PC stellar: 2023-24 simmed season

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Big Ten opener:  IU at Maryland.

IU came in as a 2 point underdog.  Up 34-27 late in the second half, IU gave up an 8-0 run to go into halftime down 35-34.  Then in the second half....IU put together a total team dominant effort, outscoring the Terps 48-28 in the second stanza for a well earned 82-63 win.  IU improved to 9-3 and 1-0 in conference.

Maryland stats:  24/64 shooting (38%), 4/17 threes (24%), 11/14 ft (79%), 38 reb, 16 fouls, 14 ast, 2 st, 4 bs, 15 to, 63 points.  Jahmir Young led Maryland with 19 points, 8 reb, and 4 assists.  In a chance to shine against his former school, Jordan Geronimo struggled mightily, playing 20 minutes off the bench going scoreless (0-4 from the field) and only gathering 1 rebound.

IU stats:

• Johnson:  33 min, 6/14 shooting, 1/4 threes, 6/6 ft, 5 reb, 5 fouls, 2 assists, 1 st, 1 to, 19 pts
• Galloway:  27 min, 3/5 shooting, 1/1 three, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 1 st, 7 pts
• Mgbako:  35 ming, 5/10 shooting, 2/3 threes, 2/3 ft, 7 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 1 st, 1 bs, 3 to, 14 pts
• Reneau:  23 min, 6/6 shooting, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 to, 14 pts
• Ware:  34 min, 3/9 shooting, 44 ft, 6 reb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 3 st, 2 bs, 1 to, 10 pts
• Sparks:  7 min, 2/3 shooting, 1/1 ft, 2 reb, 1 to, 5 pts
• Banks:  18 min, 2/5 shooting, 1/1 threes, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 to, 7 pts
• Cupps:  16 min, 2/3 shooting, 2 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 4 pts
• Newton:  7 min, 1/1 shooting, 1 foul, 1 ast, 2 pts
• Walker:  4 min, 0/1 shooting, 0 pts
• TOTALS  30/57 shooting (53%), 5/9 threes (56%), 17/18 ft (94%), 32 reb, 17 fouls, 13 ast, 8 st, 3 bs, 8 to, 82 pts
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• IU total stats
• Johnson:  32 mpg, 65/152 shooting (43%), 14/38 threes (37%), 44/54 (82%), 4.5 reb, 3.7 ast, 1.1 st, 0.1 bs, 3.4 to, 15.7 pts
• Ware:  29 mpg, 53/107 shooting (50%), 9/19 threes (47%), 34/43 ft (79%), 7.7 reb, 1.7 ast, 1.2 st, 2.2 bs, 1.5 to, 12.4 pts
• Mgbako:  32 mpg, 50/116 shooting (44%), 12/37 threes (32%), 26/35 (76%), 5.8 reb, 1.6 ast, 1.0 st, 0.8 bs, 1.6 to, 11.7 pts
• Reneau:  21 mpg, 46/74 shooting (62%), 28/34 ft (82%), 5.2 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.8 st, 0.4 bs, 1.6 to, 10.0 pts
• Banks:  18 mpg, 26/52 shooting (50%), 2/4 threes (50%), 24/40 ft (60%), 3.1 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.7 st, 0.5 bs, 1.0 to, 6.5 pts
• Galloway:  29 mpg, 28/56 shooting (50%), 6/14 threes (43%), 12/16 ft (75%), 4.1 reb, 2.0 ast, 0.8 st, 0.3 bs, 0.9 to, 6.2 pts
• Sparks:  13 mpg, 26/53 shooting (49%), 7/17 ft (41%), 4.7 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.4 st, 0.4 bs, 1.2 to, 4.9 pts
• Cupps:  17 mpg, 17/42 shooting (40%), 5/15 threes (33%), 9/10 ft (90%), 1.2 reb, 1.2 ast, 0.8 st, 0.3 to, 4.0 pts
• Walker:  7 mpg, 15/25 shooting (60%), 8/11 ft (73%), 1.1 reb, 0.6 ast, 0.3 to, 3.2 pts
• Newton:  4 mpg, 9/18 shooting (50%), 1/4 threes (25%), 1/4 ft (25%), 0.2 reb, 0.3 ast , 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.7 pts
• TOTALS:  336/695 shooting (48%), 49/131 threes (37%), 194/264 ft (73%), 37.6 reb, 15.1 fouls, 13.6 ast, 7.0 st, 4.8 bs, 12.0 to, 76,3 pts   

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Minnesota at IU....IU's second big ten conference game was an easy one.  IU 88-66.  IU is now 10-3, 2-0 in conference.

Minnesota stats:  26/54 shooting, 8/20 threes,6/9 ft, 26 reb, 20 fouls, 16 ast, 7 st, 4 bs, 20 to, 66 pts.

IU stats:

• Johnson:  33 min, 9/17 shooting, 2/5 threes, 6/9 ft, 6 reb, 2 fouls, 6 ast, 1 st, 1 to, 26 pts
• Galloway:  29 min, 1/6 shooting, 0/3 threes, 0/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 foul, 3 ast, 1 to, 2 pts
• Mgbako:  31 min, 8/13 shooting, 0/1 threes, 4/5 ft, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 3 st, 3 to, 20 pts
• Rebeau:  22 min, 2/5 shooting, 0/1 threes, 3/3 ft, 9 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 7 pts
• Ware:  25 min, 4/12 shooting, 0/2 threes, 7 reb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 3 bs, 2 to, 8 pts
• Sparks:  15 min, 2/2 shooting, 1/2 ft, 6 reb, 2 to, 5 pts
• Banks:  18 min, 5/7 shooting, 1/1 threes, 1/2 ft, 8 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 3 st, 2 bs, 12 pts
• Cupps:  16 min, 1/4 shooting, 1 reb, 1 foul, 1 st, 2 pts
• Walker:  8 min, 3/5 shooting, 3 reb, 1 st, 6 pts
• Newton:  3 min, 1 bs, 1 to.
• TOTALS:  35/71 shooting, 3/13 threes, 15/23 ft, 45 reb, 10 fouls, 15 ast, 10 st, 6 bs, 13 to, 88 pts

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Big Ten conference game #3:  IU visits Nebraska.....and lays an egg.  The Huskers win 79-65.  IU drops to 10-4 and 2-1 in conference.

