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Mgbako scores career-high 31 points to lead No. 17 Indiana past SIU Edwardsville 80-61 in opener

AP
Nov 06, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Mackenzie Mgbako scored 19 of his career-high 31 points in the first half Wednesday and Malik Reneau added 15 points and seven rebounds to lead No. 17 Indiana past SIU Edwardsville 80-61 in Wednesday's season opener.

Mgbako made 8 of his first 10 shots and finished 13 of 17 from the field while going 4 of 5 on 3-pointers, making his only free throw attempt and grabbing nine rebounds.

The Cougars (1-1) were led by Ray'Sean Taylor with 17 points and Arnas Sakenis, who had eight points and nine rebounds.

Indiana honored former USF coach Amir Abdur-Rahim before the game with a moment of silence. The 43-year-old Abdur-Rahim died in late October from complications while he was undergoing a procedure at a Tampa-area hospital.

The Hoosiers also honored SIUE forward Kyle Thomas, the son of the late Daryl Thomas, before tip-off. Daryl Thomas played on Indiana's 1986-87 national championship team.

SIUE: After posting their first back-to-back winning seasons since moving to Division I, the Cougars played better than expected for 15 minutes. Then things went awry quickly. The good news: Better days are ahead for coach Brian Barone's program.

Indiana: The new-look Hoosiers certainly showed some promising things in the first game that counts. Three of the six transfers started and four played key roles. But after a somewhat ragged performance, coach Mike Woodson needs to get these players in sync fast.

After SIUE scored seven straight points to tie the score at 27 late in the first half, Mgbako answered with a 3-pointer, a steal and a three-point play. His flurry fueled a 15-3 run to close the first half, giving the Hoosiers a 42-30 lead.

The Hoosiers drew plenty of fouls and improved significantly on last season's 66.4% free throw percentage by going 14 of 17. Indiana also outscored SIUE 23-14 off turnovers.

The Cougars face another daunting challenge Friday when they visit Illinois while the Hoosiers host Eastern Illinois on Sunday.

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1st Half
SIUE
Cougars
30
IND
Hoosiers
42

