PC stellar: 2023-24 simmed season

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Using the Torvik ratings as a guide, I'm going to  be simming the 2023-4 season for IU and will be posting the results over the next month or so.  I'm trying to keep to the actual IU schedule as much as possible.  

Non-conference schedule:

• Florida Gulf Coast at Assembly Hall
• Army at Assembly Hall
• Wright State at Assembly Hall
• Empire Classic tournament.  The pairings have not been announced but IMO they would like U Conn to get into the championship game if possible and will give them the easiest matchup first;  So I will have U Conn playing Louisville and IU playing Texas.  Winners play each other and losers play each other.
• Harvard at Assembly Hall
• Auburn in Atlanta
• Kansas at Assembly Hall
• Morehead State at Assembly Hall
• North Alabama at Assembly Hall
• Kennesaw State at Assembly Hall.

Rosters are limited to ten players.  Although Torvik has Leal in the 10th spot, I have replaced him with Anthony Walker.  Starters are Johnson, Galloway, Mgbako, Reneau, and Ware;  bench is Sparks, Banks, Cupps, Newton, and Walker.

First sim has been simmed:  IU opens at home against Florida Gulf Coast.  Torvik is high on FGC, ranking them 118th overall and second in the Atlantic Sun.  PC Stellar predicted IU by 14 points.

First half saw a back and forth afair for the first fifteen minutes or so.  Xavier Johnson got in early foul trouble and only played 4 minutes in the first half, forcing Gabe Cupps to play a lot of minutes.  Cupps repsonded well.  Toward the end of the half, back-to-back three pointers by Ke'lel Ware (who was scoreless up to that point) separated IU from FGC, giving the Hoosiers a 40-30 halftime lead.  FGC cut it to six early in the second half before IU stretched it as far as 15 in the second half.  Final score was IU 81, FGC 73 although FGC never really threatened late in the game.

Stats:

Florida Gulf Coast:  26 of 68 from the field (38%), 5 of 20 from three (25%), 16 of 18 free throws (89%), 17 fouls, 39 reb, 8 assists, 9 turnovers, 1 block, 4 steals, 73 points.

INDIANA

• Johnson:  19 minutes, 7/13 shooting, 1/1 from three, 1/1 ft, 1 reb, 5 fouls, 2 ast, 1 steal, 1 to, 16 points
• Galloway:  28 minutes, 1/6 shooting, 0/1 from three, no ft, 1 reb, 2 fouls, 3 ast, 2 steals, 2 to, 2 points
• Mgbako:  31 minutes, 4/10 shooting, 1/3 from three, 2/4 ft, 8 reb, 3 fouls, 2 ast, 1 to, 11 points
• Reneau:  22 minutes, 3/7 shooting, 3/3 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 3 ast, 2 to, 9 points
• Ware:  28 minutes, 4/7 shooting, 2/4 from three, 0/2 ft, 8 reb, 0 fouls, 3 ast, 1 st, 3 bs, 1 to, 10 points
• Sparks:  12 minutes, 1/3 shooting, no ft, 7 reb, 0 fouls, 1 st, 2 to, 2 points
• Banks:  18 minutes, 3/6 shooting, 1/3 ft, 9 reb, 3 fouls, 1 bs, 1 to, 7 points
• Cupps:  26 min, 4/9 shooting, 2/4 from three, 5/5 ft, 3 reb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 1 to, 15 points
• Newton:  9 min, 1/3 shooting, 0/1 from three, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 points
• Walker:  7 min, 3/4 shooting, 1/1 ft, 2 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 7 points

IU TOTALS:  31/68 shooting (46%), 6/14 from three (43%), 13/19 ft (68%), 45 reb, 17 fouls, 17 ast, 4 bs, 5 st, 11 to 

 

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Last game for tonight:  Army at Indiana.  PC Stellar picks IU by 22 in this one.

In sum, it was not a good performance by IU despite getting the win.  The Hoosiers again struggled from deep both in lack of attempts and makes.  Fortunately Army could not stop IU at the hoop and fouled often.  The Black Knights actually held a 54-52 lead midway through the second half but IU ended up pulling away and ended with a 76-65 win.

IU is now 2-0.

Army stats:  25/58 shooting (43%), 7/15 from three (47%), 8/13 ft (62%), 36 reb, 29 fouls, 16 assists, 2 bs, 7 steals, 17 turnovers, 65 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson:  26 minutes, 2/7 shooting, 2/4 from the line, 8 reb, 3 fouls, 3 ast, 2 steals, 4 to, 6 points
• Galloway:  35 minutes, 3/6 shooting, 0/2 threes, 6/8 ft, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 1 to, 12 points
• Mgbako:  28 minutes, 4/11 shooting, 0/4 threes, 7/7 ft, 4 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 2 bs, 2 to, 15 points
• Reneau:  26 minutes, 3/5 shooting, 5/7 ft, 7 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 1 st, 2 to, 11 points
• Ware:  28 minutes, 4/9 shooting, 1/2 threes, 3/5 ft, 3 reb, 1 foul, 3 ast, 3 st, 2 bs, 12 points
• Sparks:  14 min, 5/7 shooting, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 11 points
• Banks: 17 min, 1/3 shooting, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 2 points
• Cupps:  18 min, 1/2 shooting, 0/1 from three, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 st, 4 points
• Newton: 6 min, 1/3 shooting, 1 st, 2 points
• Walker:  4 min, 1/2 ft, 1 ast, 1 pt

IU TOTALS:  24/53 shooting (45%), 1/9 from three (11%), 27/37 ft (73%), 35 reb, 14 fouls, 12 ast, 11 st, 6 bs, 13 to, 76 points

