Quick thoughts on a 98-51 win against Alabama A&M:
Key moments in IU’s victory
Lamar Wilkerson’s hot start
Lamar Wilkerson’s regular-season debut as a Hoosier got off to a strong start.
At the under-12 media timeout, transfer Sam Houston had 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting, including 3-for-4 on 3-pointers.
Wilkerson made IU’s first 3-pointer, made a 3-pointer, was fouled and then hit a 3-pointer from well out of NBA range. That third triple extended the IU lead to 18 points at 23-5 and forced an Alabama A&M timeout.
Indiana’s first half free throw parade
Indiana’s offensive performance in the first half – 58 points and 1.57 points per possession – was partly due to its ability to get to the line.
The Hoosiers attempted fourteen free throws in the first half and made them all. IU’s (FTA/FGA) free throw percentage in the first 20 minutes was over 45 percent.
Reed Bailey went 7-for-7 from the line in the first half, Sam Alexis went 4-for-4, Tayton Conerway made both attempts and Wilkerson made his only attempt.
Bailey’s back-to-back dunks put IU up 40
In the span of 15 seconds in the second half, Conerway and Bailey combined for a pair of dunks that brought the Assembly Hall crowd to their feet.
At 16:41 of the second half, Conerway found Bailey off a throw to the basket for an easy two-handed dunk.
And after taking the ball from Sami Pissis on Alabama A&M’s next possession, Conerway threw a pass off the backboard in transition to Bailey, who flushed a thunderous dunk to give IU a 40-point lead.
Notable artists
Bailey finished with a team-high 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting from the field. Wilkerson had 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting, including a 4-for-10 mark on 3s. Tucker DeVries surpassed the 2,000-point mark for his career, finishing with 18 points. DeVries also had 10 rebounds and four assists.
Two other Hoosiers finished in double figures – Sam Alexis had 17 points on 6-for-7 shooting – and Tayton Conerway finished with 14 points and five assists.
Statistics that stand out
Indiana shot 62.1 percent from the field, a perfect 16-for-16 from the free throw line and had 23 assists on 36 made field goals. The Hoosiers allowed just 0.73 points per possession.
Final individual IU stats
Latest pace free stats
Assembly Call after the game show
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