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Indiana Basketball Game Notes – Game 22 at No. 10/10 Purdue
1/29/2025 10:15:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition in men's basketball at No. 10 Purdue at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 31, at Mackey Arena. The game will carry a national broadcast on FOX with Jason Benetti (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• The Boilermakers enter the game with a record of 16-5 (8-2 Big Ten) under 20th-year head coach Matt Painter. Purdue is led by 15.4 points, 8.9 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game from junior guard Braden Smith. Junior forward Trey Kaufman-Renn has added a team-best 18.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per night.
Game Information
Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 • 8 p.m. ET
Mackey Arena (14,876) • West Lafayette, Ind.
TV: FOX Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana trails, 92-127
Last Meeting: PUR 79, IU 59 on Feb. 10, 2024, in West Lafayette
Series History
• For the 220th times in program history, Indiana will take on archrival Purdue. No team has appeared on the IU schedule more often than Purdue. The Boilers hold a 127-92 advantage in the series.
• The Boilermakers won both matchups last season after the Hoosiers swept the series the previous season. Head coach Mike Woodson owns a 3-3 record against Purdue, including a 79-71 win in Mackey Arena on Feb. 25, 2023.
Last Time Out
• Indiana dropped a 79-78 home contest against Maryland on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana trailed 63-53 with 9:34 remaining in the game before mounting a furious comeback that fell just short.
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako and redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice each tallied 16 points on a combined 5-of-10 from the 3-point line.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo posted his sixth double-double in eight games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward Malik Reneau added 10 points and six boards in his return to the starting lineup.
Mack on the Attack
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako has put together 37 double-figure scoring games in his two-year career with the Cream 'n Crimson. He has topped 20 points seven times, with five such games against Big Ten opponents.
• Over his last two starts, Mgbako has averaged a team-high 18.0 points per game on 57.7% (15-of-26) shooting from the floor and 41.7% (5-of-12) shooting from behind the arc.
Big Fella Ballo
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo has averaged 14.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.7 blocks per contest and is shooting 64.7% (110-of-170) from the floor this season. He is one of five Division I men's basketball players (Johni Broome, Auburn; Nelly Junior Joseph, New Mexico; Denijay Harris, Southern Miss; Yaxel Lendeborg) to average a double-double 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 seven active players to score 1,500 career points and grab 1,000 career rebounds. He joins Johni Broome (Auburn), Norchad Omier (Baylor), Ryan Kalkbreener (Creighton), Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Christian Shumate (McNeese) and Nelly Junior Joseph (New Mexico) on the exclusive list. He recorded his 41st career double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) against Maryland (Jan. 26). Ballo has posted six double-doubles across his last eight contests. During that stretch, he has averaged 17.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game.
• The 7-footer leads all Big Ten players and ranks 11th nationally in boards per game. Ballo has strung together 11 games with double-digit boards, including a season-high 18 against Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 6.
Following the Gallo-Way
• Fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway has handed out at least five helpers in 32 career games, including 11 contests this season. The Hoosiers are 7-4 across those 11 games.
• He has averaged 4.8 assists in his nine appearances off the bench this season. He ranks second nationally (Rahmir Barno, Florida Gulf Coast) in assists per game in a reserve role.
• Galloway is one of four B1G players (Brock Harding, Iowa; Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Maryland; Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State) to average at least 4.0 assists while shooting 35.0% from the 3-point line while playing under 30.0 minutes per game.
Going the Extra Myles
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice has averaged 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game and has shot 44.5% (89-of-200) from the floor and 89.2% (58-of-65) from the free throw line this season.
• Rice is one of four B1G players (Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern; Braden Smith, Purdue; Great Osobor, Washington) to produce at least 250 points, 60 rebounds, 60 assists, and 25 steals this season.
• 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.
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• Indiana University continues Big Ten Conference play in its 125th season of competition in men's basketball at No. 10 Purdue at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 31, at Mackey Arena. The game will carry a national broadcast on FOX with Jason Benetti (pxp) and Robbie Hummel (analyst) on the call.
