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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 7 vs. Providence
11/28/2024 10:25:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues its 125th season of competition in men's basketball in the seventh-place game against Providence in the Battle 4 Atlantis at 11 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 28, at the Imperial Ballroom. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins (pxp) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) on the call.
• The Friars enter the game with a record of 5-2 under second-year head coach head coach Kim English. Senior Joseph Bensley (12.5 points per game) leads a balanced scoring attack. Junior guard Jayden Pierre (11.5), senior guard Wesley Cardet (10.3), and redshirt junior guard Corey Floyd Jr. (10.0) all produce double figure scoring averages.
Game Information
Friday Nov. 29, 2024 • 11 a.m. ET
Imperial Ballroom • Paradise Islands, Bahamas
TV: ESPN2 (Dave O'Brien, Jimmy Dykes)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Austin Render, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: IU 79, PC 58 on Nov. 30, 2020, in Asheville
Series History
• Indiana has won both meetings between the two programs. The Hoosiers defeated the Friars by a score of 97-79 in the third-place game of the 1973 NCAA Tournament. IU Hall of Fame inductee Steve Downing paced the Hoosiers with 21 points and 14 rebounds in the game.
• IU also earned a 79-58 victory over PC in the opening round of the Maui Invitational on Nov. 30, 2020, in Asheville, N.C. Race Thompson had a career day with 22 points and 13 rebounds in the contest. Aljami Durham added 19 points, six boards, and three assists.
Last Time Out
• No. 14/15 Indiana (4-2) dropped an 89-73 contest against No. 3/4 Gonzaga in the consolation bracket of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday, Nov. 28, at the Imperial Ballroom.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo scored a game-high 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the floor against his former team. His point total marked the second highest of his career (30 points vs. Creighton on Nov. 23, 2022). Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako added 13 points and four boards.
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 153 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.
• Ballo scored a season-best 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the floor against No. 3/4 Gonzaga on day two of the Battle 4 Atlantis. He is the first IU player to finish the game shooting at least 80% from the floor on 10-or-more made field goals since Kel'el Ware vs. Wisconsin on Feb. 27, 2024 (91.7%, 11-12).
Twenty Piece (CAREER)
Oumar Ballo: 9; last vs. Gonzaga, 11/28/24
Myles Rice: 8; last vs. UNC Greensboro, 11/21/24
Malik Reneau: 8; last vs. Louisville, 11/27/24
Mackenzie Mgbako: 4; last vs. SIUE, 11/6/24
Kanaan Carlyle: 3; last vs. Washington State, 1/18/24
Trey Galloway: 3; last at Ohio State, 2/6/24
Langdon Hatton: 2; last at Kennesaw State, 2/1/24
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January 6, 27
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• Indiana University continues its 125th season of competition in men's basketball in the seventh-place game against Providence in the Battle 4 Atlantis at 11 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 28, at the Imperial Ballroom. The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins (pxp) and Debbie Antonelli (analyst) on the call.
• The Friars enter the game with a record of 5-2 under second-year head coach head coach Kim English. Senior Joseph Bensley (12.5 points per game) leads a balanced scoring attack. Junior guard Jayden Pierre (11.5), senior guard Wesley Cardet (10.3), and redshirt junior guard Corey Floyd Jr. (10.0) all produce double figure scoring averages.
Game Information
Friday Nov. 29, 2024 • 11 a.m. ET
Imperial Ballroom • Paradise Islands, Bahamas
TV: ESPN2 (Dave O'Brien, Jimmy Dykes)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Austin Render, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: IU 79, PC 58 on Nov. 30, 2020, in Asheville
Series History
• Indiana has won both meetings between the two programs. The Hoosiers defeated the Friars by a score of 97-79 in the third-place game of the 1973 NCAA Tournament. IU Hall of Fame inductee Steve Downing paced the Hoosiers with 21 points and 14 rebounds in the game.
• IU also earned a 79-58 victory over PC in the opening round of the Maui Invitational on Nov. 30, 2020, in Asheville, N.C. Race Thompson had a career day with 22 points and 13 rebounds in the contest. Aljami Durham added 19 points, six boards, and three assists.
Last Time Out
• No. 14/15 Indiana (4-2) dropped an 89-73 contest against No. 3/4 Gonzaga in the consolation bracket of the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis on Thursday, Nov. 28, at the Imperial Ballroom.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo scored a game-high 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the floor against his former team. His point total marked the second highest of his career (30 points vs. Creighton on Nov. 23, 2022). Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako added 13 points and four boards.
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 153 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.
• Ballo scored a season-best 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the floor against No. 3/4 Gonzaga on day two of the Battle 4 Atlantis. He is the first IU player to finish the game shooting at least 80% from the floor on 10-or-more made field goals since Kel'el Ware vs. Wisconsin on Feb. 27, 2024 (91.7%, 11-12).
Twenty Piece (CAREER)
Oumar Ballo: 9; last vs. Gonzaga, 11/28/24
Myles Rice: 8; last vs. UNC Greensboro, 11/21/24
Malik Reneau: 8; last vs. Louisville, 11/27/24
Mackenzie Mgbako: 4; last vs. SIUE, 11/6/24
Kanaan Carlyle: 3; last vs. Washington State, 1/18/24
Trey Galloway: 3; last at Ohio State, 2/6/24
Langdon Hatton: 2; last at Kennesaw State, 2/1/24
Inside Indiana Basketball with Mike Woodson
Inside Indiana Basketball Radio Show with Mike Woodson Presented by CommunityCars.com will air at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 2. The show can be heard statewide on the CareSource Radio Network from Learfield and will be broadcast live from Hoosier Hanks East in Bloomington.
Inside Indiana Basketball Broadcast Dates
December 2, 16
January 6, 27
February 17, 24
March 10
@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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