Postgame Notes vs. Kennesaw State

Indiana vs. Kennesaw State
Dec. 22, 2015
Postgame Notes

• With the win, the Hoosiers improve to 10-3 overall and finish their non-conference schedule with 10 or more victories for the fifth consecutive season.

• The Hoosiers are 9-0 at Assembly Hall this season.

• Indiana is 10-0 when they score at least 80 points this season.

• Indiana made nine of their first 10 field goals. After Kennesaw State scored the first points of the game to take a 3-0 lead, the Hoosiers used a 12-2 run to take a 12-5 lead. Freshman Thomas Bryant scored six of the 12 points.

• The Hoosiers shot 33-of-51 (64.7 percent) from the field. Indiana has shot 50 percent or better in 10 of 13 games and 60 percent or better in three games.

• 10 players scored for the Hoosiers led by 20 each from Troy Williams and Thomas Bryant. For the second time this season (Alcorn State-Ferrell 22, Blackmon 20) the Hoosiers had two players score 20 or more points (Williams and Bryant both with 20).

• The Hoosiers shot 16-of-23 (69.6 percent) from the field in the opening half and 17-of-28 (60.7 percent) in the second half. IU has shot better then 60 percent in a half six times this season.

• IU went 11-of-19 (57.9 percent) from behind the 3-point line in the game, marking the eighth time in 13 games that they have made at least 10 triples. The Hoosiers shot 50 percent or better from 3-point range for the fifth time this season.

• As a team, Indiana is shooting 48.3 percent from the 3-point line over the last four games (43-of-89).

• Six different IU players made at least one 3-point field goal for the sixth time this season.

• Indiana connected on 22-of-31 (71 percent) from the free-throw line and scored 16 more points at the free-throw line then Kennesaw State (6-of-9).

• In the last five games, Indiana has held opponents to 25-of-92 (27.2 percent) from the 3-point line.

• With a 34-23 edge in rebounds, IU has now outrebounded opponents in 10 of 13 games this season. The Hoosiers outrebounded the Owls 21-7 in the second half.

• The Hoosiers had 18 assists for the game, marking the eighth games this season they have dished out at least 17 assists.

• Kennesaw State cut the Indiana lead to eight at 59-51, before the Hoosiers used a 19-4 run to go up 78-55 with 6:44 to go in the second half.

• When freshman Juwan Morgan entered the game for the first time in the second half (17:58) IU was up six. The Hoosiers went on to outscore the Owls 51-30 the rest of the game.

• Junior Troy Williams scored 20 points, grabbed four rebounds and dished out a career-high six assists. Williams made a career-best three 3-point field goals while reaching the 20-point mark for the seventh time in his career.

• In his last three games, Williams is averaging 17 points per game and shooting 57.6 (19-of-33) from the field.

• Freshman Thomas Bryant scored a career-high 20 points and added five rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

• Sophomore James Blackmon Jr., scored 19 points and dished out three assists.

• Senior Kevin Yogi Ferrell scored 16 points and contributed four rebounds and four assists.

• Ferrell now has 1,588 points for his career. He is two points behind Greg Graham for 13^th on the all-time scoring list at Indiana. Ferrell also ranks third in school history with 515 career assists and 215 career 3-point field goals made.

• Redshirt senior Max Biefeldt came off the bench to score six points and grab five rebounds.

• Sophomore Robert Johnson and freshman O.G. Anunoby scored five points each for the Hoosiers.

• Redshirt senior Nick Zeisloft scored four points.

• Freshman Juwan Morgan scored two points and grabbed two rebounds.

• Junior Collin Hartman scored two points and added three rebounds and two assists.

Players Mentioned

OG Anunoby

James Blackmon Jr.

Thomas Bryant

Kevin Yogi Ferrell

Collin Hartman

Robert Johnson

Juwan Morgan

Troy Williams

Nick Zeisloft

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