAT WOODSON SAID: The Hoosiers will return home following their 82-53 loss to Saint Mary's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Here's what Indiana head coach Mike Woodson had to say following the defeat. Read his full transcript, or just watch the attached video. CLICK HERE.
  • WHAT JACKSON-DAVIS AND GERONIMO SAID: Forwards Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jordan Geronimo talk about the Hoosiers' 82-53 loss to Saint Mary's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night. Read their full transcripts, or just watch the attached video of the press conference. CLICK HERE.
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