National Basketball Association
Indiana 88, Morehead St. 53
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 7, 2022
Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials:
# Edwin Young, # Lewis Garrison, # Tariq Lucas
Attendance:
17222
By Field Level Media
Preseason All-American Trayce Jackson-Davis recorded 15 points and seven rebounds to help No. 13 Indiana cruise to an 88-53 victory over visiting Morehead State in the season opener for both teams Monday at Bloomington, Ind.
Malik Reneau also scored 15 points in his college debut as Indiana improved to 6-0 all-time against Morehead State. Jordan Geronimo added 10 points for the Hoosiers.
Mark Freeman scored 14 points in the first half for Morehead State but sat out the second with a twisted ankle. Drew Thelwell added 11 for the Eagles, who committed 21 turnovers to Indiana's 10.
The Hoosiers shot 61 percent from the field, including 4 of 11 (36.4 percent) from 3-point range, and led by as many as 37 points.
Morehead State connected on 37 percent of its shots and 9 of 30 from behind the arc.
Jackson-Davis scored 13 first-half points to help the Hoosiers hold a 41-29 lead. Morehead State was hurt by 13 turnovers.
Indiana led 16-9 after a dunk by Jackson-Davis before Morehead State scored the next eight points. Freeman capped the run to give the Eagles a 17-16 edge with 12 minutes to go in the half.
Tamar Bates scored the next five points to give the Hoosiers a four-point edge before Freeman converted a four-point play to tie it at 21 with 9:17 remaining before the break.
But Morehead State committed seven turnovers while going scoreless for 5 1/2 minutes. Indiana cashed in with 13 consecutive points, including a layup by Jackson-Davis to take a 34-21 lead with 4:16 remaining in the half.
Tucson Redding drilled a 3-pointer with 3:47 left to end the Eagles' drought. But the Hoosiers rattled off seven more straight points with Jackson-Davis' three-point play pushing the lead to 41-24 with one minute left.
The Hoosiers led by 12 at the break and then tallied the first six of the second half to make it 47-29.
Miller Kopp made two 3-pointers during a span of 1:17 and the latter one pushed the lead to 20 for the first time at 59-39 with 11:28 left.
A layup by Reneau pushed the lead over 30 and made it 75-44 with 6:44 remaining.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Morehead St. |
|
Indiana |
Mark Freeman 14 |
Scoring |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 15 |
Drew Thelwell 4 |
Assists |
Jalen Hood-Schifino 4 |
Kalil Thomas 5 |
Rebounds |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 7 |
Alex Gross 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 3 |
Branden Maughmer 1 |
Steals |
Tamar Bates 2 |
Alex Gross 1 |
Blocks |
Malik Reneau 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Morehead St.
|
53 |
37.0 |
9-30 |
4-5 |
8 |
25 |
1 |
4 |
21 |
Indiana
|
88 |
61.0 |
4-11 |
12-21 |
16 |
30 |
4 |
9 |
10 |