2026 IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals Set for Gainbridge Fieldhouse March 28

Four state championship trophies are on the line Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, where the 2025-26 IHSAA Boys Basketball State Finals will spread across two sessions beginning at 10:30 a.m. ET. The eight teams that survived Indiana's most grueling postseason bracket include a near-perfect Crown Point squad, a Purdue commit leading a Fortville program to its first championship game, and a Westview team that hasn't seen this stage in over a decade.

The morning session opens at 10:30 a.m. ET with doors at 9:30 a.m. Barr-Reeve (27-1), winners of 18 straight games, face Triton in the Class 1A title game. This is the eighth time Barr-Reeve has made it to state, and the Vikings are looking for their third championship, having previously won in 2015 and 2021. Triton (25-3) has won 15 straight games heading into the matchup. The Class 2A championship follows at approximately 12:45 p.m. ET, where Parke Heritage (26-4) meets Westview (27-1). Westview last played in the state finals in 2014, falling to Park Tudor, and previously won back-to-back titles in 1999 and 2000.

After the fieldhouse is cleared between sessions, the evening slate begins with doors opening at 5:00 p.m. ET. Indianapolis Cathedral (24-5) takes on New Haven (22-7) in the Class 3A championship at 6:00 p.m. ET. The night closes with the Class 4A showdown at approximately 8:15 p.m. ET: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (27-3) versus Crown Point (25-1). It's a rematch from the Hall of Fame Classic championship, a game Crown Point won 60-56 on December 23. Mt. Vernon has won 10 straight games and is making its first state championship appearance. The Marauders are led by Purdue commit Luke Ertel, who posted a triple-double against New Albany to send Mt. Vernon to Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Admission is $24.75 per person, with tickets reserved for one session only, each covering two games. All tickets are digital-only through your mobile phone and may be purchased at Ticketmaster.com (service fees apply) or in person at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse box office. Purchased tickets are delivered as mobile tickets to the buyer's smartphone, which must be shown at the admission gate. Participating schools will also have digital tickets available for sale in their own sections. All four games will also be streamed live via pay-per-view on IHSAAtv.org, with individual games available for $20 or all four games for $25.

For Mt. Vernon, this is the program's first trip to the state finals. Crown Point enters at 25-1, the best record among the Class 4A field. A December rematch on Indiana's biggest basketball stage, with a state title attached, is the kind of storyline that makes the late-night finish worth staying for.