No. 6 Indiana 93, Mount St. Mary's 54: Cody Zeller and Will Sheehey each had 16 points as the Hoosiers rebounded from their first loss of the season with an easy non-conference win over the visiting Mountaineers.
Indiana (10-1) scored the first seven points of the game and never trailed, though Mount St. Mary's stayed close throughout the first half. The Mountaineers trailed by just four before the Hoosiers closed with a 16-3 run over the last 5:10 of the first half to open up a 17-point advantage at the break.
The Hoosiers shot 70.6 percent from the field, including 75 percent from 3-point range. Indiana dominated the boards, 40-15, with Christian Watford leading the way with eight.
Watford finished with 15 points, while Victor Oladipo and Remy Abell added 14 and 12, respectively.
Rashad Whack paced Mount St. Mary's (4-5) with 17 points, while Josh Castellanos and Sam Prescott each had 10.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Mount St. Mary's dropped to 1-20 all-time against Big Ten schools. … The victory was Indiana's 28th straight home win against non-conference opponents. … Mount St. Mary's finishes up a three-game road swing at Western Michigan on Saturday. The Hoosiers, already 8-0 at home, will host Florida Atlantic at Assembly Hall on Friday.
Mount St. Mary's | Indiana | |
Rashad Whack 17 | Scoring | Will Sheehey 16 |
Julian Norfleet 2 | Assists | Kevin Ferrell 9 |
Kristijan Krajina 4 | Rebounds | Christian Watford 8 |
Sam Prescott 6 | Free Throws Made | Will Sheehey 4 |
Julian Norfleet 4 | Steals | Victor Oladipo 3 |
Sam Prescott 1 | Blocks | Derek Elston 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Mount St. Mary's | 54 | 31.5 | 9-24 | 11-17 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 17 |
Indiana | 93 | 70.6 | 9-12 | 12-19 | 27 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 19 |