Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 7 vs. No. 18/15 North Carolina
11/28/2022 6:30:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues its 123rd season of competition in men's basketball with the 24th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge as hosts of No. 18/15 North Carolina. The game is scheduled for a 9:15 p.m. ET on Nov. 30 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN.
• The Tar Heels, led by second-year head coach Hubert Davis, enter the game with a 5-2 record. UNC went 1-2 in the Phil Knight Invitational during Feast Week.
Game Information
Nov. 30, 2022 • 9:15 PM ET • Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: ESPN (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Brooke Weisbrod)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 9-6
Last Meeting: IU 76, UNC 67 on Nov. 30, 2016 in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana and North Carolina have squared off 15 times on the hardwood. The Hoosiers have earned nine victories in the series of blue-blood programs, including a mark of 4-2 at home.
• Three of the 15 matchups have come in the NCAA Tournament with Indiana claiming two victories, including a 63-50 triumph in the 1981 NCAA Championship game.
• IU and UNC have combined to win 11 national championships and are among the five schools to claim at least five title trophies.
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
• The Hoosiers are 8-13 all time in the Big Tenn/ACC Challenge with a home record of 5-4. Indiana has dropped four of the last five games in the event.
• Wednesday's matchup will mark the fifth between Indiana and North Carolina in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. IU holds an advantage of 3-1 in the previous four meetings.
Nov. 28, 2001 North Carolina 66 at Indiana 79
Dec. 1, 2004 No. 10 North Carolina 70 at Indiana 63
No. 27, 2012 No. 13 North Carolina 59 at No. 1 Indiana 83
Nov. 30, 2016 No. 3 North Carolina 67 at No. 13 Indiana 76
Last Time Out
• Sophomore guard Tamar Bates set career highs in points (22), made field goals (8), made 3-point attempts (4), and assists (4) in Indiana's 90-51 victory over Jackson State on Nov. 25.
• Fifth-year senior guard Xavier Johnson chipped in 16 points, four assists, and two steals in the win, while senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis tallied 11 points in just 19 minutes.
Scoop, There it is
• Sophomore guard Tamar Bates, nicknamed "Scoop", is the first Hoosier off the bench and leads all second-unit players in minutes (21.6 per game). He averages 8.5 points, 2.0 assists, and 0.5 steals a night.
• Bates recorded career bests in points (22), made field goals (8), made 3-point field goals (4), and assists (4) in the win over Jackson State on Nov. 25.
• Bates became a father to his daughter, Leilani, on March 20, 2022, two days after his freshman season concluded.
Defense Wins Championships
• The Hoosier defense is holding opponents to 59.3 points per content on 36.8% shooting from the floor and 29.4% shooting from the 3-point line.
• Indiana currently shoots better from the 3-point line (38.3%) than the opposition shoots from the floor. IU has held four opponents under 60 points this season.
• Indiana limited Morehead State to 53 points, the fewest allowed by an opponent in an Indiana season opener since Nov. 13, 2015, when Indiana beat Eastern Illinois, 88-49.
Twenty Piece (CAREER)
Trayce Jackson-Davis: 34; last at Xavier, 11/18/22
Xavier Johnson: 14; last at Xavier, 11/18/22
Miller Kopp: 9; last as Syracuse, 11/30/21
Race Thompson: 2; vs. Little Rock, 11/23/22
Tamar Bates: 1; vs. Jackson State, 11/25/22
Former NBA Players Coaching at Alma Mater
Patrick Ewing | Georgetown
Speedy Claxton | Hofstra
Mike Woodson | Indiana
Kenny Payne | Louisville
Penny Hardaway | Memphis
Juwan Howard | Michigan
Hubert Davis | North Carolina
Aaron McKie | Temple
Other Notables
• Junior forward Jordan Geronimo blocked a combined 10 shots against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 20 and Little Rock on Nov. 23. The tally marked the most by a Hoosier off the bench since 1996-97.
• Sixth-year senior forward Race Thompson posted his second-career 20-point game in the win over Little Rock on Nov. 23.
• Sophomore guard Tamar Bates had a career-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from the 3-point line in the win over Jackson State on Nov. 25. Bates also matched a career best with four assists.
• Sophomore Logan Duncomb scored a career-high six points and had two blocks against Jackson State on Nov. 25.
• Indiana has scored at least 80 points in all six games to open the season, the longest such streak since 1969-70 (seven games).
• Reneau has scored in double figures in four games this season.
• The Hoosier bench has outscored opponents 218-73.
• Head coach Mike Woodson holds a record of 14-1 in non-conference games at the helm of the Hoosiers.
• Entering the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Big Ten Conference holds a record of 72-15. Of the 14 teams, 11 have lost one or fewer games to open the 2022-23 campaign.
