BLOOMINGTON, IN - OCTOBER 29, 2022 - the Indiana Hoosiers Men's Basketball team during the game between the Marian Knights and the Indiana Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Kamaron Farver/Indiana Athletics

IU basketball vs. St. Francis — live blog and discussion thread (FINAL)

The Daily Hoosier will be live at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for IU basketball’s second exhibition against St. Francis.

Check back for updates beginning at around 5:45 p.m. Eastern, and use the below discussion thread for both pre-game and during the contest.

The game tips at 7 p.m. Eastern on BTN Plus.

This story will be updated continuously throughout the evening.

Final Box Score

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2nd Half

FINAL:  Indiana 104  St. Francis 59.  Trayce Jackson-Davis leads the way for IU with 19 points.  Jalen Hood-Schifino and Malik Reneau add 15.

Under 4 timeout.  Indiana 93  St. Francis 52.

Under 8 timeout. Indiana 85  St. Francis 48.  Indiana 7-of-15 from three.

Under 12 timeout.  Indiana 74  St. Francis 44. 11:35 left.  Jackson-Davis with 19, Hood-Schifino with 15.  Indiana shooting 64 percent from the field.

Under 16 timeout.  Indiana 64  St. Francis 33.  16:00 left.

Timeout Indiana.  Hoosiers lead 64-33 with 16:48 left.  Jackson-Davis with 15 points, Hood-Schifino with 13 including 3-of-3 from three.

The second half is underway.

Halftime Stats

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First Half Notes

Halftime:  Indiana 53  St. Francis 24.

Under 4 timeout:  Indiana 41  St. Francis 20.  3:19 remaining.  Jackson-Davis now leads IU with nine.  He’s led the break on a couple plays in the last two minutes.  One resulted in a give-and-go with Xavier Johnson and a left-handed Jackson-Davis dunk.

Under 8 timeout:  Indiana 32  St. Francis 18.  6:59 remaining.  Hood-Schifino and Reneau with seven points apiece.  IU’s bench with a 14-3 edge.  Reneau, Gunn, Galloway, Geronimo and Bates have all played off the bench.

Timeout St. Francis:  Indiana 25  St. Francis 14.  9:51 remaining.

Under 12 timeout:  Indiana 18  St. Francis 13.  11:47 remaining.  Jalen Hood-Schifino with seven points to lead IU.  He’s 3-of-4 from the field and just completed a pretty behind the back move for a transition layup.

Malik Reneau first off the bench in this one after starting in place of Jackson-Davis in the first game.

Under 16 timeout:  Indiana 11  St. Francis 11, 15:32 remaining.  Xavier Johnson and Trayce Jackson-Davis each with four points to lead IU.  St. Francis has started the game 5-of-9 from the field.

Trayce Jackson-Davis with a dunk on the first play, but it was clear he didn’t want to dunk hard with his injured right thumb.

Game Day Essentials

Indiana vs. St. Francis (Exhibition)

  • Tip Time: Thursday, 7 p.m. Eastern
  • Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
  • Television/Stream: BTN Plus (Jack Edwards, Max Parker, Abby Haymond)
  • IU Radio Network: IU Radio Network
  • Series: First meeting
  • In-game Stats:  Live stats

Pre-game Notes:

Starting five:  Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, Miller Kopp, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Xavier Johnson.

Note from IU Athletics:  Indiana sophomore center Logan Duncomb (illness) and freshman forward Kaleb Banks (illness) will be inactive tonight against Saint Francis. No further questions will be addressed at this point. The program will provide further details when available.

  • Trayce Jackson-Davis is in uniform
  • Tamar Bates is in uniform
  • Malik Reneau is in uniform
  • Kaleb Banks not in uniform
  • Logan Duncomb not in uniform

See Also:

Saint Francis junior guard Brayton Bailey is the son of Indiana great Damon Bailey. The Bedford native averaged 19.6  points, 4.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game during his 1994 All- American season that ended with a trip to the Sweet 16.  Bailey, the 1990 Indiana Mr. Basketball, played in 108 IU victories, including an IU-record 11 NCAA Tournament wins.

Son of an IU basketball legend to start against Hoosiers in Thursday exhibition


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