LIVE BLOG: Updates From No. 16 Indiana's Game Against UNC Greensboro

Welcome to our live blog for Thursday's game between No. 16 Indiana and UNC Greensboro at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, where we'll share updates, highlights and thoughts on the matchup.

The Hoosiers huddle against South Carolina at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Snow is coming down outside, but we're safe inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for Thursday's game between No. 16 Indiana and UNC Greensboro.

Coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers are 3-0, most recently defeating South Carolina 87-71 on Saturday. Indiana has one final home game before heading to the Bahamas for three marquee nonconference games in the Battle 4 Atlantis. Out of the Southern Conference, UNC Greensboro comes to Indiana with a 2-1 record after losing to Southern Methodist.

Welcome to our live blog, where we'll share updates, highlights, stats and thoughts on the game.

Final: Indiana 69, UNCG 58. Not the best offensive half we've seen from this Indiana team, which shot 41.7% with 14 turnovers. Rice led IU with 20 points. Tucker had 14.

2H 2:36 – Tucker will have two free throws after a timeout, with IU leading 64-54. Neither teams have shot it well tonight. Indiana is 1 for its last 7 and 40.4% on the night. UNCG is 1 for its last 9 and 32.8% on the night. Tucker has been a bright spot for the Hoosiers, especially in the second half.

2H 4:43 – Timeout Indiana, still leading 62-49. UNCG has hit a rough patch, wth a 2:38 scoring drought. The Spartans have missed their last six field goal attemps and have made just two of their last 11 shots.

2H 6:15 – Indiana leads UNCG 62-49 at the under-8 timeout. Layups on back-to-back possessions by Myles Rice bring his scoring total up to 18 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers. Both layups were freed up by screens from Ballo up top. Indiana has its largest lead of the second half.

2H 8:53 – UNCG can't stop Tucker's mid-range game. He backed his defender into the lane with a few dribbles, then stopped on a dime and pulled up for a jumper. Tucker is up to 13 points, 11 of which have come in the second half. He's 5 for 8 from the field and 3 for 3 at the free throw line in 17 minutes. IU leads 58-48.

2H 9:56 – A nice two-man game between Galloway and Reneau leads to a layup. Galloway posted up his man, then took a few dribbles across the lane and flipped a pass over his head to Reneau for a layup. But UNCG scored on back-to-back possessions following that play to cut Indiana's lead to 54-47.

2H 11:39– Indiana's lead is back up to 52-42 after a 3-pointer from Luke Goode, who let out some emotion after the play. UNCG calls timeout after a 12-2 Indiana run. Tucker continues to play well for Indiana on both sides of the ball. He harrassed UNCG with tight perimeter defense, which played a role in UNCG being called for a moving screen on the play. Tucker knocked down a mid-range jumper on the following possession.

2H 13:34 – Tucker knocks down a smooth fadeaway jumper from the left baseline, but it's answered with a UNCG layup. Myles Rice back in the game, replacing Carlyle. Indiana leads 45-42.

2H 15:08 – Strong drive from Bryson Tucker, finishing through contact for an and-one. He made the free throw, too, giving Indiana a 43-40 lead. Tucker has five points tonight.

2H 15:57 – Indiana leads UNCG 40-39 at the under-16 timeout, but the Spartans will have a chance to tie it up after an and-one by Malik Henry. After scoring 21 points in the first 8:53, Indiana's offense has gone quiet. The Hoosiers are shooting just 39.4% from the field and have committed 11 turnovers. UNCG has a 12-4 advantage in the second half.

2H 18:20 – Quick timeout from Mike Woodson after UNCG scored eight quick points to start the second half, cutting Indiana's lead to 39-35.

Halftime: Indiana 36, UNCG 27. Indiana led by as as many as 16, but UNCG closed the half on an 7-0 run. Indiana had a 5:27 scoring drought just past the halfway point. UNCG with 9 offensive rebounds and 8 second-chance points. Rice leads IU with 14, Mgbako with 9.

1H 3:18 – Indiana leads UNCG 28-20 at the under-4 timeout. Indiana scored 21 points with 11:07 left in the half, but it has scored just seven points since. Turnovers have become an issue, with five occurring in that roughly eight-minute stretch.

1H 4:03 – Second foul on Carlyle puts UNCG on the free throw line, but Reath only splits the pair. Indiana's lead is down to 26-20.

1H 6:00 – UNCG on a 9-0 now after a 3-pointer and a layup on back-to-back possessions by Polite. Most recently with a shot clock violation, Indiana hasn't scored in the last 5:07 and has missed its last six shots.

1H 7:36 – Indiana leads UNCG 21-9 at the under-8 timeout. Indiana hasn't scored in 3:31, but it still leads comfortably as UNCG is shooting 22.2%. Rice leads the way with eight points on 2-for-2 3-point shooting.

1H 8:59 – Ronald Polite III with an and-one layup through a foul from Carlyle, but he missed the free throw. It's been a rough game for UNCG so far, shooting 3 for 15 from the field and turning the ball over seven times.

1H 11:08 – Langdon Hatton and Luke Goode in the game now, replacing Mgbako and Reneau. So Indiana has four bench players and one starter in the game now: Rice, Galloway, Tucker, Goode and Hatton. Hatton scored inside on his first possession, assisted by Rice.

1H 12:19 – Freshman Bryson Tucker and senior Trey Galloway are the first Hoosiers off the bench for Indiana, replacing Kanaan Carlyle and Oumar Ballo. They've been the first paif off the bench in each of the last three games. It's been noticeable how much more depth Indiana has this season, with guys like Tucker, Galloway and Luke Goode coming off the bench. Indiana leads 19-5.

1H 13:42– Mgbako ran off a screen for an open mid-range jumper. A few possessions later, he knocked down a 3-pointer from the right wing, assisted by Rice. Indiana center Oumar Ballo is proving his worth on the defensive end too. He contested a reverse layup at the rim, then closed out well on a floater. Indiana leads 17-3.

1H 15:29 – Indiana leads UNCG 12-3 at the first media timeout. UNCG is playing a zone defense now. It looked like a 3-2 zone on that last possession. But Indiana did a good job of swinging the ball around, and it led to a 3-pointer from Rice at the top of the key. He's got six points.

1H 18:17 – Reneau jumped the passing lane and took it coast to coast for an easy layup. That followed an easy layup from Ballo on a righty hook the possession before. Indiana's out to an early 7-0 lead.

1H 19:03 – Indiana went inside to Malik Reneau to start. He fumbled the ball at bit, but made a nice pass from the opposite block to the corner to Myles Rice, who knocked down the 3-pointer. Indiana forced a shot clock violation on its first defensive possession.

6:25 p.m. - Usual starters for Indiana: Myles Rice, Kanaan Carlyle, Mackenzie Mgbako, Malik Reneau and Oumar Ballo. For UNCG it's Kenyon Giles, Ronald Polite III, Donovan Atwell, Miles Jones and Jalen Breath. Indiana has a signficant height advantage, as UNCG's tallest starter is Breath at 6-foot-8.

6:15 p.m. – Indiana will be without sophomore guards Gabe Cupps and Jakai Newton tonight, as they're listed out on the Big Ten availability report. That depletes some of Indiana's guard depth, but it'll still have Myles Rice, Kanaan Carlyle, Trey Galloway and Bryson Tucker.

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