National Basketball Association
Indiana 81, Oakland 54
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Where: Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials:
# Pat Driscoll, # Larry Scirotto, # Gene Steratore
Attendance:
17472
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Indiana 81, Oakland 54: Evan Gordon made his first eight shots en route to a season-high 26 points as the host Hoosiers rolled.
Gordon finished 10-for-12 from the floor and chipped in a team-high three steals for Indiana (8-2), which picked up its 36th straight home win against a non-conference opponent. Troy Williams scored 13 points and Yogi Ferrell added 11.
Mitch Baenziger had four 3-pointers in a 5-for-5 showing and finished with 14 points to pace the Grizzlies (2-8), who were outrebounded 52-28. Leading scorer Travis Bader was 2-for-15 from the floor and missed all 10 of his long-range attempts, snapping the nation's longest streak of consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer at 62.
Two games removed from a 52-point effort against Syracuse's stingy zone defense, the Hoosiers had 50 in the first half alone of this one, taking a 20-point lead into the locker room. Gordon was 6-for-6 in the opening stanza and had a pair of steals in a 6-2 burst early in the second that helped Indiana push the advantage to 58-36.
Gordon, who broke out for 15 points in his previous game, buried a jumper and a 3-pointer on consecutive possessions to make it a 23-point game midway through the half. The senior followed up his first miss with another make from beyond the arc with 8:05 to go as the Hoosiers led by as many as 31 points down the stretch.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Oakland has lost 10 straight road games. ... The last time Bader failed to record a 3-pointer was Dec. 30, 2011, at South Dakota. ... Noah Vonleh and Jeremy Hollowell had 10 rebounds apiece for the Hoosiers.
Top Game Performances
Oakland |
|
Indiana |
Mitch Baenziger 14 |
Scoring |
Evan Gordon 26 |
Mitch Baenziger 1 |
Assists |
Jeremy Hollowell 4 |
Tommie McCune 5 |
Rebounds |
Jeremy Hollowell 10 |
Travis Bader 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Stanford Robinson 3 |
Duke Mondy 7 |
Steals |
Evan Gordon 3 |
Duke Mondy 1 |
Blocks |
Evan Gordon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Oakland
|
54 |
32.2 |
4-20 |
12-19 |
6 |
23 |
3 |
11 |
10 |
Indiana
|
81 |
50.0 |
9-21 |
12-17 |
14 |
51 |
3 |
6 |
16 |