WATCH: Jalen Hood-Schifino Starts Northwestern Game With 3-Pointer

Indiana freshman point guard Jalen Hood-Schifino had the hot hand early on, draining a 3-pointer from the right wing for Indiana's first basket.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The freshman is powering the Hoosiers early on.

With senior point guard Xavier Johnson out, it's Jalen Hood-Schifino's offense to run. Less than a minute into Sunday's game against Northwestern, Trayce Jackson-Davis caught a pass from Tamar Bates near the free throw line. 

Jackson-Davis kicked the ball out to the right wing to Hood-Schifino, who confidently knocked down the 3-point shot. At the under-16 media timeout, Northwestern leads Indiana 12-9, and Hood-Schifino leads all scorers with seven points on 3-for-3 shooting. 

Knock it down, @jalenhs! 👌 @IndianaMBB pic.twitter.com/mocQN7vr8R

— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) January 8, 2023

To follow along with all the action between Indiana and Northwestern at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind., CLICK HERE to read our live blog, written by HoosiersNow.com publisher Tom Brew.

Next up for Indiana is a road trip to Penn State on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. ET tipoff at Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa. The Nittany Lions, coached by Micah Shrewsberry, are 11-4 this year with a 2-2 record in Big Ten play. Penn State is also in action on Sunday, hosting the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers at 6 p.m. ET. In its most recent game, Penn State lost 79-69 at Michigan.

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