Indiana Hosts Gannon in Tuesday Exhibition

Tuesday, October 29

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

Gannon University (Exhibition)

BLOOMINGTON, IN - NOVEMBER 01, 2018 - Forward Justin Smith #3 of the Indiana Hoosiers during the game against the University of Texas Arlington Broncos against the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Amelia Herrick/Indiana Athletics

10/27/2019 2:57:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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OPENING TIP
Indiana University begins its 120th season of competition in men's basketball on Tuesday night as IU and Gannon will meet in an exhibition game for the first time ever. The game is being streamed live on BTN Plus. The game is currently not scheduled to air on a delayed basis on BTN.

Tuesday, Oct. 29 • 7:00 p.m.
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
TV: BTN Plus (Casey Roehl, Jack Grossman and Grace Ybarra
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith)
Last Meeting: First-ever meeting

OPENING TIP
Indiana University begins its 120th season of competition in men's basketball. IU and Gannon will meet in an exhibition game for the first time ever. The game is being streamed live on BTN Plus. The game is currently not scheduled to air on a delayed basis on BTN.

THE COACHES
Indiana Coach Archie Miller begins his third season of guiding the Cream and Crimson. Last year, the Hoosiers finished 19-16 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT. He is 174-94 in eight years as a head coach, which includes six years at the University of Dayton. His Flyer teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last four seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2014. He is 35-31 at IU. Gannon Coach Kelvin Jefferson is in his first year with the Golden Knights. He came to GU from Old Dominion where he was an assistant for three seasons. Gannon is a member of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference and was 11-18 last season.

NEWS & NOTES
The Hoosiers are 26-0 against non-Division I teams in exhibition play since 2004-05. All of the games have been played in Bloomington and 14 of those victories have come against schools from Indiana. Last year, IU defeated Southern Indiana, 96-62, in exhibition play.

MARQUETTE LOOK BACK
The two teams squared off in a closed scrimmage on Sunday, October 20 in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

The Hoosiers held Marquette to 26.7 percent shooting in the second half and 23.5 percent from three-point range in the final 20 minutes. IU made 5 of 10 three-point field goals.

Freshman Armaan Franklin led IU with 14 points. Junior Al Durham, junior Joey Brunk and freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis each had 11 points. Brunk and sophomore's Damezi Anderson and Race Thompson led IU with 7 boards apiece. Anderson also had a team-high 2 steals. Junior Justin Smith added 9 points and 3 assists and redshirt freshman Jerome Hunter had 7 points and 2 steals.