Postgame notes: Indiana vs. UCONN

Indiana vs. UConn
Dec. 11th, 2019
Postgame Notes

Indiana Men's Basketball improved to 9-1 on the year Tuesday with a 57-54 victory over the Connecticut Huskies in the 25th annual Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Hoosiers are now 3-1 in the event.
The Hoosiers improve to 4-6 against the Huskies with their last victory coming from Jan. 20, 2007 in Hartford, Conn.
Indiana opened the game up by scoring the first two baskets with shots falling from freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis and senior forward Devonte Green.
At the 12:13 mark in the first half, sophomore guard Rob Phinisee checked in for the first time in four games after dealing with an injury.
After falling down 26-16 with 5:17 remaining in the first half, the Hoosiers went on a 16-1 run and took the lead 30-27 on a Green 3-pointer with 1:56 left. Indiana ended the half on an 18-3 run to take a 34-29 at halftime.
Indiana's largest lead in the game came off of a junior guard Aljami Durham jumper with 15:21 remaining in the game to give the Hoosiers a 38-31 lead.
Phinisee's offensive rebound and two free throws with 21.2 seconds left in the game helped give the Hoosiers a 56-51 lead in a critical moment. Green's steal with 2.5 seconds remaining sealed the game.
The Hoosier defense forced 22 turnovers, while UConn came in only averaging 12.1 turnovers per game. Indiana only committed 13 turnovers.
Indiana made 13-of-18 (72.2 percent) from the free throw line, while only allowing the Huskies to make 6-of-10 (60.0 percent) of their attempts.
Redshirt junior forward Joey Brunk scored a team-high nine points that all came in the second half. He also grabbed two rebounds in 19 minutes.
Durham also scored nine points in 30 minutes and added a team-high three assists.
Jackson-Davis scored eight points and added three steals, while securing a team-high seven rebounds.
Smith had a team-high three steals and scored eight points, while grabbing four rebounds in 36 minutes of action.
Phinisee scored six points in his return, including 4-of-4 from the free throw line and grabbed four rebounds, while dishing out two assists.
Green scored six points in 30 minutes, grabbed three rebounds and added two steals.
Senior forward De'Ron Davis scored four points for the Hoosiers and grabbed a rebound.
Freshman guard Armaan Franklin saw eight minutes of playing time and scored three points for the Hoosiers.
Redshirt freshman forward Jerome Hunter tallied two points, a steal and a blocked shot in 11 minutes.
Sophomore forward Damezi Anderson played 13 minutes, while scoring two points and adding two assists.
Redshirt sophomore forward Race Thompson saw four minutes of playing time for the Hoosiers.
The Hoosiers will return home to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall at 8 p.m. this Friday, Dec. 13th to take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

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Aljami Durham

Armaan Franklin

Devonte Green

Jerome Hunter

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Rob Phinisee

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