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Audio ArchiveBLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Morehead State jumped out to an early 6-1 lead, and led at 13-12, but a 29-6 IU run midway through the first half was too much to overcome, as the Eagles fell to the Hoosiers, 92-59. The loss is MSU's second of the season and they are now 0-5 all-time at Indiana.
"I thought our guys were just so excited and wanted to play well so bad in this type of environment," said head coach
Sean Woods. "We got away from the script of what has made us good thus far. This is a learning experience and now we know that we need to stay to the script in order to be more successful."
With 13:33 to go in the first half, junior forward
Treshaad Williams put back a miss by junior guard
Xavier Moon, giving the Eagles a 13-12 lead. Following that putback, Indiana went on a 29-6 run, scoring on 12 straight possessions. With eight minutes to go in the half, Morehead State was shooting 55 percent from the floor, but had managed just 11 shots, and trailed 30-16.
The Eagles then went into the locker room at half facing a 50-26 deficit. In the half, the Hoosiers had 19 points off of turnovers and outscored the Eagles 20-8 in the paint.
"They did a good job of taking us out of our game plan," said Woods. "What we did not want to do is get into a transition game. Once they made it a transition game, it was easier for them to find shooters. They did a good job of capitalizing on our mistakes and getting the ball to their three-point shooters."
In the second half, the lead grew as large as 41 points at 70-29. But, the Eagles did not lay down, going on an 11-2 run of their own and cutting the lead to 72-43 with just over eight minutes to go. They cut the lead to as low as 26 at 76-50 with 6:34 to go.
Senior forward
Lyonell Gaines was the lone Eagle to score in double figures with 13 points. He was 6-of-6 from the line. Moon, junior guard
Corban Collins, and sophomore guard
Miguel Dicent each finished with eight points. Junior forward
DeJuan Marrero led the way with nine rebounds.
Junior forward Troy Williams led Indiana with 16 points, and junior guard Yogi Ferrell and sophomore James Blackmon Jr. finished with 15.
Morehead State was outrebounded for the first time this season, 35-31, and the Eagles shot 31 percent compared to IU's 57 percent.
Next up for the Eagles, they travel to Pittsburgh a week from Sunday to face the Pitt Panthers. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. ET.
