No. 19 Indiana basketball struggles with a more durable Minnesota squad in a 73-64 loss to open Large Ten play.
Tayton Conerway scores 18 factors, Lamar Wilkerson 15, Sam Alexis 10 and Tucker DeVries 9. The Hoosiers make simply 12-of-20 free throws and 30% of their 3-pointers.
Langston Reynolds and Cade Tyson rating 17 factors every as all of the Minnesota starters attain double figures. The Golden Gophers outrebound IU 40-25.
IU (7-1) performs No. 5 Louisville on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Minnesota 69, IU 62, :46.4 left 2H: Minnesota goes 4-of-7 on free throws. Tayton Conerway scores 4 straight factors then assists on a Lamar Wilkerson 3 to chop IU’s deficit to 65-62.
Minnesota 65, IU 55, 3:54 left 2H: The Golden Gophers are as much as 52% from the sector and 8-of-21 (38%) on 3-pointers. Minnesota blocks 2 consecutive IU pictures and has 7 for the sport.
Minnesota 53, IU 51, 7:47 left 2H: Lamar Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries hit 3-pointers. Timeout, Minnesota.
Minnesota 53, IU 45, 9:23 left 2H: The Golden Gophers are forcing the motion with a 13-2 run over 3 minutes. They’re 4-of-7 on 3-pointers this half. Timeout, IU.
Minnesota 46, IU 43, 10:49 left 2H: Minnesota makes consecutive 3-pointers to regain the lead. IU’s Sam Alexis is as much as 10 factors. Trent Sisley’s 3 places IU up 39-38 as a part of a 5-minute Minnesota drought from the sector. The Hoosiers are within the bonus beginning on the 15:45 mark, however they’ve made simply 8-of-14 free throws to that time.
Minnesota 38, IU 35, 15:47 left 2H: Bobby Durkin’s 3 offers Minnesota a 36-34 lead, its first since halfway by means of the primary half.
Minnesota massive man foul hassle: Grayson Grove with 4, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson with 3 within the first minute of the half.
Indiana 33, Minnesota 33: Tayton Conerway has 10 factors and three steals. Tucker DeVries has 6 factors and three assists. IU goes 2:45 with out scoring late within the half.
Langston Reynolds and Cade Tyson have 9 factors every for Minnesota, which is 4-of-9 on free throws.
Indiana 29, Minnesota 22, 3:39 left 1H: The Golden Gophers have a 3-minute drought, however IU cannot create a number of separation. Trent Sisley commits 3 fouls in 2 minutes.
Indiana 22, Minnesota 19, 7:45 left 1H: The protection is getting extra bodily on each ends. Tayton Conerway is as much as 10 factors.
Minnesota 17, IU 14, 10:33 left 1H: Minnesota goes on an 8-0 run as IU goes scoreless for 3+ minutes. The Hoosiers are 6-of-10 taking pictures general after making their first 5 pictures.
IU 12, Minnesota 9, 14:57 left 1H: IU makes its first 5 pictures from the sector: Dunks by Tayton Conerway and Reed Bailey, inside pictures by Lamar Wilkerson and Sam Alexis, and a Conerway 3-pointer.
The Indiana-Minnesota recreation is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at Williams Area in Minneapolis.
TV: BTN
Indiana: Aleksa Ristic is questionable. Jason Drake, Josh Harris, Drew Snively are out. Jordon Rayfor is out for the season.
Minnesota: Maximus Gizzi is questionable. Probability Stephens B.J. Omot, Robert Vaihola are out. Chansey Willis is out for the season.
Zach Osterman, IndyStar: Indiana 76-65
“On this season’s first battle of Large Ten coaches previously of Drake, Darian DeVries is in a lot better form. Niko Medved’s rent at Minnesota was rightly greeted with reward, however the street to constant competitiveness in Minneapolis continues to be fairly lengthy. The Gophers don’t have a lot of a 3-point menace to talk of, and whereas they get to the free throw line quite a bit, they wrestle there. Defensively, they’re a piece in progress. Indiana doesn’t at all times play nicely at The Barn, nevertheless it’s additionally been some time for the reason that Hoosiers misplaced there.”
Michael Niziolek, Herald-Times: Indiana 80-63
“The backstory to this matchup with IU coach Darian DeVries going through Nico Medved may be extra attention-grabbing than the sport finally ends up being. Medved landed the Drake job in 2017 over DeVries, solely to depart the varsity a yr later. The success DeVries had as Medved’s alternative finally helped him land the IU job earlier this yr. They landed within the Large Ten on the similar time, however DeVries assembled a extra gifted roster that’s displayed some spectacular chemistry throughout their 7-0 begin. The Gophers look way more like a piece in progress, having misplaced three straight coming into Wednesday’s recreation. This needs to be a simple double-digit win for the Hoosiers.”
As of Dec. 1
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