Indiana University Athletics
Indiana University
Michigan State
NOTES: Hoosiers Host Michigan State on Saturday
2/19/2021 11:17:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Indiana University is in its 121st season of competition in men's basketball and opens the doors of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the 50th season. The Hoosiers will host Michigan State and are coming off an 82-72 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night. This will be the third straight meeting in the series in Bloomington with IU capturing a 63-62 win in 2019 and a 67-63 triumph last season.
GAME INFORMATION
Michigan State (10-9, 4-9 B1G) at Indiana (12-9, 7-7 B1G)
Saturday, Feb 20 • Noon ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: ESPN (Jason Benetti and Dan Dakich)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn
Series History: Indiana leads, 71-55
Last Meeting: at IU 67, MSU 63; 1/23/20
THE COACHES
Indiana Coach Archie Miller is in his fourth season of guiding the Cream and Crimson and is 67-52 with the Hoosiers and earned career win 200 against Penn State. He is 206-115 in 9+ years as a head coach, which includes 6 years at the University of Dayton. His Flyer teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last four seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2014. Michigan State is led by Hall of Fame Coach Tom Izzo who is in his 26th season and is 638–250.
JACKSON-DAVIS LOOKING FOR POST SEASON HONORS
Sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis ranks among B1G leaders in scoring, rebounds, field goal percentage and blocked shots. He is coming off his 21st career double double - 20 points and 10 boards against Minnesota. He has twice been named Big Ten Player of the Week. His most dominant performance this season was a 25-point, 17-rebound effort at Florida State. He had a career-high 31 points in the win over Stanford in the 3rd place game at Maui. He has had 4 double-doubles in the last 5 games. He was named a second-team Mid-Season All-American by Dick Vitale and The Sporting News and was named to the Wooden and Naismith Award Mid-Season Watch Lists. He is averaging 19.6 points, 9.4 rebounds while shooting 53.2% from the floor and a team-high 32 blocks this season. He is the only Hoosier in the last 25 years to have 3 games of 25 points and 15 rebounds (at Minnesota, at Florida State, Nebraska). He is 6th in the nation in FTs made (113) and 2nd in FT attempts (171). Both lead the Big Ten. He and Illinois' Ayo Dosunmo are the only players in the league to score in double figures every game this season.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU has played a national-high 5 overtime games this season (2-3), the most since they played 6 in 1998-99. IU has won 3 Big Ten road games this season after winning just 2 a year ago. The Hoosiers also have 3 neutral site triumphs and are scheduled to play just 12 home games and 15 games away from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this season. Senior Aljami Durham needs 30 points to become the 53rd player in IU history to score 1,000 points or more in his career with the Hoosiers. He has averaged 15.7 points in the last 3 games. The Hoosiers are shooting 39.2 from deep in the last 3 games (20/51). Opponents are shooting 31.8%. The Hoosiers closed out the Minnesota game making 12 of 13 free throws in the final minutes and 20 of 21 charity tosses in the final 2 minutes and both overtimes against Northwestern. IU held the nation's second best offense, Iowa, (87.8) to 69 and 65 points in their two meetings. Sophomore Armaan Franklin (61.5%), Durham (60.0%) and sophomore Jerome Hunter (55.6%) have been the hottest Hoosiers from distance in the last 3 games.