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Stats through two games:

• Mgbako:  2 games, 29 mpg, 8/21 fg (38%), 1/7 threes (14%), 9/11 ft (82%), 6 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1 bspg, 1.5 topg, 13 ppg
• Johnson:  2 games, 23 mpg, 9/20 fg (45%),  1/1 threes (100%), 3/5 ft (60%), 4.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 1.5 stpg, 2.5 topg, 11 ppg
• Ware:  2 games, 28 mpg, 8/16 fg (50%), 3/6 threes (50%), 3/7 ft (43%), 5.5 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.0 stpg, 2.5 bspg, 0.5 topg, 11 ppg
• Reneau:  2 games, 24 mpg, 6/12 fg (50%), 8/10 ft (80%), 6.0 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.0 bspg, 1.5 topg, 10.0 ppg
• Cupps:  2 games, 22 mpg, 5/11 fg (45%), 2/5 threes (40%), 7/7 ft (100%), 2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 0.5 spg, 0.5 topg, 9.5 ppg
• Galloway:  2 games, 31 mpg, 4/12 shooting (33%), 0/3 from three (0%), 6/8 ft (75%), 2.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1 stpg, 1.5 topg, 7 ppg
• Sparks:  2 games, 13 mpg, 6/10 shooting (60%), 1/2 ft (50%), 6 rpg, 0.5 apg, 1.5 stpg, 0.5 bspg, 2 topg, 6.5 ppg
• Banks:  2 games, 18 mpg, 4/9 shooting (44%), 1/3 ft (33%), 6 rpg, 0.5 apg, 0.5 stpg, 1.0 bspg, 1.5 topg, 4.5 ppg
• Walker:  2 games, 6 mpg, 3/4 shooting (75%), 2/3 ft (67%), 1.0 rpg, 1 apg, 4.0 ppg
• Newton:  2 games, 8 mpg, 2/6 shooting (33%), 0/1 from three (0%), 0.5 apg, 0.5 stpg, 2.0 ppg
• TOTALS:  55/121 fg (45%), 7/23 from three (30%), 40/56 ft (71%), 40 rpg, 14.5 apg, 8.0 st pg, 5.0 bspg, 12.0 topg, 78.5 ppg

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I know these are just sims (not knocking them, the effort you put into them is impressive), but two things I’m hoping to see out of the gate are a good jump in outside shooting to balance our game / spread the floor , and Gallo asserting himself more offensively this season, including from outside as part of that. 
We should shoot a lot better against these teams, a start like above would be disconcerting 

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Game three:  Wright State at Indiana.  PC Stellar listed IU as an 11 point favorite.  Unlike the last two games, IU put up a good first half and led 37-23 at half and never looked back, winning 71-54 (again, though, IU lacked three point shooting)

Stats:

Wright State:  21 of 53 shooting (40%), 8 of 15 from three (53%), 4 of 5 ft (80%), 38 reb, 19 fouls, 12 assists, 25 turnovers, 4 steals, 54 points.

Indiana 

• Johnson:  37 minutes, 5/15 shooting, 0/2 threes, 2/3 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 5 assists, 1 steal, 1 to, 12 points
• Galloway:  26 minutes, 1/5 shooting, 0/1 threes, 2/3 ft, 3 reb, 1 foul, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 4 points
• Mgbako:  35 minutes, 2/10 shooting, 1/2 threes, 7 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 turnovers, 5 points
• Reneau:  23 minutes, 8/9 shooting, 5/6 ft, 7 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 steals, 1 block, 2 to, 21 points
• Ware:  31 minutes, 7/13 shooting, 0/2 threes, 3/4 ft, 10 reb, 2 fouls, 2 assists, 2steals, 1 block, 3 to, 17 points
• Sparks, 9 minutes, 1/4 shooting, 1 assist, 1 block, 2 points
• Bnaks  17 minutes, 3/3 shooting, 0/1 ft, 3 reb, 2 fouls, 1 assist, 1 st, 6 points
• Cupps 16 minutes, 1/2 shooting, 1 assist, 2 steals, 1 turnover, 2 points
• Newton  3 minutes, 0/1 shooting, 0 points
• Walker 4 minutes, 1/2 shooting, 1 assist, 2 points
• IU totals:  29/64 shooting (45%), 1/7 threes (14%), 12/17 ft (71%), 35 reb, 11 fouls, 18 assists, 10 steals, 5 blocks, 10 to, 71 points

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EMPIRE STATE CLASSIC

IU went on the road for the first time, matching up with Texas in the opener of the Empire State Classic in IU's first big test of the season.

IU was able to hang with Texas in a low scoring first half but could not keep up in the second half.  Final score was Texas 70, Indiana 56.

Texas stats:

• Max Abmas led Texas with 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists.  Hunter chipped in 12 points.
• TEAM STATS:  26/68 fg (38%), 8/22 from three (36%), 10/14 ft (71%), 11 fouls, 46 rebounds, 14 assists, 9 steals, 5 blocks, 11 to, 70 points

