The Crossroads Classic was a four-team college basketball event held annually at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It featured 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 played Indiana while Butler played Purdue. In even numbered years, Notre Dame played Purdue while Butler played Indiana. Purdue and Indiana did not play each other in the Classic, as they are Big Ten conference rivals. As a result, Butler and Notre Dame did not play each other in the Classic either.
History The event was the brainchild of former Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke. 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.
In 2014, the athletic directors at the four participating schools announced that the Crossroads Classic had been renewed through 2021.
In 2016, for the first time in history, all four teams entered the Crossroads Classic ranked in the top 25.
In 2022 the Crossroad Classic was replaced by the Indy Classic.
Results by year YearDateWinningTeamScoreLosingTeamTV 2011December 17 Butler 67–65Purdue CBS #18 Indiana 69–58Notre Dame ESPN22012December 15 Butler 88–86 OT#1 Indiana CBS #22 Notre Dame 81–68Purdue ESPN22013December 14 Notre Dame 79–72Indiana ESPN Butler 76–70Purdue BTN2014December 20 Indiana 82–73#23 Butler FS1 #21 Notre Dame 94–63Purdue BTN2015December 19 Indiana 80–73Notre Dame ESPN2 #17 Butler 74–68#9 Purdue BTN2016December 17 #15 Purdue 86–81#21 Notre Dame ESPN2 #18 Butler 83–78#9 Indiana BTN2017December 16 #17 Purdue 82–67 Butler Fox Indiana 80–77 OT #18 Notre Dame2018December 15 Notre Dame88–80 Purdue CBS #25 Indiana 71–68 Butler2019December 21 Indiana62–60 Notre Dame ESPN#17 Butler70–61 Purdue BTN2020December 19 Indiana68–60 Butler FS1Purdue88–78 Notre Dame ESPN22021December 18#3 Purdue77–48ButlerFoxIndiana64–56Notre Dame
All-time records by team TeamRecordPercentagevs. BUvs. IUvs. NDvs. PUButler6–5-2-3-4-2Indiana8–33-2-5-1-Notre Dame4–7-1-5-3-2Purdue4–72-4-2-3-
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