BLOOMINGTON, IN – A packed Assembly Hall hosted the second round of the NIT this afternoon with the Hoosiers taking on the Arkansas Razorbacks in their second meeting of the season.
While the Razorbacks won the first meet up in Fayetteville in the final seconds, the ending for this afternoon’s game was instead favorable for Archie Miller’s team.
Both teams played this afternoon without their star NBA prospects. Daniel Gafford of the Razorbacks announced before the NIT started that he would sit out in preparation for the NBA.
Romeo Langford who has been suffering with back soreness since the Big Ten Tournament, sat out a second consecutive game for the Hoosiers.
The extended three point arc due to modified for NIT rules did not stop either team from taking a number of attempts behind the arc. Indiana was 6 of 22 and Arkansas finished 8 of 26.
The Hoosiers’ largest contributor behind the arc was of no surprise to anyone paying attention to Indiana in their last stretch. Devonte Green closed out 4 of 9 from behind the arc and tallied 18 points along with 11 rebounds. Yes, you read that correctly: rebounds.
With a number of open looks for Indiana’s Al Durham, he was only able to convert 1 of 8. Archie Miller was not disappointed in Al taking those attempts. He had open looks from the corner, but unfortunately they did not drop this afternoon for the Sophomore.