Nebraska stats:  32/64 shooting, 10/23 threes, 5/9 ft, 39 reb, 12 fouls, 14 ast, 11 st, 2 bs, 12 to, 79 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson:  35 min, 6/16 shooting, 0/1 threes, 2/2 ft, 3 reb, 7 ast, 1 st, 4 to, 14 pts
• Galloway:  27 min, 4/7 shooting, 3/3 threes, 1 reb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 1 st, 11 pts
• Mgbako:  34 min, 3/9 shooting, 1/4 threes, 11 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 7 pts
• Reneau:  22 min, 2/6 shooting, 1/1 ft, 9 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 3 to, 5 pts
• Ware:  29 min, 5/12 shooting, 0/2 threes, 6 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 2 bs, 2 to, 10 pts
• Sparks:  11 min, 2/4 shooting, 2/2 ft, 1 reb, 2 ast, 1 to, 6 pts
• Banks:  18 min, 2/5 shooting, 0/2 threes, 0/2 ft, 1 reb, 4 fouls, 1 ast, 2 to, 4 pts
• Cupps:  14 min, 2/3 shooting, 0/1 threes, 1 reb, 1 foul, 1 st, 4 pts
• Newton:  4 min, 1/2 shooting, 0/1 ft, 2 fouls, 2 pts
• Walker:  7 min, 0/1 shooting, 2/2 ft, 2 reb, 1 st, 1 to, 2 pts
• TOTALS:  27/65 shooting, 4/13 threes, 7/10 ft, 35 reb, 15 fouls, 15 ast, 6 st, 2 bs, 13 to, 65 points

IU to dat:

• Johnson:  33 mpg, 80/185 fg (43%), 15/43 threes (36%), 53/66 ft (80%), 4.5 reb, 4.1 ast, 1.1 st, 0.1 bs, 3.3 to, 16.4 pts
• Ware:  29 mpg, 62/132 fg (47%), 9/23 threes (39%), 34/43 ft (79%), 7.5 reb, 1.7 ast, 1.0 st, 2.3 bs, 1.6 to, 11.9 pts
• Mgbako:  32 mpg, 62/139 fg (45%), 13/42 threes (31%), 29/39 ft (77%), 6.1 reb, 1.6 ast, 1.2 st, 0.7 bs, 1.6 to, 11.9 pts
• Reneau:  22 mpg, 50/85 fg (59%), 0/1 threes, 32/38 ft (84%), 5.7 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.8 st, 0.4 bs, 1.8 to, 9.4 pts
• Banks:  18 mpg, 34/63 fg (52%), 3/6 threes (50%), 25/43 ft (57%), 3.3 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.8 st, 0.6 bs, 1.0 to, 6.7 pts
• Galloway:  29 mpg, 34/69 fg (48%), 9/20 threes (45%), 12/18 ft (67%), 3.6 reb, 2.1 ast, 0.9 st, 0.3 bs, 0.9 tp, 6.2 pts
• Sparks:  13 mpg, 30/59 fg (51%), 10/21 ft (48%), 4.6 reb, 0.9 ast, 0.4 st, 0.4 bs, 1.3 to, 5.0 pts
• Cupps:  17 mpg, 20/49 fg (41%), 5/16 threes (31%), 9/10 ft, 1.1 reb, 1.0 ast, 0.9 st, 0.3 to, 3.9 pts
• Walker:  7 mpg, 18/31 fg (58%), 10/13 ft (77%), 1.3 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.1 st, 0.4 to, 3.3 pts
• Newton:  4 mpg, 10/20 fg (50%), 1/4 threes (25%), 1/5 ft (20%), 0.2 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 bs, 0.1 to, 1.6 pts
• TOTALS:  398/830 fg (48%), 56/155 threes (36%), 216/297 ft (73%), 37.9 reb, 13.8 ast, 7.1 st, 4.7 bs, 12.1 to, 76.3 pts
• OPP:   349/841 fg (41%), 85/251 threes (34%), 131/176 ft (74%), 34.4 reb, 13.2 ast, 5.0 st, 3.3 bs, 14.7 to, 65.3 pts

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Big Ten game #4:  Ohio State at Indiana.  Indiana was red hot in the first half, hitting 21 of 30 shots and then withstood a furious Buckeye comeback in the second half to win 88-82.

Ohio State stats:  31/59 fg, 11/19 threes, 9/15 ft,31 reb,18 fouls, 18 ast, 5 st, 3 bs,  12 to, 82 points

IU stats:

• Johnson:  24 min, 3/10 fg, 0/4 threes, 5/5 ft, 2 reb, 4 fouls, 2 ast, 1 st, 5 to, 11 pts
• Galloway:  29 min, 3/8 fg, 3/4 threes, 2 reb,  1 foul, 1 ast, 2 st, 9 pts
• Mgbako:  32 min, 6/9 fg, 1/2 threes, 2/4 ft, 7 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 to, 15 pts
• Reneau:  24 min, 6/7 fg, 1/3 ft, 3 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 2 to, 13 pts
• Ware:  27 min, 6/9 fg, 1/1 threes, 4/4 ft, 9 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 3 bs, 2 to, 17 pts
• Sparks:  13 min, 3/4 fg, 2/4 ft, 6 reb, 1 ast, 2 to, 8 pts
• Banks:  16 min, 3/6 fg, 1/1 threes, 1 ast, 1 st, 7 pts
• Cupps:  16 min, 1/3 fg, 1/1 threes, 1 foul, 3 pts
• Newton:  11 min, 1/2 fg, 0/1 threes, 2 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
• Walker:  8 min, 1/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 ft, 1 ast, 3 pts
• TOTAL:  33/60 fg, 7/14 threes, 15/22 ft, 33 reb, 12 fouls, 11 ast, 5 st, 3 bs, 12 to

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Conference game six:  IU at Penn State.  Worries that IU would look past Penn State toward their next game against Purdue proved to be not worth worrying about as IU dominated the Nitany Lions on the road, 80-58.  In what hasn't been said in a while:  IU rained threes, knocking down 10-16.  Mgbako scored a career high 25.

