Indiana University's basketball team, #iubb, faced Harvard in a game where Mackenzie Mgbako scored seven points early. Harvard led 20-16 after Indiana's full bench lineup. Harvard outscored IU by 18 points on 3-pointers in the first half. IU led 33-31 with 3:41 left in the first half. At halftime, Harvard led 40-39. IU gained a 54-51 lead with 14:35 left in the second half. IU won 89-76 with Kel’el Ware scoring 28 points and Mgbako with 18 points. Xavier Johnson played 13 minutes due to a left foot issue. IU is now 5-1 and moved up to No. 74 in KenPom rankings.
In ways both encouraging and frustrating, Mackenzie Mgbako feels like he embodies IU's slow progress toward good right now. Which made Sunday's game against Harvard, for both player and team, feel like a small but meaningful step forward. Insider: https://t.co/DZ6trWaUTb #iubb
Five takeaways from Indiana’s win against Harvard https://t.co/1qaoCLDyDX #iubb
Patience, effort and growth pay off for Mackenzie Mgbako against Harvard https://t.co/aIxamOeOX8 #iubb
Kel'el Ware had a historic performance from the field tonight. The @IndianaMBB star hit 12 of 13 shots--and even turned his one miss into a second-chance bucket. 🔥 Sports Science Stat x @IFS https://t.co/mpoqRNlde4
Kel'el Ware had a historic performance from the field tonight. The @IndianaMBB star hit 12 of 13 shots--and even turned his one miss into a second-chance bucket. 🔥 Sports Science Stat x @IFS https://t.co/fSsQFw7066
“He had a game where he figured it out. He’s just got to continue to grow, continue to work and then let it happen.” Indiana freshman Mackenzie Mgbako scores a career-high 18 points in Indiana's 89-76 win over Harvard. #iubb https://t.co/or8yNeyr6Q
Indiana coach Mike Woodson’s complete postgame Q&A after IU improved to 5-1 with an 89-76 win over Harvard in Indianapolis. #iubb From @INBBallSource https://t.co/eVC1Oq2r6r
Indiana sophomore Kel’el Ware (career-high 28 points) and freshman Mackenzie Mgbako (career-high 18 points) discuss their big games in Indiana’s 89-76 win over Harvard. #iubb From @INBBallSource https://t.co/kEeBoa2PwN
Kel’el Ware pours in 28 as Indiana defeats Harvard https://t.co/4mUTrYaDHs https://t.co/exTh2QFbia
Indiana up to No. 74 in KenPom following today’s win against Harvard. First time the Hoosiers have moved up after a game this season. #iubb
The Minute After: Harvard https://t.co/ofxgyEaEGa #iubb
Photo Gallery: Indiana vs. Harvard https://t.co/ttcXRVXlEb #iubb
Insider Video: Hoosiers hand Harvard hard holiday lesson, as beat writer leans way too far into alliteration: https://t.co/9Xx7Ty3PFx #iubb
Video: Mike Woodson, IU players react to win against Harvard https://t.co/AjBXPwfGXe #iubb
Indiana (through 6 games) from 3-point range: 19-79 (24 percent) That’s an average of 3.2 makes from deep per game. That’s going to have to improve for the Hoosiers to have a chance to do anything of note this season.
At the Buzzer: Indiana 89, Harvard 76 https://t.co/vmq1jh0rRB #iubb
Indiana beats Harvard by 13 in Indy. Kel’el Ware had 28 and 8, and was 12-of-13 from the field. The trio of Ware, Malik Reneau and Mackenzie Mgbako had 63 points and 20 boards. Xavier Johnson only played 13 minutes due to left foot. Harvard freshman PG Malik Mack had 27 in… https://t.co/Fh3AUlzMpv
FINAL: IU defeats Harvard 89-76. Hoosiers got pushed but played a solid second half, against (for better or worse) the highest-ranked KenPom team they've faced so far this season at time of tip. Indiana is 5-1, home to Maryland on Friday. #iubb
Hoosiers can close this out at the line. Reneau coming out again with his back issue. #iubb
First half was Mgbako and Reneau forcing IU through some trouble. Second half has been Ware just unplayable against undersized Harvard covers. He has 24 points on just 11 FGAs. IU lead is 13, three minutes left. #iubb
Timeout Indiana. Hoosiers stretched the lead to 12 but haven't scored in about 2 1/2 minutes and it's down to seven. Mike Woodson wants to talk about it. #iubb
Indiana freshman Mackenzie Mgbako has 18 points in 22 minutes on the floor. IU leads Harvard 63-51. #iubb
18 points for Mgbako now. IU leads by 12. #iubb
IU gaining separation with Mack on the bench. Mgbako playing with offensive confidence heretofore unseen this season, and Hoosiers locking up defensively. Reneau bucket pushes lead to nine, then Mgbako rebound of his and-1 free throw miss results in another layin and foul. #iubb
Under-16 media timeout second half. IU leads Harvard 54-51, 14:35 left. #iubb
Indiana 47, Harvard 45 with 17:27 to go. Hoosiers going to have to win this one without Xavier Johnson. Malik Reneau also battling a back injury. The play of Anthony Walker and Kaleb Banks is going to be huge in the second half. #iubb
Gabe Cupps starting the second half. Xavier Johnson appeared to be having some trouble with the leg issue he's been battling out of halftime. #iubb
Indiana outscored by 18 points on 3-pointers by Harvard in the first half. An unsustainable trend as the season moves along if IU hopes to beat good teams. #iubb
Halftime: Harvard 40, Indiana 39 The Hoosiers continue to struggle.
HALFTIME: Harvard leads IU 40-39. Ware has 12, Mgbako nine. Harvard winning the 3-point line battle by 18. #iubb
Harvard has seven made 3s. Indiana has two. This is going to be a seasonlong trend, but it's another night when even a slight redressing of that imbalance would produce a very different outcome. #iubb
Malik Mack, Harvard's leading scorer, just picked up his second foul late in the first half. #iubb
IU in its zone late first half. #iubb
Last media timeout first half. Xavier Johnson might not have gotten the clear-path foul earlier but he got NBA-level continuation on that and-one. IU leads Harvard 33-31, 3:41 left. #iubb
Oh my, Kel'el Ware. 😱 @IndianaMBB https://t.co/NpNAwsisSJ
Indiana led 14-12 and went full bench and it's now 20-16 Harvard. #iubb
Some scoring adjustments mean IU is currently being outscored by 12 points behind the 3-point line. #iubb
A full bench lineup less than seven minutes into the game for #iubb.
Indiana 13, Harvard 10 with 15:49 to play in the first half. Mackenzie Mgbako with seven points early for #iubb.
Next up: Indiana vs. Harvard, Gainbridge Fieldhouse. #iubb https://t.co/RSOCwY4WIb
Here is the #iubb availability report for today’s game against Harvard: https://t.co/3x52U3YWru