Postgame Notes: Indiana vs. Arkansas

Indiana vs. Arkansas
Dec. 29, 2019
Postgame Notes

Indiana played its last non-conference game of the season when it hosted the Arkansas Razorbacks on Sunday and the Hoosiers fell to 11-2 with a 71-64 defeat.
The Razorbacks lead the all-time series 3-2. This is the third time in two seasons that the Hoosiers have played Arkansas (Nov. 18, 2018 and March 23, 2019).
The Hoosiers went on a 7-0 run in the first half to give them a 29-22 lead at the 5:41 mark capped off by two sophomore guard Rob Phinisee free throws.
Phinisee hit Indiana's second 3-pointer of the game with 25 seconds left in the first half to send the Hoosiers into halftime with a 38-33 lead.
Freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 11 of the Hoosiers' first 22 points in the game on 5-of-6 shooting. Jackson-Davis scored 16 points total in the first half on 6-of-8 shooting.
Senior guard Devonte Green started the second half by scoring eight of the first 10 points for the Hoosiers as Indiana opened the half on a 12-6 run to take a 50-39 lead on two junior forward Justin Smith free throws at the 16:04 mark. This was Indiana's largest lead of the game.
After the Razorbacks clawed their way back to trail only 54-52, the Hoosiers mounted a 7-0 run capped off by a redshirt junior forward Joey Brunk layup with 8:08 remaining to take a 61-52 lead.
Arkansas finished the game on a 19-3 run over the last 8:08 and sealed the game by making all four of their free throws with under 30 seconds remaining.
The Hoosiers assisted on eight of their first 10 made baskets and they outscored Arkansas in the paint, 34-20.
Two Hoosiers scored in double figures on Sunday, Jackson-Davis (20) and Green (14).
Jackson-Davis scored at least 20 points for the fourth time this season with 20 and grabbed six rebound and added two blocks in 34 minutes.
Green scored 14 points or Indiana, including 11 in the second half. He hit a team-high four 3-point field goals and dished out a team-high three assists.
Brunk scored eight points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for the Hoosiers in 27 minutes of playing time.
Smith tallied six points for the Hoosiers and grabbed eight rebounds in 25 minutes.
Phinisee recorded five points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out an assist in 23 minutes.
Freshman guard Armaan Franklin scored five points for Indiana and grabbed two rebounds. He also dished out an assist and recorded a steal.
Redshirt sophomore Race Thompson scored four points and grabbed three rebounds in 12 minutes for Indiana.
Junior guard Aljami Durham tallied two points for Indiana and dished out two assists.
Sophomore forward Damezi Anderson grabbed five rebounds and recorded one assist, steal and block each.
Senior forward De'Ron Davis dished out an assist in two minutes of playing time.
The Hoosiers will be back in action at Noon on Saturday, Jan. 4 when they travel to Maryland for their third Big Ten game of the season.

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Aljami Durham

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Trayce Jackson-Davis

Rob Phinisee

Justin Smith

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