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Hoosiers gains possession)
19:45		Oumar Ballo misses two point jump shot
19:43		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
19:39		Malik Reneau misses two point layup
19:37		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
19:33	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup	0-2
19:22		Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point driving floating jump shot
19:20		Kanaan Carlyle defensive rebound
19:14		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Ray'Sean Taylor steals)
19:06		Ring Malith misses three point jump shot
19:04		Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
18:51		Oumar Ballo misses two point layup
18:49		Ray'Sean Taylor defensive rebound
18:34		Ring Malith misses two point jump shot
18:32		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
18:19		Kanaan Carlyle misses three point jump shot
18:17		Arnas Sakenis defensive rebound
17:57		Ray'Sean Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Kanaan Carlyle steals)
17:50		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point layup
17:48		Oumar Ballo offensive rebound
17:41	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point layup	0-4
17:24		Desmond Polk misses three point jump shot
17:22		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
17:08		Oumar Ballo misses two point hook shot
17:06		Mackenzie Mgbako offensive rebound
17:03	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	0-6
16:52		Brian Taylor II misses two point jump shot
16:50		Myles Rice defensive rebound
16:45		Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Brian Taylor II steals)
16:34	+3	Ring Malith makes three point jump shot (Brian Taylor II assists)	3-6
16:16		Myles Rice misses two point jump shot
16:14		Arnas Sakenis defensive rebound
16:03		Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point jump shot
16:01		Kanaan Carlyle defensive rebound
15:49		Ring Malith personal foul
15:49		TV timeout
15:45	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point jump shot (Kanaan Carlyle assists)	3-8
15:26		Brian Taylor II turnover (bad pass) (Malik Reneau steals)
15:21	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup (Myles Rice assists)	3-10
14:52		Mackenzie Mgbako shooting foul (Darrion Baker draws the foul)
14:51	+1	Darrion Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-10
14:51	+1	Darrion Baker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-10
14:41	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	5-13
14:23		Darrion Baker turnover (bad pass) (Myles Rice steals)
14:18	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	5-15
14:09		Cougars 30 second timeout
13:59		Mackenzie Mgbako blocks Ray'Sean Taylor's two point layup
13:57		Ring Malith offensive rebound
13:48	+2	Ray'Sean Taylor makes two point jump shot	7-15
13:31	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	7-17
13:22	+2	Myles Thompson makes two point layup (Ray'Sean Taylor assists)	9-17
13:11		Myles Rice misses three point jump shot
13:09		Mackenzie Mgbako offensive rebound
13:03	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point jump shot	9-19
12:56		Desmond Polk turnover (lost ball) (Myles Rice steals)
12:53		Myles Thompson personal foul
12:42		Darrion Baker shooting foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
12:42	+1	Trey Galloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-20
12:42		Trey Galloway misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:42		Jo Valrie defensive rebound
12:28		Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point jump shot
12:26		Arnas Sakenis offensive rebound
12:23	+2	Arnas Sakenis makes two point layup	11-20
12:10		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
12:08		Arnas Sakenis defensive rebound
11:55		Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
11:53		Arnas Sakenis offensive rebound
11:49		Jo Valrie misses three point jump shot
11:47		Ring Malith offensive rebound
11:38	+2	Arnas Sakenis makes two point dunk (Ring Malith assists)	13-20
11:25		Arnas Sakenis blocks Myles Rice's two point layup
11:25		TV timeout
11:08		Jo Valrie misses two point layup
11:06		Jo Valrie offensive rebound
11:03	+2	Jo Valrie makes two point layup	15-20
10:51		Bryson Tucker misses three point jump shot
10:49		Ring Malith defensive rebound
10:46		Ring Malith turnover (traveling)
10:44	+2	Bryson Tucker makes two point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	15-22
10:24	+2	Myles Thompson makes two point hook shot	17-22
10:08		Bryson Tucker misses two point jump shot
10:06		Oumar Ballo personal foul
9:53		Ring Malith misses two point jump shot
