Indiana University Athletics
NOTES: Hoosiers Look to Level Season Series Against Penn State
1/25/2022 2:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
Indiana University is in its 122nd season of competition in men's basketball and will host Penn State to conclude a three-game homestand on Wednesday. The Hoosiers are coming off an 80-62 loss at home to Michigan on Sunday afternoon. Penn State fell at Iowa, 68-51, on Saturday. IU won last year's meeting in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, 87-85 in overtime, while Penn State won earlier this season in University Park, 61-58.
GAME INFORMATION
Indiana (14-5, 5-4 B1G) vs. Penn State (8-8, 3-5 B1G)
Wednesday, January 26 • 8:30 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Cory Provus and Jess Settles)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn App
Series History: Indiana leads 41-13
Last Meeting: PSU 61, IU 58 (Jan. 2, 2022 in University Park)
IU Rankings: KenPom (33rd), NET (42nd)
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. Woodson brings nine years of NBA head coaching experience (Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks) 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.
Nittany Lions Coach Micah Shrewsberry is in his first year at PSU.
DEFENSE LEADS THE HOOSIERS
IU is first in the Big Ten and 13th in country in field goal percentage defense (37.9%). The Hoosiers also lead the league in scoring defense (63.7) overall and in conference play (65.6).
ALL-AMERICAN TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is living up to his preseason accolades averaging 18.6 points (5th in B1G), 8.6 rebounds (4th), shooting 60.1% from the floor (3rd) and contributing 52 blocked shots (1st).
He set a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record by scoring 43 points against Marshall, breaking the previous mark (42) set by Steve Alford against Michigan State.
He has had eight double-doubles this season and 30 in his career with IU posting a 23-7 record in those games. He notched four straight double-doubles for the first time in his career after he had 23 points and 12 boards at Nebraska.
Jackson-Davis now has scored 1,302 points as a Hoosier, rating 30th all-time in IU lore. Despite being limited to 11 minutes due to foul trouble against No. 4/4 Purdue, he defended a game-winning shot attempt ad made two free throws with 5.1 seconds left to extend the IU lead. He had 17 points and eight boards against Michigan.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU's starting lineup of Jackson-Davis (78), Sr./Jr's. Xavier Johnson (100), Miller Kopp (93), Parker Stewart (92) and Race Thompson (46) have combined for 404 career Division I starts. Off the bench, Sr./Jr's. Michael Durr (85) and Rob Phinisee (69) have started 154 games.
Thompson is ninth in the Big Ten averaging 7.5 rebounds.
Stewart is shooting 45.8% from 3-point range after making 3-of-6 from long distance against Michigan. He ranks second among players who have made at least 38 3-pointers this season.
Johnson averaged 16.0 points in the last two games and had eight assists compared to just two turnovers in that span.
So./Fr. Trey Galloway has shot 50.0% from the field making 19-of-38 field goal attempts.
LAST YEAR AT SIMON SKJODT ASSEMBLY HALL
Phinisee hit a jumper with 13 seconds left and IU made a defensive stand as the Hoosiers escaped win an 87-85 overtime win against Penn State. PSU's Myeron Jones tied the game after converting two free throws with 43 seconds left in the extra period.
IU had built up an 11-point second-half lead, but the Nittany Lions came back and led 80-79 on a Sam Sessoms jumper with 23 seconds remaining. Jackson-Davis made a free throw with seven seconds left to force overtime.
Jones had 20 and Sessoms had 17 to lead PSU, while Jackson-Davis finished with 21 for the Hoosiers.
Indiana University is in its 122nd season of competition in men's basketball and will host Penn State to conclude a three-game homestand on Wednesday. The Hoosiers are coming off an 80-62 loss at home to Michigan on Sunday afternoon. Penn State fell at Iowa, 68-51, on Saturday. IU won last year's meeting in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, 87-85 in overtime, while Penn State won earlier this season in University Park, 61-58.
GAME INFORMATION
Indiana (14-5, 5-4 B1G) vs. Penn State (8-8, 3-5 B1G)
Wednesday, January 26 • 8:30 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Cory Provus and Jess Settles)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn App
Series History: Indiana leads 41-13
Last Meeting: PSU 61, IU 58 (Jan. 2, 2022 in University Park)
IU Rankings: KenPom (33rd), NET (42nd)
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. Woodson brings nine years of NBA head coaching experience (Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks) 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.
Nittany Lions Coach Micah Shrewsberry is in his first year at PSU.
DEFENSE LEADS THE HOOSIERS
IU is first in the Big Ten and 13th in country in field goal percentage defense (37.9%). The Hoosiers also lead the league in scoring defense (63.7) overall and in conference play (65.6).
ALL-AMERICAN TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is living up to his preseason accolades averaging 18.6 points (5th in B1G), 8.6 rebounds (4th), shooting 60.1% from the floor (3rd) and contributing 52 blocked shots (1st).
He set a Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall record by scoring 43 points against Marshall, breaking the previous mark (42) set by Steve Alford against Michigan State.
He has had eight double-doubles this season and 30 in his career with IU posting a 23-7 record in those games. He notched four straight double-doubles for the first time in his career after he had 23 points and 12 boards at Nebraska.
Jackson-Davis now has scored 1,302 points as a Hoosier, rating 30th all-time in IU lore. Despite being limited to 11 minutes due to foul trouble against No. 4/4 Purdue, he defended a game-winning shot attempt ad made two free throws with 5.1 seconds left to extend the IU lead. He had 17 points and eight boards against Michigan.
ODDS AND TRENDS
IU's starting lineup of Jackson-Davis (78), Sr./Jr's. Xavier Johnson (100), Miller Kopp (93), Parker Stewart (92) and Race Thompson (46) have combined for 404 career Division I starts. Off the bench, Sr./Jr's. Michael Durr (85) and Rob Phinisee (69) have started 154 games.
Thompson is ninth in the Big Ten averaging 7.5 rebounds.
Stewart is shooting 45.8% from 3-point range after making 3-of-6 from long distance against Michigan. He ranks second among players who have made at least 38 3-pointers this season.
Johnson averaged 16.0 points in the last two games and had eight assists compared to just two turnovers in that span.
So./Fr. Trey Galloway has shot 50.0% from the field making 19-of-38 field goal attempts.
LAST YEAR AT SIMON SKJODT ASSEMBLY HALL
Phinisee hit a jumper with 13 seconds left and IU made a defensive stand as the Hoosiers escaped win an 87-85 overtime win against Penn State. PSU's Myeron Jones tied the game after converting two free throws with 43 seconds left in the extra period.
IU had built up an 11-point second-half lead, but the Nittany Lions came back and led 80-79 on a Sam Sessoms jumper with 23 seconds remaining. Jackson-Davis made a free throw with seven seconds left to force overtime.
Jones had 20 and Sessoms had 17 to lead PSU, while Jackson-Davis finished with 21 for the Hoosiers.
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