Penn State stats:  25/68 fg, 4/20 threes, 4/9 ft, 36 reb, 15 fouls, 15 ast, 8 st, 3 bs, 12 to, 58 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson 33 min, 7/13 fg, 4/4 threes, 3/3 ft, 5 reb, 4 fouls, 2 ast, 3 to, 21 pts
• Galloway 27 min, 3/7 fg, 1/1 threes, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 to, 7 pts
• Mgbako 33 min, 9/12 fg, 4/4 threes, 3/3 ft, 6 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 to, 25 pts
• Reneau 24 min, 2/6 fg, 0/1 threes, 2/2 ft, 11 reb, 2 foul, 1 ast, 2 st, 6 pts
• Ware 31 min, 2/10 fg, 0/1 threes, 3/3 ft, 8 reb, 1 foul, 2 ast, 2 st, 3 bs, 2 to, 7 pts
• Sparks 10 min, 2/3 fg, 3 reb, 1 ast, 4 pts
• Banks 16 min, 2/4 fg, 0/2 threes, 1/2 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 1 st, 3 to, 5 pts
• Cupps 14 min, 2/3 fg, 1/2 threes, 2 reb, 1 foul, 1 to, 5 pts
• Newton 6 min, 0/3 fg, 0/1 threes, 1 to, 0 pts
• Walker 8 min, 1 foul, 1 ast, 0 pts
• IU stats:   29/61 fg, 10/16 threes, 12/13 ft, 44 reb, 14 fouls, 9 ast, 6 st, 3 bs, 13 to, 80 pts
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• IU total stats for the year
• Johnson  32 mpg, 90/208 fg (43%), 19/51 threes (38%), 59/74 ft (82%), 4.4 reb, 3.9 ast, 1.0 st, 0.1 bs, 3.4 to, 16.3 pts
• Mbgako 32 mpg, 75/159 fg (48%), 18/48 threes (38%), 35/47 ft (76%), 6.1 reb, 1.5 ast, 1.2 st, 0.6 bs, 1.5 to, 12.9 pts
• Ware 29 mpg, 70/150 fg (47%), 10/25 threes (40%), 41/50 ft (82%), 7.6 reb, 1.7 ast, 1.0 st, 2.4 bs, 1.6 to, 11.9 pts
• Reneau  22 mpg, 58/98 fg (59%), 0/2 threes, 35/43 ft  (81%), 5.9 reb, 0.9 ast, 0.8 st, 0.3 bs, 1.7 to, 9.4 pts
• Banks  18 mpg, 38/74 fg (52%), 4/9 threes (44%), 26/47 ft (57%), 3.2 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.8 st, 0.5 bs, 1.1 to, 6.6 pts
• Galloway 28 mpg, 38/83 fg (46%), 13/25 threes (52%), 12/18 ft (67%), 3.6 reb, 1.9 ast, 0.9 st, 0.2 bs, 0.9 to, 6.4 pts
• Sparks 12 mpg, 35/65 fg (53%), 12/25 ft (48%), 4.6 reb, 0.9 ast, 0.3 st, 0.3 bs, 1.2 to, 5.1 pts
• Cupps 16 mpg, 22/53 fg (42%), 7/19 threes (37%), 9/10 ft (90%), 1.1 reb, 0.9 ast, 0.7 st, 0.3 to, 3.9 pts
• Walker 7 mpg, 19/33 fg (58%), 11/15 ft (73%), 1.2 reb, 0.6 ast, 0.1 st, 0.3 to, 3.1 pts
• Newton 5 mpg, 12/27 shooting (44%), 1/6 threes (17%), 1/5 ft (20%), 0.3 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 bs, 0.2 to, 1.5 pts
• TEAM  461/950 shooting (48%), 74/186 threes (39%), 243/333 ft (73%), 38.0 reb, 13.3 ast, 6.9 st, 4.5 bs, 12.2 to, 77.3 pts
• OPP  403/968 shooting (42%), 101/289 threes (35%), 144/202 ft (72%), 34.3 reb, 13.6 ast, 5.2 st, 3.3 bs, 14.4 to, 65.9 pts

IU record:  12-4 overall, 4-1 in conference

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Game 17:  Purdue at Indiana.  Classic game.  Purdue with an early 10 point first half lead that IU wipes away to tie it at 40 at half.  IU starts fast in the second half and has a 59-51 lead when Purdue goes on a 12-0 run to take a 63-59 lead.  IU responds and leads 75-72 with 22 seconds left.  Smith hit s a three with under ten seconds left to send it to OT tied at 75.  From there, Purdue lead the whole OT period to drop the Hoosiers 88-82.  IU drops to 12-5 and 4-2 in conference.

Purdue stats:

• Smith  32 min, 7/11 fg, 3/5 threes, 6 reb, 4 fouls, 5ast, 3 to, 17 pts
• Loyer  39 min ,7/17 fg, 1/5 threes, 5/5 ft, 2 reb, 3 fouls, 4 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 20 pts
• Morton 32 min, 2/6 fg, 1/1 threes, 4 reb, 1 foul, 4 ast, 1 st, 1 to, 5 pts
• Furst  32 min, 1/7 fg, 0/1 threes, 3/4 ft, 8 reb, 4 fouls, 1 ast, 4 to, 5 pts
• Edey  36 min, 10/17 fg, 9/15 ft, 18 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 1 st, 2 bs, 1 to, 29 pts
• Gillis 17 min, 0/4 fg, 0/3 threes, 3/4 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 3 to, 3 pts
• Jones 17 min, 2/4 fg, 1/2 threes, 1/1 ft, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 to, 6 pts
• Kaufman-Renn 10 min, 1/2 fg, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 1 to, 3 pts
• Colvin 4 min, 0 pts
• Heide 7 min, 1 ast, 1 to, 0 pts
• TOTALS  30/68 fg, 6/17 threes, 22/31 ft, 47 reb, 18 fouls, 17 ast, 7 st, 2 bs, 18 fouls, 88 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson  39 min, 6/17 fg, 0/4 threes, 9/10 ft, 9 reb, 4 fouls, 7 ast, 1 st, 4 to, 21 pts
• Galloway  34 min, 2/7 fg, 0/2 threes, 4 reb, 3 fouls, 2 ast, 2 st, 1 bs, 4 pts
• Mgbako 38 min, 4/12 fg, 2/3 threes, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 bs, 2 to, 10 pts
• Reneau 25 min, 4/6 fg, 4/4 ft, 11 reb, 5 fouls, 1 ast, 1 bs, 5 to, 12 pts
• Ware 33 min, 5/14 fg, 0/3 threes, 0/2 ft, 3 reb, 3 fouls, 2 ast, 1 st, 2 to, 10 pts
• Sparks 13 min, 2/3 fg, 1/1 ft, 5 reb, 5 fouls, 2 to, 5 pts
• Banks  18 min, 2/5 fg, 1/2 threes, 2 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 bs, 5 pts
• Cupps 16 min, 3/5 fg, 1/2 threes, 2 reb, 3 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 1 bs, 5 pts
• Newton 5 min, 2/2 fg, 2/2 threes, 1 reb, 1 st, 6 pts
• Walker  7 min, 1/4 fg, 1 reb, 1 foul, 2 pts
• TOTALS  31/75 fg, 6/18 threes, 14/17 ft, 43 reb, 26 fouls, 16 ast, 9 st, 6 bs, 14 to, 82 pts

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Newton giving some big minutes! Also your game summary neglects to mention that First Team Fake Tough Mason Gillis probably did something obnoxious that had a bigger impact on the game than any Actual Basketball he played

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1 hour ago, lillurk said:

Newton giving some big minutes! Also your game summary neglects to mention that First Team Fake Tough Mason Gillis probably did something obnoxious that had a bigger impact on the game than any Actual Basketball he played

Fletcher Loyer was the key, as he shot what was probably a season high 41%.  ;)

