Postgame Notes: UNCG

Postgame Notes
No. 16/18 Indiana vs. UNCG
Nov. 21, 2024

• The No. 16/18 Indiana Men's Basketball team (4-0) defeated UNC Greensboro (2-2) by a score of 69-58 on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

• IU scored 17 of the first 20 points of the game, opening up a 17-3 lead before UNCG scored its first two-point field goal of the contest.

• The Hoosiers held the visitors to just 31.7% (20-63) shooting from the field. UNCG made just 28.1% (9-32) of its 3-point field goals.

• The Hoosiers went on a 12-2 run over a four-minute span in the second half, forcing UNCG into a timeout at the 11:39 mark. After being tied 40-all, IU took the lead right back and retained the lead for the remainder of the game. Freshman guard Bryson Tucker had seven points in the run, sparking some much-needed momentum for the home side.

• IU led for 38:49 of Thursday night's contest. UNCG had the score briefly level for just over a minute of the game but the Hoosiers pulled away late for the 11-point victory. The Spartans never led in the game.

• Tucker had a big night for the Hoosiers, supplying a career high 14 points in a career best 25 minutes off the bench. With Tucker on the floor, IU was +11 in the ballgame.

• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice went for a game high 20 points on 8-14 shooting from the floor. He added five rebounds and six assists over 35 minutes.

• Rice is the first IU player with back-to-back 20-point games since Kel'el Ware in March of 2024 (28 – vs. Michigan State, 26 – at Minnesota). He is the first IU guard with back-to-back 20-point contests since Jalen Hood-Schifino in January of 2023 (21 – at Iowa, 33 – vs. Northwestern).

• The Columbia, S.C. native, provided the first 20-5-5 (points-rebounds-assists) game for the Indiana Basketball team since Trayce Jackson-Davis in the 2023 NCAA Tournament against Kent State (24-11-5).

• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako tallied nine points. He added three rebounds and a pair of assists on Thursday evening.

• Junior forward Malik Reneau finished a point shy of his first double-double of the season. He recorded nine points and 10 rebounds on the night.

• Sixth-year center Oumar Ballo also finished one point shy of a double-double in the win over UNCG. He had 11 rebounds and nine points. The Mali native finished 4-5 from the field. His four offensive rebounds were a season best.

• Fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway dished out two assists and added three rebounds in 15 minutes of run.

• Sophomore guard Kanaan Carlyle recorded three points and one rebound in the win.

• Senior forward Luke Goode hit a clutch 3-pointer as part of a 12-2 second half run. He also had two rebounds in the win.

• Senior center Langdon Hatton appeared briefly with two points and a rebound in three minutes of action.

• Up Next: Indiana heads to the Bahamas over Thanksgiving Break for the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis. The Hoosiers begin action vs. Louisville on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at noon on ESPN.

Players Mentioned

Oumar Ballo

Kanaan Carlyle

Trey Galloway

Luke Goode

Langdon Hatton

Mackenzie Mgbako

Malik Reneau

Myles Rice

Bryson Tucker

Kel'el Ware

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