KENSAW

IND

No. 18 Indiana pulls away late, beats Kennesaw State 69-55

AP
Dec 23, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Tamar Bates scored 19 points, Jalen Hood-Schifino added 18 and No. 18 Indiana Hoosiers fended off Kennesaw State Owls 69-55 on Friday night.

The game was tied 43-all with 9:49 remaining when Miller Kopp hit a 3-pointer and Bates made another to push Indiana ahead to stay. Hood-Schifino scored seven points down the stretch as the Hoosiers (10-3) pulled away.

''Just depending on the flow of the game, I always want to try to pick my spots and bring us some energy,'' said Bates, a sophomore reserve guard. ''We needed that tonight. It wasn't necessarily a slow start, but there wasn't too much energy on both ends of the floor.''

Bates and Hood-Schifino, a freshman point guard, combined to make 9 of 12 shots for 27 points in the second half.

''Guys are going to have to step up,'' Indiana coach Mike Woodson said. ''We're a little short-handed. Tamar is starting to figure it out. He's done some good things for us throughout the 13 games we have played. It's just that his minutes now are going to increase because we're going to need him to make plays for us.''

Kasen Jennings led the Owls (8-5) with 11 points.

Hoosiers leading scorer Trayce Jackson-Davis, who averages 16.4 points and 8.3 rebounds, missed his second consecutive game and third of the season for what the school said were precautionary reasons. He's been dealing with a lower back injury since November. Point guard Xavier Johnson is out indefinitely after having foot surgery.

Woodson still has concerns about his players' intensity, making reference to double-digit losses to Arizona and Kansas, both top-five teams.

''Arizona and Kansas were two games that we just didn't show up,'' he said. ''They taught us how to play hard.''

So did Kennesaw State, for a half.

The Owls hit six 3-pointers and led by as many as eight points in the first half before the Hoosiers rallied to tie the game 27-all at the break. Kennesaw State finished with 10 3-pointers.

''I thought they played harder than we did in the first half,'' Woodson said.

BIG PICTURE

Kennesaw State: Despite dropping to 0-10 against Big Ten teams, the Owls have impressed with several firsts, including their first nonconference winning record and most wins as a Division I program before Jan. 1. Playing Indiana tough is encouraging.

Indiana: His offense stagnant for much of the first half, Woodson has some work to do with a team that relies so heavily on Jackson-Davis. Not having the 6-foot-9 senior center for two games has revealed some weaknesses in the depth around him.

UP NEXT

Kennesaw State: Hosts Central Arkansas on Dec. 31.

Indiana: Visits Iowa on Jan. 5.

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1st Half
KNSW
Owls
27
IND
Hoosiers
27

