mamasa Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 NOTES: Indiana Faces North Alabama on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Story Links INDIANA GAME NOTES (PDF) WATCH ONLINE LIVE STATS LISTEN LISTEN VIA TUNEIN OPENING TIP Indiana University is in its 120th season of competition in men's basketball and will host North Alabama on Tuesday. The Hoosiers are coming off an 85-74 over Portland State, while UNA beat Carver Bible College, 95-64 on Sunday. UNA also lost in their season opener at South Carolina, 77-55. A victory on Tuesday would give IU a 3-0 start for the second straight season under Coach Archie Miller. UNA is in its second year as an NCAA Division I member and plays in the Atlantic Sun Conference. GAME INFORMATION Tuesday, Nov. 12 • 7:00 p.m. Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Watch: BTN (Brandon Gaudin and Brian Butch) | Watch Online Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, Joe Smith | TuneIn Series History: First Regular-Season Meeting THE COACHES Indiana Coach Archie Miller begins his third season of guiding the Cream and Crimson. Last year, the Hoosiers finished 19-16 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NIT. He is 176-94 in eight-plus years as a head coach, which includes six years at the University of Dayton. His Flyer teams made NCAA Tournament appearances in each of his last four seasons, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 2014. He is 37-31 at IU. Tony Pujol enters his second season as men's basketball head coach at North Alabama. The former assistant coach at the University of Wyoming was hired at UNA on April 2, 2018, and has 15 years of collegiate coaching experience. As a Division II program the Lions boasted the richest collegiate men's basketball tradition in the state of Alabama with 14 NCAA Tournament appearances, 8 regional championships, five Final Fours and two national championships. NEWS & NOTES The two teams actually met in an exhibition game in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on November 4, 2007. IU won the game 121-76. The Hoosiers are shooting 54.4% from the floor and have committed just 10.5 turnovers per game. Junior Justin Smith leads the team averaging 20.0 points and is contributing 7.5 rebounds per game. He leads the team with 4 steals and 8 offensive rebounds. Junior Al Durham is not far behind averaging 19.5 points and is shooting 77.8% from the floor. He has made all seven of his free throw attempts. When IU had the ball, the Hoosiers garnered 16 offense boards to PSU's 17 defensive caroms. ODDS AND TRENDS Freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis had his first career double-double. He posted 13 points and 10 rebounds against Portland State. He is averaging 10.5 points and a team-high 8.0 rebounds. He also leads the team with 6 blocked shots. Redshirt sophomore Race Thompson had 10 points and 9 boards off the bench against PSU, both career-high's. He is second on the team averaging 7.5 boards per game. Redshirt freshman Jerome Hunter had 9 points off the bench against PSU, including 2 3FG. Redshirt junior Joey Brunk is averaging 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds and sophomore guard Rob Phinisee is averaging 10.5 points per game and is leading the team with 10 assists. thebigweave, HoosierAloha and IUsafety 3 Quote
mamasa Posted November 12, 2019 Author Posted November 12, 2019 Per ESPN, 94.3% chance of winning this one, IU -22.5 HoosierAloha 1 Quote
HoosierAloha Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 I want to see the offense really get going with good ball and player movement. I want to see good open shots taken and lineups getting more comfortable playing together. I want to see Smith continue to go 100% and finishing around the rim. I have a feeling we’ll see a Hunter explosion soon too. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mamasa, Napleshoosier and IUsafety 3 Quote
Popular Post HoosierAlex Posted November 12, 2019 Popular Post Posted November 12, 2019 Sitting at nicks now bought a ticket on a whim and drove up here for the game tonight. Let’s go Hoosiers!Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners VO5, Class of '66 Old Fart, Stuhoo and 10 others 12 1 Quote
cthomas Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 I like what I've seen so far and think it will only get better as guys continue to figure out their roles. Once RP and DG both get healthy and in basketball shape, I believe this will be a really entertaining team to watch. I hope to see that growth continue tonight. At the very least, I finally get to watch a game live. ellen.walden and Napleshoosier 2 Quote
WayneFleekHoosier Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 Ain’t gonna lie. I’m excited even if it is N Alabama. Some other good games tonight I’ll have my eyes on too. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners Stuhoo and Napleshoosier 2 Quote
Napleshoosier Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 Three hours til hoop time!Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners HoosierAloha 1 Quote
Napleshoosier Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 BTN picture sucks right now. Damn it. Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners Quote
Napleshoosier Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 Franklin gotta love this as a freshman. [emoji6]Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners HoosierAloha 1 Quote
Napleshoosier Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 He’s gotta be jazzed!Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners HoosierAloha 1 Quote
Napleshoosier Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 No way could he ever have thought he would be a starter a year ago. Thumbs up man!Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners HoosierAloha 1 Quote
Napleshoosier Posted November 12, 2019 Posted November 12, 2019 Time for a scotch and water guys! A bit of Dewars and water! Let’s do it Hoosiers!Sent from my iPad using BtownBanners mamasa and HoosierAloha 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted November 13, 2019 Posted November 13, 2019 Just how many scotch and waters have you already had? thebigweave, HoosierAloha, JHoosier914 and 4 others 6 1 Quote
LamarCheeks Posted November 13, 2019 Posted November 13, 2019 Probably need to recognize that No. 3 is a shooter ... Quote
LIHoosier Posted November 13, 2019 Posted November 13, 2019 By God, we're staying in this from FT shooting Quote
hoosierdogg Posted November 13, 2019 Posted November 13, 2019 Might need to hit a shot to have a chance...jeez Quote
Deserthoozier Posted November 13, 2019 Posted November 13, 2019 Scary. N Alabama was div ii 18 mos ago. Slooooow starts not a good carryover habit from last year Quote
coonhounds Posted November 13, 2019 Posted November 13, 2019 They are knocking down good looks need to eliminate thoseSent from my SM-G960U using BtownBanners mobile app Quote
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