National Basketball Association
Indiana 90, Eastern Illinois 55
When: 12:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 10, 2024
Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Mike Reed, # Jason Phillips
Attendance:
17222
By Field Level Media
Mackenzie Mgbako scored a game-high 18 points Sunday and No. 17 Indiana erupted in the second half to blow out Eastern Illinois 90-55 in Bloomington, Ind.
Malik Reneau and Oumar Ballo each added 17 points for the Hoosiers (2-0), while Bryson Tucker came off the bench to net 12. Indiana made 61.3 percent of its field-goal attempts, including 64.7 percent after halftime, and drew 26 assists off 38 made baskets.
Nakyel Shelton scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half to pace the Panthers (1-2), who absorbed their second lopsided loss this week against a Big Ten opponent. They were routed in Monday night's season opener at Illinois 112-67.
Zion Fruster added 13 points for Eastern Illinois and Artese Stapleton scored 12 points. The Panthers made only 5 of 30 shots after halftime (16.7 percent) after they shot 59.3 percent from the floor in the first half.
Eastern Illinois owned a 37-36 edge at halftime and expanded it to 43-38 with 18:48 remaining when Sekou Kalle scored in transition off a turnover. Beginning with Ballo's layup on the next possession, Indiana outscored the Panthers 52-12 over the final 18:38.
Reneau's layup with 16:53 left put the Hoosiers ahead for good and the margin quickly ballooned. It reached double figures at 56-45 on Tucker's layup at the 13:23 mark and got to 20 at 68-48 when Luke Goode drilled a 3-pointer with 10:08 remaining.
It was a 180-degree turn from the first half, when Eastern Illinois ran the motion offense that coach Marty Simmons learned when he played for Bob Knight at Indiana 40 years ago.
Shelton started the game with a 3-pointer and the Panthers not only connected on 16 of 27 attempts from the floor but nailed half their 3-pointers. Eastern Illinois used a 17-5 run late in the first half to erase a seven-point deficit and went into the break ahead 37-36.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Eastern Illinois |
|
Indiana |
|
Nakyel Shelton 17 |
Scoring |
Mackenzie Mgbako 18 |
|
Artese Stapleton 4 |
Assists |
Trey Galloway 8 |
|
Kooper Jacobi 6 |
Rebounds |
Oumar Ballo 9 |
|
Artese Stapleton 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Mackenzie Mgbako 2 |
|
Artese Stapleton 5 |
Steals |
Mackenzie Mgbako 2 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Oumar Ballo 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Eastern Illinois
|
55 |
36.8 |
7-20 |
6-9 |
8 |
24 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
| Indiana
|
90 |
61.3 |
6-18 |
8-12 |
26 |
36 |
6 |
11 |
12 |
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