INDIANA STATS

• Johnson:  32 minutes, 7/15 shooting, 2/6 threes, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 3 assists, 5 to, 18 points
• Galloway:  29 minutes, 2/5 shooting, 0/1 threes, 6 rebounds, 3 fouls, 3 assists, 1 st, 2 bs, 2 to, 4 points
• Mgbako, 28 minutes, 2/7 shooting, 0/3 threes, 7 rebounds, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 steals, 3 to, 4 points
• Reneau, 21 minutes, 3/6 shooting, 9 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 3 to, 6 points
• Ware, 26 minutes, 3/7 shooting, 1/1 threes, 2/3 ft, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 2 bs, 1 to, 9 points
• Sparks, 14 minutes, 2/6 shooting, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 4 points
• Banks, 19 minutes, 2/4 shooting, 1/1 three, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 2 fouls, 6 points
• Cupps, 17 minutes, 0/4 shooting, 0/1 threes, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 to, 0 points
• Newton, 6 minutes, 1/1 shooting, 0/1 ft, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 to, 2 points
• Walker, 9 minutes, 1/1 shooting, 1/2 ft, 1 ast, 3 points
• TOTALS:  23/56 shooting (41%), 4/13 threes (31%), 6/11 ft (55%), 37 reb, 16 fouls, 14 ast, 5 st, 5 bs, 15 to, 56 points

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Through four games:

Indiana (3-1)

• Johnson:  29 mpg, 21/50 fg (42%), 3/9 threes (33%), 7/10 ft (70%), 4.0 reb, 3.2 ast, 1.0 st, 3.0 to, pts 13.0
• Ware:  28 mpg, 18/36 ft (50%), 4/9 threes (44%), 8/14 ft (57%), 6.2 reb, 2.5 ast, 1.5 st, 2.0 bs, 1.2 to, 12.0 pts
• Reneau::  23 mpg, 17/27 shootign (63%), 13/16 ft (81%), 7.0 reb, 1.5 ast, 1 st, 0.2 bs, 2.2 to, 11.7 pts
• Mgbako:  30 mpg, 12/38 shooting (32%), 2/12 threes (17%), 9/12 ft (75%), 6.5 reb, 1.7 ast, 0.2 st, 1.0 bs, 1.7 to, 8.7 pts
• Galloway:  29 mpg, 7/22 fg (32%), 0/5 threes (0%), 8/11 ft (73%), 3.5 reb, 2.5 ast, 1 st, 0.7 bs, 1.2 to, 5.5 pts
• Banks:  18 mpg, 9/16 fg (56%), 1/1 threes (100%), 2/6 ft (33%), 4.5 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.5 st, 0.5 bs, 0.7 to, 5.2 pts
• Cupps:  19 mpg, 6/17 fg (35%), 2/6 threes (33%), 7/7 ft (100%), 1 reb, 1.2 ast, 1.2 st, 0.7 to, 5.2 pts
• Walker:  6 mpg, 5/7 fg (71%), 3/5 ft (60%), 0.5 reb, 1 ast, 3.2 pts
• Newton:  6 mpg, 3/8 ft (38%), 0/1 three (0%), 0/1 ft, 0.5 reb, 0.2 ast, 0.2 st, 0.2 to, 1.5 pts

TOTALS:  107/241 fg (44%), 12/43 threes (28%), 58/84 ft (69%), 38 reb, 15 fouls, 15.3 ast, 7.8 st, 5.0 bs, 12.3 to, 71.0 pts

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In the consolation game of the Empire Classic, the Hoosiers took on the Louisville Cardinals.  IU held a 36-29 lead at half and expanded it in the second half for a 78-61 win.  The Hoosiers are now 4-1 on the season.

Louisville stats:

22 of 57 shooting (39%), 4 of 20 threes (20%), 13 of 15 ft, (87%), 31 rebounsd, 25 fouls, 7 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 18 turnovers, 61 points.

IU stats

• Johnson:  36 minutes, 3/10 shooting, 1/2 threes, 9/12 ft, 6 reb, 3 fouls, 0 ast, 1 bs, 6 to, 16 points
• Galloway:  28 minutes, 1/2 shooting, 1/2 threes, 2 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 1 to, 3 points
• Mgbako:  32 minutes, 4/7 shooting, 2/3 threes, 2/3 ft, 7 reb, o fouls, 2 st, 2 to, 12 points
• Reneau:  23 minutes, 2/5 shooting, 8/8 ft, 4 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 2 to, 12 points
• Ware:  29 minutes, 6/12 shooting, 1/1 threes, 3/3 ft, 9 reb, 1 foul, 3 st, 4 bs, 2 to, 16 points
• Sparks:  11 minutes, 2/4 shooting, 7 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 to, 4 points
• Banks:  17 minutes, 2/5 shooting, 2/4 ft, 3 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 bs, 1 to, 6 points
• Cupps:  15 minutes, 1/2 shooting, 0/1 threes, 0/1 ft, 1 foul, 2 st, 2 points
• Newton:  2 minutes, 1/1 shooting, 1/1 threes, 0/1 ft, 3 points
• Walker:  8 minutes, 1/2 shooting, 2/2 ft, 1 ast, 4 points
• TOTAL:  23/50 shooting (46%), 6/10 threes (60%), 26/34 ft (76%), 38 reb, 12 fouls, 5 ast, 7 st, 6 bs, 15 to, 78 pts

 

Total stats (5 games, IU 4-1)