• Indiana University continues its 123rd season of competition in men's basketball with the 24th annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge as hosts of No. 18/15 North Carolina. The game is scheduled for a 9:15 p.m. ET on Nov. 30 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be broadcasted on ESPN.
• The Tar Heels, led by second-year head coach Hubert Davis, enter the game with a 5-2 record. UNC went 1-2 in the Phil Knight Invitational during Feast Week.
Game Information
Nov. 30, 2022 • 9:15 PM ET • Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: ESPN (Dan Shulman, Jay Bilas and Brooke Weisbrod)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 9-6
Last Meeting: IU 76, UNC 67 on Nov. 30, 2016 in Bloomington
Series History
• Indiana and North Carolina have squared off 15 times on the hardwood. The Hoosiers have earned nine victories in the series of blue-blood programs, including a mark of 4-2 at home.
• Three of the 15 matchups have come in the NCAA Tournament with Indiana claiming two victories, including a 63-50 triumph in the 1981 NCAA Championship game.
• IU and UNC have combined to win 11 national championships and are among the five schools to claim at least five title trophies.
Big Ten/ACC Challenge
• The Hoosiers are 8-13 all time in the Big Tenn/ACC Challenge with a home record of 5-4. Indiana has dropped four of the last five games in the event.
• Wednesday's matchup will mark the fifth between Indiana and North Carolina in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. IU holds an advantage of 3-1 in the previous four meetings.
Nov. 28, 2001 North Carolina 66 at Indiana 79
Dec. 1, 2004 No. 10 North Carolina 70 at Indiana 63
No. 27, 2012 No. 13 North Carolina 59 at No. 1 Indiana 83
Nov. 30, 2016 No. 3 North Carolina 67 at No. 13 Indiana 76
Last Time Out
• Sophomore guard Tamar Bates set career highs in points (22), made field goals (8), made 3-point attempts (4), and assists (4) in Indiana's 90-51 victory over Jackson State on Nov. 25.
• Fifth-year senior guard Xavier Johnson chipped in 16 points, four assists, and two steals in the win, while senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis tallied 11 points in just 19 minutes.
Scoop, There it is
• Sophomore guard Tamar Bates, nicknamed "Scoop", is the first Hoosier off the bench and leads all second-unit players in minutes (21.6 per game). He averages 8.5 points, 2.0 assists, and 0.5 steals a night.
• Bates recorded career bests in points (22), made field goals (8), made 3-point field goals (4), and assists (4) in the win over Jackson State on Nov. 25.
• Bates became a father to his daughter, Leilani, on March 20, 2022, two days after his freshman season concluded.
Defense Wins Championships
• The Hoosier defense is holding opponents to 59.3 points per content on 36.8% shooting from the floor and 29.4% shooting from the 3-point line.
• Indiana currently shoots better from the 3-point line (38.3%) than the opposition shoots from the floor. IU has held four opponents under 60 points this season.
• Indiana limited Morehead State to 53 points, the fewest allowed by an opponent in an Indiana season opener since Nov. 13, 2015, when Indiana beat Eastern Illinois, 88-49.
Twenty Piece (CAREER)
Trayce Jackson-Davis: 34; last at Xavier, 11/18/22
Xavier Johnson: 14; last at Xavier, 11/18/22
Miller Kopp: 9; last as Syracuse, 11/30/21
Race Thompson: 2; vs. Little Rock, 11/23/22
Tamar Bates: 1; vs. Jackson State, 11/25/22
Former NBA Players Coaching at Alma Mater
Patrick Ewing | Georgetown
Speedy Claxton | Hofstra
Mike Woodson | Indiana
Kenny Payne | Louisville
Penny Hardaway | Memphis
Juwan Howard | Michigan
Hubert Davis | North Carolina
Aaron McKie | Temple
Other Notables
• Junior forward Jordan Geronimo blocked a combined 10 shots against Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 20 and Little Rock on Nov. 23. The tally marked the most by a Hoosier off the bench since 1996-97.
• Sixth-year senior forward Race Thompson posted his second-career 20-point game in the win over Little Rock on Nov. 23.
• Sophomore guard Tamar Bates had a career-high 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from the 3-point line in the win over Jackson State on Nov. 25. Bates also matched a career best with four assists.
• Sophomore Logan Duncomb scored a career-high six points and had two blocks against Jackson State on Nov. 25.
• Indiana has scored at least 80 points in all six games to open the season, the longest such streak since 1969-70 (seven games).
• Reneau has scored in double figures in four games this season.
• The Hoosier bench has outscored opponents 218-73.
• Head coach Mike Woodson holds a record of 14-1 in non-conference games at the helm of the Hoosiers.
• Entering the Big Ten/ACC Challenge, the Big Ten Conference holds a record of 72-15. Of the 14 teams, 11 have lost one or fewer games to open the 2022-23 campaign.
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