9:51		Myles Thompson offensive rebound
9:40		Myles Thompson misses two point layup
9:40		Myles Thompson offensive rebound
9:40		Myles Thompson turnover (traveling)
9:27	+2	Myles Rice makes two point jump shot	17-24
9:12	+3	Brian Taylor II makes three point jump shot (Ring Malith assists)	20-24
9:02		Myles Thompson personal foul
8:48		Malik Reneau turnover (traveling)
8:35		Ring Malith misses three point jump shot
8:33		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
8:23		Oumar Ballo turnover (bad pass)
8:02		Ring Malith misses two point jump shot
8:00		Arnas Sakenis offensive rebound
7:55		Ring Malith misses three point jump shot
7:53		Bryson Tucker defensive rebound
7:52		Bryson Tucker turnover (bad pass)
7:52		TV timeout
7:39		Desmond Polk misses two point jump shot
7:37		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
7:12		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot
7:10		Ray'Sean Taylor defensive rebound
6:59		Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point jump shot
6:57		Arnas Sakenis offensive rebound
6:47		Brian Taylor II misses three point jump shot
6:45		Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point hook shot	20-26
6:14		Darrion Baker misses three point jump shot
6:12		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
6:06		Ray'Sean Taylor personal foul
5:55		Darrion Baker shooting foul (Oumar Ballo draws the foul)
5:55		Oumar Ballo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:55	+1	Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	20-27
5:44		Myles Rice personal foul
5:30		Malik Reneau blocks Myles Thompson's two point hook shot
5:28		Myles Thompson offensive rebound
5:10	+2	Myles Thompson makes two point jump shot	22-27
5:10		Myles Rice turnover (lost ball) (Ray'Sean Taylor steals)
5:10	+2	Ray'Sean Taylor makes two point layup	24-27
5:00		Oumar Ballo turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Polk steals)
4:49	+3	Ray'Sean Taylor makes three point jump shot	27-27
4:47		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
4:32		Oumar Ballo turnover (Arnas Sakenis steals)
4:26		Jo Valrie turnover (bad pass)
4:18	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Kanaan Carlyle assists)	27-30
4:03		Ray'Sean Taylor turnover (bad pass) (Mackenzie Mgbako steals)
4:00	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	27-32
4:00		Desmond Polk shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-33
3:45		Mackenzie Mgbako shooting foul (Desmond Polk draws the foul)
3:45		Desmond Polk misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:45		Desmond Polk misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:45		Kanaan Carlyle defensive rebound
3:24		Kanaan Carlyle misses three point jump shot
3:22		Cougars defensive rebound
3:09		Ring Malith misses three point jump shot
3:07		Myles Rice defensive rebound
2:59		Ring Malith shooting foul (Oumar Ballo draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-34
2:58	+1	Oumar Ballo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-35
2:48		Brian Taylor II turnover (Malik Reneau steals)
2:46		Jump ball. (Hoosiers gains possession)
2:26		Arnas Sakenis personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
2:25	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-36
2:25	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-37
2:06		Brian Taylor II misses two point jump shot
2:04		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
1:59		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Ray'Sean Taylor steals)
1:54		Kanaan Carlyle shooting foul (Jordan Pickett draws the foul)
1:51		Malik Reneau blocks Arnas Sakenis's two point layup
1:49		Kanaan Carlyle defensive rebound
1:42		Arnas Sakenis personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
1:42	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	27-38
1:42		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:42		Jordan Pickett defensive rebound
1:14	+3	Ray'Sean Taylor makes three point jump shot	30-38
0:54		Darrion Baker personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
0:54	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-39
0:54	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-40
0:27		Jo Valrie misses three point jump shot
0:25		Luke Goode defensive rebound
0:18		Jo Valrie shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
0:18	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-41
0:18	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-42
0:08		Gabe Cupps personal foul
0:01		Cham Okey misses three point jump shot
0:00		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SIUE
Cougars
31
IND
Hoosiers
38

