Hoosiers Hang 100, Win Third-Straight Game

Wednesday, November 12

Bloomington, Ind.

7:00 PM

Indiana University

3-0,0-0Big Ten

101

Milwaukee

2-2,0-0Horizon

Milwaukee

Indiana

101

11/12/2025 9:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By Pete DiPrimio
IUHoosiers.com

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Tayton Conerway got the word in shoot-around: Attack.

Attack against Milwaukee Wednesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall; attack if Indiana's offense got bogged down; attack if, well, just attack.

The graduate guard did, again and again on his way to 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting with a team-leading six assists in the Hoosiers' 101-70 victory.

"Tayton has an ability to get by people," coach Darian DeVries said. "He's got a little shake to his game. You haven't seen it a lot. He hasn't needed to. I thought tonight he did a really good job.

"We thought he could potentially have a big night. We talked to him at shootaround that any time we're in trouble, just create a gap or have the other guys create a gap and just stick your head down and try to get to the rim and make a play.

"He did a good job attacking. He got to the rim a lot. He got into the paint. That's something we're going to need throughout the year."

Conerway was more than willing to deliver.

"Coming into the game," he said, "my team had a lot of confidence in me. We felt we could attack their one-on-one defense. There ain't too many people that can stay in front of our guys.

"So definitely exploiting that and having my teammates believe in me, and Coach DeVries at the end of the day just telling me, man, they can't stay in front of you, so go get the job done, and that's what happened."

Conerway had plenty of get-it-done company. Guard Lamar Wilkerson finished with 24 points. Forward Reed Bailey had 14 points, five rebounds, and five assists. Forward Tucker DeVries had 12 and five.

IU (3-0) has scored 299 points on the year.

"Our guys share the ball," Darian DeVries said. "That's where good offense comes from, guys who are willing to move it, share it. We got great balance. One night it could be this guy, one night the next guy.

"They really don't care. They don't talk about it. They just go out and play and they take what the defense gives them. We're getting the right type of shots."

IU's 3-point sharpshooting continued. It was 14-for-28 for the second straight game with Wilkerson setting the pace by making 5-of-6. Trent Sisley was 2-for-2. In all, seven Hoosiers made at least one 3-pointer.

Indiana has made at least 10 3-pointers in every game.

"I would say the reason why is how unselfish we are on moving the ball," Conerway said. "We like giving up a good shot for a great shot. Sometimes even though that layup is open, if we kick it out, it's a wide-open 3-pointer. Lamar, Tucker, they ain't going to miss too many of them.

"So that's the reason why -- stay unselfish."

That's reflected in the ball movement and passing. Overall, Indiana shot 56.7% from the field, and had 23 assists against seven turnovers. It's the kind of crisp offensive execution IU hasn't consistently had in years.

"It's because all the guys are here to win," Bailey said. "We know that from the coaching staff, from Coach DeVries, is that the way we're going to do that is keep the ball moving and make sure that we touch the ball. If we're moving the ball and cutting and screening and the ball is moving, we're hard to guard.

"You can see with what we're doing right now, and then with the shooters we've got on the floor, I think we're just a really good basketball team when we're able to move the ball like we have."

IU hit eight straight first-half baskets to build leads as large as 15 points. The lead swelled to 33 late in the second half.

But Darian DeVries wanted more on the defensive end against Milwaukee's strong perimeter shooting. He let the Hoosiers know it in the first half.

"I didn't think we were as hooked up as we typically we are, especially defensively," he said. "We gave them some opportunities from the three-point line that we put a lot of time into that the last couple days. You can't let them get on a hot streak.

"I thought the guys after halftime did a much better job. We were way more aggressive. We got them pushed out and we were able to disrupt them a lot more."

Junior guard Nick Dorn, an Elon transfer, waited a long time for his Hoosier debut and made instant impact – two points, one assist and two fouls in one first-half minute. He returned to the bench, and didn't get back until 5:40 remained in the game. He finished with eight points, three rebounds, and an assist.

"You saw why we're excited to get him out there," Darian DeVries said.

Seven early Wilkerson points, including a pair of 3-pointers, pushed IU ahead 11-6. Two Sisley 3-pointers and a Bailey layup made it 19-8 in less than eight minutes.

Milwaukee (2-2) closed within five points. Dorn came and quickly assisted on a Wilkerson 3-pointer, then make a basket of his own. The double-digit lead was restored, then cut in half. Darian DeVries called a timeout.

Conerway got hot. Enright hit a 3-pointer. By the time the Hoosiers had wrapped up an eight-straight-basket run, their lead was 42-27.

Wilkerson hit his third and fourth 3-pointers to give him 15 points as IU reached halftime leading 51-39. It had 14 assists, three turnovers and shot 60.0% from the field. Bailey had 12 points. Conerway added 11.

IU pushed the lead to 18 points early in the second half. Forward Sam Alexis's rebounding and inside scoring were major factors.

A Wilkerson fastbreak layup made it 71-52 with 10 minutes left. A Conerway layup gave IU a 77-56 lead with eight minutes left.

The Hoosiers, whose next game is Sunday night at home against Incarnate Word, cruised from there.

"I don't know if that (100-points-a-game pace) is sustainable," Darian DeVries said, "but hopefully what (fans) see is not just the points. Hopefully, they see guys who play the right way. They play hard. They play unselfish. They share the ball. They understand cutting, moving, screening for one another.

"That's what ultimately we want people to take joy in -- they like watching this team play together."