At the Buzzer: Indiana 87, South Carolina 71

  • Nov 16, 2024 5:20 pm
 

Quick thoughts on an 87-71 win against South Carolina:

How it happened

The Hoosiers fell behind 4-0 early but came roaring back quickly. A 14-0 run, capped by a Myles Rice jump shot, put IU ahead 14-4 with 14:34 to play in the first half. The Hoosiers didn’t relinquish the lead for the rest of the half and led by as many as 13. Indiana’s offense was crisp and efficient throughout the first 20 minutes. Rice was 6-for-7 from the field for 17 first-half points. Mackenzie Mgbako continued his stellar start to his sophomore season with 12 first-half points. And Kanaan Carlyle had seven points, including a corner 3 and an alley-oop off of a Rice pass that brought the Assembly Hall crowd to its feet. By intermission, Indiana’s lead was 11 at 43-32.

South Carolina couldn’t get closer than 11 early in the second half and the Hoosiers stretched the lead to 18 at 62-44 with 10:46 to go on a Trey Galloway 3-pointer. Collin Murray-Boyles, the leading scorer for the Gamecocks, fouled out with 8:16 to play after just scoring two points. By the under-eight media timeout, Indiana led South Carolina 69-55. The Hoosiers then went stagnant offensively and South Carolina chipped away to make it a nine-point game at the final media timeout. Indiana, however, was able to close the game out with solid free throw shooting down the stretch. South Carolina never got closer than nine as the Hoosiers moved to 3-0 with a solid non-conference home win.

Standout performers

Rice set the pace for the Hoosiers and finished with 23 points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal in 37 minutes. Mgbako added 17 points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes. Galloway came off the bench for 11 points in 22 minutes. And Oumar Ballo had seven points, 13 rebounds and had six blocked shots in 30 minutes.

Statistics that stand out

Indiana was 8-for-17 (47.1 percent) on 3s and 27-for-33 (81.1 percent) from the free throw line. The Hoosiers scored 1.21 points per possession.

Final IU individual statistics

Final tempo-free statistics

Assembly Call postgame show

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