• Johnson:  30 mpg, 24/60 fg, 4/11 3 pt, 16/22 ft, 4.4 reb, 2.6 ast, 0.8 st, 0.2 bs, 3.6 to, 13.6 points
• Ware:  28 mpg, 24/49 fg, 5/10 3 pt, 11/17 ft, 6.8 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.8 st, 2.4 bs, 1.4 to, 12.8 points
• Reneau: 23 mpg, 19/32 fg, 21/24 ft, 6.4 reb, 1.4 ast, 1.0 st, 0.2 bs, 2.2 to, 11.8 points
• Mgbanko:  31 mpg, 16/45 fg, 4/15 3 pt, 11/15 ft, 6.6 reb, 1.4 ast, 0.6 st, 0.8 bs, 1.8 to, 9.4 points
• Banks:  18 mpg, 11/21 fg, 1/1 3 pt, 4/10 ft, 4.2 reb, 0.6 ast, 0.4 st, 0.6 bs, 0.8 to, 5.4 points
• Galloway:  29 mpg, 8/24 fg, 1/7 3 pt, 8/11 ft, 3.2 reb, 2.2 ast, 0.8 st, 0.6 bs, 1.2 to, 5.0 points
• Sparks:  12 mpg, 11/24 fg, 1/2 ft, 4.8 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.6 st, 0.4 bs, 1 to, 4.6 points
• Cupps:  19 mpg, 7/19 fg, 2/7 3 pt, 7/8 ft, 0.8 reb, 1.0 ast, 1.4 st, 0.6 to, 4.6 points
• Walker:  6 mpg, 6/9 fg, 5/7 ft, 0.4 reb, 1.0 ast, 3.4 points
• Newton:  5 mpg, 4/9 fg, 1/2 3 pt, 0/2 ft, 0.4 reb, 0.2 ast, 0.2 st, 0.2 to, 1.8 points
• TOTALS:  130/291 fg (45%), 18/53 3 pt (34%), 83/118 ft (71%), 38.0 reb, 13.2 ast, 7.6 st, 5.2 bs, 12.8 to, 72.4 points

 

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Game  6:  One game breather between the Empire Classic and Kansas, the Hoosiers played Harvard in Indianapolis.  Hoosiers came in favored by 20 and didn't disappoint, leading 50-25 at the half and winning 92-63.  X with a huge game and Mgbako with a breakout performance.  Galloway broke out of his slump as well.  IU raised their record to 5-1.

Harvard stats:  28 of 59 shooting (47%), 2 of 13 from three (15%), 5 of 6 ft (83%), 20 rebounds, 18 fouls, 17 assists, 5 steals, 4 blocks, 14 turnovers, 63 points.

IU stats:

• Johnson:  35 min, 10/14 shooting, 3/5 threes, 5/5 ft, 2 reb, 1 foul, 6 assists, 2 st, 3 to, 28 points
• Galloway:  29 min, 5/7 shooting, 2/2 threes, 6 reb, 3 ast, 1 st, 1 to, 12 points
• Mgbako:  33 min, 9/12 shooting, 1/3 threes, 4/4 ft, 7 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 2 st, 1 bs, 1 to, 23 points
• Reneau:  22 min, 3/5 shooting, 1/2 ft, 3 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 bs, 1 to, 7 points
• Ware:  30 min, 4/8 shooting, 2/2 ft, 8 reb, 3 fouls, 2 ast, 1 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 10 points
• Sparks:  11 min, 2/3 shooting 1/1 ft, 3 reb, 2 fouls, 1 bs, 1 to, 5 points
• Banks:  17, 0/3 shooting, 2/2 ft, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 3 to, 2 points
• Cupps:  15 min, 1/3 shooting, 0/2 threes, 3 reb, 1 ast, 1 st, 2 points
• Newton:  2 min, 0/1 shooting, 0/1 threes, 0 points
• Walker:  6 min, 1/1 shooting, 1/1 ft, 2 reb, 3 points
• TOTAL:  35/57 shooting (61%), 6/13 threes (46%), 16/17 ft (94%), 34 reb, 13 fouls, 16 ast, 8 st, 4 bs, 12 to, 92 points

IU stats through 6 games:

• Johnson:  31 mpg, 34/74 shooting (46%), 7/16 threes (44%), 21/27 ft (78%), 4.0 reb, 3.2 ast, 1.0 st, 0.2 bs, 3.5 to, 16.0 pts
• Ware:  29 mpg, 28/56 shooting (50%), 5/10 threes (50%), 13/19 ft (68%), 7.0 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.7 st, 2.2 bs, 1.5 to, 12.3 pts
• Mgbako:  31 mpg, 25/57 shooting (44%), 5/18 threes (28%), 15/19 ft (79%), 6.7 reb, 1.5 ast, 0.8 st, 0.8 bs, 1.7 to, 11.7 pts
• Reneau:  23 mpg, 22/37 shooting (59%), 22/26 ft (85%), 5.8 reb, 1.3 ast, 1.0 st, 0.3 bs, 2.0 to, 11.0 pts
• Galloway:  29 mpg, 13/31 shooting (42%), 3/9 threes (33%), 8/11 ft (73%), 3.7 reb, 2.3 ast, 0.8 st, 0.5 bs, 1.2 to, 6.2 pts
• Banks:  18 mpg, 11/24 shooting (46%), 1/1 threes (100%), 6/12 ft (50%), 3/5 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.3 st, 0.7 bs, 0.8 to, 4.8 pts
• Sparks:  12 mpg, 13/27 shooting (47%), 2/3 ft (67%), 4.5 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.5 st, 0.3 bs, 1.3 to, 4.7 pts
• Cupps:  18 mpg, 8/22 shooting (36%), 2/9 threes (22%), 7/8 ft (88%), 1.2 reb, 1.0 ast, 1.3 st, 0.5 to, 4.2 pts
• Walker:  6 mpg, 7/10 shooting (70%), 6/8 ft (75%), 0.7 reb, 0.8 ast, 3.3 pts
• Newton:  5 mpg, 4/10 shooting (40%), 1/3 threes (33%), 0/2 ft, 0.3 reb, 0.2 ast, 0.2 st, 0.2 to, 1.5 pts
• TOTALS:  shooting 155/348 (47%), threes 24/66 (36%), ft 100/135 (74%), 37.3 reb, 13.7 ast, 7.7 st, 5.0 bs, 12.7 to, 75.7 pts
• OPPONENTS:  shooting 148/363 (41%), threes 34/105 (32%), ft 56/71 (79%), 35.0 reb, 12.3 ast, 5.0 st, 2.3 bs, 15.7 to, 64.3 pts 

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Game #7:  Kansas at Indiana.  A big one.

