Indiana University Athletics
Postgame Notes - Arkansas at Indiana (NIT)
3/23/2019 3:21:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Indiana vs. Arkansas (NIT - Second Round)
Postgame Notes
March 23, 2019
• The No. 1 seeded Hoosiers won their first two NIT games for the first time since 1985 and will host the winner of the Clemson-Wichita State game on Tuesday evening.
• Indiana has won six of its last seven games.
• IU is now 2-2 all-time against Arkansas with its last win against the Razorbacks coming on Dec. 15, 1949.
• Against the SEC all-time, the Hoosiers are now 68-49.
• Four Hoosiers (Devonte Green – 36:58, Rob Phinisee – 36:58, Aljami Durham – 35:42, Juwan Morgan – 34:15) played 34-plus minutes.
• IU held Arkansas to a shooting percentage of 34.5.
• Indiana outscored Arkansas in the paint, 30-10.
• The Hoosiers held Arkansas without a field goal for the last 6:58 of the game.
• From 15:57 to 11:30 in the second half, IU surged to a 10-0 run.
• Indiana went on a 10-2 run lasting 3:14 from 11:42 to 7:59 of the first half.
• The Hoosiers took their first lead of the day (28-25) after an 8-0 run lasting 4:35 from 6:30 to 1:05 in the first half. IU ended up finishing the half on 10-3 run.
• Junior Devonte Green posted his second (Feb. 1, 2017 vs. Penn State) career double-double (18 points, 11 rebounds). The 11 rebounds were a career-high. Green added three assists and three blocks to his score line.
• Green also has six straight (12 this season) double-digit point totals for an average of 16.0 points per game in the stretch.
• Senior Juwan Morgan put up 15 points inching his career total to 1,353 points, moving him by Verdell Jones (1,347, 2009-12) for 26th all-time at IU.
• Morgan also had a blocked shot, keeping him in ninth all-time on IU's career list.
• In 27-of-34 games this season, Morgan has double-digit points.
• Junior De'Ron Davis had 10 points and added three rebounds, one assist and a block. Today was his sixth double-digit effort this season.
• Freshman Rob Phinisee recorded seven points on top of seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
• In an active 10:22 of action, fifth-year senior Zach McRoberts scored two points and grabbed three rebounds with one block.
• Graduate student Evan Fitzner added five points and a rebound in 12 minutes off the bench.
Postgame Notes
March 23, 2019
• The No. 1 seeded Hoosiers won their first two NIT games for the first time since 1985 and will host the winner of the Clemson-Wichita State game on Tuesday evening.
• Indiana has won six of its last seven games.
• IU is now 2-2 all-time against Arkansas with its last win against the Razorbacks coming on Dec. 15, 1949.
• Against the SEC all-time, the Hoosiers are now 68-49.
• Four Hoosiers (Devonte Green – 36:58, Rob Phinisee – 36:58, Aljami Durham – 35:42, Juwan Morgan – 34:15) played 34-plus minutes.
• IU held Arkansas to a shooting percentage of 34.5.
• Indiana outscored Arkansas in the paint, 30-10.
• The Hoosiers held Arkansas without a field goal for the last 6:58 of the game.
• From 15:57 to 11:30 in the second half, IU surged to a 10-0 run.
• Indiana went on a 10-2 run lasting 3:14 from 11:42 to 7:59 of the first half.
• The Hoosiers took their first lead of the day (28-25) after an 8-0 run lasting 4:35 from 6:30 to 1:05 in the first half. IU ended up finishing the half on 10-3 run.
• Junior Devonte Green posted his second (Feb. 1, 2017 vs. Penn State) career double-double (18 points, 11 rebounds). The 11 rebounds were a career-high. Green added three assists and three blocks to his score line.
• Green also has six straight (12 this season) double-digit point totals for an average of 16.0 points per game in the stretch.
• Senior Juwan Morgan put up 15 points inching his career total to 1,353 points, moving him by Verdell Jones (1,347, 2009-12) for 26th all-time at IU.
• Morgan also had a blocked shot, keeping him in ninth all-time on IU's career list.
• In 27-of-34 games this season, Morgan has double-digit points.
• Junior De'Ron Davis had 10 points and added three rebounds, one assist and a block. Today was his sixth double-digit effort this season.
• Freshman Rob Phinisee recorded seven points on top of seven rebounds, five assists, and two steals.
• In an active 10:22 of action, fifth-year senior Zach McRoberts scored two points and grabbed three rebounds with one block.
• Graduate student Evan Fitzner added five points and a rebound in 12 minutes off the bench.
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