Indiana University
Wisconsin
NOTES: IU Set for First Road Test of the Year at Wisconsin
12/5/2019 4:48:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
Indiana University is in its 120th season of competition in men's basketball and will travel to Wisconsin to open up the Big Ten campaign. The Hoosiers are coming off an 80-64 win over #17/19 Florida State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. A victory on Saturday would give IU a 9-0 start for the first time since the 2012-13 season when they began that year 9-0. After starting the season with 8 straight home games, the Hoosiers will be away from Assembly Hall in 3 of the next 4 contests.
GAME INFORMATION
Saturday, Dec. 7 • 4:30 p.m.
Kohl Center (17,287)
TV: BTN (Brian Anderson, Robbie Hummel, Andy Katz) | Watch Online
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn
Series History: Indiana leads, 96-75
Last Meeting: at IU 75, WIS 73 (2ot); 2/26/19
NEWS & NOTES
Senior Devonte Green scored a career-high 30 points and added 6 rebounds and 3 assists in leading the Hoosiers over the Seminoles. He also added 5 of 7 from long distance. Green's 30 points are the most off the bench for a Hoosier since Matt Roth had 29 against Ohio State in 2009. He is averaging a team-high 15.8 points.
Freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis had 15 points, 8 boards and 2 blocks against FSU. He is averaging 15.5 points and 9.4 rebounds. He leads the team shooting 65.61% from the floor and in blocked shots with 18. He has had 4 double-doubles in 8 games this season. Among freshmen nationally, he is 2nd in FG% and free throw made per game, 3rd in blocked shots and free throws attempted per game and 6th in rebounding. For his efforts last week, the Center Grove graduate was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the second time this season after averaging 20.0 points and 12.5 rebounds in wins over Louisiana Tech and South Dakota State.
Junior Justin Smith had 14 points and 5 boards against FSU and is averaging a 14.3 points and 5.1 rebounds and leads the team in steals with 14.
Junior Aljami Durham is averaging 12.6 points and is shooting 53.8% from the field and 39.3% from long distance.
Freshman Armaan Franklin scored a season-high 9 points against FSU and sophomore win Damezi Anderson provided staunch defense and is shooting 41.2% from long range.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU leads the nation in free throws made per game at 21.4 and free throws attempted at 30.1 per game. The Hoosiers are 4th in the nation in field goal percentage (51.8), 6th in scoring margin (22.0), and 8th in scoring (85.6). IU shot 55.6% from the floor and 46.7% from long distance against a FSU team that has the 5th best rated defense in the country according to KenPom.
