Postgame Notes: Indiana vs. Notre Dame

Indiana Postgame Notes

• Indiana improves to 3-2 all-time in the Crossroads Classic and it's their second win over Notre Dame in the event.

• In the all-time series between the two schools, Indiana holds a 49-22 lead.

• The Hoosiers trailed by 16 points with 16:42 left in the game, but outscored Notre Dame by a 42-19 margin to earn the seven-point win.

• It marks the largest comeback in the Tom Crean Era (since 2008-09), topping the previous high of 15 points at Penn State on Jan. 11, 2014

• Over the final 6:00 of the game, the Indiana defense held Notre Dame to 1-of-11 shooting from the floor and just two points to turn a seven point deficit into a seven point victory.

• In the final 5:00 of the game, Indiana went 9-of-10 from the free throw line.

• IU went 10-of-20 from behind the 3-point line in the game, marking the seventh time in 12 games that they have made at least 10 triples.

• As a team, Indiana is shooting 45.7 percent from the 3-point line over the last three games (32-of-70). IU has shot 40 percent or better is 27-of-46 games dating back to last season.

• The 20 offensive rebounds Indiana grabbed are the second-most in a game this season (21 vs. Eastern Illinois in season opener)

• Indiana is 9-0 when they score at least 80 points this season

• In the last four games, Indian has held opponents to 21-of-79 (26.6 percent) from the 3-point line.

• With a 41-33 edge in rebounds, IU has now outrebounded nine out of 12 opponents this season.

• Troy Williams led Indiana with 18 points, with 16 coming in the second half. It's also a season-high in points for Williams.

• Williams also added 10 rebounds for his eighth career double-double and second double-double of the season.

• Robert Johnson scored a season-high 17 points while playing a season-high 32 minutes

• James Blackmon Jr. tallied 11 points, on 3-of-5 shooting from the 3-point line, while also hauling down eight rebounds.

• Thomas Bryant totaled 10 points, five rebounds and two assists in 21 minutes

• Kevin Yogi Ferrell scored eight points, giving him 1,572 in his career. He is 18 points behind Greg Graham for 13^th on the all-time scoring list at Indiana. Ferrell also ranks third in school history with 511 career assists and 214 career 3- point field goals made.

• Five of Ferrell's points came in the final 4:13 of the game. He connected on a 3-point field goal to tie the game at 71-71 with 4:13 left and then made a pair of free throws to tie the game at 73-73 with 2:44 remaining.

• Collin Hartman added nine points off the bench in addition to four rebounds and three assists (zero turnovers) in 22 minutes.

• Max Bielfeldt scored two points off the bench and also pulled down two rebounds.

• Nick Zeisloft was 1-of-3 from the 3-point line for his three points in the contest

• O.G. Anunoby was key in the Hoosiers second half surge, and finished with two points and four rebounds (three offensive) in seven minutes.

Players Mentioned

OG Anunoby

Max Bielfeldt

James Blackmon Jr.

Thomas Bryant

Kevin Yogi Ferrell

Collin Hartman

Robert Johnson

Troy Williams

Nick Zeisloft

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