GAMEDAY Mens Basketball
Indiana 71, Kent State 60
By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Sports Writer
ALBANY, N.Y. - Trayce Jackson-Davis did it all with 24 points, 11 rebounds, five blocked shots and five assists as Indiana defeated 13th-seed Kent State 71-60 to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2016.
The fourth-seeded Hoosiers (23-11) advanced to play fifth-seeded Miami for a trip to Kansas City for the Midwest Region semifinals.
Jackson-Davis became the first player since blocks became an official NCAA statistic in 1985-86 to have at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, five blocks and five assists in an NCAA Tournament game, according to OptaSTATS.
The last of 32 first-round games to tip off was played in front of mostly Indiana fans and their team delivered a no-drama victory to cap what was already a pretty good day. Earlier, the Hoosiers' in-state rival Purdue became the second No. 1 seed in the history of the tournament to lose to a 16 seed when Fairleigh Dickinson pulled the stunner in Columbus, Ohio.
The Mid-American Conference champs from Kent State couldn't muster any such magic, shooting 32% from the field. Sincere Carry scored 15 points to lead the Golden Flashes (28-7), who had won six straight heading into tournament.
Well past midnight, Jackson-Davis gave MVP Arena a jolt with six straight spectacular points in the second half. The run started with a one-handed dunk, soaring down the lane. A smooth baseline drive was next, followed by a spinning layup to make it 62-50 with 7:39 left.
Race Thompson matched a season high with 20 points for the Hoosiers on 8-of-11 shooting.
The Hoosiers had a 35-27 at halftime as Thompson took advantage of a Kent State defense that was working hard to limit Jackson-Davis. Thompson scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting.
Meanwhile, Jackson-Davis more than made his presence felt with 10 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks, including a chase down swat of Jalen Sullinger's layup in the final seconds of the half.
BIG PICTURE
Kent State: Its last NCAA victory was in 2002, when the Golden Flashes made a surprising run to the Elite Eight before being eliminated by Indiana.
Indiana: The Hoosiers played around a quiet from star freshman Jalen Hood Schifino, who scored eight points while dealing with foul trouble.
March 17, 2023
| Kent State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| V. Davis | F | 29 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| M. Thomas | F | 27 | 2-10 | 1-1 | 1-5 | 0-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| C. Hornbeak | C | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| S. Carry | G | 39 | 5-18 | 4-4 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| M. Jacobs | G | 37 | 3-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| J. Sullinger | 25 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| C. Payton | 22 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| D. Gillespie | 1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| A. Odusipe | 1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| J. Rollins | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 22-69 (.319) |
9-12 (.750) |
7-21 (.333) |
19-42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 60 | |
| Indiana | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Kopp | F | 36 | 4-9 | 2-3 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| T. Jackson-Davis | F | 35 | 10-17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| R. Thompson | F | 29 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3-9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| J. Hood-Schifino | G | 32 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| T. Galloway | G | 29 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Bates | 20 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| M. Reneau | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| J. Geronimo | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| K. Banks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Leal | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 198 | 29-62 (.468) |
8-11 (.727) |
5-14 (.357) |
10-39 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 71 | |
