PHOTO GALLERY: Indiana Basketball Holds On to Beat Kennesaw State

Take a look at 20 action photos from inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall as the Hoosiers take down Kennesaw State in their final non-conference game of the season ahead of a 13-day break.

Haley Jordan | Dec 24, 2022

In this story:

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — It wasn't that pretty, but a win is a win! Check out 20 photos from Indiana basketball's 69-55 win over Kennesaw State for its final non-conference game of the season.

With the win, Indiana will will improve to a 10-3 record as its Christmas gift along with a 13-day break before Big Ten play officially starts on Jan. 5 versus Iowa. Kennesaw State kept up with the No. 18 Hoosiers but will return to Georgia with its fifth loss of the season.

Tonight the Hoosiers were without starters Xavier Johnson who's out indefinitely after undergoing foot surgery, and Trayce Jackson-Davis who's out as a precaution before conference play.

Sophomore guard Tamar Bates also known as Scoop led the Hoosiers with 19 points off of three triples followed by freshman guard Jalen Hood-Schifino who put up 18 points.

The first half was ugly in the words of Bates, but the Hoosiers managed to notch the score up at 27 before the half. Finally the shots were going down as Indiana took over the lead within the first minute of the second half. Indiana would officially pull away around the 11-minute mark after a few lead swaps.

Take a look at these 20 closeup action shots before getting nearly a two-week break from Indiana basketball.

Kennesaw State vs. Indiana

Tamar Bates

Malik Reneau

Trey Galloway

Jordan Geronimo

CJ Gunn

Miller Kopp

Race Thompson

Mike Woodson

Trey Galloway fan — © Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

Jalen Hood-Schifino — © Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

Up next, the Hoosiers will face the Iowa Hawkeyes in Iowa City on Jan. 5 for a 9 p.m. tipoff on FS1. Indiana will then return home to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Jan. 8 for a noon game versus forward Miller Kopp's former Northwestern squad.

Related stories on Indiana basketball

TOM BREW COLUMN: Indiana freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino is mature beyond his years, but the pressure is on with Xavier Johnson (foot) out for a while. It's Hood-Schifino's team now, and he has to run the show when the Hoosiers hit Big Ten play. CLICK HERE
GAME STORY: Tamar Bates scored 19 points and Jalen Hood-Schifino added 18 as the Indiana guards took over the game late to lead the Hoosiers to a hard-fought 69-55 win over Kennesaw State on Friday at Assembly Hall. CLICK HERE
WHAT TAMAR BATES SAID: Indiana basketball guard Tamar Bates led the Hoosiers to a 69-55 victory over Kennesaw State on Friday. Bates scored 19 points off of three triples in his season-high 31 minutes of play. CLICK HERE
WATCH MILLER KOPP'S BIG THREE Indiana forward Miller Kopp leads the Hoosier starters in three-point percentage and knocked down a big one versus Kennesaw State to give Indiana the edge over the Owls in the second half. CLICK HERE
WATCH TREY GALLOWAY'S TREY Watch this replay of Indiana guard Trey Galloway hitting a three-pointer in the Hoosiers' final non-conference game of the season versus Kennesaw State. CLICK HERE
WATCH TAMAR BATES' DUNK Indiana guard Tamar Bates threw down a fast break dunk off of forward Miller Kopp's assist in the Hoosiers' home game versus Kennesaw State. Watch the highlight here. CLICK HERE

Published Dec 24, 2022

HALEY JORDAN

Haley Jordan is a Sports Illustrated/FanNation video director, staff writer, host and reporter for Hoosiers Now, Fastball and Fastbreak sites. She is a graduate from Indiana University with degrees in Sports Broadcast Journalism and Spanish.