NOTES: Indiana, Marshall Meet for Hoosier Classic Title
11/26/2021 2:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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Indiana University begins its 122nd season of competition in men's basketball and will host Marshall for the championship of the Hoosier Classic. Both teams are 2-0 in the event. IU defeated Jackson State, 70-35 on Tuesday, while the Thundering Herd bested Louisiana, 93-79. The Hoosiers hold a 3-0 series lead against Marshall with IU taking a 91-67 win over the Thundering Herd on December 27, 1990.
GAME INFORMATION
HOOSIER CLASSIC
Marshall (4-1) at RV/RV Indiana (5-0)
Saturday, November 27 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Wayne Randazzo and Trent Meacham)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Greg Murray, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn App
Series History: Indiana leads 3-0
Last Meeting: IU 91, MAR 67 (Dec. 27, 1990 in Indianapolis)
ON THE SIDELINES
IU Hall of Famer, All-American, Big Ten MVP and Indiana native Mike Woodson is the first Hoosier graduate to lead the program at the start of the season since Lou Watson in 1965. Dan Dakich served as interim coach for seven games at the end of the 2008 season. Woodson brings nine years of NBA head coaching experience back to his alma mater and worked for seven franchises as an assistant coach and won an NBA title in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons. He played 11 seasons in the NBA as a player and is the fifth all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,061 points. His 19.8 ppg. average is tied for second among players who spent four years in Bloomington.
Coach Dan D'Antoni is in his eighth year of leading his alma mater. Woodson worked with Dan's brother, Mike, with the Knicks as his defensive coordinator.
DOING IT WITH DEFENSE
As of Friday (Nov. 26), IU leads the nation in defensive field goal percentage at 28.4%. IU also leads the Big Ten allowing 52.8 points per game (t-5th nationally) and is rated as the 11th most efficient defense by KenPom. The Hoosiers set a school record on Sunday when they defended 25-straight Louisiana shots without a make in the first half. IU held Jackson State to 20.7% shooting and the 35 points was the fewest IU has given up since they allowed 35 points against Montana in 2018.
ALL-AMERICAN TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, the leading returning scorer in the Big Ten, has been named a first-team 2021-22 Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, and selected to the watch list for the Karl Malone Watch, the NABC Player of the Year, Wooden Award and Naismith Award. He was a third-team All-American (Sporting News) last season. He started all 27 games in 2020-21 and was the only high major player to average at least 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds. The Big Ten Player of the Week on 11/15 is averaging 16.0 points and 8.2 rebounds, while shooting 62.0% from the floor. He has had two double-doubles this season and 24 in his career with IU posting a 19-5 record in those games.
Jackson-Davis became the 54th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark against St. John's and now has scored 1,029 points as a Hoosier, rating 53rd all-time in IU lore.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU's starting lineup of Jackson-Davis (64), Sr./Jr's. Xavier Johnson (86), Miller Kopp (79), Parker Stewart (79) and Race Thompson (32) have combined for 340 career Division I starts. Off the bench, Sr./Jr's. Michael Durr (85) and Rob Phinisee have started 154 games. The Hoosiers are just outside the Top-25, receiving the 30th most votes in the AP Poll and 32nd most in the Coaches Poll.
In the first half, the IU defense is allowing 19.4 points on 21.6% shooting from the field, 21.3% from 3-point range and forcing an average of 8.4 turnovers and while adding 4.8 blocks. In 320 minutes of play, including three exhibition games, IU has trailed for just 1:48 and closed out two games (EMU and SJU) in which it held a 1-point lead in the final two minutes after holding a double-digit lead.
In the last 2 games, IU has made 16-of-34 (47.1%) 3-point attempts. Stewart has hit 7-of-10 during that stretch to lead IU.
Indiana University begins its 122nd season of competition in men's basketball and will host Marshall for the championship of the Hoosier Classic. Both teams are 2-0 in the event. IU defeated Jackson State, 70-35 on Tuesday, while the Thundering Herd bested Louisiana, 93-79. The Hoosiers hold a 3-0 series lead against Marshall with IU taking a 91-67 win over the Thundering Herd on December 27, 1990.
GAME INFORMATION
HOOSIER CLASSIC
Marshall (4-1) at RV/RV Indiana (5-0)
Saturday, November 27 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Wayne Randazzo and Trent Meacham)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Greg Murray, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn App
Series History: Indiana leads 3-0
Last Meeting: IU 91, MAR 67 (Dec. 27, 1990 in Indianapolis)
ON THE SIDELINES
IU Hall of Famer, All-American, Big Ten MVP and Indiana native Mike Woodson is the first Hoosier graduate to lead the program at the start of the season since Lou Watson in 1965. Dan Dakich served as interim coach for seven games at the end of the 2008 season. Woodson brings nine years of NBA head coaching experience back to his alma mater and worked for seven franchises as an assistant coach and won an NBA title in 2004 with the Detroit Pistons. He played 11 seasons in the NBA as a player and is the fifth all-time leading scorer in program history with 2,061 points. His 19.8 ppg. average is tied for second among players who spent four years in Bloomington.
Coach Dan D'Antoni is in his eighth year of leading his alma mater. Woodson worked with Dan's brother, Mike, with the Knicks as his defensive coordinator.
DOING IT WITH DEFENSE
As of Friday (Nov. 26), IU leads the nation in defensive field goal percentage at 28.4%. IU also leads the Big Ten allowing 52.8 points per game (t-5th nationally) and is rated as the 11th most efficient defense by KenPom. The Hoosiers set a school record on Sunday when they defended 25-straight Louisiana shots without a make in the first half. IU held Jackson State to 20.7% shooting and the 35 points was the fewest IU has given up since they allowed 35 points against Montana in 2018.
ALL-AMERICAN TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, the leading returning scorer in the Big Ten, has been named a first-team 2021-22 Preseason All-American by the Associated Press, and selected to the watch list for the Karl Malone Watch, the NABC Player of the Year, Wooden Award and Naismith Award. He was a third-team All-American (Sporting News) last season. He started all 27 games in 2020-21 and was the only high major player to average at least 19.0 points and 9.0 rebounds. The Big Ten Player of the Week on 11/15 is averaging 16.0 points and 8.2 rebounds, while shooting 62.0% from the floor. He has had two double-doubles this season and 24 in his career with IU posting a 19-5 record in those games.
Jackson-Davis became the 54th player in school history to eclipse the 1,000-point mark against St. John's and now has scored 1,029 points as a Hoosier, rating 53rd all-time in IU lore.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU's starting lineup of Jackson-Davis (64), Sr./Jr's. Xavier Johnson (86), Miller Kopp (79), Parker Stewart (79) and Race Thompson (32) have combined for 340 career Division I starts. Off the bench, Sr./Jr's. Michael Durr (85) and Rob Phinisee have started 154 games. The Hoosiers are just outside the Top-25, receiving the 30th most votes in the AP Poll and 32nd most in the Coaches Poll.
In the first half, the IU defense is allowing 19.4 points on 21.6% shooting from the field, 21.3% from 3-point range and forcing an average of 8.4 turnovers and while adding 4.8 blocks. In 320 minutes of play, including three exhibition games, IU has trailed for just 1:48 and closed out two games (EMU and SJU) in which it held a 1-point lead in the final two minutes after holding a double-digit lead.
In the last 2 games, IU has made 16-of-34 (47.1%) 3-point attempts. Stewart has hit 7-of-10 during that stretch to lead IU.
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