Reneau blocks a shot at the buzzer and Indiana overcomes a 15-point deficit to beat Morehead State
AP
Dec 20, 2023
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Anthony Walker tied a career high with 18 points, Malik Reneau blocked a shot at the buzzer and Indiana Hoosiers overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Morehead State Eagles 69-68 on Tuesday night.
Indiana trailed 64-49 with 8:58 remaining. But the Hoosiers scored the next 17 points, taking their first lead - 65-64 - since it was 16-15. The Eagles missed nine consecutive shots during the run.
Walker made two free throws with 1:55 remaining, but his teammates went 1 for 4 the rest of the way to keep Morehead State in it. Dieonte Miles made a hook shot in the lane with 48.5 seconds left to pull the Eagles within one point. After Indiana missed two free throws, Jordan Lathon dribbled down the clock before taking a long jumper that was deflected by Reneau to come well short of the rim as the horn sounded.
Trey Galloway, who scored a career-high 28 points in a 75-71 loss to No. 2 Kansas on Saturday, added 14 points for Indiana (8-3). Freshman Mackenzie Mgbako reached double figures for the sixth straight game with 13 points and Kel’el Ware added 10. Walker's previous scoring high came on Dec. 19, 2020 while playing for the Miami Hurricanes.
Morehead State (8-4), which entered on a six-game winning streak, was seeking its first win over a Big Ten opponent in 25 games.
Lathon scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers for Morehead State. Riley Minix had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Eddie Ricks III made Morehead State’s fifth 3-pointer of the first half - while Indiana started 0 for 6 - to take a 28-21 lead. The Eagles took the first double-digit lead of the game at 32-21 when Lathon capped a 9-0 run with a three-point play. Indiana went five-plus minutes without scoring and trailed 36-25 at the break.
Indiana faces three more nonconference games before Big Ten play resumes on Jan. 3 against Nebraska. The Hoosiers host North Alabama on Thursday.
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1st Half
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Eagles
36
IND
Hoosiers
25
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Hoosiers gains possession)
19:49
Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
19:47
Jordan Lathon defensive rebound
19:27
+3
Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jordan Lathon assists)
3-0
19:11
Kalil Thomas personal foul
18:58
Kalil Thomas shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
18:58
+1
Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-1
18:58
+1
Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-2
18:38
Jordan Lathon misses three point jump shot
18:36
Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
18:31
Jordan Lathon personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
18:25
Dieonte Miles blocks Trey Galloway's two point layup
18:25
Hoosiers offensive rebound
18:18
Malik Reneau misses two point layup
18:16
Jordan Lathon defensive rebound
18:02
Riley Minix misses two point jump shot
18:00
Jordan Lathon offensive rebound
17:56
+2
Jordan Lathon makes two point jump shot
5-2
17:44
Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot
17:42
Dieonte Miles defensive rebound
17:31
Riley Minix misses three point jump shot
17:29
Eddie Ricks III offensive rebound
17:13
Riley Minix misses two point layup
17:11
Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
17:00
Malik Reneau turnover (bad pass) (Eddie Ricks III steals)
16:49
Kel'el Ware blocks Jordan Lathon's two point layup
16:47
Eagles offensive rebound
16:44
Drew Thelwell misses two point jump shot
16:42
Malik Reneau defensive rebound
16:26
+2
Malik Reneau makes two point layup
5-4
15:57
+2
Riley Minix makes two point layup
7-4
15:57
Malik Reneau shooting foul (Riley Minix draws the foul)
15:57
TV timeout
15:57
+1
Riley Minix makes regular free throw 1 of 1
8-4
15:42
+2
Trey Galloway makes two point jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists)
8-6
15:15
Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
15:13
Dieonte Miles offensive rebound
15:09
George Marshall misses three point jump shot
15:07
Malik Reneau defensive rebound
14:43
Riley Minix blocks Mackenzie Mgbako's two point layup
14:42
Hoosiers offensive rebound
14:37
Trey Galloway misses two point jump shot
14:36
Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
14:35
+2
Kaleb Banks makes two point layup
8-8
14:20
Riley Minix misses two point jump shot
14:18
Hoosiers defensive rebound
13:57
George Marshall personal foul (Kaleb Banks draws the foul)
13:57
Jordan Lathon personal foul
13:55
+2
Anthony Walker makes two point layup (Kaleb Banks assists)
8-10
13:55
George Marshall shooting foul (Anthony Walker draws the foul)
13:55
Anthony Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:55
Riley Minix defensive rebound
13:47
+2
Jordan Lathon makes two point layup
10-10
13:37
+2
Anthony Walker makes two point jump shot
10-12
13:19
Eddie Ricks III misses three point jump shot
13:17
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
13:10
Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
13:08
Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
12:52
Jordan Lathon misses two point layup
12:50
Zach Iyeyemi offensive rebound
12:47
Zach Iyeyemi misses two point layup
12:45
Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
12:41
Trey Galloway misses two point layup
12:39
Zach Iyeyemi defensive rebound
12:30
George Marshall misses three point jump shot
12:28
Riley Minix offensive rebound
12:22
+2
Jordan Lathon makes two point layup
12-12
12:13
+2
Anthony Walker makes two point layup
12-14
12:13
George Marshall shooting foul (Anthony Walker draws the foul)
12:13
Anthony Walker misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:13
Kalil Thomas defensive rebound
11:54
+3
Jordan Lathon makes three point jump shot
15-14
11:26
+2
Anthony Walker makes two point layup (Kaleb Banks assists)
15-16
11:05
Kalil Thomas misses three point jump shot
11:03
Anthony Walker defensive rebound
10:53
Anthony Walker misses two point hook shot
10:51
Eddie Ricks III defensive rebound
10:37
Jordan Lathon misses three point jump shot
10:35
Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
10:34
Zach Iyeyemi personal foul
10:34
TV timeout
10:34
Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:34
Riley Minix defensive rebound
10:21
Kalil Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:19
Riley Minix offensive rebound
10:15
+2
Riley Minix makes two point layup
17-16
9:55
Kaleb Banks misses three point jump shot
9:53
Riley Minix defensive rebound
9:37
+3
Kalil Thomas makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists)
20-16
9:06
Anthony Walker misses two point jump shot
9:04
Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
9:02
Dieonte Miles personal foul (Kaleb Banks draws the foul)