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Game 18:  Indiana at Wisconsin.  The Hoosiers came in as a 2 point underdog and off a heartbreaking loss to Purdue.  No hangover, though and the Hoosiers led from basically start to finish to win convincingly, 72-56.  The difference was a 45-25 rebound advantage.  IU improves to 13-5 and 5-2 in conference

Wisconsin stats:  21/53 fg, 2/14 threes,12/15 ft, 25 reb, 16 fouls, 11 ast, 7 st, 2 bs, 17 to, 56 pts

IU stats

• Johnson:  32 min, 5/13 fg, 1/4 threes, 7/8 ft, 1 reb, 2 fouls, 5 ast, 2 st, 2 to, 18 pts
• Galloway 29 min, 3/6 fg, 0/2 threes, 1/2 ft, 9 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 st, 7 pts
• Mgbako 26 min, 2/6  fg, 2/4 threes,1/2 ft,8 reb,1 foul, 3 to, 7 pts
• Reneau 17 min, 3/4 fg,1/1ft, 5 reb,4 fouls, 1 st, 3 to, 7 pts
• Ware  25 min, 4/10 fg, 1/4 threes,1/1 ft,7 reb, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 1 bs, 2 to, 10 pts
• Sparks  19 min, 2/4 fg, 1/3 ft, 9 reb,  1 foul, 1 st, 2 to, 5 pts
• Banks  19 min, 5/9 fg, 1/3 threes, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 2 st, 3 to, 11 pts
• Cupps 18 min, 1/3 fg, 1/3 threes, 2 fouls, 2 ast, 1 st, 3 pts
• Newton 8 min, 0/2 fg, 0/1 threes, 1 reb, 1 ast, 1 st, 0 pts
• Walker 9 min, 2/4 fg, 1 st, 1 to, 4 pts
• TOTALS  27/61 fg, 6/21 threes, 12/17 ft, 45 reb, 16 fouls, 11 ast, 11 st, 1 bs, 16 to, pts 72

YEAR STATS

• Johnson:  32 mpg, 101/238 fg (42%), 21/60 threes (35%), 77/92 ft (84%), 4.4 reb, 4.1 ast, 1.1 st, 0.1 bs, 16.7 pts
• Mgbako:  32 mpg, 83/176 fg (47%), 22/55 threes (40%), 36/48 ft (75%), 6.2 reb, 1.4 ast, 1.1 st, 0.6 bs, 1.6 to, 12.4 pts
• Ware:  29 mpg, 79/175 fg (45%), 11/32 threes (34%), 41/52 ft (79%), 7.3 reb, 1.8 ast, 0.9 st, 2.3 bs, 1.6 to, 11.7 pts
• Reneau  22 mpg, 65/108 fg (60%), 0/2 threes (0%), 41/49 ft (83%), 6.1 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.8 st, 0.3 bs, 1.9 to, 9.4 pts
• Banks  18 mpg, 45/86 fg (52%), 6/14 threes (43%), 26/47 (57%), 3.2 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.9 st, 0.5 bs, 1.1 to, 6.8 pts
• Galloway  29 mpg, 43/97 fg (45%), 14/31 threes (45%), 13/20 ft (65%), 3.9 reb, 1.9 ast, 1.0 st, 0.3 bs, 0.8 to, 6.3 pts
• Sparks  13 mpg, 40/74 fg (53%), 14/29 ft (48%), 4.8 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.3 st, 0.3 bs, 1.3 to, 5.1 pts
• Cupps 16 mpg, 27/63 fg (43%), 9/23 threes (38%), 9/10 ft (90%), 1.1 reb, 1.0 ast, 0.8 st, 0.3 to, 4.0 pts
• Walker  7 mpg, 22/41 fg (54%), 11/15 ft (73%), 1.2 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.2 st, 0.3 to, 3.1 pts
• Newton  5 mpg, 13/29 fg (45%), 3/9 threes (33%), 1/5 ft (20%), 0.4 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.2 st, 0.1 bs, 1.7 pts
• TOTALS:  518/1087 fg (48%), 85/225 threes (38%), 268/365 ft (73%), 38.7 reb, 13.3 ast, 7.3 st, 4.4 bs, 12.5 to, 77.2 pts

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Game 19:   Iowa at Indiana.  Key to winning a game?  Hoosiers getting out to a 20-2 lead.  Key to making the fan base nervous?  Lose almost all of the lead in the first half and only go in up 32-30.  But the second was all IU and despite Iowa pushing pace, the Hoosiers win 79-63 as the Hawkeyes shot under 40% and made only 5 of 24 threes.

Iowa stats:  27/71 fg(38%),  5/24 threes (21%), 4/7 ft (57%), 37 reb,17 fouls, 17 ast, 7 st,2 bs,9 to, 63 pts.

IU stats:

• Johnson  37 min, 4/10 fg, 2/4 threes, 2/4 ft, 8 reb,3 fouls, 4 ast,  2 st, 3 to, 12 pts
• Galloway  27 min, 2/7 fg, 1/4 threes,5 reb, 1 foul, 3 ast, 2 to, 5 pts
• Mgbako  34 min, 5/10 fg,1/3 threes,2/2 ft, 9 reb, 3 fouls, 3 ast, 2 to, 13 pts
• Reneau  15 min, 4/5fg, 1/1 ft, 4 reb, 5 fouls, 1 ast, 1 bs, 1 to,9 pts
• Ware  29 min, 5/10 fg, 1/3 threes, 9 reb, 2 ast, 2 st 1 bs, 2 to, 11 pts
• Sparks  15 min, 3/8 fg, 3/5 ft, 6 reb, 1 foul, 1 bs, 2 to, 9 pts
• Banks  18 min, 4/5 fg, 0/1 threes, 3/3 ft, 1 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 2 bs, 1 to, 11 pts
• Cupps 15 min, 1/1 fg, 2/2 ft, 1 foul, 1 ast, 4 pts
• Newton  3 min, 1/2 fg, 1/1 threes, 3 pts
• Walker  8 min, 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 2 pts
• TOTALS  30/60 fg (50%), 6/16 threes (38%), 13/17 ft (76%), 43 reb, 16 fouls, 16 ast, 4 st, 5 bs, 13 to

IU improves to 14-5 and 6-2 in conference.

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12 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Game 19:   Iowa at Indiana.  Key to winning a game?  Hoosiers getting out to a 20-2 lead.  Key to making the fan base nervous?  Lose almost all of the lead in the first half and only go in up 32-30.

Hahaha definitely an Iowa game 

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Game 20:  Indiana at Illinois.  Mike Woodson did not leave a happy camper.  IU started out hot only to see Illinois stay in the game in the first half because of Indiana foul trouble.  In total, IU ended up getting called for 25 fouls to the Illini 14 as the Illini won 62-55.  IU is now 14-6 and 6-3 in conference.

