Indiana returns to motion tonight at Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor towards Miami (OH). The RedHawks are 5-2 and have gained three straight.
The sport will tip at 7 p.m. ET on BTN:
Indiana will look to construct on Tuesday’s 97-71 rout towards Sam Houston State when it hosts Miami (OH) tonight. It will likely be the twenty sixth assembly between the 2 packages and the Hoosiers lead the sequence 22-3.
Indiana and Miami final performed in 2022 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and the Hoosiers cruised to an 86-56 victory.
Beneath Travis Steele, the RedHawks are on an upward trajectory and have been picked to complete sixth within the Mid-American Convention.
MEET THE REDHAWKS
Miami is led by a pair of transfers, 6-foot-5 wing Peter Suder and 6-foot-6 wing Kam Craft.
Suder, a Carmel product, spent the primary two seasons of his school profession at Bellarmine College in Louisville. He’s Miami’s main scorer by way of seven video games — all begins — and scored 42 factors in 38 minutes in his final recreation towards Air Drive.
Suder is taking pictures 58.8 % from the sphere, 34.5 % on 3s and 81.8 % from the free throw line.
Craft started his profession at Xavier and has scored in double figures six instances. His 14.1 factors per recreation rank second on the roster and he shoots 39.2 % on 3s (51 makes an attempt).
Cincinnati native Eian Elmer is Miami’s third starter averaging in double figures at 14 factors per recreation. He’s additionally a succesful 3-point shooter, pulling down 15 of his 36 makes an attempt from distance (41.7 %). The 6-foot-6 sophomore is Miami’s second-leading rebounder (5.6 per recreation) and has a team-high 14 steals.
Level guard Mekhi Cooper is a 6-foot-1 sophomore who is proscribed offensively however is a strong defender and free-throw shooter. Cooper is taking pictures simply 39.4 % on 2s for his profession and 27.9 % on 3s however converts at a 79 % clip from the stripe. He additionally has a team-high 23 assists.
Rutgers switch Antwone Woolfolk begins on the 5 for the RedHawks and the Cleveland native brings professional measurement within the paint. Woolfolk is 6-foot-9 and 235 kilos and is averaging 8.4 factors and 6.4 rebounds in 24.4 minutes per recreation.
Freshman guard Luke Skaljac comes off the bench and is 6-foot-7 on 3s and 13-for-17 total from the sphere in seven video games. The 6-foot-2 guard is fifth on the staff in scoring at 5.1 factors per recreation.
Different rotation names to know are 6-foot sophomore guard Evan Ipsaro, 6-foot-8 freshman ahead Brant Byers and 7-foot-1 sophomore Reece Potter.
Ipsaro supplies level guard depth and has dished out just below two assists per recreation in restricted minutes (13.4). Byers is simply 8-for-28 (28.6 %) from the sphere in seven video games. And Potter isn’t a lot of a scoring risk – 15 factors in 5 video games – however his measurement may put him in line for a possibility towards Indiana’s imposing frontline.
TEMPO-FREE PREVIEW
Like most of IU’s opponents, Miami takes and makes extra 3-pointers than the Hoosiers. The RedHawks generate 35.9 % of their factors off of 3s, which ranks 83rd nationally. The Hoosiers rating simply 23.7 % of their factors from the perimeter (333rd). With Suder, Craft and Elmer all succesful from the perimeter, the Hoosiers should be sharp on defensive rotations and closeouts.
The RedHawks don’t generate a lot offense from the free throw line and are scoring simply 12.4 % of their factors from the road (356th). Miami could be very environment friendly – 57 % – on 2s and ranks within the prime 65 in efficient discipline aim proportion by way of seven video games.
Defensively, Miami permits its opponents to shoot 56.6 % on 2s and relies on forcing turnovers to succeed. The RedHawks rank thirty seventh within the nation in defensive turnover proportion (22). The RedHawks are additionally stellar on the defensive glass as their opponents solely seize 27.1 % of their missed pictures.
Each groups prefer to play with tempo as Miami ranks 131st in adjusted tempo and the Hoosiers are forty ninth.
WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO
The KenPom projection is Indiana by 15 with a 91 % likelihood of a Hoosier victory. Bart Torvik tasks a 20-point win for the Hoosiers and a 94 % likelihood of victory.
Miami has already performed two true highway video games and break up these alternatives. On Nov. 4, the RedHawks beat Appalachian State 77-63 to open the season, however they fell 94-67 to Michigan on the Crisler Middle on Nov. 18.
Indiana’s bench offered a much-needed spark in Tuesday’s win towards Sam Houston State and the Hoosiers must discover a solution to get related power from the beginning lineup. With Large Ten play shortly approaching, Indiana’s protection should get higher in a rush because the second half efficiency towards Sam Houston State gained’t get it carried out towards most convention foes.
The keys for an Indiana win: limiting turnovers, higher communication on protection and getting the ball cleanly into the paint, which ought to produce layups, alternatives on the line or kick outs for open 3s.
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