IU Basketball vs Chattanooga — Live updates and discussion thread (FINAL)

Follow along with live updates below as Indiana hosts Chattanooga.

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Indiana and Chattanooga tip-off at Noon ET on BTN.

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FINAL: Indiana 74, Chattanooga 65

SECOND HALF

Hoosiers lead 67-61 with 2:40 left.

Ugly second half of the second half. Indiana is one of their last nine from the field, and just broke a six-minute scoring drought.
They’re lucky Chattanooga has also been struggling. The Mocs are one for their last eight.

Indiana up 64-56 with 7:53 left.

Game not entirely out of reach for Chattanooga. Indiana have zero makes from their last five attempts.
Indiana has been doing well on ball security this game. Only six turnovers so far.

Hoosiers up 61-51 with 11:23 left in the game.

Tale of two halves once again inside Bloomington. Hoosiers outscoring the Mocs 20-13 in the second half.
Mackenzie Mgbako and Malik Reneau each with 12 points, which leads the Hoosiers. Ballo with 9, Carlyle with 8.

Indiana with a 51-42 lead with 16:46 left.

Quick start for the Hoosiers on offense. Two made threes to start out, one from Mgbako and Galloway.

HALFTIME: Indiana 41, Chattanooga 38

FIRST HALF

Chattanooga up 37-33 with 3:22 left in the half.

The Mocs are shooting 51 percent from the field, and 46 percent on three-pointers. Lackadaiscial effort so far on defense.
Kanaan Carlyle leads Indiana scoring with six points. Every player who has appeared for Indiana has scored.

The Mocs hold a 28-25 lead with 7:22 left in the first half.

Hoosiers are 2-9 from beyond the arc so far this afternoon, with multiple wide-open looks.

UTC with a 21-16 lead over the Hoosiers with 11:45 in the half.

The crowd has not been given a reason to get excited yet for this game. Chattanooga is knocking down shots and moving the ball very well on offense. Different story for Indiana, who are 1-for-6 from three-point range, and 7-for-14 overall.
Trey Bonham has nine early points for the Mocs, but only averages 13 a game. He’s been getting way too open on the perimeter,

Chattanooga leads 13-12 with 15:01 in the first half.

Trey Galloway picks up two quick fouls and will head to the bench. Carlyle in for him.
Mocs shooting 56% from the field on 5-of-9 shooting. A few easy buckets for them to start out.

Going to be a heavy hometown crowd the next few games as winter break is on for IU students. Main level still pretty empty 20 minutes until tip.
Usual starters for IU: Rice, Galloway, Mgbako, Reneau, Ballo

Game Day Essentials:

Tip Time: Noon Eastern, Saturday
Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind.
Television: BTN (Wayne Randazzo, Stephen Bardo)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
Stream: Fox Sports
Point Spread: Indiana is a 14.5-point favorite
KenPom Projected Score: Indiana 85 Chattanooga 71
History: Indiana leads the series, 3-0
Last Meeting: IU 99, UTC 74 on March 17, 2016 in Des Moines, Iowa (NCAA Tournament Round of 64)
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