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Demond Robinson vs. Malik Reneau (Hoosiers gains possession)
19:47		Miller Kopp misses three point jump shot
19:45		Kasen Jennings defensive rebound
19:27		Terrell Burden misses two point layup
19:25		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
19:18	+2	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes two point layup	0-2
19:00	+3	Kasen Jennings makes three point jump shot (Brandon Stroud assists)	3-2
18:32	+2	Race Thompson makes two point hook shot	3-4
18:14	+3	Kasen Jennings makes three point jump shot (Demond Robinson assists)	6-4
17:40		Demond Robinson personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
17:37		Malik Reneau misses two point hook shot
17:35		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
17:19		Demond Robinson misses two point jump shot
17:17		Jalen Hood-Schifino defensive rebound
16:54		Chris Youngblood shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-5
16:54		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:54		Brandon Stroud defensive rebound
16:37		Chris Youngblood misses two point layup
16:35		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
16:20		Malik Reneau misses two point hook shot
16:18		Chris Youngblood defensive rebound
16:11		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
16:09		Hoosiers defensive rebound
15:39		Jalen Hood-Schifino misses two point jump shot
15:37		Cole LaRue defensive rebound
15:22		Terrell Burden turnover (bad pass)
15:22		TV timeout
15:09	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup	6-7
14:54		Malik Reneau personal foul (Cole LaRue draws the foul)
14:45		Brandon Stroud misses three point jump shot
14:43		Chris Youngblood offensive rebound
14:38		Cole LaRue misses three point jump shot
14:36		Race Thompson defensive rebound
14:15	+2	Race Thompson makes two point layup (Malik Reneau assists)	6-9
13:59		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
13:57		Race Thompson defensive rebound
13:36		Race Thompson misses two point jump shot
13:34		Chris Youngblood defensive rebound
13:28		Jump ball. Brandon Stroud vs. Race Thompson (Owls gains possession)
13:20		Demond Robinson turnover (traveling)
13:09		Malik Reneau turnover (double dribble)
12:57		Jalen Hood-Schifino personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
12:50	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists)	9-9
12:24		Race Thompson misses two point jump shot
12:22		Hoosiers offensive rebound
12:04		Race Thompson misses three point jump shot
12:02		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
11:36	+3	Quincy Ademokoya makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)	12-9
11:15		Jordan Geronimo turnover (traveling)
11:15		TV timeout
10:55	+3	Spencer Rodgers makes three point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists)	15-9
10:37	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point jump shot	15-11
10:18		Demond Robinson misses two point jump shot
10:16		Chris Youngblood offensive rebound
10:12		Demond Robinson misses two point hook shot
10:10		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
9:59		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
9:57		Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
9:46		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
9:44		Race Thompson defensive rebound
9:24		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
9:22		Spencer Rodgers defensive rebound
9:12		Quincy Ademokoya misses three point jump shot
9:10		Race Thompson defensive rebound
9:05		Quincy Ademokoya personal foul (Jalen Hood-Schifino draws the foul)
8:57	+2	Jordan Geronimo makes two point hook shot	15-13
8:37		Simeon Cottle misses two point jump shot
8:35		Jordan Geronimo defensive rebound
8:20		Brandon Stroud shooting foul (Jordan Geronimo draws the foul)
8:20		Jordan Geronimo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:20		Jordan Geronimo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:20		Owls defensive rebound
7:47	+2	Kasen Jennings makes two point layup	17-13
7:30		Jordan Geronimo misses two point layup
7:28		Brandon Stroud defensive rebound
7:20		Chris Youngblood misses two point jump shot
7:18		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
7:09		Cole LaRue personal foul (Logan Duncomb draws the foul)
7:09		TV timeout
7:06		Logan Duncomb turnover (lost ball) (Terrell Burden steals)
6:58		Brandon Stroud turnover (bad pass) (CJ Gunn steals)
6:51	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point dunk (CJ Gunn assists)	17-15
6:38		Cole LaRue offensive foul (CJ Gunn draws the foul)
6:38		Cole LaRue turnover (offensive foul)
6:25		Malik Reneau turnover (traveling)
6:09	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point jump shot (Chris Youngblood assists)	19-15
5:51		Malik Reneau offensive foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
5:51		Malik Reneau turnover (offensive foul)
5:40	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	22-15
5:23		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
5:21		Chris Youngblood defensive rebound
5:02		Terrell Burden misses two point jump shot
5:00		Race Thompson defensive rebound
4:48		Demond Robinson personal foul (Race Thompson draws the foul)
4:48		Race Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:48		Brandon Stroud defensive rebound
4:34		Race Thompson blocks Brandon Stroud's three point jump shot
4:32		Miller Kopp defensive rebound
4:28	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point dunk (Miller Kopp assists)	22-17
4:06		Chris Youngblood misses two point layup
4:04		Miller Kopp defensive rebound
4:03		Chris Youngblood personal foul (Miller Kopp draws the foul)
4:03	+1	Miller Kopp makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-18
4:03	+1	Miller Kopp makes regular free throw 2 of 2	22-19
3:50		Race Thompson shooting foul (Quincy Ademokoya draws the foul)
3:50		TV timeout
3:50	+1	Quincy Ademokoya makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-19
3:50		Quincy Ademokoya misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:50		Race Thompson defensive rebound
3:37		Trey Galloway misses two point alley-oop dunk
3:35		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
3:12		Race Thompson blocks Spencer Rodgers's two point layup
3:10		Race Thompson defensive rebound
2:51	+3	Trey Galloway makes three point jump shot (Race Thompson assists)	23-22
2:37	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup	25-22
2:10	+3	Trey Galloway makes three point jump shot (Tamar Bates assists)	25-25
1:50		Brandon Stroud misses three point jump shot
1:48		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
1:41		Kasen Jennings personal foul (Jalen Hood-Schifino draws the foul)
1:41	+1	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-26
1:41	+1	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-27
1:32		Spencer Rodgers misses three point jump shot
1:30		Brandon Stroud offensive rebound
1:26	+2	Brandon Stroud makes two point layup	27-27
1:03		Tamar Bates misses two point jump shot
1:01		Spencer Rodgers defensive rebound
0:56		Owls 30 second timeout
0:47		Terrell Burden misses two point jump shot
0:45		Race Thompson defensive rebound
0:31		Owls kicked ball violation
0:31		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
0:17		Jalen Hood-Schifino turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Jennings steals)
0:01		Terrell Burden misses three point jump shot
0:00		Owls offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
KNSW
Owls
28
IND
Hoosiers
42

