By Ryan Bramwell
#1 Indiana 36 28 (18) 82 (5-0)
Georgetown 32 32 (8) 72 (3-1) F/OT
Barlcay's Center in Brooklyn, New York
Individual Performances:
- Jordan Hulls: 17 points, 4 steals, 2 assists, 1 rebound, 3-for-6 3PT. Jordy came up huge when it was needed the most for the second consecutive night, and for that, he was named the MVP of the Progressive Legends Classic tournament.
- Cody Zeller: 17 points, 8 rebounds/4 offensive, 2 assists, 9-for-13 from the line. Much better performance from Big Handsome than he had against the Bulldogs. 4-for-11 from the field is an atrocity for Cody, but overall he got the job done. Although he missed four free throws, he did shoot thirteen of them which is a good stat in itself.
- Yogi Ferrell: 14 points, 4 assists, 1 steal, 9-for-11 FT. Yogi set his career high in points despite only making two shots on six attempts. However he reached fourteen points by getting to the line in overtime and helped the Hoosiers lock up a tough game.
- Christian Watford: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, 3-for-4 3PT. C-Wat hit a few big three pointers in transition and grabbed double-digit rebounds to be a big part of the win Tuesday night.
Team Effort:
- Free throw shooting: Indiana held it's own tonight from the line as they managed to reach the charity stripe 36 times while making 26 in the overtime affair. Although the 72% is still a tad lower than what we want to see from the team as a whole, we cannot be dissatisfied with the job they did at getting to the line. Consider this: Georgetown shot 90% from the stripe but only managed to get a total ten opportunities. Indiana freshman Yogi Ferrell shot more free throws (9-for-11) than the entire Hoyas roster did in 45 minutes of basketball.
- 3-Point Shooting: The Hoosiers were lighting it up from behind the arc much to the liking of Dick Vitale, who, all night long, was announcing that three pointers were "Indiana basketball". They went 10-for-17 in all for 59%. The Hoyas made 11 threes themselves, however they took 26 of them. The game total of 21 three-point field goals can be attributed to the often-used zone defenses both coaches were utilizing in this one.
- The Hoosiers out-rebounded the Hoyas 30-to-21 including an 8-to-5 edge on the offensive glass.
- Non-statistically: Indiana fought hard and battled all night with the Hoyas as the final score proves. However they could have easily lost this game if they didn't play as a team. Zeller has been ill and the Hoosiers do not have any depth for the post positions. Yet Indiana was able to out-rebound the Hoyas (who start four players over 6'8"), get them into major fould trouble (including fouling out three Hoyas), and stay out of foul trouble themselves.
Thoughts:
- Indiana just got tested, folks. First by the Bulldogs of Georgia and then by Georgetown. And guess what? They won all three games (in case you forgot, the first game was against North Dakota State) and this little tournament.
- Georgia wasn't and isn't very good, yet they provided a bit of a pre-test, if you will. Indiana decided to get its act together in the second half of that one and finished it up still looking like a top team. In that game they overcame poor shooting and star play amongst other things. Georgetown, on the other hand, was and is very good. They will undoubtedly be ranked in the top 25 come Monday. They defeated a good UCLA team and nearly put it to our Hoosiers as well. Indiana shot the ball well and got decent perfomances from most everybody, but it takes more than that to beat a good team. Indiana has what it takes.
- How about Jordy Hulls? He certainly is not taking a back seat to any other guards in his senior season. It is hard to imagine him not starting any games this season despite the backcourt size of him and Yogi.
- Remy Abell was 2-for-2 from downtown and was a solid contributor once again. He's important, people.
- Jeremy Hollowell had some good ideas last night but got ahead of himself a couple times and finished with zero points and four turnovers. He'll be better than that.
- Five Hoosiers finished in double figures last night for second straight game. That, folks, will almost always provide you with a win.
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