NOTES: IU Begins Two-Game Homestand On Tuesday Against Penn State

OPENING TIP
• The 118th season of Indiana basketball continues on Tuesday when the Hoosiers continue Big Ten play by hosting Penn State. IU is coming off a 75-71 road win at Minnesota, while Penn State won at home against Northwestern, 78-63.

• Indiana and Penn State have seen their last 6 games come down to the final seconds. Last year, James Blackmon Jr. hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give IU a 78-75 win at Penn State, while the Hoosiers also posted a 110-102 triple overtime win in Bloomington. One of the many key baskets was a Josh Newkirk layup at the buzzer at the end of the second OT to tie the game.

GAME INFO
Tipoff: 6:30 p.m. ET
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018
Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
TV: BTN - Dave Revsine & Stephen Bardo
Radio: IU Radio Network - Don Fischer, Errek Suhr & Mike Glasscott

THE COACHES
• Archie Miller is the 29th head coach in Indiana men's basketball history. The 39-year old native of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, comes to IU after serving the previous six seasons as head coach at the University of Dayton, where he won Atlantic 10 Conference regular season championships in 2016 and 2017. He was Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in 2017. He guided the Flyers to a 139-63 record (69.8) and a 68-34 mark (66.7) in the Atlantic 10. He took Dayton to the NCAA Tournament each of the last four years, with the Flyers advancing to the Elite Eight in the 2014 Tournament. UD was nationally ranked in 3 of Miller's 6 seasons (2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16).

• Pat Chambers is in his seventh year of leading the Nittany Lion program. He has 99 career wins at PSU and is 2-9 against the Hoosiers.

NEWS & NOTES
• Junior Juwan Morgan was 2nd in the Big Ten in scoring (18.4) during the month of December. He was 3rd in rebounding (8.9) and 5th in field goal percentage (61.4%). In Big Ten play, Morgan is 5th in the league in scoring (19.0, 6th in rebounding (8.5) and 7th in field goal percentage (62.5%). He had 20 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 4 blocks against Minnesota. He has improved his scoring 7.9 points per game since last season.

• With the Hoosiers down key contributors in De'Ron Davis (lower right leg) and Collin Hartman (sore right shoulder), freshman Justin Smith was inserted into the starting lineup at Minnesota and came though in a big way. He scored 20 points and hit the go-ahead shot in the final minutes to lead IU to a 75-71 road win against the Gophers. Smith made 7-of-10 shots, hit both of his 3-point attempts, all four free throw attempts and added 3 rebounds in 26 minutes. His 3-pointer with 2:30 remaining gave IU a 71-70 lead, and was a key part of Indiana's 13-4 run to close out the game. He also scored the team's first 5 points of the game. Hartman was coming off a career-high 18 point effort against Wisconsin and is day-to-day. Davis is out indefinitely.

• Senior Robert Johnson had a career-high 28 points against Minnesota and added 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals in 38 minutes. He is now in 37th place on the IU all-time scoring list with 1,196 points and sixth on the school's all-time list with 199 treys. He has averaged 17.5 points in his career against Penn State.

• Redshirt junior walk-on Zach McRoberts has moved into the starting lineup and his propensity to make winning plays is the reason why. Against Minnesota, he did not score, but had 7 rebounds (3 offensive), added 3 assists and had a career-high 4 steals. It was his offensive rebound off a Morgan missed free throw and assist in the final seconds that propelled IU to a comeback win earlier this season against Notre Dame.

• The Hoosiers made 8-of-19 three-pointers (42.1%) against Minnesota. IU is 6-0 this season when making 8 triples or more in a game.

• IU posted its second win of the season when trailing with under 5:00 to go. UM led 67-62 with 4:53 to go. IU outscored them down the stretch 13-4 for the win. The Hoosiers also trailed late against Notre Dame before pulling out the win. The Hoosiers trailed the Irish, 65-57 with 2:01 remaining in the game.

QUICK HITS
• Graduate forward Collin Hartman is back for a fifth year after sitting out last year with knee surgery. Hartman started 24 games for the eventual Big Ten champions in 2016, averaging 5.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. He is averaging 6.6 points per game this season. He had a career-high 18 points at Wisconsin. He had 11 points in 16 minutes against Duke and had a career-high 12 rebounds against Fort Wayne. He followed that up with a season-high 13 points against Iowa. He earned the team's fifth Gold Standard Jersey.

• Senior guard Robert Johnson has been a starter for 103 of the 114 games he has been healthy to play since joining the team in 2014-15. He earned the team's third Gold Standard jersey. The newest member of IU's 1,000-point club is averaging 13.6 points per game after he notched a career-high 28 points at Minnesota. He had 14 points and 5 assists against Wisconsin. He is averaging 18.3 points in the last 3 games.

• Senior guard Josh Newkirk has started 48career games. He had a season-high 20-point, 6 assist effort against Tennessee Tech. He had 17 points against Eastern Michigan, hitting on 5 of 6 3-pointers. He earned the team's 4th Gold Standard jersey.

• Junior forward Juwan Morgan is arguably one of the most improved players in the Big Ten. He has 5 double-doubles, the latest coming in a 20-point, 12-board effort at Minnesota. He earned the team's second Gold Standard jersey. He is averaging 19.0 points and 8.4 rebounds in B1G play.
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• Sophomore forward De'Ron Davis is third on the team averaging 9.6 points and is second at 4.3 rebounds and is out indefinitely with a lower right leg injury.

• Sophomore guard Devonte Green is averaging a team-high 7.7 points when coming off the bench. He was the first player to earn the right to wear a gold jersey in practice and was mot recently afforded the honor for the second time. That is given to the player who has displayed a Gold Standard in his play in practice.

• Redshirt junior Zach McRoberts has moved into the starting lineup and is averaging 4.8 points and 5.2 rebounds in the last 5 games. He had an IU career-high with 9 points against Fort Wayne and followed that up with 8 points against Tennessee Tech.

• Freshman forward Justin Smith is averaging 4.9 points and averages 2.9 rebounds per game. He had 20 points against Minnesota and made the go-ahead basket with 2:30 left in the game.

• Freshman guard Aljami Durham is averaging 5.5 points and 22.8 minutes per game. He had 9 points, 5 boards and 4 assists against South Florida.

• Senior Freddie McSwain, Jr. tied a career-high with 10 points against Tennessee Tech. He had 10 points with 9 rebounds against Eastern Michigan and 7 points against YSU. He had 5 points and 8 boards at Minnesota.

NOTES: IU Begins Two-Game Homestand On Tuesday Against Penn State

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Players Mentioned

Aljami Durham

Devonte Green

Collin Hartman

Robert Johnson

Zach McRoberts

Juwan Morgan

Josh Newkirk

Justin Smith