Transfer Myles Rice leads No. 16 Indiana previous South Carolina 87-71

Myles Rice scored 17 of his 23 factors within the first half and No. 16 Indiana defeated South Carolina 87-71 on Saturday.

Rice, a Washington State switch, made 7 of 10 photographs, together with 3 of 4 from 3-point vary and all six missed photographs. The Hoosiers (3-0) had been by no means severely threatened within the second half, their smallest lead being eight factors with 1:19 remaining.

Mackenzie Mgkoko added 17 for Indiana.

Morris Ugusuk led the Gamecocks (2-2) with 18 factors, together with 4 3-pointers.

Takeaway

South Carolina: The Gamecocks relied too closely on 3-point capturing to attempt to make up for a poor capturing effort. They completed 8 of 29. And the guests did not defend the three nicely whereas Indiana made 8 of 17. The Gamecocks weren’t sturdy sufficient to beat the dearth of an inside scoring presence often offered by main scorer Collin Murray-Boyles, who he made one basket in 19 minutes earlier than selecting up a foul.

Indiana: Rice’s scorching first half was instrumental in establishing a double-digit lead. The Hoosiers’ backcourt of Rice and Kanaan Carlyle, which had a mixed common of 11 factors within the first two video games, had a breakthrough sport as Carlyle added 12 factors. The Hoosiers rely closely on different scorers, so a productive backcourt makes them considerably stronger.

Key second

Rice made photographs on consecutive possessions, together with a 3-pointer with 17 seconds left within the first half, as Indiana took a 43-32 lead into halftime.

Key statistic

Murray-Boyles, who entered averaging a team-high 20.3, scored simply two factors earlier than sitting down within the eighth minute of the primary half with two fouls. He sat down once more when he was assessed his fourth foul with 15:34 remaining and was knocked out with 8:16 remaining.

Next

The Gamecocks return residence to host Mercer on Thursday. The Hoosiers host UNC Greensboro on Thursday.

Associated Press reporting.

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