• The Boilermakers enter the game with a record of 16-5 (8-2 Big Ten) under 20th-year head coach Matt Painter. Purdue is led by 15.4 points, 8.9 assists, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.4 steals per game from junior guard Braden Smith. Junior forward Trey Kaufman-Renn has added a team-best 18.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per night.
Game Information
Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 • 8 p.m. ET
Mackey Arena (14,876) • West Lafayette, Ind.
TV: FOX Jason Benetti, Robbie Hummel)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana trails, 92-127
Last Meeting: PUR 79, IU 59 on Feb. 10, 2024, in West Lafayette
Series History
• For the 220th times in program history, Indiana will take on archrival Purdue. No team has appeared on the IU schedule more often than Purdue. The Boilers hold a 127-92 advantage in the series.
• The Boilermakers won both matchups last season after the Hoosiers swept the series the previous season. Head coach Mike Woodson owns a 3-3 record against Purdue, including a 79-71 win in Mackey Arena on Feb. 25, 2023.
Last Time Out
• Indiana dropped a 79-78 home contest against Maryland on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana trailed 63-53 with 9:34 remaining in the game before mounting a furious comeback that fell just short.
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako and redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice each tallied 16 points on a combined 5-of-10 from the 3-point line.
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo posted his sixth double-double in eight games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Junior forward Malik Reneau added 10 points and six boards in his return to the starting lineup.
Mack on the Attack
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako has put together 37 double-figure scoring games in his two-year career with the Cream 'n Crimson. He has topped 20 points seven times, with five such games against Big Ten opponents.
• Over his last two starts, Mgbako has averaged a team-high 18.0 points per game on 57.7% (15-of-26) shooting from the floor and 41.7% (5-of-12) shooting from behind the arc.
Big Fella Ballo
• Sixth-year senior center Oumar Ballo has averaged 14.5 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.7 blocks per contest and is shooting 64.7% (110-of-170) from the floor this season. He is one of five Division I men's basketball players (Johni Broome, Auburn; Nelly Junior Joseph, New Mexico; Denijay Harris, Southern Miss; Yaxel Lendeborg) to average a double-double 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 seven active players to score 1,500 career points and grab 1,000 career rebounds. He joins Johni Broome (Auburn), Norchad Omier (Baylor), Ryan Kalkbreener (Creighton), Hunter Dickinson (Kansas), Christian Shumate (McNeese) and Nelly Junior Joseph (New Mexico) on the exclusive list. He recorded his 41st career double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) against Maryland (Jan. 26). Ballo has posted six double-doubles across his last eight contests. During that stretch, he has averaged 17.6 points and 11.6 rebounds per game.
• The 7-footer leads all Big Ten players and ranks 11th nationally in boards per game. Ballo has strung together 11 games with double-digit boards, including a season-high 18 against Miami (Ohio) on Dec. 6.
Following the Gallo-Way
• Fifth-year senior guard Trey Galloway has handed out at least five helpers in 32 career games, including 11 contests this season. The Hoosiers are 7-4 across those 11 games.
• He has averaged 4.8 assists in his nine appearances off the bench this season. He ranks second nationally (Rahmir Barno, Florida Gulf Coast) in assists per game in a reserve role.
• Galloway is one of four B1G players (Brock Harding, Iowa; Ja'Kobi Gillespie, Maryland; Jeremy Fears Jr., Michigan State) to average at least 4.0 assists while shooting 35.0% from the 3-point line while playing under 30.0 minutes per game.
Going the Extra Myles
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice has averaged 12.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 1.2 steals per game and has shot 44.5% (89-of-200) from the floor and 89.2% (58-of-65) from the free throw line this season.
• Rice is one of four B1G players (Brooks Barnhizer, Northwestern; Braden Smith, Purdue; Great Osobor, Washington) to produce at least 250 points, 60 rebounds, 60 assists, and 25 steals this season.
• 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.
@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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