IU and Kansas trade first half leads but IU finishes the half strong and goes into the break up 39-34.  Early in the second half, IU pulls ahead 53-44....Kansas answers back and eventually takes a 64-63 lead.  Too much Kansas down the stretch sees IU lose 75-68 and fall to to 5-2 on the season.

Kansas stats:  28/64 shooting (44%), 7/14 threes (50%), 12/15 ft (80%), 42 reb, 14 ast, 2 st, 4 bs, 12 to, 75 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson:  35 min, 5/14 shooting, 2/4 threes, 5/6 ft, 5 reb, 3 fouls, 3 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 17 pts
• Galloway:  28 min, 5/8 shooting, 2/2 threes, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 foul, 2 st, 13 pts
• Mgbako:  32 min, 3/11 shooting, 1/4 threes, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 1 st, 1 bs, 1 to, 9 pts
• Reneau: 22 min, 4/7 shooting, 1 reb, 4 fouls, 2 bs, 1 to, 8 ots
• Ware:  29 min, 4/9 shooting, 0/2 threes, 3/4 ft, 11 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 3 bs, 1 to, 11 pts
• Sparks: 11 min, 1/2 shooting , 0/1 ft, 6 reb, 1 foul, 2 bs, 2 pts
• Banks:  18 min, 0/1 shooting, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 st, 2 to, 0 pts
• Cupps:  16 min, 2/3 shooting, 2/2 threes, 2 ast, 1 st, 6 pts
• Newton: 2 min, 0/1 shooting, 1 foul, 1 ast, 0 pts
• Walker:  8 min, 1/2 shooting, 3 reb, 1 to, 2 pts
• IU STATS:  25/58 shooting (43%), 7/14 threes (50%), 11/15 ft (73%), 31 reb, 14 fouls, 11 ast, 6 st, 8 bs, 9 to, 68 pts

TO date:

• Johnson:  31 mpg, 39/88 shooting (44%), 9/20 threes (45%), 26/33 ft (79%), 4.1 reb, 3.1 ast, 1.0 st, 0.1 bs, 3.4 to, 16.1 pts
• Ware:  29 mpg, 32/65 shooting (49%), 5/12 threes (42%), 16/23 ft (70%), 7.6 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.4 st, 2.3 bs, 1.4 to, 12.1 pts
• Mgbako: 31 mpg, 28/68 shooting (41%), 6/22 threes (27%), 17/21 ft (81%), 6.1 reb, 1.6 ast, 0.9 st, 0.9 bs, 1.6 to, 11.3 pts
• ReneauL 23 mpg, 26/44 shooting (59%), 22/26 ft (85%), 5.1 reb, 1.1 ast, 0.9 st, 0.6 bs, 1.9 to, 10.6 pts
• Galloway: 29 mpg, 18/39 shooting (46%), 5/11 threes (45%), 9/13 ft (69%), 3.4 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.0 st, 0.4 bs, 1.0 to, 7.1 pts
• Cupps:  18 mpg, 10/25 shooting (40%), 4/11 threes (36%), 7/8 ft (88%), 1.0 reb, 1.1 ast, 1.3 st, 0.4 to, 4.4 pts 
• Sparks:  12 mpg, 14/29 shooting (48%), 2/4 ft (50%), 4.7 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.4 st, 0.6 bs, 1.1 to, 4.3 pts
• Banks: 18 mpg, 11/25 shooting (44%), 1/1 threes (100%), 6/12 ft (50%), 3.0 reb, 0.6 ast, 0.4 st, 0.6 bs, 1.0 to, 4.1 pts
• Walker:  7 mpg, 8/12 shooting (67%), 6/8 ft (75%), 1.0 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.1 to, 3.1 pts
• Newton:  4 mpg, 4/11 shooting (36%), 1/3 threes (33%), 0/2 ft, 0.3 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.3 pts
• TOTALS  190/406 shooting (47%), 31/80 threes (39%), 111/150 ft (74%), 36.4 reb, 13.3 ast, 7.4 st, 5.4 bs, 12.1 to, 74.6 pts

 

 

 

 

 

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IU still looking for a statement win.  Next game up:  against Auburn in Atlanta.

Defensive minded game, IU and Auburn exchange small leads until Auburn takes a 28-27 halftime lead.  Midway through the second half and tied at 46, IU goes on a 9-0 run to take a 55-46 lead.  Unfortunately, IU falters down the stretch and a last second shot to tie the games falls short and the Hoosiers lose 63-61 to drop to 5-3.  IU lost it at the free throw line, shooting a putrid 7 of 18.

Auburn stats:  24/57 shooting (42%), 3/13 threes (23%), 12/18 ft (67%), 37 reb, 17 fouls, 15 ast, 9 st, 8 bs, 15 to, 63 points.