Illinois stats:  21/50 fg (42%), 2/12 threes (17%), 18/29 ft (62%), 40 reb, 14 fouls, 11 ast, 10 st, 2 bs, 15 to, 62 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson  34 min, 3/9 fg, 2/2 threes, 5/8 ft, 6 reb, 2 fouls, 7 ast, 1 st, 4 to, 13 pts
• Galloway  28 min, 2/6 fg, 1/2 threes, 7 reb, 3 fouls, 3 ast, 2 st, 1 to, 5 pts
• Mgbako  32 min, 3/10 fg, 0/2 threes, 5 reb, 5 fouls, 2 st, 2 to, 6 pts
• Reneau 22 min, 2/7 fg, 4/4 ft, 6 reb, 1 foul, 1 st, 1 to, 8 pts
• Ware 27 min, 4/9 fg, 2/3 threes, 7 reb, 3 fouls, 3 st, 2 bs, 2 to, 10 pts
• Sparks 14 min, 1/4 fg, 0/3 ft, 4 reb, 4 fouls, 1 st, 2 to, 2 pts
• Banks 18 min, 4/6 fg, 1/2 threes, 3 reb, 2 fouls, 1 st, 9 pts
• Cupps 16 min, 0/5 fg, 0/3 threes, 3 reb, 4 fouls, 1 ast, 1 to, 0 pts
• Newton 3 min, 1/2 fg, 2 pts
• Walker 7 min, 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 foul, 2 to, 0 pts
• TOTALS 20/60 fg, 6/14 threes, 9/15 ft, 42 reb, 25 fouls, 11 ast, 11 st, 2 bs, 15 to, 55 pts

Total stats

• Johnson 33 mpg, 108/256 fg (42%), 24/66 threes, 84/104 ft (81%), 4.7 reb, 4.2 ast, 1.1 st, 16.2 pts
• Mgbako 32 mpg, 90/196 fg (46%), 23/60 threes, 38/50 ft (76%), 6.2 reb, 1.4 ast, 1.1 st, 0.5 bs, 1.6 to, 12.1 pts
• Ware 29 mpg, 88/192 fg (46%), 14/38 fg (37%), 42/52 ft (79%), 7.4 reb, 1.7 ast, 1.1 st, 2.2 bs, 1.6 to, 11.6 pts
• Reneau 22 mpg, 71/120 fg (59%), 0/2 threes, 44/52 fg (85%), 6.0 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.7 st, 0.3 bs, 1.8 to, 9.3 pts
• Banks 18 mpg, 52/97 fg (54%), 7/17 threes (41%), 28/48 ft (59%), 3.1 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.9 st, 0.5 bs, 1.0 to, 7.1 pts
• Galloway 29 mpg, 48/110 fg (44%), 15/34 threes (43%), 13/20 ft (65%), 4.1 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.0 st, 0.2 bs, 0.8 to, 6.2 pts
• Sparks 13 mpg, 43/84 fg (51%), 16/36 ft (46%) 4.8 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.3 st, 0.3 bs, 1.4 to, 5.1 pts
• Cupps 16 mpg, 28/68 fg (41%), 9/27 threes (33%), 11/12 ft (92%), 1.1 reb, 1.0 ast, 0.7 st, 0.3 to, 3.8 pts
• Walker 7 mpg, 22/43 fg (51%), 11/15 ft (73%), 1.1 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.1 st, 0.4 to, 2.8 pts
• Newton 5 mpg, 15/33 fg (45%), 4/10 threes (40%) 1/5 ft (20%), 0.3 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.7 pts
• TOTALS 568/1208 fg (47%), 98/256 threes (38%), 292/398 ft (73%), 39.1 reb, 15.8 fouls, 13.4 ast, 7.3 st, 4.3 bs, 12.7 to, 76.2 pts
• OPP 504/1210 fg (42%), 116/356 threes (32%), 200/284 ft (71%), 34.9 reb, 18.4 fouls, 13.7 ast, 5.7 st, 3.0 bs, 14.5 to, 66.2 pts

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33 minutes ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Game 20:  Indiana at Illinois.  Mike Woodson did not leave a happy camper.  IU started out hot only to see Illinois stay in the game in the first half because of Indiana foul trouble.  In total, IU ended up getting called for 25 fouls to the Illini 14 as the Illini won 62-55.  IU is now 14-6 and 6-3 in conference.

Illinois stats:  21/50 fg (42%), 2/12 threes (17%), 18/29 ft (62%), 40 reb, 14 fouls, 11 ast, 10 st, 2 bs, 15 to, 62 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson  34 min, 3/9 fg, 2/2 threes, 5/8 ft, 6 reb, 2 fouls, 7 ast, 1 st, 4 to, 13 pts
• Galloway  28 min, 2/6 fg, 1/2 threes, 7 reb, 3 fouls, 3 ast, 2 st, 1 to, 5 pts
• Mgbako  32 min, 3/10 fg, 0/2 threes, 5 reb, 5 fouls, 2 st, 2 to, 6 pts
• Reneau 22 min, 2/7 fg, 4/4 ft, 6 reb, 1 foul, 1 st, 1 to, 8 pts
• Ware 27 min, 4/9 fg, 2/3 threes, 7 reb, 3 fouls, 3 st, 2 bs, 2 to, 10 pts
• Sparks 14 min, 1/4 fg, 0/3 ft, 4 reb, 4 fouls, 1 st, 2 to, 2 pts
• Banks 18 min, 4/6 fg, 1/2 threes, 3 reb, 2 fouls, 1 st, 9 pts
• Cupps 16 min, 0/5 fg, 0/3 threes, 3 reb, 4 fouls, 1 ast, 1 to, 0 pts
• Newton 3 min, 1/2 fg, 2 pts
• Walker 7 min, 0/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 foul, 2 to, 0 pts
• TOTALS 20/60 fg, 6/14 threes, 9/15 ft, 42 reb, 25 fouls, 11 ast, 11 st, 2 bs, 15 to, 55 pts