Time		Play	Score
19:45	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point jump shot (Jalen Hood-Schifino assists)	27-29
19:30		Chris Youngblood misses two point jump shot
19:28		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
19:18	+2	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes two point jump shot	27-31
18:49		Demond Robinson misses two point layup
18:47		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
18:42		Jalen Hood-Schifino turnover (bad pass) (Terrell Burden steals)
18:38		Jalen Hood-Schifino shooting foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
18:38	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-31
18:38	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-31
18:09	+3	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes three point jump shot	29-34
17:54		Trey Galloway personal foul
17:52		Jalen Hood-Schifino personal foul
17:31		Chris Youngblood misses two point jump shot
17:29		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
17:09		Tamar Bates turnover (bad pass) (Brandon Stroud steals)
17:01		Chris Youngblood misses two point hook shot
16:59		Race Thompson defensive rebound
17:01		Kasen Jennings personal foul
16:46		Miller Kopp misses three point jump shot
16:44		Quincy Ademokoya defensive rebound
16:29	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point hook shot (Quincy Ademokoya assists)	31-34
16:16		Quincy Ademokoya personal foul
16:10		Demond Robinson blocks Malik Reneau's two point layup
16:08		Hoosiers offensive rebound
16:06		Race Thompson misses three point jump shot
16:04		Terrell Burden defensive rebound
15:38		Demond Robinson misses three point jump shot
15:36		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
15:28		Malik Reneau turnover (traveling)
15:28		TV timeout
15:13		Demond Robinson turnover (traveling)
14:58		Miller Kopp misses two point layup
14:56		Owls defensive rebound
14:32	+3	Kasen Jennings makes three point jump shot (Simeon Cottle assists)	34-34
14:04		Race Thompson misses two point hook shot
14:02		Chris Youngblood defensive rebound
13:55	+3	Chris Youngblood makes three point jump shot (Kasen Jennings assists)	37-34
13:31		Race Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Kasen Jennings steals)
13:27		Tamar Bates shooting foul (Kasen Jennings draws the foul)
13:27		Kasen Jennings misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:27		Kasen Jennings misses regular free throw 2 of 2
13:27		Race Thompson defensive rebound
13:15		Chris Youngblood shooting foul (Jordan Geronimo draws the foul)
13:15	+1	Jordan Geronimo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-35
13:15	+1	Jordan Geronimo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-36
13:00		Kasen Jennings misses two point layup
12:58		Miller Kopp defensive rebound
13:00		Cole LaRue personal foul
12:46		Jalen Hood-Schifino turnover (bad pass)
12:25	+3	Simeon Cottle makes three point jump shot (Quincy Ademokoya assists)	40-36
12:07	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hood-Schifino assists)	40-39
11:41		Cole LaRue misses two point jump shot
11:39		Jordan Geronimo defensive rebound
11:34		Jordan Geronimo misses three point jump shot
11:32		Spencer Rodgers defensive rebound
11:12		Terrell Burden misses two point layup
11:10		Race Thompson defensive rebound
11:07		Simeon Cottle personal foul
11:07		TV timeout
11:04	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Miller Kopp assists)	40-42
10:36		Race Thompson blocks Spencer Rodgers's two point layup
10:34		Jalen Hood-Schifino defensive rebound
10:33		Terrell Burden shooting foul (Jordan Geronimo draws the foul)
10:33	+1	Jordan Geronimo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-43
10:33		Jordan Geronimo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:33		Cole LaRue defensive rebound
10:04	+3	Brandon Stroud makes three point jump shot (Terrell Burden assists)	43-43
9:49	+3	Miller Kopp makes three point jump shot (Jalen Hood-Schifino assists)	43-46
9:23		Cole LaRue turnover (traveling)
9:02		Brandon Stroud shooting foul (Race Thompson draws the foul)
9:02		Race Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:02		Race Thompson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:02		Spencer Rodgers defensive rebound
8:45		Terrell Burden turnover (bad pass) (Race Thompson steals)
8:41	+3	Tamar Bates makes three point jump shot (Race Thompson assists)	43-49