IU stats:

• Johnson:  31 min, 1/5 shooting, 1/1 threes, 2/4 ft, 4 reb, 1 foul, 7 ast, 2 st, 6 to, 5 pts
• Galloway:  29 min, 4/6 shooting, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 to, 8 pts
• Mgbako:  30 min, 5/9 shooting, 1/4 threes, 0/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 foul, 1 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 11 pts
• Reneau:  10 min, 3/4 shooting, 3 reb, 3 reb, 5 fouls,  1 to, 6 pts
• Ware:  25 min, 5/7 shooting, 2/2 threes, 2/3 ft, 5 reb, 5 fouls, 4 bs, 3 to, 14 pts
• Sparks:  25 min, 3/7 shootin, 1/5 ft, 8 reb, 3 fouls, 1ast, 1 st, 2 to, 7 pts
• Banks:  20 min, 3/8 shooting, 0/1 threes, 2/4 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 8 pts
• Cupps:  19 min, 1/5 shooting, 0/2 threes, 2 reb, 1 foul, 2 pts
• Newton:  3 min, 0/1 shooting, 0 pts
• Walker:  10 min, 0/2 shooting, 1 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 to, 0 pts
• Totals:  25/54 shooting (46%), 4/10 threes (40%), 7/18 ft (39%), 39 reb, 19 fouls, 11 ast, 8 st, 6 bs, 18 to, 61 points

[Joe_hoopsier 977]

4 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

IU still looking for a statement win.  Next game up:  against Auburn in Atlanta.

Defensive minded game, IU and Auburn exchange small leads until Auburn takes a 28-27 halftime lead.  Midway through the second half and tied at 46, IU goes on a 9-0 run to take a 55-46 lead.  Unfortunately, IU falters down the stretch and a last second shot to tie the games falls short and the Hoosiers lose 63-61 to drop to 5-3.  IU lost it at the free throw line, shooting a putrid 7 of 18.

Auburn stats:  24/57 shooting (42%), 3/13 threes (23%), 12/18 ft (67%), 37 reb, 17 fouls, 15 ast, 9 st, 8 bs, 15 to, 63 points.

IU stats:

• Johnson:  31 min, 1/5 shooting, 1/1 threes, 2/4 ft, 4 reb, 1 foul, 7 ast, 2 st, 6 to, 5 pts
• Galloway:  29 min, 4/6 shooting, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 to, 8 pts
• Mgbako:  30 min, 5/9 shooting, 1/4 threes, 0/2 ft, 5 reb, 1 foul, 1 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 11 pts
• Reneau:  10 min, 3/4 shooting, 3 reb, 3 reb, 5 fouls,  1 to, 6 pts
• Ware:  25 min, 5/7 shooting, 2/2 threes, 2/3 ft, 5 reb, 5 fouls, 4 bs, 3 to, 14 pts
• Sparks:  25 min, 3/7 shootin, 1/5 ft, 8 reb, 3 fouls, 1ast, 1 st, 2 to, 7 pts
• Banks:  20 min, 3/8 shooting, 0/1 threes, 2/4 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 8 pts
• Cupps:  19 min, 1/5 shooting, 0/2 threes, 2 reb, 1 foul, 2 pts
• Newton:  3 min, 0/1 shooting, 0 pts
• Walker:  10 min, 0/2 shooting, 1 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 to, 0 pts
• Totals:  25/54 shooting (46%), 4/10 threes (40%), 7/18 ft (39%), 39 reb, 19 fouls, 11 ast, 8 st, 6 bs, 18 to, 61 points

I'll say it first...

The season is over. Fire Woody, we should never have taken a swing on him. Can't recruit, don't know the PC steller college game. Will this over be over. Our facilities suck. 

 

 

 

:)

[lillurk 5,125]

I may go to the Auburn/IU game and if this happens it will be a bad drive home

[RaceToTheTop 31,108]

25 minutes ago, lillurk said:

I may go to the Auburn/IU game and if this happens it will be a bad drive home

After the 9-0 IU run, I assumed the game was over.  Failed to put it away with free throws and both Ware and Reneau fouled out.

[RaceToTheTop 31,108]

I will be playing the non-conference all the way through before moving on to conference play unlike the Big Ten does.....because I hate the way the Big Ten does it.

[RaceToTheTop 31,108]

Game 9:  Morehead State at Indiana.

Easy IU 20 point win (80-60) but lack of three point shot attempts continues to plague the team.  Hoosiers improve to 6-3.

Morehead State stats:  23/65 shooting (35%), 8/27 threes (30%), 6/8 ft (75%), 31 reb, 26 fouls, 12 ast, 3 st, 3 bs, 10 to, 60 points

IU stats:

• Johnson:  36 min, 7/13 shooting, 1/2 threes, 9/10 ft, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 5 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 24 pts
• Galloway:  30 min, 0/1 shooting, 0/1 threes, 4 erb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 1 to, 0 pts
• Mgbako:  32 min, 3/7 shooting, 0/1 threes, 3/4 ft, 6 reb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 2 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 9 pts
• Reneau: 23 min, 3/6 shooting, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 5 fouls, 1 st, 1 bs, 1 to, 7 pts
• Ware: 29 min, 3/8 shooting, 1/1 threes, 3/4 ft, 10 reb, 2 ast, 1 st, 3 bs, 2 to, 10 pts
• Sparks:  11 min, 3/5 shooting, 2/3 ft, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 bs, 1 to, 8 pts
• Banks:  17 min, 3/4 shooting, 4/8 ft, 3 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 to, 10 pts
• Cupps: 14 min, 0/2 shooting, 0/1 threes, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 to, 2 pts
• Newton: 1 min, 1/1 shooting, 2 pts
• Walker:  9 min, 3/4 shooting, 2/3 ft, 2 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 to, 8 pts
• Totals:  26/51 shooting (51%), 2/6 threes (33%), 26/36 ft (72%), 44 reb, 13 fouls, 16 ast, 8 st, 6 bs, 13 to, 80 pts

Team stats through 9 games:

