NOTES: Indiana Travels to No. 17/17 Michigan State
2/11/2022 9:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
OPENING TIP
Indiana University is in its 122nd season of competition in men's basketball and will conclude a two-game road swing when they travel to Michigan State on Saturday. The Hoosiers, who played minus five scholarship players due to team discipline, are coming off a 59-51 loss at Northwestern, while #17 Michigan State lost at home to Wisconsin, 70-62. Both teams are on a two-game losing streak.
GAME INFORMATION
Indiana (16-7, 7-6 B1G) at No. 17/17 Michigan State (17-6, 8-4 B1G)
Saturday, February 12 • 3:30 p.m. ET
Breslin Center (14,759) • East Lansing, Mich.
TV: FOX (Tim Brando and Stephen Bardo)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn App
Series History: Indiana leads 71-57
Last Meeting: MSU 64, IU 58 (March 2, 2021 in East Lansing)
IU Rankings: KenPom (39th), NET (35th)
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.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is in his 27th year in East Lansing.
DEFENSE LEADS THE HOOSIERS
IU is first in the Big Ten and sixth in country in field goal percentage defense (37.4%) and first in conference games only (39.6). The Hoosiers also lead the league in scoring defense (63.3) overall and in conference play (64.2). IU is second in the league in blocked shots per game (5.5). IU held Northwestern to 31.9% shooting and 18.5% from distance.
ALL-AMERICAN TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is averaging 17.6 points (7th in B1G), 8.5 rebounds (4th), shooting 57.8% from the floor (4th) and contributing 2.61 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 nine double-doubles this season and 31 in his career with IU posting a 23-8 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 1,353 points as a Hoosier, rating 27th 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 13 points, 11 rebounds, three blocked shots, two assists and two steals at Northwestern.
ODDS AND TRENDS
So./Fr. Trey Galloway made his first career start at point guard against Northwestern. He matched his career-highs for points scored (13) rebounds (5) and minutes played (37) in Tuesday's game. He is averaging 9.0 points and shooting 60% from the field in the last three games. So./Fr. Anthony Leal made his second career-start at Northwestern. He finished with five points and four assists. The Hoosiers have led at halftime in 11-of-13 Big Ten games. The Hoosiers 10-of-13 shooting (76.9%) from long range against Penn State was their third best shooting effort from distance since 1996-97 (USF, 1998 and Kent State, 2002). In the last 11 games, IU has dropped its turnovers almost six per game at 9.6 per contest.
IT'S RACE, NOT TRAYCE
Thompson has led the Hoosiers in scoring in each of the last four games and is ranked 10th in the Big Ten in rebounding (7.5). In the four-game stretch, he is averaging 15.7 points and 7.8 rebounds while shooting 52.0% from the floor.
He had a season-high 18 points against Penn State and Maryland and added his fourth double-double of the season when he grabbed 12 boards against the Terrapins.
He is second on the team averaging 11.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and shooting 54.6% from the field with 17 blocked shots.
Indiana University is in its 122nd season of competition in men's basketball and will conclude a two-game road swing when they travel to Michigan State on Saturday. The Hoosiers, who played minus five scholarship players due to team discipline, are coming off a 59-51 loss at Northwestern, while #17 Michigan State lost at home to Wisconsin, 70-62. Both teams are on a two-game losing streak.
GAME INFORMATION
Indiana (16-7, 7-6 B1G) at No. 17/17 Michigan State (17-6, 8-4 B1G)
Saturday, February 12 • 3:30 p.m. ET
Breslin Center (14,759) • East Lansing, Mich.
TV: FOX (Tim Brando and Stephen Bardo)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith) | TuneIn App
Series History: Indiana leads 71-57
Last Meeting: MSU 64, IU 58 (March 2, 2021 in East Lansing)
IU Rankings: KenPom (39th), NET (35th)
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.
Michigan State coach Tom Izzo is in his 27th year in East Lansing.
DEFENSE LEADS THE HOOSIERS
IU is first in the Big Ten and sixth in country in field goal percentage defense (37.4%) and first in conference games only (39.6). The Hoosiers also lead the league in scoring defense (63.3) overall and in conference play (64.2). IU is second in the league in blocked shots per game (5.5). IU held Northwestern to 31.9% shooting and 18.5% from distance.
ALL-AMERICAN TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS
Junior/sophomore forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is averaging 17.6 points (7th in B1G), 8.5 rebounds (4th), shooting 57.8% from the floor (4th) and contributing 2.61 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 nine double-doubles this season and 31 in his career with IU posting a 23-8 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 1,353 points as a Hoosier, rating 27th 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 13 points, 11 rebounds, three blocked shots, two assists and two steals at Northwestern.
ODDS AND TRENDS
So./Fr. Trey Galloway made his first career start at point guard against Northwestern. He matched his career-highs for points scored (13) rebounds (5) and minutes played (37) in Tuesday's game. He is averaging 9.0 points and shooting 60% from the field in the last three games. So./Fr. Anthony Leal made his second career-start at Northwestern. He finished with five points and four assists. The Hoosiers have led at halftime in 11-of-13 Big Ten games. The Hoosiers 10-of-13 shooting (76.9%) from long range against Penn State was their third best shooting effort from distance since 1996-97 (USF, 1998 and Kent State, 2002). In the last 11 games, IU has dropped its turnovers almost six per game at 9.6 per contest.
IT'S RACE, NOT TRAYCE
Thompson has led the Hoosiers in scoring in each of the last four games and is ranked 10th in the Big Ten in rebounding (7.5). In the four-game stretch, he is averaging 15.7 points and 7.8 rebounds while shooting 52.0% from the floor.
He had a season-high 18 points against Penn State and Maryland and added his fourth double-double of the season when he grabbed 12 boards against the Terrapins.
He is second on the team averaging 11.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and shooting 54.6% from the field with 17 blocked shots.
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