Creamed Cornhuskers
No. 14 Hoosiers sink 11 3-pointers to blow out Nebraska
BLOOMINGTON — Trey Galloway scored a career-high 20 points and Tamar Bates had 19 as No. 14 Indiana routed Nebraska 81-65 on Wednesday night.
Galloway, a junior guard making just his second start, hit a career-best four 3s. Bates, a reserve sophomore guard, made a careerhigh five 3-pointers.
“We didn’t have a good game against Rutgers honestly,” All-American senior center Trayce Jackson-Davis said of a 63-48 loss on Sunday. “They obviously took that with a little chip on their shoulders coming into this game because that’s not how we play basketball. Coach (Mike) Woodson was kind of telling us we’ve got to get tougher. They took that to heart.”
Jackson-Davis had the first triple-double of his career and third in program history with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Indiana (8-1, 1-1 Big Ten) finished 11 of 25 from beyond the arc, while Nebraska (6-4, 0-1) made just 6 of 23. It’s the fourth time in 10 games a Cornhuskers opponent has had 10 3-pointers. The 81 points allowed are also the most for a Nebraska foe.
“Life is pretty damn good when you can make shots,” Woodson said.
Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg couldn’t have agreed more.
“Give them a lot of credit, they made a lot of shots tonight,” Hoiberg said. “I thought they were the most physical team all night long.”
Galloway attributed his breakout game to a summer of constant shooting.
“I did a lot of shooting because I was out with my groin injury, so I couldn’t really move much,” Galloway said.
Woodson gushed about Galloway’s work ethic.
“The good thing is getting him back healthy because he works,” Woodson said. “I have no problems with that kid. He