Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 19 vs. No. RV/RV Michigan State

Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues its 123rd season of competition in men's basketball with a rivalry matchup against Michigan State at noon ET on Jan. 22 Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be broadcast on CBS.

• The Spartans led by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo, enter Sunday's matinee affair with a 13-6 record and a 5-3 mark in B1G play.

Game Information
Jan. 22, 2023 • Noon ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: CBS (Spero Dedes and Jim Spanarkel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 71-58
Last Meeting: MSU 76, IU 61 on Feb. 12, 2022 in East Lansing

Series History
• Indiana controls the series (71-58) against Michigan State, however the Spartans claimed a 76-61 win over the Hoosiers last season in the only meeting between the two programs. Sixth-year senior forward Race Thompson secured a game-best 14 rebounds to go along with 13 points in the loss.

• Head coach Mike Woodson averaged 21.4 points in his eight career contests against the Spartans.

• Indiana is looking to snap a three-game skid against Michigan State. The Hoosiers last victory over the Spartans came in a 67-63 result on Jan. 23, 2020.

Last Time Out
• Indiana toppled a ranked Big Ten Conference foe for the second time in as many contests with an 80-65 victory over No. RV/23 Illinois on Jan. 19.

• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis tallied a Big Ten career-high 35 points on 15-of-19 shooting from the floor. He also added nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocks in the Indiana win.

• Junior forward Jordan Geronimo finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks, while junior guard Trey Galloway and freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino 21 points and six assists.

Notable Statistical Performances
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis joined Ben Simmons (LSU, 2015) as the only players in the last 25 seasons to record at least 35 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocks on 75.0% shooting from the floor in a single game after the Center Grove product went for 35-9-5-3 on 15-of-19 shooting from the floor at Illinois on Jan. 19.

• Jackson-Davis pulled down a career-best 24 rebounds against Northwestern on Jan. 8. The tally marked the most by a Hoosier in a single game since Steve Downing had 25 against Kentucky on December 11, 1971 and the most rebounds by a Big Ten player since Aaron Johnson had 24 for Penn State on Nov. 15, 2004.

• TJD posted a triple-double with is the first player to compile a triple-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds, and a career-high 10 assists against Nebraska on Dec. 7. He added three blocks and three steals in the win to become the first player with a triple-double and at least three blocks and three steals since Luke Walton (Arizona, 2002).

• The Center Grove product blocked a career-high nine shots at No. 8/6 Kansas on Dec. 17, the second most by an IU player. Steve Downing blocked a school-record 10 shots against Michigan on Feb. 23, 1971.

• Freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino netted a career-high 33 points for Indiana on Jan. 8 against Northwestern, the highest point total by a Hoosier freshman since Eric Gordon scored 33 against Chattanooga on Nov. 12, 2007.

• 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.

TJD Named to Big O Watch List
• Indiana senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis was one of 50 players selected to the USBWA Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List.

• Jackson-Davis is one of six Big Ten players on the list, joining Hunter Dickinson (Michigan), Zach Edey (Purdue), Kris Murray (Iowa), Jalen Pickett (Penn State), and Terrence Shannon (Illinois).

Chasing History
• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis currently sits eighth all-time at IU in scoring (1,867), fourth in rebounds (944), and second in blocked shots (222). He joins Alan Henderson as the only Hoosiers to be top-10 all-time in career scoring, rebounding, and blocks.

Up Next: Career Scoring Leaders
1. Calbert Cheaney (2,613)
2. Steve Alford (2,438)
3. Don Schlundt (2,192)
4. A.J. Guyton (2,100)
5. Mike Woodson (2,061)
6. Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell (1,986)
7. Alan Henderson (1,979)
8. Trayce Jackson-Davis (1,867)

Up Next: Career Rebounding Leaders
1. Alan Henderson (1,091)
2. Walt Bellamy (1,087)
3. Kent Benson (1,031)
4. Trayce Jackson-Davis (944)

Up Next: Career Blocks Leaders
1. Jeff Newton (227)
2. Trayce Jackson-Davis (222)

Up Next: Career Double-Doubles
1. Walt Bellamy (59)
2. Archie Dees (56)
3. Alan Henderson (49)
4. Steve Downing (43)
5. Kent Benson (42)
6. Trayce Jackson-Davis (39)

• The Center Grove product is the one of only two active players (Jake Stephens, Chattanooga) in the country to tally at least 1,800 career points, 900 career rebounds, and 200 career blocks. In the last 25 seasons, only 23 players have achieved those numbers in college basketball. Two (Kyle Hines; UNCG and Shawn Long; ULL) have produced those numbers on a higher career scoring average.

• Jackson-Davis is one of two Power 5 players (Zach Edey; Purdue) to average at least 17.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 2.0 blocks per game this season.

Twenty Piece (CAREER)
Trayce Jackson-Davis: 37; last at Illinois, 1/19/23
Xavier Johnson: 15; last vs. North Carolina, 11/30/22
Miller Kopp: 10; last at Rutgers, 12/3/22
Jalen Hood-Schifino: 2; last vs. Northwestern, 1/8/23
Race Thompson: 2; last vs. Little Rock, 11/23/22
Tamar Bates: 1; vs. Jackson State, 11/25/22
Trey Galloway: 1; vs. Nebraska, 12/7/22

Other Notables
• Freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino had a career-high 33 points on 12-of-17 from the field and 5-of-7 from the 3-point line against Northwestern on Jan. 8.

• The 33-point outburst were the highest output by an IU freshman since Eric Gordon also scored 33 on Nov. 12, 2007 against Chattanooga.

• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis had 18 points, a career-high 24 rebounds, eight assists, and four blocks against the Wildcats.

• His 24 rebounds were the most by a Hoosier in a single game since Steve Downing had 25 against Kentucky on December 11, 1971 and the most rebounds by a Big Ten player since Aaron Johnson had 24 for Penn State on Nov. 15, 2004.

• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis had 14 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and two blocks at Penn State on Jan. 11. The game marked his 38th career double-double.

• Indiana's 63-45 win over Wisconsin (Jan. 14) was the largest margin of victory against the Badgers since since an 85-55 triumph on Feb. 24, 2001.

• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and five blocks against Wisconsin on Jan. 14.

• Freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino had 16 points, five rebounds, and four assists against the Badgers on Jan. 14.

• Junior forward Jordan Geronimo recorded his second career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds against Wisconsin on Jan. 14.

• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a Big Ten career-high 35 points on 15-of-19 shooting from the field with nine rebounds, five assists and three blocks at Illinois on Jan. 19. The game marked the ninth 30-point outing of his career.

• Junior forward Jordan Geronimo tallied 13 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks against the Illini on Jan. 19. The game marked the second time in his career with double-digit scoring outputs in consecutive games.

• Senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis has swatted at least two shots in 66 of his 109 career games played.

• Indiana's debut starting lineup of fifth-year senior guard Xavier Johnson, freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino, fifth-year senior forward Miller Kopp, sixth-year senior forward Race Thompson, and senior forward Trayce Jackson-Davis is 6-0 in games in which all five start and finish the game this season.

• Four of Indiana's five starters from the start of the season have missed a total of 17 games due to injury.

Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 19 vs. No. RV/RV Michigan State

Players Mentioned

Tamar Bates

Trey Galloway

Jordan Geronimo

Jalen Hood-Schifino

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Xavier Johnson

Miller Kopp

Race Thompson

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