Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 4 vs. UNC Greensboro
11/19/2024 10:45:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues its 125th season of competition in men's basketball against UNC Greensboro at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be available on FS1 with Connor Onion (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• The Spartans enter the game with a record of 2-1. Junior guard Kenyon Giles paces the scoring attack with 16.3 points per game on 18-of-36 (50.0%) shooting from the floor and 10-of-20 (50.0%) shooting from the 3-point line. Junior guard Donovan Atwell (12.3 points per game) and fifth-year guard Ronald Polite III (10.3) contribute double figures for head coach Mike Jones.
Game Information
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: FS1 (Connor Onion, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: IU 87, UNCG 79 on Nov. 28, 2014, in Bloomington
Series History
• The Hoosiers have claimed victory in the two previous meetings between the two programs. The series opened with a 71-64 result on Nov. 21, 2003. Starting guards Bracey Wright and Marshall Strickland combined to score for 40 points, nine rebounds, and five steals in the win.
• Indiana also won the rematch by a score of 87-79 on Nov. 28, 2014. James Blackmon Jr. led the Hoosiers with 24 points and nine rebounds. All five Hoosier starters hit double figures in the scoring column.
Last Time Out
• No. 17/18 Indiana (3-0) outpaced South Carolina to earn a hard-fought 87-71 non-conference win on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers shot 26-of-51 (51.0%) from the floor, cashed in a season-high eight made 3-pointers, and went 27-of-33 (81.8%) from the free throw line in the wire-to-wire victory.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice scored a game-high 23 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako continued his hot streak to open the season with 17 points and seven rebounds.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo controlled the paint with 13 rebounds and a season-high six blocked shots. Junior forward Malik Reneau chipped in 11 points, while fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway added 11 points off the bench.
Second-Year Leap for Mgbako
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a career-high 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc in Indiana's victory over SIUE on Nov. 6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• The 31 points scored marked the most in a season debut for a Hoosier since 17-year NBA veteran Eric Gordon dropped 33 points in his collegiate debut against Chattanooga on Nov. 12, 2007. Former All-American Jimmy Rayl holds the program record for points in a season opener when he scored 35 against Virginia on Dec. 1, 1962.
• His two-game total of 49 points (24.5 points per game) marked the most by an IU player in the first two games of a season since James Blackmon Jr. scored 49 (26 vs. Kansas, 23 vs. UMASS Lowell) at the beginning of 2016-17.
• The Gladstone, N.J., native leads the Hoosiers and ranks fourth in the Big Ten at 22.0 points per outing. He is one of three players nationally (Brian Moore Jr., Norfolk State; Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton) to average at least 20.0 points per game while shooting above 70.0% from the floor, 60.0% from the 3-point line, and 90.0% from the free throw line.
Big Fella Ballo
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo swatted a career-high-matching six shots against South Carolina (Nov. 16). The Koulikoro, Mali, native has blocked 150 shots in his career.
• Against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 10), Ballo recorded 17 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks in 27 minutes. He shot 8-of-10 from the field in the Indiana victory. He is one of three players (Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton; Danny Wolf, Michigan) this season to post a line of 17-9-3 or better while shooting at least 80.0% from the floor.
Reneau for Two
• Junior forward Malik Reneau is averaging 15.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game through the first three games of the season.
• The Miami, Fla., native is shooting 54.8% (17-of-31) from the floor and 83.3% (10-of-12) from the free throw line in 27.2 minutes per game.
• Reneau has tallied 15-plus points 21 times in his career, including both games this season, and topped the 20-point threshold seven times.
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• Indiana University continues its 125th season of competition in men's basketball against UNC Greensboro at 6:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be available on FS1 with Connor Onion (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• The Spartans enter the game with a record of 2-1. Junior guard Kenyon Giles paces the scoring attack with 16.3 points per game on 18-of-36 (50.0%) shooting from the floor and 10-of-20 (50.0%) shooting from the 3-point line. Junior guard Donovan Atwell (12.3 points per game) and fifth-year guard Ronald Polite III (10.3) contribute double figures for head coach Mike Jones.
Game Information
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 • 6:30 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: FS1 (Connor Onion, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: IU 87, UNCG 79 on Nov. 28, 2014, in Bloomington
Series History
• The Hoosiers have claimed victory in the two previous meetings between the two programs. The series opened with a 71-64 result on Nov. 21, 2003. Starting guards Bracey Wright and Marshall Strickland combined to score for 40 points, nine rebounds, and five steals in the win.
• Indiana also won the rematch by a score of 87-79 on Nov. 28, 2014. James Blackmon Jr. led the Hoosiers with 24 points and nine rebounds. All five Hoosier starters hit double figures in the scoring column.
Last Time Out
• No. 17/18 Indiana (3-0) outpaced South Carolina to earn a hard-fought 87-71 non-conference win on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers shot 26-of-51 (51.0%) from the floor, cashed in a season-high eight made 3-pointers, and went 27-of-33 (81.8%) from the free throw line in the wire-to-wire victory.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice scored a game-high 23 points to go along with four rebounds and three assists. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako continued his hot streak to open the season with 17 points and seven rebounds.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo controlled the paint with 13 rebounds and a season-high six blocked shots. Junior forward Malik Reneau chipped in 11 points, while fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway added 11 points off the bench.
Second-Year Leap for Mgbako
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a career-high 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc in Indiana's victory over SIUE on Nov. 6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• The 31 points scored marked the most in a season debut for a Hoosier since 17-year NBA veteran Eric Gordon dropped 33 points in his collegiate debut against Chattanooga on Nov. 12, 2007. Former All-American Jimmy Rayl holds the program record for points in a season opener when he scored 35 against Virginia on Dec. 1, 1962.
• His two-game total of 49 points (24.5 points per game) marked the most by an IU player in the first two games of a season since James Blackmon Jr. scored 49 (26 vs. Kansas, 23 vs. UMASS Lowell) at the beginning of 2016-17.
• The Gladstone, N.J., native leads the Hoosiers and ranks fourth in the Big Ten at 22.0 points per outing. He is one of three players nationally (Brian Moore Jr., Norfolk State; Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton) to average at least 20.0 points per game while shooting above 70.0% from the floor, 60.0% from the 3-point line, and 90.0% from the free throw line.
Big Fella Ballo
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo swatted a career-high-matching six shots against South Carolina (Nov. 16). The Koulikoro, Mali, native has blocked 150 shots in his career.
• Against Eastern Illinois (Nov. 10), Ballo recorded 17 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks in 27 minutes. He shot 8-of-10 from the field in the Indiana victory. He is one of three players (Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton; Danny Wolf, Michigan) this season to post a line of 17-9-3 or better while shooting at least 80.0% from the floor.
Reneau for Two
• Junior forward Malik Reneau is averaging 15.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game through the first three games of the season.
• The Miami, Fla., native is shooting 54.8% (17-of-31) from the floor and 83.3% (10-of-12) from the free throw line in 27.2 minutes per game.
• Reneau has tallied 15-plus points 21 times in his career, including both games this season, and topped the 20-point threshold seven times.
@IndianaMBB
For all the latest on Indiana University men's basketball, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMBB on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
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