Postgame Notes - Indiana at Penn State - Indiana University Athletics

Indiana at Penn State
Post Game Notes

• The Hoosiers earned their first road win of the season and improved to 7-2 and 2-0 in the Big Ten. IU is 2-0 in the league for the first time since the 2016 championship year and won its road league opener (at Rutgers) for the first time since that same season.

• IU improved to 39-11 in the series and beat the Nittany Lions for the 11^th time in 13 games since 2012.

• This also was the eighth straight meeting that wasn't decided until the final minute. IU is 6-2 in those games, including 3-1 at Penn State.

• Penn State jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first 16:14 of the game, but rallied to take a 13-10 lead with 8:11 remaining in the half. IU took the lead for good on a three-pointer by freshman Romeo Langford with 6:31 left in the half at 21-19 and never trailed again.

• IU held its biggest lead at 46-32 with 14:47 to go. PSU cut it to 64-62 with 22 seconds left. After a missed Evan Fitzner free throw, PSU's Rasir Bolton missed a layup and the Nittany Lions gained possession. Rob Phinissee and Justin Smith forced a turnover by Lamar Stevens as time ran out.

• IU shot a season-best 78.6% from the line hitting 11 of 14 FT's. Conversely, Penn State made just 11 of their 26 free throws.

• In each of the last 3 wins IU has erased a deficit (UC Davis (14), Northwestern (5) and Penn State (9).

• This marked the first time since Feb 12 and Feb. 19, 1994, that IU has won back-to back 2 point decisions in league play. The Hoosiers beat Iowa, 93-91 and Purdue, 82-80 in those games.

• Langford led the Hoosiers with 17 points and added six rebounds in 34 minutes.

• Freshman Rob Phinisee had 12 points, 5 boards, 5 assists and just 1 turnover in 29 minutes. He also added a block and a steal. He scored 10 of his points in the second half, including 7 in a row to stretch a 4 point lead to 11 in the final 5 minutes.

• Sophomore Al Durham had 12 points and 2 assists. It was his highest Big Ten road output ever. He had 14 at home against Illinois and 10 vs. Rutgers in the Big Ten Tournament.

• Senior Juwan Morgan had 10 points and 6 rebounds and now needs 30 points (970) to become the 52^nd player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark.

• Sophomore Justin Smith did not score, but had 9 rebounds and two steals.

• Sophomore Clifton Moore had his best Big Ten effort with a conventional 3-point play and 4 rebounds, a block and a steal in the final 7 minutes of the first half.

• Junior DeRon Davis had 2 points and a steal and grad transfer Evan Fitzner had a basket, 5 boards and a blocked shot. Senior Zach McRoberts had 2 points.

• Junior Devonte Green had 6 points and 3 assists. He hit back-to-back 3's early in the game to help IU erase the early 9-point deficit.

• The Hoosiers will host Louisville, Saturday, December 8 at 2:30 p.m. on Fox in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Indiana University Athletics

Related News

Players Mentioned

Evan Fitzner

Devonte Green

Romeo Langford

Zach McRoberts

Clifton Moore

Juwan Morgan

Rob Phinisee

Justin Smith

Related Videos