Postgame Notes: Indiana vs. Nebraska

Indiana vs. Nebraska
Dec. 13, 2019
Postgame Notes

The Hoosiers improved to 10-1 (1-1 Big Ten) on the season Friday night with a 96-90 overtime victory over its Big Ten opponent, Nebraska, 96-90. The Hoosiers are 3-0 in its last three Big Ten home openers.
The game marked the first overtime game of the year for Indiana.
The 96 points scored by IU is the most against a Big Ten opponent since the 2016-17 season when the Hoosiers scored 110 against Penn State in triple overtime. Indiana also scored 96 twice that season against Illinois and Ohio State.
Indiana outrebounded Nebraska 54-31 and its 54 rebounds marks the most in the Archie Miller era. The Hoosiers are 9-0 on the season when outrebounding its opponents.
Junior forward Justin Smith and freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis both recorded double-doubles against the Cornhuskers. The last time the Hoosiers had two players finish with double-doubles in the same game was on the road at Northwestern on Jan. 22, 2019 (Juwan Morgan, 18-11 and Smith 10-12)
Indiana opened the game on an 11-2 run capped off by an alley-oop dunk from Smith at the 16:57 mark in the first half that triggered a Nebraska timeout.
The Hoosiers opened the overtime period by scoring the first six points and triggering a Nebraska timeout with 3:09 left on a sophomore guard Rob Phinisee 3-pointer. Phinisee had seven of his 16 points in overtime. Jackson-Davis also added five of his career-high 25 points in overtime.
Smith's two free throws with seven seconds left iced the game.
Indiana's largest lead of the night was nine on a Smith dunk with 16:57 remaining in the first half and again at the 16:18 mark on a redshirt junior forward Joey Brunk jumper.
The Hoosier offense only committed 10 turnovers while the defense forced 21. IU scored 26 points off of those turnovers.
Indiana came into the game leading the nation in free throws attempted (28.5) and free throws made (20.1) per game. Against Nebraska the Hoosiers made 27-of-38 (71.1 percent) from the free throw line.
Four Hoosiers scored in double figures on Friday, Jackson-Davis (25), Phinisee (16), Smith (16) and junior guard Aljami Durham (14).
Jackson-Davis had a career night for the Hoosiers registering career highs in points with 25 and rebounds with 15. This was his fifth double-double of the year. He also had a game-high three blocks.
Phinisee had a season-high scoring night with 16 points and he also added a team-high four assists in 26 minutes.
Smith had the second Hoosier double-double of the night with 16 points and 10 rebounds. He also added two assists and a block.
Durham tallied 14 points for the Hoosiers and added three rebounds and three assists. This is his eighth double-figure game of the season
Redshirt junior forward Joey Brunk scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in 17 minutes.
Senior guard Devonte Green scored five points for Indiana in 15 minutes and added an
assist and a steal.
Sophomore forward Damezi Anderson scored five points in 16 minutes for the Hoosiers and went 5-of-6 from the free throw line. He also grabbed six rebounds.
Redshirt freshman forward Jerome Hunter scored two points in four minutes and added three rebounds.
Senior forward De'Ron Davis scored two points and recorded a steal.
Redshirt freshman forward Jerome Hunter scored two points in four minutes and added three rebounds.
Freshman guard Armaan Franklin played 17 minutes and dished out two assists while getting a blocked shot.
The Hoosiers will next play next in the ninth annual Crossroads Classic against Notre Dame at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis at Noon on Saturday, December 21.

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