Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 5 vs. Louisville
11/25/2024 4:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues its 125th season of competition in men's basketball against Louisville in the Battle 4 Atlantis at noon ET on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the Imperial Ballroom. The game will be broadcast on ESPN with Beth Mowins (pxp) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) on the call.
• The Cardinals enter the game with a record of 3-1 under first-year head coach Pat Kelsey. Senior guard Reyne Smith leads the team in scoring (14.8 points per game) despite coming off the bench in all four games. He is shooting 42.1% (16-of-38) from the 3-point line. Fifth-year senior forward Kasean Pryor (12.8), fifth-year senior wing Terrence Edwards Jr. (12.3), senior guard Chucky Hepburn (10.5), and fifth-year senior guard J'Vonne Hadley (10.0) all score in double figures.
Game Information
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 • Noon ET
Imperial Ballroom • Paradise Islands, Bahamas
TV: ESPN (Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Austin Render, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 12-9
Last Meeting: IU 74, UL 66 on Nov. 20, 2023, in New York
Series History
• The Hoosiers hold an advantage of 12-9 in the 21 games played between the border rivals. The two programs have met six times on a neutral floor with Indiana claiming three wins, including a 74-66 result in the Empire Classic on Nov. 20, 2023, at Madison Square Garden.
• Future pro players Xavier Johnson (Memphis Hustle) and Kel'el Ware (Miami Heat) led the Hoosiers to the win over the Cardinals last season. Johnson tallied 15 points, five assists, and four rebounds. Ware added 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks.
Last Time Out
• No. 16/18 Indiana (4-0) defeated UNC Greensboro by a score of 69-58 on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice scored a game-high 20 points to go along with five rebounds and six assists. He is the first Hoosier to post a 20-5-5 (points-rebounds-assists since Trayce Jackson-Davis in the 2023 NCAA Tournament against Kent State.
• Freshman wing Bryson Tucker scored 14 points off the bench on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor. He added three rebounds in 25 minutes of run.
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 fifth in the Big Ten at 18.8 points per outing. He is one of four B1G players (Dawson Garcia, Minnesota; Nick Martinelli, Northwester; Will Riley, Illinois) to average at least 18.0 points per game while shooting above 50.0% from the floor, 50.0% 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 151 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.
Rice Leads IU Past Hometown Team, South Carolina
• 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.
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• Indiana University continues its 125th season of competition in men's basketball against Louisville in the Battle 4 Atlantis at noon ET on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the Imperial Ballroom. The game will be broadcast on ESPN with Beth Mowins (pxp) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) on the call.
• The Cardinals enter the game with a record of 3-1 under first-year head coach Pat Kelsey. Senior guard Reyne Smith leads the team in scoring (14.8 points per game) despite coming off the bench in all four games. He is shooting 42.1% (16-of-38) from the 3-point line. Fifth-year senior forward Kasean Pryor (12.8), fifth-year senior wing Terrence Edwards Jr. (12.3), senior guard Chucky Hepburn (10.5), and fifth-year senior guard J'Vonne Hadley (10.0) all score in double figures.
Game Information
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024 • Noon ET
Imperial Ballroom • Paradise Islands, Bahamas
TV: ESPN (Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Austin Render, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 12-9
Last Meeting: IU 74, UL 66 on Nov. 20, 2023, in New York
Series History
• The Hoosiers hold an advantage of 12-9 in the 21 games played between the border rivals. The two programs have met six times on a neutral floor with Indiana claiming three wins, including a 74-66 result in the Empire Classic on Nov. 20, 2023, at Madison Square Garden.
• Future pro players Xavier Johnson (Memphis Hustle) and Kel'el Ware (Miami Heat) led the Hoosiers to the win over the Cardinals last season. Johnson tallied 15 points, five assists, and four rebounds. Ware added 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks.
Last Time Out
• No. 16/18 Indiana (4-0) defeated UNC Greensboro by a score of 69-58 on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice scored a game-high 20 points to go along with five rebounds and six assists. He is the first Hoosier to post a 20-5-5 (points-rebounds-assists since Trayce Jackson-Davis in the 2023 NCAA Tournament against Kent State.
• Freshman wing Bryson Tucker scored 14 points off the bench on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor. He added three rebounds in 25 minutes of run.
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 fifth in the Big Ten at 18.8 points per outing. He is one of four B1G players (Dawson Garcia, Minnesota; Nick Martinelli, Northwester; Will Riley, Illinois) to average at least 18.0 points per game while shooting above 50.0% from the floor, 50.0% 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 151 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.
Rice Leads IU Past Hometown Team, South Carolina
• 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.
@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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