• Johnson:  32 mpg, 47/106 shooting (44%), 11/23 threes (48%), 37/47 ft (79%), 4.1 reb, 3.8 ast, 1.1 st, 0.1 bs, 3.7 to, 15.8 pts
• Ware:  28 mpg, 40/80 shooting (50%), 8/15 threes (53%), 21/30 ft (70%), 7.6 reb, 1.8 ast, 1.2 st, 2.6 bs, 1.7 to, 12.1 pts
• Mgbako:  31 mpg, 36/84 shooting (43%), 7/27 threes (26%), 20/27 ft (74%), 6.0 reb, 1.4 ast, 1.0 st, 0.9 bs, 1.7 to, 11.0 pts
• Reneau: 21 mpg, 32/54 shooting (59%), 23/28 ft (82%(, 5.0 reb, 0.9 ast, 0.8 st, 0.6 bs, 1.7 to, 9.7 ots
• Galloway:  29 mpg, 22/46 shooting (48%), 5/13 threes (42%), 9/13 ft (69%), 3.8 reb, 1.9 ast, 1.0 st, 0.3 bs, 1.0 to, 6.4 pts
• Banks:  18 mpt, 17/37 shooting (46%), 1/2 threes (50%), 12/24 ft (50%), 3.2 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.8 st, 0.6 bs, 1.2 to, 5.2 pts
• Sparks: 13 mpg, 20/41 shooting (49%), 5/12 ft (42%), 5.3 reb, 0.9 ast, 0.4 st, 0.6 bs, 1.2 to, 5.0 pts
• Cupps:  17 mpg, 11/32 shooting (34%), 4/14 threes (29%), 9/10 ft (90%), 1.2 reb, 1.0 ast, 1.1 st, 0.4 to, 3.9 pts
• Walker:  7 mpg, 11/18 shooting (61%), 8/11 ft (73%),  1.1 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.3 to, 3.3 pts
• Newton:  4 mpg, 5/13 shooting (38%), 1/3 threes (33%), 0/2 ft (0%), 0.2 reb, 0.2 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.2 pts
• TOTALS:  241/511 shooting (47%), 37/96 threes (39%), 144/204 ft (71%), 37.6 reb, 14.6 fouls, 13.3 ast, 7.6 st, 5.6 bs, 12.9 to, 73.7 pts

[RaceToTheTop 31,108]

Game 10:  North Alabama at IU.  Weak effort, but IU wins 81-71.

North Alabama stats:  26/55 shooting (47%), 5/17 threes (20%), 14/19 ft (74%), 29 reb, 21 fouls, 12 ast, 5 st, 4 bs, 14 to, 71 points

IU stats

• Johnson:  33 min, 5/17 shooting, 0/6 threes, 2/2 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 4 ast, 1 st, 4 to, 12 pts
• Galloway:  31 min, 2/3 shooting, 1/1 ft, 5 reb, 3 fouls, 3 ast, 1 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 5 pts
• Mgbako:  32 min, 5/12 shooting, 2/5 threes, 22 ft, 6 reb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 2 st, 14 pts
• Reneau: 22 min, 4/7 shooting, 1/1 ft, 6 reb, 5 fouls, 1 ast, 2 to, 9 pts
• Ware:  26 min, 4/7 shooting, 1/1 three, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 1 to, 11 pts
• Sparks:  14 min, 2/3 shooting, 0/1 ft, 3 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 1 to, 4 pts
• Banks: 18 min, 3/4 shooting, 0/1 three, 2/3 ft, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 to, 8 pts
• Cupps:  15 min, 3/4 shooting, 1/1 three, 1 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 8 pts
• Newton:  2 min, 3/3 shooting, 1/2 ft, 7 pts
• Walker:  8 min, 2/3 shooting, 3 reb, 1 foul, 1 to, 4 pts
• TOTALS:  33/63 shooting (52%), 4/14 threes (29%), 11/14 ft (79%), 34 reb, 17 fouls, 16 ast, 5 st, 1 bs, 12 to, 81 pts

IU stats to date

• Johnson:  32 mpg, 52/123 shooting (42%), 11/29 threes (38%), 39/49 ft (80%), 4.2 reb, 3.8 ast, 1.1 st, 0.1 bs, 3.7 to, 15.4 pts
• Ware:  28 mpg, 44/87 shooting (51%), 9/16 threes (56%), 23/32 ft (72%), 7.2 reb, 1.8 ast, 1.1 st, 2.3 bs, 1.6 to, 12.0 pts
• Mgbako:  31 mpg, 41/96 shooting (43%), 9/32 threes (28%), 22.29 ft (76%), 6.0 reb, 1.5 ast, 1.1 st, 0.8 bs, 1.5 to, 11.3 pts
• Reneau:  21 mpg, 36/61 shooting (59%), 24/29 ft (83%), 5.1 reb, 0.9 ast, 0.7 st, 0.5 bs, 1.7 to, 9.6 pts
• Galloway:  29 mpg, 24/49 shooting (49%), 5/12 threes (42%), 10/14 ft (71%), 3.9 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.0 st, 0.4 bs, 1.1 to, 6.3 pts
• Banks:  18 mpg, 20/41 shooting (49%), 1/3 threes (33%), 14/27 ft (52%), 3.0 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.8 st, 0.5 bs, 1.1 to, 5.5 pts
• Sparks:  13 mpg, 22/44 shooting (50%), 5/13 ft (38%), 5.1 reb, 1.0 ast, 0.4 st, 0.5 bs, 1.2 to, 4.9 pts
• Cupps:  17 mpg, 14/36 shooting (39%), 5/15 threes (33%), 9/10 ft (90%), 1.2 reb, 1.0 ast, 1.0 st, 0.4 to, 4.2 pts
• Walker:  7 mpg, 13/21 shooting (62%), 8/11 ft (73%), 1.3 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.4 to, 3.4 pts
• Newton: 4 mpg, 8/16 shooting (50%), 1/3 threes (33%), 1/4 ft (25%), 0.2 reb, 0.2 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.8 pts
• TOTAL:   274/574 shooting (48%), 41/110 threes (37%), 155/218 ft (71%), 37.2 reb, 13.6 ast, 7.3 st, 5.1 bs, 12.8 to, 74.4 pts

[RaceToTheTop 31,108]

Last non-conference game:  IU hosts Kennesaw State, picked to finish second in the Atlantic Sun by Torvik.  Line was IU by 13.  Hoosiers played their best game so far, dominating Kennesaw from start to finish, cruising to a 89-51 win.

