National Basketball Association
Indiana 100, Central Conn. St. 69
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 8, 2012
Where: Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials:
# Chuck Bullock, # Bill Ek, # Ray Perone
Attendance:
17472
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No. 1 Indiana 100, Central Connecticut State 69: Preseason National Player of the Year Cody Zeller scored 19 points and grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds for the seventh double-double of his career to lead the host Hoosiers.
Junior guard Victor Oladipo added 15 points, nine rebounds and a career-high five steals for Indiana (9-0), which used a 23-2 run midway through the first half to break the game open. The spurt was punctuated by an end-to-end drive and power dunk by Oladipo over forward Terrell Allen that brought the Assembly Hall crowd to its feet and increased Indiana's lead to 39-18.
Junior guard Matt Hunter had a career-high 40 points, including 6-of-11 3-pointers, for Central Connecticut State (4-4), which didn't start a player taller than 6-6 and was outrebounded, 52-25, by the Hoosiers.
Oladipo also played strong defense on Blue Devil guard Kyle Vinales, who entered the game as the nation's top scorer with a 25.9 average. Vinales finished with seven points on 3-of-15 shooting.
Senior forward Christian Watford, making his 103rd start for the Hoosiers, finished with a team-high 21 points while forward Will Sheehey added 12 points and six rebounds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Indiana came into the game leading the nation in scoring (87.8) and point differential (plus 31.8). ... Hoosier sophomore F Austin Etherington had to be taken off the court on a stretcher with an a left knee injury after a collision under the basket with Allen. ... Central Connecticut State, which came into the game leading the nation in free throw shooting at 83.6 percent, went 13-of-16 from the line (81.3).
Top Game Performances
| Central Conn. St. |
|
Indiana |
|
Matt Hunter 40 |
Scoring |
Christian Watford 21 |
|
Kyle Vinales 5 |
Assists |
Kevin Ferrell 6 |
|
Matt Hunter 7 |
Rebounds |
Cody Zeller 19 |
|
Matt Hunter 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Cody Zeller 5 |
|
Malcolm McMillan 3 |
Steals |
Victor Oladipo 5 |
|
Matt Hunter 1 |
Blocks |
Victor Oladipo 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Central Conn. St.
|
69 |
33.3 |
8-28 |
13-16 |
11 |
25 |
1 |
7 |
16 |
| Indiana
|
100 |
54.2 |
7-21 |
15-20 |
20 |
52 |
5 |
9 |
15 |
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