Watch: Indiana Freshman Rob Phinisee Sinks Game-Winning Three to Beat Butler

Indiana erased a nine-point deficit with 10 minutes remaining. 
Watch: Indiana Freshman Rob Phinisee Sinks Game-Winning Three to Beat Butler
Watch: Indiana Freshman Rob Phinisee Sinks Game-Winning Three to Beat Butler /

Senior forward Juwan Morgan poured in 35 points for No. 25 Indiana against Butler on Saturday, but it was freshman Rob Phinisee who hit the game-winner, banging home a deep three as time expired to give the Hooisers a 71-68 victory at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

The buzzer-beater marked the Hoosiers' fourth-straight victory, following a 68-67 win over Louisville on Dec. 8. Indiana is now 8–2 on the season, 2–0 in the Big Ten. 

Watch Phinisee's game-winner below: 

Phinisee is fifth on the Hoosiers in scoring, averaging 7.6 points per game while shooting 40.9% from three. Fellow freshman Romeo Langford is Indiana's leading scorer at 18.2 points per game. 

The Hoosiers will face a trio of unranked opponents at home through Jan. 3. They'll face No. 5 Michigan at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Mich. on Jan. 6. 


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Michael Shapiro is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated. He is a Denver native and 2018 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin.