Postgame Notes Indiana at Minnesota

Postgame Notes
Indiana vs. Minnesota
Mar. 6, 2024

• Indiana (17-13, 9-10) defeated Minnesota (18-12, 9-10), 70-58, on Wednesday night in Minneapolis. The Hoosiers have won eight-straight matchups with the Gophers and 10 of the last 11.

• Indiana shot 30-of-55 (54.5%) from the field and held Minnesota to 22-of-57 (38.6%) from the field and 5-of-26 (19.2%) from beyond the arc.

• IU registered an assist on the first 21 made field goals of the game and finished with a season-high 28 assists. The assist total marked the most by a Hoosier team on the road since posting 29 against Western Illinois on Nov. 26, 2005. The last B1G program to chart at least 28 assists in a road conference game was Purdue at Ohio State on Feb. 7, 1998.

• The Hoosiers outscored the Gophers by a tally of 48-32 in points in the paint.

• Sophomore center Kel'el Ware recorded his 13th double-double of the season with 26 points on 12-of-16 shooting and 11 rebounds. He added three assists, three blocks, and one steal.

• The Oregon transfer is one of four Division I players this season to post a stat line of at least 25 points, 10 rebounds, three blocked shots, and two made 3-pointers.

• Ware has compiled seven 20-point, 10-rebound games this season, the second most in the Big Ten.

• Freshman forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc while adding two rebounds, two assists, one block, and one steal.

• Over his last six contests, Mgbako is averaging 17.0 points while shooting 47.2% (24-of-72) from the floor and 42.9% (15-of-35) from the 3-point line. He has registered 15-plus points in four of his last six outings.

• Senior guard Trey Galloway logged his first career double-double with 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 11 assists, five steals, four rebounds, and one block.

• The Culver Academies graduated is one of four Hoosiers to produce at least three games with 11-plus assists in a career. He joins Isiah Thomas, Jamal Meeks, and Michael Lewis. He is tied for second (Bobby Wilkerson, 1975-76) on the IU single-season Big Ten assists list with 105. He trails only Quinn Buckner (106) from the 1974-75 season.

• Galloway is one of three major conference players to produce a 10-point, 10-assist, 5-steal game this season.

• Sophomore forward Malik Reneau notched eight points on 3-of-6 shooting, two assists, one rebound, and one steal.

• Fifth-year senior forward Anthony Walker logged six points, one assist, and one rebound.

• Sixth-year senior guard Xavier Johnson recorded two points, five assists, one rebound, and one steal.

• Senior guard Anthony Leal posted four assists, three rebounds and two steals.

• Freshman guard Gabe Cupps tallied one steal in 13 minutes of game time.

• Junior forward Peyton Sparks recorded one rebound in five minutes of run.

• Sophomore forward Kaleb Banks and sophomore guard CJ Gunn each played the final minute of the game.

• Indiana will next host Michigan State in the regular season finale at 4:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 10 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will serve as the annual Senior Day game.

Players Mentioned

Kaleb Banks

Gabe Cupps

Trey Galloway

CJ Gunn

Xavier Johnson

Anthony Leal

Mackenzie Mgbako

Malik Reneau

Anthony Walker

Kel'el Ware

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