Postgame Notes: Indiana vs. Minnesota

Indiana vs. Minnesota
March 4, 2020
Postgame Notes

The Hoosiers returned home to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday to face the Minnesota Golden Gophers and improved to 19-11 on the season and 9-10 in the Big Ten with a 72-67 victory.
IU took their first double-digit lead of the game, 25-15, which was achieved at the end of an 8-0 run on a senior guard Devonte Green layup with 7:40 remaining in the first half.
After trailing 34-32, Indiana started the second half on an 8-0 run to regain the lead, 40-34, which was capped off by a junior guard Aljami Durham 3-pointer with 16:54 remaining.
A 6-0 run, capped off by two sophomore guard Rob Phinisee free throws with 45 seconds left in the game, gave IU their largest lead of the game, 71-60.
Indiana outscored Minnesota in the paint, 52-38, while assisting on 14 of their 30 made field goals.
The Hoosiers had five players score in double figures on Wednesday, which is only the second time that has been done this year (11/13/19 vs. North Alabama): freshman forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (18), redshirt junior forward Joey Brunk (12), Durham (11), Phinisee (11) and junior forward Justin Smith (10).
Jackson-Davis tallied a team-high 18 points and finished with his 11th double-double of the season with 10 rebounds.
Brunk nearly picked up his second double-double of the season with 12 points and eight rebounds.
Durham scored 11 points, while recording four assists in 29 minutes.
Phinisee recorded 11 points and six rebounds, while dishing out a team-high five assists.
Smith scored 10 points and grabbed two boards, while picking up two steals.
Green scored eight points and dished out three assists.
Redshirt sophomore forward Race Thompson tallied two points, while grabbing four rebounds.
Freshman guard Armaan Franklin picked up three rebounds and an assist.
Redshirt Freshman forward Jerome Hunter picked up 10 minutes of playing time.
Senior forward De'Ron Davis recorded three minutes of action.
The Hoosiers will come back to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall at Noon on Saturday, March 7 to close out their regular season on Senior Day against Wisconsin.

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Joey Brunk

De'Ron Davis

Aljami Durham

Armaan Franklin

Devonte Green

Jerome Hunter

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Rob Phinisee

Justin Smith

Race Thompson

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