This is a great matchup of bigs, Kokomo's Flory Bidunga, Zionsville's Nick Richart. While Bidunga holds an array of HM offers, Richart is committed to Charlotte. Bidunga is a different level of motor and athleticism, but Richart works hard in his own right and won't get pushed around. Bidunga's challenge will be that Richart is used away from the basket, and while he may not always be a great scoring option from there, his screens effectively become double screens if his defender isn't around.

Richart has one of the best guards in the state as a running mate, in Logan Imes, and Imes is going to force Bidunga to make decisions coming off all the interchanges between him and Richart. The lesser of two evils in guarding Imes is to go under screening action, but it's not an ideal decision.

Despite losing a big lead and the game to Penn, it showed their sophomores could play in big moments, especially hitting open shots in tough games, and Kokomo's supporting cast is rounding into shape as the season progresses.

Marion is off to their best start in five years, and this is only the second time they've been this deep in a season with just one loss in the last 12 years. Jaymon Townsend is having a breakout year for Marion, not just in terms of production but in terms of making plays in tight games.

Noblesville is another team off to one of their better starts in awhile, has done it with a lot of balance and lot of weapons.