PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas — Indiana is looking for a Thanksgiving bounce back in The Bahamas as they face Gonzaga in a day two contest at the Battle 4 Atlantis.
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Indiana and Gonzaga tip at around 2:50 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
FINAL STATS
SECOND HALF
3:19 — media timeout. 85-66 Gonzaga. This one is all but over.
7:00 — media timeout. 76-58 Gonzaga. Indiana on a 2:17 scoring drought at the wrong time. Four Hoosiers have four fouls.
11:30 — media timeout. 70-51 Zags lead. They enjoy a 42-24 points in the paint edge despite not having a size advantage.
15:27 — media timeout. 64-43 Zags lead, although they’ve committed six second half fouls already.
We are underway.
HALFTIME STATS
FIRST HALF
3:25 — media timeout. 47-31 Gonzaga. 14-0 run for the Zags. IU has gone cold, missing eight straight shots.
7:15 — media timeout. 35-31 Gonzaga. Oumar Ballo has 17 first half points on a perfect 7-of-7 start against his former team. Gonzaga shooting 50% and they have 7 offensive rebounds. Both teams have 10 fouls.
11:53 — media timeout. Mackenzie Mgbako and Luke Goode hit threes to spark IU. It’s 21-18 Gonzaga. Ballo has a team high eight points.
15:53 — media timeout. Oumar Ballo has all six of IU’s points. It’s 13-6 Gonzaga.
18:28 — timeout Indiana. Zags force a timeout with a 6-0 open.
Indiana wins the tip.
PREGAME NOTES
Indiana guard Jakai Newton is listed as out for today’s game. No other players appear on the injury report.
The Hoosiers will be wearing home white uniforms.
Indiana will start Oumar Ballo, Malik Reneau, Mackenzie Mgbako, Kanaan Carlyle and Myles Rice.
Gonzaga will start Ryan Nembhard, Michael Ajayi, Nolan Hickman, Khalif Battle, and Graham Ike.
No. 3/4 Gonzaga (5-1) vs. No. 14/15 Indiana (4-1)
- Tip Time: Thursday, approximately 2:30 p.m. ET
- Location: Imperial Ballroom • Paradise Islands, The Bahamas
- Television: ESPN2 (Beth Mowins, Debbie Antonelli)
- Radio: IU Radio Network
- Stream: Watch ESPN
- Point Spread: Gonzaga is a 9.5 point favorite
- KenPom Projected Score: No. 5 Gonzaga 84, No. 60 Indiana 73
- History: The series is tied, 2-2.
- Last Meeting: Gonzaga won 70-54 on Dec. 6, 2008.
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