Total stats

• Johnson 33 mpg, 108/256 fg (42%), 24/66 threes, 84/104 ft (81%), 4.7 reb, 4.2 ast, 1.1 st, 16.2 pts
• Mgbako 32 mpg, 90/196 fg (46%), 23/60 threes, 38/50 ft (76%), 6.2 reb, 1.4 ast, 1.1 st, 0.5 bs, 1.6 to, 12.1 pts
• Ware 29 mpg, 88/192 fg (46%), 14/38 fg (37%), 42/52 ft (79%), 7.4 reb, 1.7 ast, 1.1 st, 2.2 bs, 1.6 to, 11.6 pts
• Reneau 22 mpg, 71/120 fg (59%), 0/2 threes, 44/52 fg (85%), 6.0 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.7 st, 0.3 bs, 1.8 to, 9.3 pts
• Banks 18 mpg, 52/97 fg (54%), 7/17 threes (41%), 28/48 ft (59%), 3.1 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.9 st, 0.5 bs, 1.0 to, 7.1 pts
• Galloway 29 mpg, 48/110 fg (44%), 15/34 threes (43%), 13/20 ft (65%), 4.1 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.0 st, 0.2 bs, 0.8 to, 6.2 pts
• Sparks 13 mpg, 43/84 fg (51%), 16/36 ft (46%) 4.8 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.3 st, 0.3 bs, 1.4 to, 5.1 pts
• Cupps 16 mpg, 28/68 fg (41%), 9/27 threes (33%), 11/12 ft (92%), 1.1 reb, 1.0 ast, 0.7 st, 0.3 to, 3.8 pts
• Walker 7 mpg, 22/43 fg (51%), 11/15 ft (73%), 1.1 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.1 st, 0.4 to, 2.8 pts
• Newton 5 mpg, 15/33 fg (45%), 4/10 threes (40%) 1/5 ft (20%), 0.3 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.7 pts
• TOTALS 568/1208 fg (47%), 98/256 threes (38%), 292/398 ft (73%), 39.1 reb, 15.8 fouls, 13.4 ast, 7.3 st, 4.3 bs, 12.7 to, 76.2 pts
• OPP 504/1210 fg (42%), 116/356 threes (32%), 200/284 ft (71%), 34.9 reb, 18.4 fouls, 13.7 ast, 5.7 st, 3.0 bs, 14.5 to, 66.2 pts

What info and criteria does this simulator use. I would think doing this for college basketball would be really difficult. With so much turnover from year to year you don't have much info to go on

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13 minutes ago, Scotty R said:

What info and criteria does this simulator use. I would think doing this for college basketball would be really difficult. With so much turnover from year to year you don't have much info to go on

It's definitely crude estimations, but Torvik does a pretty good job of provided ballpark estimations.  I translate those numbers into projected individual numbers.  PC Stellar uses Sagarin ratings to level out scheduling differences -- i.e., a team with great stats but a horrible schedule will have a lower sagarin rating and will adjust the stats downward.

I have a spreadsheet (at this point it has about 60 sheets on it I believe of projections of the ten man rotations on every team) in which I took last year's stats and Torvik's projected minutes played + improvement/regression that the player is supposed to have in every category.  Freshman are a little different since they don't have a past statistical history to go on.  In their case, I take the aggregate of the five most comparable incoming freshman from 2022 and what they did as freshman (in some cases I have to go to 2021 if there are enough with good comps).  I look for five players that:  1.  play the same position;  2.  have the same relative size; 3.  were ranked close in 2022 to where the current freshman is ranked.  It's imperfect but it does provide a reasonable expectation of the player.  

While it's imperfect, I try to have players ranked within ten above or ten below the freshman recruit.  If there aren't enough players at a spot -- for instance, if I have a 6'4" shooting guard ranked 50th but in 2022 there were only 3 comparable SG near the same size and ranked between 40 and 60, I would throw in one point guard and one small forward that were an inch or two within 6'4" to balance each other out.

 

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Game 21:  Michigan State at Indiana.

Heartbreaking loss for the Hoosiers.  Trailing by 4 to 7 most of the second half, IU came back to tie it with just over a minute left.  WIth 37 seconds left in a tie game, IU had a chance to run the clock inside ten and get a shot....instead, they turned the ball over.  A Walker three with eight seconds left gave the Spartans an 84-81 lead.  Ke'lel Ware traveled before he could get a tying shot up and the Spartans won 84-81.   IU drops to 14-7 and 6-4 in conference.

Michigan State stats:  30/66 fg (45%), 11/20 threes (55%), 13/14 ft (93%), 32 reb, 23 fouls, 19 ast, 7 st, 8 to, 84 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson:  35 min, 9/13fg, 1/2 threes, 6/9 ft, 1 reb, 2 fouls, 5 ast, 4 to, 25 pts
• Galloway  28 min, 1/4 fg, 0/1 threes, 1/2 ft, 1 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 st, 3 pts
• Mgbako  32 min, 4/9 fg, 1/2 threes, 2/2 ft, 7 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 bs, 4 to, 11 pts
• Reneau 22 min, 6/7 fg, 0/1 ft, 8 reb, 4 fouls, 1 ast, 2 bs, 2 to, 12 pts
• Ware 29 min, 4/6 fg, 0/1 threes, 4/5 ft, 9 reb, 1 ast, 2 bs, 2 to, 12 pts
• Sparks  11 min, 2/5 fg, 4 reb, 3 fouls, 2 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 4 pts
• Banks 17 min, 4/4 fg, 1/1 threes, 3/6 ft, 2 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 to, 12 pts
• Cupps 15 min, 0/1 fg, 1 reb, 1 ast, 0 pts
• Newton 5 min, 0 pts
• Walker 7 min, 1/3 fg, 2 reb, 1 ast, 1 st, 2 pts
• TOTALS  31/52 fg (52%), 3/7 threes (43%), 16/25 ft (64%), 35 reb, 14 fouls, 14 ast, 3 st, 6 bs, 14 to, 81 pts

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Game 22:  IU at Michigan

IU plays a soild first half and goes into the break up 39-29.  Michigan mounts a solid charge and takes a 46-44 lead only to see IU go on a nice run to go up 69-59 with four minutes left.  That would be all IU would score for the rest of regulation as Michigan closed on a 10-0 run to send it to overtime.  

In OT, Trey Galloway hit a shot with a minute left to put IU up 74-73.  The teams exchanged misses until Terrance Williams hit a shot at the buzzer to pull out Indiana's heart as the Wolverines won 75-74.  IU suffers their third straight loss and falls to 14-8 and 6-5 in conference.

Michigan stats:  29/69 fg (42%), 6/21 threes (29%), 11/15 ft (73%), 47 reb, 17 fous, 12 ast, 6 st, 4 bs, 17 to,75 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson:  40 min, 4/13 fg, 0/3 threes, 4/7 ft,  5 reb, 3 fouls, 9 ast, 3 st, 3 to, 12 pts
• Galloway  33 min, 4/8 fg, 1/3 threes, 2/3 ft, 7 reb, 3 fouls, 2 ast, 11 pts
• Mgbako 37 min, 4/11 fg, 0/3 threes, 7 reb, 3 fouls, 1 bs, 3 to, 8 pts
• Reneau 28 min, 6/10 fg, 1/1 ft, 7 reb, 1 fouls, 1 ast, 1 st, 1 bs, 1 to, 13 pts
• Ware 33 min, 5/12 fg, 0/3 threes, 2/3 ft, 7 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 4 st, 1 bs, 1 to, 12 pts
• Sparks 12 min, 3/3 fg, 0/2 ft, 4 reb, 1 foul, 1 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 6 pts
• Banks 17 min, 2/8 fg, 0/3 threes, 1/2 ft, 4 reb, 5 fouls, 5 pts
• Cupps 14 min, 2/2 fg, 1/1 threes, 1 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 5 pts
• Newton 5 min, 0/2 fg, 0/2 threes, 0 pts
• Walker 7 min, 1/2 fg, 1 reb, 1 foul, 1 to, 2 pts
• TOTALS  31/72 fg (43%), 2/18 threes (11%), 10/18 ft (56%), 43 reb, 21 fouls, 15 ast, 9 st, 3 bs, 12 to, 74 pts