Kennesaw St stats:  18/55 shooting (33%), 6/14 threes (43%), 9/14 ft (64%), 29 reb, 21 fouls, 14 ast, 1 st, 3 bs, 14 to, 51 points

IU stats:

• Johnson:  36 min, 7/15 shooting, 2/5 threes, 7 reb, 4 fouls, 5 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 16 pts
• Galloway:  25 min, 1/2 shooting, 0/1 threes, 2/2 ft, 6 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 4 pts
• Mgbako:  33 min, 5/10 shooting, 1/2 threes, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 3 fouls, 2 ast, 1 bs, 1 to, 13 pts
• Reneau: 21 min, 4/7 shooting, 2/3 ft, 7 reb, 4 fouls, 1 st, 1 to, 10 pts
• Ware:  30 min, 6/11 shooting, 0/3 threes, 7/7 ft, 14 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 bs, 1 to, 19 pts
• Sparks:  10 min, 2/6 shooting, 1/3 ft, 4 reb, 1 st, 2 to, 5 pts
• Banks:  20 min, 4/6 shooting, 8/11 ft, 5 reb, 1 ast, 1 bs, 16 pts
• Cupps:  15 min, 1/3 shooting, 2 ast, 2 pts
• Newton:  4 min, 0/1 shooting, 0/1 threes, 1 reb, 1 fouls, 1 ast, 0 pts
• Walker:  7 min, 2/3 shooting, 4 pts
• TOTALS:  32/64 shooting (50%), 3/12 threes (25%), 22/28 ft (79%), 47 reb, 16 fouls, 14 ast, 3 st, 4 bs, 8 to, 89 pts

Season totals:

• Johnson:  32 mpg, 59/137 shooting (43%), 13/34 threes (38%), 38/49 ft (80%), 4.5 reb, 3.9 ast, 1.1 st, 0.1 bs, 3.6 to, 15.5 pts
• Ware:  28 mpg, 50/98 shooting (51%), 9/19 threes (47%), 30/39 ft (77%), 7.8 reb, 1.7 ast, 1.0 st, 2.3 bs, 1.5 to, 12.6 pts
• Mgbako:  31 mpg, 46/106 shooting (43%), 10/34 threes (29%), 24/31 ft (81%), 5.7 reb, 1.5 ast, 1.0 st, 0.8 bs, 1.5 to, 11.5 pts
• Reneau:  21 mpg, 40/68 shooting (59%), 26/32 ft (81%), 5.3 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.7 st, 0.5 bs, 1.6 to, 9.6 pts
• Banks:  18 mpg, 24/47 shooting (51%), 1/3 threes (33%), 22/39 ft (58%), 3.2 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.7 st, 0.5 bs, 1.0 to, 6.5 pts
• Galloway:  29 mpg, 25/51 shooting (49%), 5/13 threes (38%), 12/16 ft (75%), 4.1 reb, 2.0 ast, 0.9 st, 0.4 bs, 1.0 to, 6.1 pts
• Sparks:  13 mpg, 24/50 shooting (48%), 6/16 ft (38%), 5.0 reb, 0.9 ast, 0.5 st, 0.5 bs, 1.0 to, 4.9 pts
• Cupps:  17 mpg, 15/39 (38%), 5/15 threes (33%),  9/10 ft (90%), 1.1 reb, 1.1 ast, 0.9 st, 0.4 to, 4.0 pts
• Walker:  7 mpg, 15/24 shooting (63%), 8/11 ft (73%), 1.2 reb, 0.6 ast, 0.4 to, 3.5 pts
• Newton:  4 mpg, 8/17 shooting (47%), 1/4 threes (25%), 1/4 ft (25%), 0.3 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.6 pts
• TOTALS:  306/638 shooting (48%), 44/122 threes (36%), 177/247 ft (72%), 38.1 reb, 14.9 fouls, 13.6 ast, 6.9 st, 5.0 bs, 12.4 to, 75.7 pts
• OPP:  267/659 shooting (41%), 63/190 threes (33%), 109/145 ft (75%), 34.4 reb, 20.2 fouls, 12.8 ast, 4.5 st, 3.3 bs, 14.5 to, 64.2 pts 

 

[MikeRoberts 7,995]

Galloway not getting much love… his stats are terrible

[RaceToTheTop 31,108]

23 hours ago, MikeRoberts said:

Galloway not getting much love… his stats are terrible

Personally I think he'll get more shots than the sims have been showing.  But bottom line is that in a vacuum if you projecting him statistically without assuming that, he's always been a very low volume shooter.  He put up 5.1 shots in 27.7 minutes last year and is getting 4.7 in 29.

That said, I don't know that I'd call his stats horrible -- shooting is low volume, but I would take 49/38/75 from him.  Getting 4 reb and 2 assists is livable.  But I am expecting that in reality his scoring will be 8 to 9 per game.