Postgame Notes: Indiana vs. No. 24 Marquette

Indiana vs. No. 24 Marquette
Postgame Notes

• Indiana improved to 2-1 in the Gavitt Tipoff Games. Its other win in the event came against Creighton in 2015. The Big Ten currently leads the Big East, 4-1 in the 2018 Gavitt Games.

• The Hoosiers now leads the series with Marquette, 8-2.

• Head coach Archie Miller beat the second ranked team of his IU tenure, the previous being an 80-77 OT win over No. 18 Notre Dame on Dec. 16, 2017.

• It is Indiana's first ranked win at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall since knocking off No. 3 North Carolina on Nov. 30, 2016.

• 63.6 percent shooting is the most for IU in the Archie Miller era. The previous high was 59.1 percent against Illinois on Feb. 14, 2018.

• The Hoosiers last shot 60 percent or better against Iowa in the 2017 Big Ten Tournament.

• Indiana had five players in double figures (Langford, Durham, Phinisee, Morgan, Fitzner) for the first time since Feb. 14, 2018 against Illinois.

• 96 points are the most for IU against a ranked team since scoring 103 against No. 3 Kansas on Nov. 11, 2016.

• After trailing 2-0 to open the game, the Hoosiers responded with 19-2 run lasting 4:31. On the run, Durham led the way with seven points and two rebounds. When IU took the 4-2 lead, it held it for the remaining 38:42 of the game.

• The 23-point victory is the largest margin of victory over a ranked team since Indiana beat No. 13 North Carolina by 24 points on Nov. 27, 2012.

• Freshman guard Romeo Langford led the Hoosiers in scoring with a season-high 22 points and eight field goals made. The New Albany native added a season-high five rebounds, three steals, and two blocks.

• Redshirt senior forward Evan Fitzner scored 16 points shooting 6-for-7 and tied his career high with four three pointers made.

• Freshman guard Rob Phinisee shot 5-for-7 from the field on his way to tying his season-high with 12 points and a team-high eight assists.

• Junior forward De'Ron Davis played 15 minutes, scored seven points, and went 5-for-6 from the free throw line.

• Sophomore forward Justin Smith potted eight points and pulled in six rebounds.

• Senior forward Juwan Morgan grabbed a team-high eight rebounds and scored 13 points.

• Sophomore guard Aljami Durham made his 10^th career start (first of the season) and scored 13 points while tying his career-high with five assists. Durham also four rebounds.

• Redshirt junior guard Johnny Jager played in his ninth career game.

• Sophomore forward Clifton Moore had one rebound in his third appearance of the season.

• Freshman forward Damezi Anderson had three points and two rebounds.

• Freshman forward Jake Forrester tallied two points in the two minutes he played.

• Redshirt sophomore guard Vijay Blackmon played in his second career game.

• Senior guard Quentin Taylor played one minute and hauled in one rebound. It is his seventh career game with a rebound.

• The Hoosiers hit the road on Sunday, Nov. 18 against Arkansas in the Hardwood Showcase.

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Players Mentioned

Damezi Anderson

Vijay Blackmon

De'Ron Davis

Aljami Durham

Evan Fitzner

Jake Forrester

Johnny Jager

Romeo Langford

Clifton Moore

Juwan Morgan

Rob Phinisee

Justin Smith

Quentin Taylor

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