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Game 22:  Northwestern at Indiana

In a game that IU controlled three-fourths of the way, IU squandered their lead and found themselves in a tight one but were able to pull it out.  It was little used Jakai Newton playing the heroics, who entered the game with under a minute left after Trey Galloway fouled out and Gabe Cupps had proved ineffective.  Newton only played three minutes and made one field goal, but it was a big one as it clenched the game for IU in an 80-76 win.  IU is now 15-8 and 7-5 in conference.

Northwestern stats:  26/62 fg (42%), 7/27 threes (26%), 17/24 ft (71%), 34 reb, 21 fouls, 13 ast, 6 st, 3 bs, 13 to, 76 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson 32 min, 2/9 fg, 0/4 threes, 9/9 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 4 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 13 pts
• Galloway 29 min, 2/7 fg, 2/2 threes, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 5 fouls, 2 ast, 2 st, 2 to, 8 pts
• Mgbako 30 min, 8/11 fg, 2/2 threes, 6/7 ft, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 1 to, 24 pts
• Reneau 19 min, 4/6 fg, 1/1 ft, 6 reb, 5 fouls, 1 st, 2 to, 9 pts
• Ware 29 min, 3/5 fg, 6/7 ft, 7 reb, 4 fouls, 1 ast, 1 bs, 4 to, 12 pts
• Sparks 14 min, 1/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 to, 3 pts
• Banks 19 min, 3/4 fg, 1/1 threes, 2.2 ft, 7 reb, 1 foul, 2 st, 1 to, 9 pts
• Cupps 17 min, 0/5 fg, 0/3 threes, 2 reb, 1 st, 0 pts
• Newton 3 min, 1/1 fg, 2 pts
• Walker 9 min, 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 fouls, 1 st, 0 pts
• TOTAL 24/53 fg (45%), 5/12 threes (42%), 27/30 ft (90%), 39 reb, 21 fouls, 8 ast, 8 st, 1 bs, 15 to, 80 pts

TEAM stats:

• Johnson 33 mpg, 42% fg, 35% threes, 80% ft, 4.6 reb, 4.5 ast , 1.1 st, 3.3 to, 16.3 pts
• Mgbako 32 mpg, 47% fg, 39% threes, 78% ft, 6.2 reb, 1.3 ast, 1.0 st, 0.6 bs, 1.8 to, 12.4 pts
• Ware 29 mpg, 46% fg, 33% threes, 79% ft, 7.4 reb, 1.6 ast, 1.1 st, 2.1 bs, 1.7 to, 11.7 pts
• Reneau 22 mpg, 61% fg, 0% threes, 84% ft, 6.1 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.7 st, 0.4 bs, 0.8 to, 9.6 pts
• Banks 18 mpg, 54% fg, 41 % threes, 59% ft, 3.3 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.9 st, 0.5 bs, 1.9 to, 7.3 pts
• Galloway 29 mpg, 43% fg, 44% threes, 67% ft, 4.1 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.0 st, 0.2 bs, 0.8 to, 6.3 pts
• Sparks 13 mpg, 51% fg, 44% ft, 4.7 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.3 st, 0.3 bs, 1.6 to, 5.0 pts
• Cupps 16 mpg, 39% fg, 32% threes,  92% ft, 1.2 reb, 1.0 ast, 0.7 st, 0.1 to, 3.5 pts
• Walker 7 mpg, 47% fg, 73% ft, 1.2 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.2 st, 0.4 to, 2.7 pts
• Newton 5 mpg, 44% fg, 33% threes, 20% ft, 0.3 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.6 pts
• TOTALS:  47% fg, 37% threes, 73% ft, 39.0 reb, 13.2 ast, 7.2 st, 4.2 bs, 76.5 pts
• OPP 42% fg, 33% threes, 72% ft, 35.2 reb, 13.8 ast, 5.8 st, 2.9 bs, 14.2 to, 67.7 pts

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7 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Game 22:  Northwestern at Indiana

In a game that IU controlled three-fourths of the way, IU squandered their lead and found themselves in a tight one but were able to pull it out.  It was little used Jakai Newton playing the heroics, who entered the game with under a minute left after Trey Galloway fouled out and Gabe Cupps had proved ineffective.  Newton only played three minutes and made one field goal, but it was a big one as it clenched the game for IU in an 80-76 win.  IU is now 15-8 and 7-5 in conference.

Northwestern stats:  26/62 fg (42%), 7/27 threes (26%), 17/24 ft (71%), 34 reb, 21 fouls, 13 ast, 6 st, 3 bs, 13 to, 76 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson 32 min, 2/9 fg, 0/4 threes, 9/9 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 4 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 13 pts
• Galloway 29 min, 2/7 fg, 2/2 threes, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 5 fouls, 2 ast, 2 st, 2 to, 8 pts
• Mgbako 30 min, 8/11 fg, 2/2 threes, 6/7 ft, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 1 to, 24 pts
• Reneau 19 min, 4/6 fg, 1/1 ft, 6 reb, 5 fouls, 1 st, 2 to, 9 pts
• Ware 29 min, 3/5 fg, 6/7 ft, 7 reb, 4 fouls, 1 ast, 1 bs, 4 to, 12 pts
• Sparks 14 min, 1/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 to, 3 pts
• Banks 19 min, 3/4 fg, 1/1 threes, 2.2 ft, 7 reb, 1 foul, 2 st, 1 to, 9 pts
• Cupps 17 min, 0/5 fg, 0/3 threes, 2 reb, 1 st, 0 pts
• Newton 3 min, 1/1 fg, 2 pts
• Walker 9 min, 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 fouls, 1 st, 0 pts
• TOTAL 24/53 fg (45%), 5/12 threes (42%), 27/30 ft (90%), 39 reb, 21 fouls, 8 ast, 8 st, 1 bs, 15 to, 80 pts

TEAM stats:

