
Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Indiana Hoosiers
· NCAA Men's BasketballMyles Rice scores 21 points, Oumar Ballo adds double-double to help Indiana beat Rutgers 84-74
Mackenzie Mgbako added 16 points, Trey Galloway had 11 and Luke Goode nine for Indiana. They each made three of the Hoosiers' 12 shots from long range.
Indiana (11-3, 2-1 Big Ten) has won seven of its last eight games. Rutgers (8-6, 1-2) entered having won nine of the last 11 games in the series.
Freshman Ace Bailey scored a career-high 39 points on 16-of-29 shooting to lead Rutgers. He also grabbed eight rebounds, made four of the Scarlet Knights’ six 3-pointers and blocked four shots.
Rutgers' freshman Dylan Harper did not play due to illness. Harper had the program's first triple-double since 1983 (16 points, 12 assists, 11 rebounds) in a 91-64 win over Columbia on Monday.
Indiana closed the first half on a 17-5 run for a 41-34 halftime advantage. Rutgers shot 50% (14 of 28) from the field in the first half to Indiana’s 38% (16 of 42), but the Hoosiers were 7 of 15 from long range.
The Hoosiers opened the second half on a 15-4 surge to stretch the lead to 56-38. Bailey made consecutive 3-pointers to end a 14-2 run that pulled Rutgers to 58-52 with 9:05 remaining. Goode answered with a 3 and the Hoosiers held a double-digit lead for nearly the rest of the way.
Indiana plays at Penn State on Sunday.
Rutgers begins a three-game home stand with Wisconsin on Sunday followed by ranked-teams Purdue and UCLA.
This story has been updated to correct Rice's scoring total to 21 points, not 19.
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2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 84 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 74 - 84 |
2nd 0:21 | Jamichael Davis made Layup. | 74 - 84 |
2nd 0:28 | Lathan Sommerville Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 84 |
2nd 0:29 | Anthony Leal missed Free Throw. | 72 - 84 |
Statistics
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27-61 | FG | 28-72 |
44.3 | Field Goal % | 38.9 |
6-21 | 3PT | 12-27 |
28.6 | Three Point % | 44.4 |
14-23 | FT | 16-25 |
60.9 | Free Throw % | 64.0 |
36 | Rebounds | 48 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
29 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
7 | Assists | 16 |
3 | Steals | 4 |
4 | Blocks | 3 |
11 | Turnovers | 8 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
12 | Points Off Turnovers | 19 |
6 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
28 | Points in Paint | 30 |
21 | Fouls | 21 |
7 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information

Location: Bloomington, IN
Attendance: 13,843 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 18-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |