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IU Faces High-Scoring Challenge Against No. 10 Arizona
12/10/2022 1:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
By Pete DiPrimio
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – What will Trey Galloway, Tamar Bates and Trayce Jackson-Davis do for a Nebraska encore?
What could that mean for Saturday night's clash of the basketball titans, also known as the Las Vegas Clash, when the No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers (8-1) take on No. 10 Arizona (7-1) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena?
Answers are coming, but this much we know -- all three will have big roles in this high-stakes, non-conference scheduling 1-2 punch that ends next Saturday at No. 6 Kansas, with finals week in between.
These games will show where IU is in the early national title picture and what it needs to improve.
First, let's consider Galloway, Bates and Jackson-Davis are coming off impressive performances in Wednesday night's Nebraska victory.
Galloway and Bates bounced back from their Rutgers struggles to torch the Cornhuskers. Galloway had a career-high 20 points, including 4-for-6 3-point shooting. Bates came off the bench for 19 points.
"We didn't have a good game against Rutgers," Jackson-Davis says, "and they took that with a little chip on their shoulder coming into (the Nebraska) game because that's not how we play basketball. Coach (Mike) Woodson was telling us before the game we've got to get tougher. I think they took that to heart.
"They played with a chip on their shoulder, played with a lot of confidence. That's what we need from them."
Galloway, a junior, spent a lot of off-season time working on his game, especially his outside shooting, although a groin injury limited him for much of the summer.
"I worked on just shooting because I was out with my groin injury, so I couldn't move much. A lot of it was stationery shooting and repetition, the same thing over and over again. Try and shoot it the same way every time.
"That really helped. Not changing much, but just doing the things I needed to do to help my shot."
It worked against Nebraska as it didn't at Rutgers (0-for-3 shooting, zero points)
"I've been focusing on game-like shots and just being ready to shoot it and knock it down when it comes out to me," Galloway says. "Having that confidence and keep building that confidence and have my teammates pick me up when I'm not shooting as well."
Woodson appreciates what Galloway, who missed a couple of games this season with an injury, means to the team.
"The good thing is getting him back healthy because he works," Woodson says. "I have no problems with that kid. He works his butt off on the floor. In practice, he gives you effort. It spills over in the game.
"(Against Nebraska), he was reckless. Defensively he was great, and he made shots, which was nice to see."
Jackson-Davis' triple double -- the third by a Hoosier man (Steve Downing and Juwan Morgan are the others), and the fourth by a Hoosier overall (Grace Berger has three for the women's team) -- made a big impression on Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg.
"He's a great player, one of the best in the country," Hoiberg says. "His blocks early affected the game in a big way."
Jackson-Davis totaled 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, plus three blocks and three steals. Downing had 28 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks against Michigan in 1971. Morgan had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Jacksonville in 2018.
Jackson-Davis is the second player since the start of the 1996-97 season to complete a triple double with at least three blocks and three steals. Luke Walton did it against USC in 2002 with 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, four blocks and four steals.
IU arrives in Las Vegas with a potent offense. It's second in the Big Ten in scoring (82.1 points) and leads in shooting (52.2%).
Still, Arizona's numbers are better. It leads the country in field goal percentage (55.2). It ranks second nationally in assists (21.0) and third in scoring (91.5).
The Wildcats, the defending Pac-12 champions, have three games of scoring at least 101 points, including a high of 117 against Nichols.
Their Maui Invitational title included wins over top-25 San Diego State and Creighton. Their loss came in their only road game, at Utah, 81-66.
Azuolas Tubelis, a 6-11, 245-pound forward, averages 20.1 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 61.9% from the field. Oumar Ballo, a 7-foot, 260-pound center, averages 19.1 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 76.9% from the field. Guard Courtney Ramey averages 13.8 points and 3.8 rebounds, and has made 15-of-30 3-pointers. Guard Kerr Kriisa averages 12.8 points and 3.6 rebounds. He has a 62-20 assist-to-turnover ratio, and has made 18-of-44 3-pointers.
Arizona uses six players extensively, with three others getting significant minutes.
Coach Tommy Lloyd, a former long-time Gonzaga assistant, is in his second season at Arizona. He won national coach-of-the-year honors last year after leading the Wildcats to a 33-4 record.
IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – What will Trey Galloway, Tamar Bates and Trayce Jackson-Davis do for a Nebraska encore?
What could that mean for Saturday night's clash of the basketball titans, also known as the Las Vegas Clash, when the No. 14 Indiana Hoosiers (8-1) take on No. 10 Arizona (7-1) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena?
Answers are coming, but this much we know -- all three will have big roles in this high-stakes, non-conference scheduling 1-2 punch that ends next Saturday at No. 6 Kansas, with finals week in between.
These games will show where IU is in the early national title picture and what it needs to improve.
First, let's consider Galloway, Bates and Jackson-Davis are coming off impressive performances in Wednesday night's Nebraska victory.
Galloway and Bates bounced back from their Rutgers struggles to torch the Cornhuskers. Galloway had a career-high 20 points, including 4-for-6 3-point shooting. Bates came off the bench for 19 points.
"We didn't have a good game against Rutgers," Jackson-Davis says, "and they took that with a little chip on their shoulder coming into (the Nebraska) game because that's not how we play basketball. Coach (Mike) Woodson was telling us before the game we've got to get tougher. I think they took that to heart.
"They played with a chip on their shoulder, played with a lot of confidence. That's what we need from them."
Galloway, a junior, spent a lot of off-season time working on his game, especially his outside shooting, although a groin injury limited him for much of the summer.
"I worked on just shooting because I was out with my groin injury, so I couldn't move much. A lot of it was stationery shooting and repetition, the same thing over and over again. Try and shoot it the same way every time.
"That really helped. Not changing much, but just doing the things I needed to do to help my shot."
It worked against Nebraska as it didn't at Rutgers (0-for-3 shooting, zero points)
"I've been focusing on game-like shots and just being ready to shoot it and knock it down when it comes out to me," Galloway says. "Having that confidence and keep building that confidence and have my teammates pick me up when I'm not shooting as well."
Woodson appreciates what Galloway, who missed a couple of games this season with an injury, means to the team.
"The good thing is getting him back healthy because he works," Woodson says. "I have no problems with that kid. He works his butt off on the floor. In practice, he gives you effort. It spills over in the game.
"(Against Nebraska), he was reckless. Defensively he was great, and he made shots, which was nice to see."
Jackson-Davis' triple double -- the third by a Hoosier man (Steve Downing and Juwan Morgan are the others), and the fourth by a Hoosier overall (Grace Berger has three for the women's team) -- made a big impression on Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg.
"He's a great player, one of the best in the country," Hoiberg says. "His blocks early affected the game in a big way."
Jackson-Davis totaled 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, plus three blocks and three steals. Downing had 28 points, 17 rebounds and 10 blocks against Michigan in 1971. Morgan had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against Jacksonville in 2018.
Jackson-Davis is the second player since the start of the 1996-97 season to complete a triple double with at least three blocks and three steals. Luke Walton did it against USC in 2002 with 27 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists, four blocks and four steals.
IU arrives in Las Vegas with a potent offense. It's second in the Big Ten in scoring (82.1 points) and leads in shooting (52.2%).
Still, Arizona's numbers are better. It leads the country in field goal percentage (55.2). It ranks second nationally in assists (21.0) and third in scoring (91.5).
The Wildcats, the defending Pac-12 champions, have three games of scoring at least 101 points, including a high of 117 against Nichols.
Their Maui Invitational title included wins over top-25 San Diego State and Creighton. Their loss came in their only road game, at Utah, 81-66.
Azuolas Tubelis, a 6-11, 245-pound forward, averages 20.1 points and 8.3 rebounds while shooting 61.9% from the field. Oumar Ballo, a 7-foot, 260-pound center, averages 19.1 points and 9.3 rebounds while shooting 76.9% from the field. Guard Courtney Ramey averages 13.8 points and 3.8 rebounds, and has made 15-of-30 3-pointers. Guard Kerr Kriisa averages 12.8 points and 3.6 rebounds. He has a 62-20 assist-to-turnover ratio, and has made 18-of-44 3-pointers.
Arizona uses six players extensively, with three others getting significant minutes.
Coach Tommy Lloyd, a former long-time Gonzaga assistant, is in his second season at Arizona. He won national coach-of-the-year honors last year after leading the Wildcats to a 33-4 record.
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