• Johnson 33 mpg, 42% fg, 35% threes, 80% ft, 4.6 reb, 4.5 ast , 1.1 st, 3.3 to, 16.3 pts
• Mgbako 32 mpg, 47% fg, 39% threes, 78% ft, 6.2 reb, 1.3 ast, 1.0 st, 0.6 bs, 1.8 to, 12.4 pts
• Ware 29 mpg, 46% fg, 33% threes, 79% ft, 7.4 reb, 1.6 ast, 1.1 st, 2.1 bs, 1.7 to, 11.7 pts
• Reneau 22 mpg, 61% fg, 0% threes, 84% ft, 6.1 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.7 st, 0.4 bs, 0.8 to, 9.6 pts
• Banks 18 mpg, 54% fg, 41 % threes, 59% ft, 3.3 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.9 st, 0.5 bs, 1.9 to, 7.3 pts
• Galloway 29 mpg, 43% fg, 44% threes, 67% ft, 4.1 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.0 st, 0.2 bs, 0.8 to, 6.3 pts
• Sparks 13 mpg, 51% fg, 44% ft, 4.7 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.3 st, 0.3 bs, 1.6 to, 5.0 pts
• Cupps 16 mpg, 39% fg, 32% threes,  92% ft, 1.2 reb, 1.0 ast, 0.7 st, 0.1 to, 3.5 pts
• Walker 7 mpg, 47% fg, 73% ft, 1.2 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.2 st, 0.4 to, 2.7 pts
• Newton 5 mpg, 44% fg, 33% threes, 20% ft, 0.3 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.6 pts
• TOTALS:  47% fg, 37% threes, 73% ft, 39.0 reb, 13.2 ast, 7.2 st, 4.2 bs, 76.5 pts
• OPP 42% fg, 33% threes, 72% ft, 35.2 reb, 13.8 ast, 5.8 st, 2.9 bs, 14.2 to, 67.7 pts

Game 23 not 22...typo.

These sims make me wonder what really will happen in the coming season.  Still too many unknowns.  Even just before tipoffs of each game there are a lot of unknowns, of course.

What is the reasoning that XJ shot 2/13? (And then he gets 9/9 FT...)  NW Defense at the PG?

Cupps 0/5?  Walker 0/2? 

I wonder, what is someone to make of this sim season?

 

[Scotty R 3,674]

11 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Game 22:  Northwestern at Indiana

In a game that IU controlled three-fourths of the way, IU squandered their lead and found themselves in a tight one but were able to pull it out.  It was little used Jakai Newton playing the heroics, who entered the game with under a minute left after Trey Galloway fouled out and Gabe Cupps had proved ineffective.  Newton only played three minutes and made one field goal, but it was a big one as it clenched the game for IU in an 80-76 win.  IU is now 15-8 and 7-5 in conference.

Northwestern stats:  26/62 fg (42%), 7/27 threes (26%), 17/24 ft (71%), 34 reb, 21 fouls, 13 ast, 6 st, 3 bs, 13 to, 76 pts

IU stats:

• Johnson 32 min, 2/9 fg, 0/4 threes, 9/9 ft, 5 reb, 2 fouls, 4 ast, 1 st, 3 to, 13 pts
• Galloway 29 min, 2/7 fg, 2/2 threes, 2/2 ft, 4 reb, 5 fouls, 2 ast, 2 st, 2 to, 8 pts
• Mgbako 30 min, 8/11 fg, 2/2 threes, 6/7 ft, 4 reb, 2 fouls, 1 ast, 1 to, 24 pts
• Reneau 19 min, 4/6 fg, 1/1 ft, 6 reb, 5 fouls, 1 st, 2 to, 9 pts
• Ware 29 min, 3/5 fg, 6/7 ft, 7 reb, 4 fouls, 1 ast, 1 bs, 4 to, 12 pts
• Sparks 14 min, 1/3 fg, 1/2 ft, 2 reb, 2 to, 3 pts
• Banks 19 min, 3/4 fg, 1/1 threes, 2.2 ft, 7 reb, 1 foul, 2 st, 1 to, 9 pts
• Cupps 17 min, 0/5 fg, 0/3 threes, 2 reb, 1 st, 0 pts
• Newton 3 min, 1/1 fg, 2 pts
• Walker 9 min, 0/2 fg, 2 reb, 2 fouls, 1 st, 0 pts
• TOTAL 24/53 fg (45%), 5/12 threes (42%), 27/30 ft (90%), 39 reb, 21 fouls, 8 ast, 8 st, 1 bs, 15 to, 80 pts

TEAM stats:

• Johnson 33 mpg, 42% fg, 35% threes, 80% ft, 4.6 reb, 4.5 ast , 1.1 st, 3.3 to, 16.3 pts
• Mgbako 32 mpg, 47% fg, 39% threes, 78% ft, 6.2 reb, 1.3 ast, 1.0 st, 0.6 bs, 1.8 to, 12.4 pts
• Ware 29 mpg, 46% fg, 33% threes, 79% ft, 7.4 reb, 1.6 ast, 1.1 st, 2.1 bs, 1.7 to, 11.7 pts
• Reneau 22 mpg, 61% fg, 0% threes, 84% ft, 6.1 reb, 0.8 ast, 0.7 st, 0.4 bs, 0.8 to, 9.6 pts
• Banks 18 mpg, 54% fg, 41 % threes, 59% ft, 3.3 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.9 st, 0.5 bs, 1.9 to, 7.3 pts
• Galloway 29 mpg, 43% fg, 44% threes, 67% ft, 4.1 reb, 2.0 ast, 1.0 st, 0.2 bs, 0.8 to, 6.3 pts
• Sparks 13 mpg, 51% fg, 44% ft, 4.7 reb, 0.7 ast, 0.3 st, 0.3 bs, 1.6 to, 5.0 pts
• Cupps 16 mpg, 39% fg, 32% threes,  92% ft, 1.2 reb, 1.0 ast, 0.7 st, 0.1 to, 3.5 pts
• Walker 7 mpg, 47% fg, 73% ft, 1.2 reb, 0.5 ast, 0.2 st, 0.4 to, 2.7 pts
• Newton 5 mpg, 44% fg, 33% threes, 20% ft, 0.3 reb, 0.3 ast, 0.1 st, 0.1 to, 1.6 pts
• TOTALS:  47% fg, 37% threes, 73% ft, 39.0 reb, 13.2 ast, 7.2 st, 4.2 bs, 76.5 pts
• OPP 42% fg, 33% threes, 72% ft, 35.2 reb, 13.8 ast, 5.8 st, 2.9 bs, 14.2 to, 67.7 pts

I noticed you don't have Gunn in the lineup and I feel he will be a key contributor to this year's team

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1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

I noticed you don't have Gunn in the lineup and I feel he will be a key contributor to this year's team

Pc stellar limits teams to 10 man rosters.  In the case of Gunn, using Torvik ratings and expected improvement hid three point shooting percentage would still be so low to render him unplayable.  While I certainly think that last years shooting as a fluke, going on what has been established in game play last year doesn’t make him very good.

iMO, I also think at best he’s the 10th man in the rotation and will not be a big factor this year.