SIU Edwardsville vs. Indiana: Box score, stats, and summary ft. Mackenzie Mgbako (Nov. 6)

The 17th-ranked Indiana Hoosiers opened their season with a resounding 80-61 home win over the SIU Edwardsville Cougars on Wednesday on the back of Mackenzie Mgbako’s 31-point performance. This game was not as close as the scoreboard suggested as the Hoosiers (1-0) dominated from the get-go.

The Cougars (1-1) picked up their first loss of the season against one of the top programs in the country.

Let’s take a deeper dive into the box scores to see how the game played out.

SIU Edwardsville vs. Indiana box score

SIU Edwardsville vs. Indiana box score

Team	First Half	Second Half	Final Score
SIU Edwardsville	30	31	61
Indiana	42	38	80

SIU Edwardsville box score

Name	POS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Ring Malith	F	1-12	1-7	0-0	3	6	2	0	0	2	3	3
Arnas Sakenis	C	3-5	0-0	2-2	4	9	0	1	2	1	3	8
Brian Taylor II	G	2-7	1-2	0-2	0	1	1	2	1	2	1	5
Raysean Taylor	G	7-22	7-22	0-0	0	2	2	3	0	2	2	17
Desmond Polk	G	1-4	0-2	0-2	0	1	1	2	0	2	1	2
Myles Thompson	F	5-8	0-0	0-0	3	4	3	1	0	1	3	10
Jo Valrie	F	3-7	0-3	1-3	4	7	0	0	0	1	1	7
Darrion Baker	F	3-5	0-1	3-4	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	9
Cham Okey	G	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Pickett	G	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Indiana box score

Name	POS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	OREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Malik Reneau	F	5-9	0-1	5-6	3	7	1	2	2	1	4	15
Mackenzie Mgbako	F	13-17	4-5	1-1	3	9	0	1	1	2	4	31
Oumar Bello	C	6-10	0-0	3-4	1	6	1	0	1	4	1	15
Myles Rice	G	3-7	1-2	4-4	0	4	4	2	0	5	3	11
Kanaan Carlyle	G	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	6	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bryson Tucker	F	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2
Luke Goode	F	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
Gabe Cupps	F	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Trey Galloway	G	2-2	1-1	1-2	1	2	9	1	0	2	0	6

Indiana came out of the gates strong. It scored the first six points of the game and raced to a 15-5 lead. However, SIU clawed its way back as the first half wore on. The Cougars tied the game at 27, but the Hoosiers went on a dominant 15-3 run to go into halftime with a 12-point lead.

Indiana's lead would not drop below nine points the rest of the way.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars were not good at shooting the basketball as they finished the game with a 35.2/19.2/46.2 shooting split. The one plus was the fact the team grabbed 16 offensive rebounds.

The Indiana Hoosiers were 52.6% from the floor, 37.5% from the 3-point line, and had 17 free-throw attempts. The team had a 43-34 rebounding advantage, with Mackenzie Mgbako dominating with 31 points on just 17 shot attempts.

However, while the team looked great on the offensive side, the defense needs to improve going forward.