00:00 - 26:07 - Dustin Dopirak of the Indianapolis Star joins the show to talk some Pacers with John! Dustin and John dive into if the Pacers will improve their rebounding, or if this is who they are at this point. They also talk the injury to Aaron Nesmith, as well as how Pascal Siakam has fit in here since he joined the team. They also talk about if Tyrese Haliburton is fully back from that hamstring injury that plagued him earlier this season.

26:08 - 36:29 - Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer joins the show to talk about the struggling Indiana Hoosier’s men’s basketball team. They talk about how IU needs a vocal leader that it seemingly doesn’t have; they also look ahead to IU’s game against Penn State tomorrow.

36:30 - 58:59 - Mike Wells of ESPN joins the show! Mike and John dive into the NBA All-Star Game! They then move on to the Pacers, and discuss them starting the 2nd half of the season with a win over the Detroit Pistons. Mike gives his thoughts on how Pascal Siakam has looked with the Pacers, and if he will resign with the Pacers this offseason. He and John also look at the rest of the Pacers schedule, and try and predict where they will end the season. 

59:00 - 1:10:04 - Coach Bob Lovell from the legendary Indiana Sports Talk joins the show, and he and John dive into the rising profile of women’s basketball. Bob and JMV then dive into this weekend's women's high school basketball state finals! They then talk some college hoops, and dive into JMV’s Indiana State Sycamores! 

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