Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Higgins David A.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/13/2017		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FINISH LINE INC /IN/ [FINL]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3308 N. MITTHOEFFER ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP, Corporate Controller
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46235		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 8,880
D
 
Class A Common Stock 2,386
I
By Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (1) 06/12/2022 Class A Common Stock 643 $ 19.72 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 04/01/2023 Class A Common Stock 1,404 $ 19.4 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 11/12/2023 Class A Common Stock 1,388 $ 24.83 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 04/01/2024 Class A Common Stock 2,318 $ 27.255 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 03/30/2025 Class A Common Stock 3,104 $ 24.44 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 03/28/2026 Class A Common Stock 6,661 $ 20.475 D  
Performance-Based Restricted Stock   (7) 03/27/2020 Class A Common Stock 1,079 $ (7) D  
Dividend Equivalent Rights   (8)   (8) Class A Common Stock 8 $ (8) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Higgins David A.
3308 N. MITTHOEFFER ROAD
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46235		       VP, Corporate Controller  

Signatures

/s/ Christopher C. Eck, as attorney-in-fact for David A. Higgins 07/20/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The options vested over 4 years on the anniversary of the 6/12/2012 date of grant on a schedule of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% on the respective succeeding anniversaries, with the total option grant vesting fully on 6/12/2016.
(2) The options vested over 4 years on the anniversary of the 4/1/2013 date of grant on a schedule of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% on the respective succeeding anniversaries, with the total option grant vesting fully on 4/1/2017.
(3) The options vest over 4 years on the anniversary of the 11/12/2013 date of grant on a schedule of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% on the respective succeeding anniversaries, with the total option grant vesting fully on 11/12/2017.
(4) The options vest over 4 years on the anniversary of the 4/1/2014 date of grant on a schedule of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% on the respective succeeding anniversaries, with the total option grant vesting fully on 4/1/2018.
(5) The options vest over 4 years on the anniversary of the 3/30/2015 date of grant on a schedule of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% on the respective succeeding anniversaries, with the total option grant vesting fully on 3/30/2019.
(6) The options vest over 4 years on the anniversary of the 3/28/2016 date of grant on a schedule of 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% on the respective succeeding anniversaries, with the total option grant vesting fully on 3/28/2020.
(7) Each share of performance-based restricted stock represents a contingent right to receive one share of Class A Common Stock. The shares of performance-based restricted stock vest upon achieving certain performance goals relating to (i) the compound annual growth rate of The Finish Line, Inc.'s earnings per share, and (ii) consolidated enterprise sales growth, measured over a performance period including fiscal years 2018, 2019 and 2020. Dividend equivalent rights accrue with respect to these shares of performance-based restricted stock when and as dividends are paid on Class A Common Stock.
(8) The reported dividend equivalent rights accrued on the reporting person's performance-based restricted stock and will become vested proportionately with the performance-based restricted stock to which they relate. Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of Class A Common Stock.
 
Remarks:
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