Written by: TJ Inman
The Indiana Hoosiers overcame a 12-point second half deficit to knock off Western Kentucky 79-74 in Evansville to close out the exhibition season. Both teams struggled from the field as the game lacked rhythm due to a combined 52 fouls and 62 free throw attempts. Bryce Lindsay led the way for the Hoosiers again as the Villanova transfer scored 20 points. Western Kentucky’s Teagan Moore had 30 points to lead all scorers but the Hoosiers came back largely thanks to a lineup that consisted of Sam Alexis, Bryce Lindsay, Vaughn Karvala, Prince Alexander-Moody and Trevor Manhertz.
The Hoosiers begin the regular season on November 2 against Eastern Illinois.
Standout Statistics
-Markus Burton had a really poor outing. The Notre Dame transfer was 1-11 from the field and regularly struggled to finish plays. It’s fair to be a little bit concerned about the player that is expected to lead IU in scoring. He was invisible at the FISU Americas Games in Peru, had foul trouble against Butler and was very average against North Carolina before struggling mightily today…