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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 18 vs. No. 13/15 Illinois
1/13/2025 8:55:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition in men's basketball against No. 13/15 Illinois at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be available on Peacock with Noah Eagle (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• The Fighting Illini enter the game with a record of 12-4 (4-2 Big Ten) under eighth-year head coach Brad Underwood. Illinois ranks seventh in the country (second in the B1G) in scoring offense at 86.9 points per game while allowing just 67.2 points per outing on the defensive end. The Illini receive double-digit scoring efforts from five players and are led by freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis. The projected lottery pick has missed the last two games (forearm) but has averaged 16.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per contest. He shoots 49.6% from the floor, 41.4% from behind the arc, and 87.5% from the free throw line.
Game Information
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 96-92
Last Meeting: ILL 70, IU 62 on Jan. 27, 2024, in Champaign
Series History
• The Hoosiers hold a 96-92 series advantages in games played between the two border programs. Indiana has won 10 of the last 16 matchups played since the start of the 2014-15 season. IU has prevailed in eight of the last time contests in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Malik Reneau led a short-handed Hoosier attack with 21 points and seven rebounds in the lone game against Illinois last season, a 70-62 road defeat. Mackenzie Mgbako secured his first career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds as the small-ball four.
Last Time Out
• The Hoosiers could not overcome slow starts to both halves in an 85-60 setback at Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 11. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak that spanned the end of the non-conference slate and three Big Ten Conference contests.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo collected his third double-double in four games with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice added a team-high 12 points to go along with five assists.
• Indiana received 29 bench points, including nine each from sophomore guard Kanaan Carlyle and freshman wing Bryson Tucker.
Big Fella Ballo
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo is averaging 14.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.8 blocks per contest and is shooting 68.3% (84-of-123) from the floor. He is one of three high-major conference players (Johni Broome, Auburn; Hunter Dickinson, Kansas) to average at least 14.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 blocked shots per night, and the only player to post those numbers on 60.0% shooting or better.
• Ballo is one of five active players to score 1,400 career points and grab 1,000 career rebounds. He joins Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Johni Broome (Auburn), Norchad Omier (Baylor), and Nelly Junior Joseph (New Mexico) on the exclusive list.
• The 7-footer ranks second among Big Ten players (Danny Wolf, Michigan) and 20th nationally in boards per game. Ballo has strung together eight games with double-digit boards, including a season-high 18 against Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 6.
Going the Extra Myles
• Over his last six games, redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice is averaging 14.7 points on 41.5% (34-of-82) shooting from the floor to pair with 4.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.9 steals per contest. He has scored 18-plus points four times in that span.
• The Washington State transfer was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma on Sept. 12, 2022. After undergoing chemotherapy for five hours a session twice a month for six months, Rice learned his cancer was in remission on June 1, 2023.
A Goode Starting Lineup
• Senior forward Luke Goode was inserted into the starting lineup against Winthrop on Dec. 29. The Hoosiers are 4-1 since the lineup change and have averaged 76.0 points per contest. IU has shot 31-of-87 (35.6%) from the 3-point line over the last four Big Ten matchups.
• As a starter, Goode is averaging 9.6 points per game and has hit 12-of-28 (42.9%) from behind the arc to go along with 4.0 rebounds as a starter.
• The Fort Wayne native has made 113 3-pointers in 93 career collegiate games.
Ballo, Rice Too Much for Trojans
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo was one of four Hoosiers to reach double figures in the scoring column in an 82-69 victory over USC on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Ballo scored a game-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor and 5-of-5 from the free throw line. He added eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice posted 19 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. Senior forward Luke Goode knocked down four 3-pointers to score 16 points, and fifth-year senior Trey Galloway chipped in 11 points and six assists.
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• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition in men's basketball against No. 13/15 Illinois at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be available on Peacock with Noah Eagle (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• The Fighting Illini enter the game with a record of 12-4 (4-2 Big Ten) under eighth-year head coach Brad Underwood. Illinois ranks seventh in the country (second in the B1G) in scoring offense at 86.9 points per game while allowing just 67.2 points per outing on the defensive end. The Illini receive double-digit scoring efforts from five players and are led by freshman guard Kasparas Jakucionis. The projected lottery pick has missed the last two games (forearm) but has averaged 16.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per contest. He shoots 49.6% from the floor, 41.4% from behind the arc, and 87.5% from the free throw line.
Game Information
Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: Peacock (Noah Eagle, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 96-92
Last Meeting: ILL 70, IU 62 on Jan. 27, 2024, in Champaign
Series History
• The Hoosiers hold a 96-92 series advantages in games played between the two border programs. Indiana has won 10 of the last 16 matchups played since the start of the 2014-15 season. IU has prevailed in eight of the last time contests in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Malik Reneau led a short-handed Hoosier attack with 21 points and seven rebounds in the lone game against Illinois last season, a 70-62 road defeat. Mackenzie Mgbako secured his first career double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds as the small-ball four.
Last Time Out
• The Hoosiers could not overcome slow starts to both halves in an 85-60 setback at Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 11. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak that spanned the end of the non-conference slate and three Big Ten Conference contests.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo collected his third double-double in four games with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice added a team-high 12 points to go along with five assists.
• Indiana received 29 bench points, including nine each from sophomore guard Kanaan Carlyle and freshman wing Bryson Tucker.
Big Fella Ballo
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo is averaging 14.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 1.8 blocks per contest and is shooting 68.3% (84-of-123) from the floor. He is one of three high-major conference players (Johni Broome, Auburn; Hunter Dickinson, Kansas) to average at least 14.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.5 blocked shots per night, and the only player to post those numbers on 60.0% shooting or better.
• Ballo is one of five active players to score 1,400 career points and grab 1,000 career rebounds. He joins Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Johni Broome (Auburn), Norchad Omier (Baylor), and Nelly Junior Joseph (New Mexico) on the exclusive list.
• The 7-footer ranks second among Big Ten players (Danny Wolf, Michigan) and 20th nationally in boards per game. Ballo has strung together eight games with double-digit boards, including a season-high 18 against Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 6.
Going the Extra Myles
• Over his last six games, redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice is averaging 14.7 points on 41.5% (34-of-82) shooting from the floor to pair with 4.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, and 1.9 steals per contest. He has scored 18-plus points four times in that span.
• The Washington State transfer was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma on Sept. 12, 2022. After undergoing chemotherapy for five hours a session twice a month for six months, Rice learned his cancer was in remission on June 1, 2023.
A Goode Starting Lineup
• Senior forward Luke Goode was inserted into the starting lineup against Winthrop on Dec. 29. The Hoosiers are 4-1 since the lineup change and have averaged 76.0 points per contest. IU has shot 31-of-87 (35.6%) from the 3-point line over the last four Big Ten matchups.
• As a starter, Goode is averaging 9.6 points per game and has hit 12-of-28 (42.9%) from behind the arc to go along with 4.0 rebounds as a starter.
• The Fort Wayne native has made 113 3-pointers in 93 career collegiate games.
Ballo, Rice Too Much for Trojans
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo was one of four Hoosiers to reach double figures in the scoring column in an 82-69 victory over USC on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Ballo scored a game-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting from the floor and 5-of-5 from the free throw line. He added eight rebounds and two blocked shots.
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice posted 19 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. Senior forward Luke Goode knocked down four 3-pointers to score 16 points, and fifth-year senior Trey Galloway chipped in 11 points and six assists.
@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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