Postgame Notes: Indiana vs. Penn State

Indiana vs. Penn State
Feb. 23, 2020
Postgame Notes

The Hoosiers returned home Sunday to play the No. 9 Penn State Nittany Lions and improved to 18-9 on the season and 8-8 in the Big Ten with a 68-60 victory.
IU has won five out of their six games against ranked opponents at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this season.
Sophomore guard Rob Phinisee hit two free throws after the first media timeout in the first half gave Indiana a 12-5 lead as part of a 10-1 run at the 15:24 mark. IU was 5-of-5 to start the game shooting.
IU extended their run to 16-2 on a freshman guard Armaan Franklin layup with 12:08 remaining in the first half to give the Hoosiers an 18-6 lead and force a Penn State timeout.
The Indiana defense held Penn State without a field goal for 6:40 in the first half before Lamar Stevens hit a field goal to end the drought at the 11:46 mark.
Indiana went on an 11-0 run and with two-consecutive 3-pointers by senior guard Devonte Green, the Hoosiers took their largest lead of the game at 37-18 with 2:16 remaining in the first half.
After falling behind in the second half, 48-42, the Hoosiers went on a 13-0 run to regain the lead and take a 55-48 lead on a freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis dunk with 7:24 remaining.
The Hoosiers closed out the game by making nine free throws in the final 1:50.
Jackson-Davis recorded his ninth double-double of the season. The Hoosiers have won all nine of those games.
IU outscored Penn State 21-8 on points off turnovers and also outscored the Nittany Lions 25-12 off the bench.
Indiana's defense held Penn State to only two 3-pointers made, which is the lowest the Hoosiers have allowed this season and for the second-straight game, IU has allowed the lowest efficiency on 3-point shooting (2-or-14, 14.3 percent) of the season.
The Hoosiers had three players score in double figures on Sunday: junior guard Aljami Durham (14), Jackson-Davis (13) and Green (10).
Durham finished the game with a team-high 14 points, while adding three rebounds.
Jackson-Davis recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 13 points and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes.
Green tallied 10 points, while making his first three 3-pointers of the game and dished out a team-high three assists.
Junior forward Justin Smith finished with nine points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes.
Junior forward Race Thompson scored eight points and grabbed four rebounds in 21 minutes.
Phinisee recorded seven points, five rebounds and two assists, while tallying a game-high and match a career-high five steals.
Redshirt freshman Jerome Hunter hit a 3-pointer and grabbed three rebounds.
Senior forward De'Ron Davis scored two points and grabbed a rebound in 11 minutes.
Franklin hit a layup in five minutes.
Redshirt forward Joey Brunk picked up six minutes of playing time.
The Hoosiers will be back on the road for their second matchup against Purdue at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27.

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De'Ron Davis

Aljami Durham

Armaan Franklin

Devonte Green

Jerome Hunter

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Rob Phinisee

Justin Smith

Race Thompson

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