Time		Play	Score
19:34		Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
19:32		Kanaan Carlyle defensive rebound
19:14		Kanaan Carlyle misses two point jump shot
19:12		Brian Taylor II defensive rebound
19:06	+2	Desmond Polk makes two point jump shot	32-42
18:38		Malik Reneau misses two point jump shot
18:36		Ring Malith defensive rebound
18:28		Brian Taylor II misses two point jump shot
18:26		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
18:07	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point layup (Kanaan Carlyle assists)	32-44
17:59		Malik Reneau personal foul (Ray'Sean Taylor draws the foul)
17:48		Kanaan Carlyle blocks Ray'Sean Taylor's two point jump shot
17:46		Cougars offensive rebound
17:40		Ring Malith misses two point jump shot
17:38		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
17:30		Arnas Sakenis blocks Oumar Ballo's two point layup
17:28		Arnas Sakenis defensive rebound
17:19		Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
17:17		Ring Malith offensive rebound
17:06		Ring Malith misses two point jump shot
17:04		Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
16:48		Brian Taylor II blocks Myles Rice's two point layup
16:46		Desmond Polk defensive rebound
16:43	+2	Ray'Sean Taylor makes two point layup (Desmond Polk assists)	34-44
16:25		Oumar Ballo turnover (traveling)
15:57		Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:55		Hoosiers defensive rebound
15:55		TV timeout
15:33	+3	Myles Rice makes three point jump shot	34-47
15:11		Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
15:09		Cougars offensive rebound
15:08		Luke Goode personal foul
14:54	+2	Myles Thompson makes two point layup	36-47
14:38		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point layup
14:36		Hoosiers offensive rebound
14:34		Mackenzie Mgbako turnover (bad pass) (Desmond Polk steals)
14:18	+2	Jo Valrie makes two point layup (Myles Thompson assists)	38-47
14:01	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup (Malik Reneau assists)	38-49
13:49		Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:47		Jo Valrie offensive rebound
13:40		Ray'Sean Taylor misses three point jump shot
13:38		Kanaan Carlyle defensive rebound
13:31	+2	Myles Rice makes two point layup	38-51
13:12		Desmond Polk turnover (bad pass)
12:57		Brian Taylor II shooting foul (Myles Rice draws the foul)
12:57	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-52
12:57	+1	Myles Rice makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-53
12:45	+2	Ray'Sean Taylor makes two point jump shot	40-53
12:36		Malik Reneau misses three point jump shot
12:34		Myles Thompson defensive rebound
12:28	+2	Brian Taylor II makes two point layup (Darrion Baker assists)	42-53
12:13		Bryson Tucker misses three point jump shot
12:11		Trey Galloway offensive rebound
12:08	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point jump shot	42-55
12:01	+2	Myles Thompson makes two point layup (Ray'Sean Taylor assists)	44-55
11:49		Myles Thompson personal foul
11:49		TV timeout
11:43		Luke Goode turnover (bad pass) (Brian Taylor II steals)
11:38	+2	Darrion Baker makes two point dunk	46-55
11:23		Bryson Tucker misses two point jump shot
11:21		Ring Malith defensive rebound
11:07		Ring Malith turnover (bad pass) (Trey Galloway steals)
11:04		Trey Galloway turnover (lost ball)
10:44		Myles Rice shooting foul (Brian Taylor II draws the foul)
10:44		Brian Taylor II misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:44		Brian Taylor II misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:44		Luke Goode defensive rebound
10:33	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	46-58
10:15		Mackenzie Mgbako personal foul (Brian Taylor II draws the foul)
10:07		Ring Malith misses three point jump shot
10:05		Myles Rice defensive rebound
9:58		Luke Goode misses three point jump shot
9:56		Mackenzie Mgbako offensive rebound
9:54	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point layup	46-60
9:46		Cougars 30 second timeout
9:20	+2	Darrion Baker makes two point jump shot	48-60
8:58	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	48-62
8:27		Arnas Sakenis misses two point jump shot
8:25		Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
8:18		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass)
7:54		Brian Taylor II misses two point jump shot
7:52		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
7:40	+3	Trey Galloway makes three point jump shot (Oumar Ballo assists)	48-65
7:31		Arnas Sakenis offensive foul
7:31		Arnas Sakenis turnover (offensive foul)
7:31		TV timeout
7:22	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	48-67
6:55	+2	Arnas Sakenis makes two point layup (Myles Thompson assists)	50-67
6:45		Ray'Sean Taylor personal foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
6:32		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
6:30		Arnas Sakenis defensive rebound
6:20		Oumar Ballo blocks Ray'Sean Taylor's two point layup
6:18		Oumar Ballo defensive rebound
6:08		Mackenzie Mgbako turnover (bad pass)
5:53		Desmond Polk misses three point jump shot
5:51		Myles Rice defensive rebound
5:44	+3	Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Myles Rice assists)	50-70
5:28		Malik Reneau personal foul
5:17		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Arnas Sakenis draws the foul)
5:17	+1	Arnas Sakenis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-70
5:17	+1	Arnas Sakenis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-70
5:02	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup (Myles Rice assists)	52-72
4:42		Darrion Baker misses two point jump shot
4:40		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
4:27		Malik Reneau misses two point jump shot
4:25		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
4:22	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup	52-74
4:05	+3	Ray'Sean Taylor makes three point jump shot (Darrion Baker assists)	55-74
3:46		Kanaan Carlyle misses three point jump shot
3:44		Jo Valrie defensive rebound
3:34	+2	Jo Valrie makes two point layup	57-74
3:34		Myles Rice shooting foul (Jo Valrie draws the foul)
3:34		TV timeout
3:34		Jo Valrie misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:34		Luke Goode defensive rebound
3:17		Luke Goode misses two point jump shot
3:15		Jo Valrie defensive rebound
3:00		Malik Reneau shooting foul (Darrion Baker draws the foul)
3:00	+1	Darrion Baker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-74
3:00		Darrion Baker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:00		Bryson Tucker defensive rebound
2:39		Myles Rice turnover (bad pass) (Myles Thompson steals)
2:34	+2	Darrion Baker makes two point layup (Myles Thompson assists)	60-74
2:14	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	60-76
1:56		Myles Thompson misses two point jump shot
1:54		Jo Valrie offensive rebound
1:54		Mackenzie Mgbako shooting foul (Jo Valrie draws the foul)
1:54		Jo Valrie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:54	+1	Jo Valrie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-76
1:34	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	61-78
1:16		Jo Valrie misses three point jump shot
1:14		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
1:14		Ring Malith personal foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
0:47	+2	Oumar Ballo makes two point layup (Trey Galloway assists)	61-80
0:36		Ray'Sean Taylor misses two point jump shot
0:34		Jo Valrie offensive rebound
0:31		Ring Malith misses three point jump shot
0:29		Luke Goode defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Luke Goode defensive rebound