Indiana Postgame Notes vs. Penn State
1/20/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 20, 2008
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Indiana Game Notes
Indiana vs. Penn State
1-20-08
• With the victory, the Hoosiers improved their winning streak to 12 games, the longest IU winning streak since a 13-game string in 1992-93.
• The Hoosiers have now won 28 games in a row in Assembly Hall, the fourth-longest home-court winning streak in the nation. Kelvin Sampson improved to 26-0 in the venue, breaking Branch McCracken's record for consecutive home wins to start a career. McCracken won his first 25 from 1938-41.
• At 16-1, Indiana is off to its best start since 1990-91, when the Hoosiers matched that mark. At 5-0 in conference play, Indiana has its best opening in conference play since the 1992-93 team started 11-0 in the conference en route to a Big Ten regular season title.
• The Hoosiers improved to 27-3 all-time against the Nittany Lions and 15-0 against PSU in Assembly Hall.
• Indiana improved to 29-1 when scoring 70 or more points under Kelvin Sampson. IU also moved to 28-3 when holding a lead at the half under the second year head coach.
• D.J. White and Eric Gordon started out the game red hot for the Hoosiers, as Gordon went 3-for-4 out of the gate from 3-point land and White hit his first two shots. The duo combined to score 16 of Indiana's first 20 points.
• After Penn State tied the score at 54-54 with 11:03 to play, the Hoosiers went on a 27-6 run to open up an 81-60 lead with 2:13 to play. The Hoosiers went 10-for-12 from the field over that span, including a 4-for-4 performance by D.J. White. The IU defense also clamped down over that same span, as PSU went just 1-for-11 from the field. It is the 16th time in 17 games that the Hoosiers have put together a 10-plus point run this season.
• The fivesome of D.J. White, Lance Stemler, Jamarcus Ellis, Eric Gordon and Armon Bassett played the entire second half for the Hoosiers.
• Indiana shot the lights out in the second half, going 17-for-27 from the field. That, coupled with five offensive rebounds in the half, led to the Hoosiers limiting Penn State to just six defensive boards in the frame.
• White, the conference's leader in field goal percentage, went 8-for-11 from the field and added a 6-for-9 performance from the free-throw line in the game for 22 points. Penn State limited the conference's leading rebounder to just one board in the first half, but White bounced back with six second-half rebounds to finish with seven in the game.
• Gordon was 5-for-11 from 3-point land in the contest for a team-leading 25 points. He also matched a career-high with six rebounds in the game. The Indianapolis native went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, just the third time he has shot fewer than five free throws in a game.
• Armon Bassett had another strong day on the offensive end, shooting 6-for-8 in the game and 5-for-6 from outside the 3-point line. He finished with 17 points, his highest total since scoring 19 against UNC Wilmington in the third game of the season.
• Jamarcus Ellis had yet another strong all-around performance for the Hoosiers, shooting 5-for-6 and finishing with 12 points. The junior added eight assists, five rebounds, three steals and a block in 38 minutes of action.
• Lance Stemler took just one shot, but drained a 3-point attempt in the first half to finish with three points. He totaled five rebounds, three on the offensive end, in the contest.
• Mike White earned his sixth straight start for the Hoosiers, scoring two points and two rebounds in 12 minutes of action.
• Jordan Crawford had two assists in seven minutes of action for Indiana, while A.J. Ratliff and DeAndre Thomas each grabbed one rebound in limited action.
