No. 24 Hoosiers Rout Nicholls State, 111-47
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Four Hoosiers scored in double figures as Indiana routed Nicholls State on Sunday afternoon in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, 111-47. Redshirt-junior guard Ali Patberg finished just shy of a triple-double with 17 points, eight rebounds and nine assists in only 24 minutes. Freshman Mackenzie Holmes added a game-high 22 points on a perfect 9-for-9 shooting from the field.
KEY MOMENTS
• The Hoosiers opened up the game on a 15-0 run, drawing a Nicholls timeout at the 5:44 mark in the first quarter. Indiana never trailed in the contest.
• Holmes had a put-back layup as time expired in the first quarter to give the Hoosiers a 35-12 lead.
• Indiana opened the second quarter on an 8-0 run and hit the 50-point mark with 4:36 remaining on a junior guard Jaelynn Penn layup that was assisted by Patberg.
• A 3-pointer by junior guard Chanel Wilson with 18 seconds remaining in the first half put the Hoosiers over the 60-point mark as the Hoosiers lead 62-17 at the half.
• The Hoosiers started the third quarter on a 10-5 run in the first 3:46 and a sophomore guard Grace Berger steal that led to a Penn layup triggered a Nicholls State timeout with 6:14 remaining.
• Freshman center Hannah Noveroske scored her first career points on a layup at the 1:24 mark in the third quarter. The Hoosiers led 88-29 after three quarters.
• Sophomore forward Aleksa Gulbe put the Hoosiers over the 100-point mark with a jumper at the 5:51 mark in the fourth quarter. This basket was part of an 11-0 run for the Hoosiers.
• Freshman guard Grace Waggoner made her first career field goal with 2:05 remaining in the game on a layup that was assisted by junior guard Keyanna Warthen. The basket gave Indiana its largest lead of the game at 70.
NOTABLE
• Indiana improved to 2-0 on the season for the seventh straight year.
• The 35 points scored by Indiana in the first quarter were the most scored in a quarter by the Hoosiers since Jan. 13, 2019 when they scored 37 in the first quarter against Wisconsin.
• The Hoosiers scored 62 points in the first half, which is the first time the Hoosiers have scored at least 60 points in a half since Nov. 25, 2018 against Northern Illinois when they scored 60 in the second half.
• Indiana’s 64-point margin of victory is the second largest all-time only behind its 76-point victory against Taylor on Feb. 21, 1975.
• The Hoosiers set a new team record with 33 assists in a single game. Patberg led the team with nine.
• Holmes shot a perfect 9-for-9 from the field and Indiana shot the ball 45-of-71 from the field (63.4 percent), which is fifth all-time in single game shooting percentages. The Hoosiers also made 15-of-19 free throws (78.9 percent), while holding Nicholls State to 15-of-58 shooting (25.9 percent).
• The Hoosiers forced 20 turnovers defensively, which included 11 steals.
• The Hoosiers scored 68 of their 111 points in the paint and added 55 off of the bench.
• Indiana won the rebounding battle 49-24 and grabbed 14 offensive rebounds that led to 19 second chance points.
• Gulbe’s jump shot in the fourth quarter put the Hoosiers over the 100-point mark for the first time since March 1, 2018 in a four-overtime game against Michigan State during the Big Ten Tournament when the Hoosiers won, 111-109.
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QUOTABLE
Head Coach Teri Moren
“We’re pleased with another victory here in front of our home fans and crowd. I’m really proud with how we shared the ball today, with 33 assists. Our game goal is 15 plus, and I thought we obviously exceeded that today. The fact that we had only 33 assists and only 10 turnovers, it says a lot about our team and their willingness to not only share the ball but also take care of the basketball. I’m really pleased with Makenzie Holmes and how she played today. Ali Patberg was much better than she was on Thursday night. So overall just a really sound 40 minutes and that was the goal. Right after the first quarter, it was really us playing the scoreboard at that point. I told the kids not to pay attention and just do the things that we are trying to get better, that we want to work and that we want to improve on. We know that as we go down through the month of November things are going to pick up and get way more difficult. It really came down to really worrying about us for about three-fourths of that game and just doing the things that we know we are going to have to do in order to put ourselves in a position to win some games.”
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers return home to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for the final game of a three-game home stretch to begin the year at 2 p.m. on Nov. 17 against Jackson State.