8:36		Jordan Geronimo personal foul
8:16	+2	Demond Robinson makes two point jump shot (Brandon Stroud assists)	45-49
7:55	+2	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes two point layup (Race Thompson assists)	45-51
7:42		Miller Kopp personal foul
7:42		TV timeout
7:42		Tamar Bates personal foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
7:42	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-51
7:42	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-51
7:27	+2	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes two point layup	47-53
7:09		Tamar Bates personal foul (Demond Robinson draws the foul)
7:09		Demond Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:09		Race Thompson defensive rebound
6:56		Brandon Stroud blocks Jalen Hood-Schifino's two point layup
6:54		Brandon Stroud defensive rebound
6:49		Kasen Jennings misses three point jump shot
6:47		Jalen Hood-Schifino defensive rebound
6:27		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
6:25		Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound
6:24		Kasen Jennings personal foul (Jordan Geronimo draws the foul)
6:24	+1	Jordan Geronimo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-54
6:24	+1	Jordan Geronimo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-55
6:10		Kasen Jennings misses two point layup
6:10		Owls offensive rebound
6:10		Race Thompson personal foul (Demond Robinson draws the foul)
6:10	+1	Demond Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
6:10	+1	Demond Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-55
6:01		Demond Robinson personal foul (Race Thompson draws the foul)
6:01		Race Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:01		Demond Robinson defensive rebound
5:42	+2	Simeon Cottle makes two point layup	51-55
5:21		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
5:21		TV timeout
5:11	+2	Miller Kopp makes two point jump shot (Tamar Bates assists)	51-57
4:40		Brandon Stroud turnover (bad pass)
4:23		Tamar Bates misses three point jump shot
4:21		Trey Galloway offensive rebound
4:21	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point layup	51-59
3:59		Demond Robinson misses two point hook shot
3:57		Jalen Hood-Schifino defensive rebound
3:57		Jump ball. Jalen Hood-Schifino vs. Demond Robinson (Hoosiers gains possession)
3:58		TV timeout
3:45		Miller Kopp misses three point jump shot
3:43		Owls defensive rebound
3:31	+2	Terrell Burden makes two point layup	53-59
2:58		Kasen Jennings shooting foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Trey Galloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
2:57		Trey Galloway misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:57		Race Thompson offensive rebound
2:34	+2	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes two point layup	53-62
2:19		Owls 30 second timeout
2:16		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
2:14		Demond Robinson offensive rebound
2:01		Miller Kopp personal foul (Demond Robinson draws the foul)
2:01	+1	Demond Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-62
2:01		Demond Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:01		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
1:50		Kasen Jennings personal foul (Jalen Hood-Schifino draws the foul)
1:50	+1	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-63
1:50	+1	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-64
1:38		Miller Kopp shooting foul (Terrell Burden draws the foul)
1:38		Terrell Burden misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:38	+1	Terrell Burden makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-64
1:31		Demond Robinson shooting foul (Jalen Hood-Schifino draws the foul)
1:31		Jalen Hood-Schifino misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:31	+1	Jalen Hood-Schifino makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-65
1:15		Terrell Burden misses two point jump shot
1:13		Race Thompson defensive rebound
0:51	+2	Tamar Bates makes two point turnaround jump shot	55-67
0:41		Chris Youngblood misses three point jump shot
0:39		Tamar Bates defensive rebound
0:39		Brandon Stroud personal foul (Tamar Bates draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-68
0:39	+1	Tamar Bates makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-69
0:26		Brandon Stroud misses three point jump shot
0:24		Hoosiers defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Hoosiers defensive rebound