Postgame Notes - at Illinois
1/18/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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• Indiana takes a 87-86 lead in the all-time series against Illinois
• Indiana went 8-of-10 at the free throw line in the final five minutes
• The Hoosiers held a 28-22 advantage in points in the paint as well as a 16-10 edge in points off turnovers.
• For the second straight game, Indiana totaled 16 assists, to match their high in Big Ten play.
• Junior guard Kevin Yogi Ferrell finished with 7 points, three rebounds and nine assists. He went 1-of-6 from the 3-point line to extend his streak to 49 straight games with a made triple, the second-longest streak in the nation.
• Ferrell's steal lead to a layup by Blackmon with 1:10 left to give the Hoosiers a three point lead.
• Trailing by five points with 3:20 left, Nick Zeisloft connected on his third triple of the game to cut the UI lead to two. He also blocked an Illinois 3-point attempt in the closing seconds.
• Zeisloft finished with 10 points and three rebounds. It's the first time he has reached double figures in the scoring column since Nov. 20, 2014, vs. SMU (10 points).
• As a team, the Hoosiers outrebounded the Illini, 31-25. It's the third time in five games that IU has had an advantage on the boards in Big Ten play.
• After trailing 11-2 with 15:56 left in the first half, Indiana embarked on a 15-5 run over the next four and a half minutes to take a 17-16 lead.
• Sophomore Troy Williams finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and two steals in 31 minutes. The 21 points is the most he has scored in a Big Ten Conference game. He had six points in the final 1:24 of the game to help the Hoosiers seal the win.
• Freshman James Blackmon Jr. tied for team-high scoring honors with 21 points while also snatching seven rebounds.
• Sophomore Collin Hartman finished with six points, one rebound and one assist.
• Indiana finished with nine turnovers in the game, the seventh time this season they have had less than 10 turnvoers.
• Indiana connected on 11-of-25 shots from 3-point range, the seventh time they have made 10 or more shots from long range this season.
• Freshman Max Hoetzel provided a lift off the bench in the first half for Indiana, chipping in six points, including a 3-point field goal.
• Freshman Emmitt Holt tallied four points, two rebounds and one blocked shot in 11 minutes off the bench.
• The Hoosiers will host No. 14 Maryland on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
