Opening Tip
• Indiana University continues its 125th season of competition in men’s basketball with a non-conference tilt against Miami (Ohio) on Friday, Dec. 6, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will be broadcast on BTN with Connor Onion (pxp) and Shon Morris (analyst) on the call.
• The RedHawks enter the game with a record of 5-2 under third-year head coach head coach Travis Steele. Junior guard Peter Suder, a Carmel High School graduate, leads Miami (Ohio) in scoring at 17.4 points per game. Redshirt sophomore wing Kam Craft (14.1) and sophomore wing Eian Elmer (14.0) give the RedHawks a trio of double-figure scorers.
Game Information
Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) • Bloomington, Ind.
TV: BTN (Connor Onion, Shon Morris)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Series History: Indiana leads, 22-3
Last Meeting: IU 86, MIAMI 56 on Nov. 20, 2022, in Indianapolis
Series History
• Indiana holds a series record of 22-3 over Miami (Ohio). The Hoosiers have won six straight, 16 of the last 17, and 14-of-16 games in Bloomington in the series.
• All-American forward Trayce Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers to an 86-56 victory over the RedHawks with 17 points, 16 rebounds, and three assists on Nov. 20, 2022, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Jalen Hood-Schifino added 12 points and Miller Kopp scored 10 points in the game.
Last Time Out
• Indiana (6-2) received 36 bench points, including a season-high 18 points from senior forward Luke Goode to down Sam Houston by a score of 97-71 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Illinois transfer knocked down a career-best five 3-pointers in 17 minutes.
• Junior forward Malik Reneau secured his third double-double of his career with 18 points, 10 rebounds, five assists, and three steals. He is one of two major conference players (Ian Schieffelin, Clemson) to reach those numbers in a game this season
• Redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice bounced back with a game-high 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor to go along with three rebounds and three assists. Fifth-year senior guard Anthony Leal posted four points, four rebounds, four assists, and two assists. He was a game-high +39 in 25 minutes of run off the bench.
Second-Year Leap for Mgbako
• Sophomore forward Mackenzie Mgbako scored a career-high 31 points on 13-of-17 shooting from the floor and 4-of-5 shots from behind the arc in Indiana’s victory over SIUE on Nov. 6 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
• Mgbako is averaging 16.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game while shooting 54.7% (47-of-86) from the field, 48.6% (17-of-35) from behind the arc, and 92.0% (23-of-25) from the charity stripe.
• The Gladstone, N.J., native is one of two Big Ten players (John Tonje Wisconsin) to average at least 15.0 points per game while shooting above 50.0% from the floor, 40.0% from the 3-point line, and 90.0% from the free throw line this season.
It’s Goode from Three
• Senior forward Luke Goode drilled a career-best five 3-pointers against Sam Houston on Dec. 3 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. He is the first IU player to hit at least five 3s in a game since Jalen Hood-Schifino (6) on Jan. 28, 2023, and the first to do it off the bench since Tamar Bates on Dec. 7, 2022.
• Goode the first IU player to score at least 18 points off the bench since Anthony Walker on Dec. 19, 2023, and the first to do it in 17 minutes or less since Jeremy Hollowell (18 points, 17 minutes) on Nov. 26, 2013.
• The Fort Wayne, Ind., native shot 38.9% (61-of-157) from the 3-point line for an Illinois team that made and Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament last season.
The Leal Deal
• Fifth-year senior guard Anthony Leal was a team-best + 39 in Indiana’s 97-71 victory over Sam Houston on Dec. 3 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. He added four points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals in the win.
• The 2020 Mr. Basketball in the state of Indiana set or matched career highs in points (13), rebounds (7), blocks (1), made field goals (4), made 3-pointers (3), and made free throws (2) in IU’s 74-68 victory over Iowa on Jan. 30, 2024.
• Leal knocked down the game-winning baseline triple with 22 seconds left at Ohio State on Feb. 6, 2024. He also tipped in the winning bucket with five seconds left in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on March 14, 2024, against Penn State.
Reneau for Two
• Junior forward Malik Reneau is averaging 15.0 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, both rank second on the team. The Miami, Fla., native is shooting 60.0% (45-of-75) from the floor and 90.0% (27-of-30) from the free throw line in 27.4 minutes per game.
• He is one of three major conference players (Fousseyni Traore, BYU; Lynn Kidd, Miami) to average at least 10.0 points per game while shooting 60.0% from the floor and 90.0% from the free throw line.
• Reneau has tallied 15-plus points 24 times in his career, including five games this season, and topped the 20-point threshold nine times. IU holds a record of 16-8 in games Reneau scores at least 15 points throughout his career.