Puerto Rico Trip 8/5 - 8/12

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1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

No I have not.  I did see we were 3-10 on 3s in the 1st Q.  Couple of the different X accounts also implying this is pretty weak competition.

All I care about there is 10 attempts in 10 minutes.  Let them fly.  A little rust in a live game situation is to be expected. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,296]

49-23 Halftime

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6 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

No I have not.  I did see we were 3-10 on 3s in the 1st Q.  Couple of the different X accounts also implying this is pretty weak competition.

Trevor Andershock before the game said they look like an NAIA team at best with IU having a big size advantage.

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Unofficial box score

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Josh Pos

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Osterman -

The Hoosiers pulled away comfortably in the last 5-7 minutes of the half. Bayamon was scoreless for at least the last four minutes (live stats aren't available), and again, Bayamon just didn't have the quality to hang on.

There was a telling moment near the end of the first half, when Conerway found Enright on the run with just one defender near him. Instead of reaching for the easy layup, Enright threw a hard pass to DeVries on the wing.

DeVries' 3 didn't go in, but the emphasis alone spoke volumes. Indiana is intent upon being a team that runs the floor, spaces it and scores from all over it. I could count on one hand the number of designed post-ups Indiana ran in the half-court across those two quarters.

This is what Darian DeVries promised. It's still striking to see.

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Enright giving it up & not even an assist: https://x.com/i/status/1953241822186328190

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Great. Build some confidence from this first game and chemistry on the trip. Fair to assume the friendly with Mega will be a different story, but that doesn't matter. Nice way to get some momentum rolling within the program after 10 practices. Easily the most anticipation I've had for IUBB in a decade at least.

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Bring on Mega SuperBet!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,296]

Well of course.

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Osterman confirmed that Jason Drake did not travel with the team.  Stayed in Bloomington to continue rehabbing.

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22 3-point attempts in the 1st half.  

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Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

22 3-point attempts in the 1st half.  

How many were made?

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,296]

61-23.  A 12-0 run to open the second half.

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Osterman just said we were 6-21 on 3s in the 1st half.

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4 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

61-23.  A 12-0 run to open the second half.

There was at least a 10-0 run to end the half so it’s at least a 22 point run

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Josh Pos - Sam Alexis is by leaps and bounds the tallest player on the floor. It is to his advantage. He has Indiana's first double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

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Sisley with team high 14

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Sisley with 14! 

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Sisley currently our leading scorer with 14.  Several coming on offensive rebound putbacks.