WATCH: Race Thompson Spins Around Defense For Dunk Against Jackson State

Trayce Jackson-Davis found his front court partner Race Thompson for an easy dunk early in Indiana's matchup against Jackson State.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Headband-wearing Race Thompson is continuing his strong play on Friday against Jackson State.

After a 20-point effort against Little Rock on Wednesday, he's up to four points and two rebounds in the first five minutes of Friday's game. Early on, Trayce Jackson-Davis swung a one-handed baseline pass to Race Thompson, who spun around the Jackson State defender for an easy dunk.

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Next up for the Hoosiers is perhaps their most highly-anticipated game of the 2022-23 regular season. On Wednesday, the North Carolina Tar Heels, the nation's No. 1 team, come to Assembly Hall for a 9:30 p.m. ET tipoff. 

North Carolina is off to a 5-0 start, but hasn't looked quite like the team that reached the National Championship last year. Most recently, the Tar Heels went back and forth with Portland in the Phil Knight Invitational, emerging with an 89-81 win. North Carolina also struggled to a 72-66 win at home against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15. But with four starters from last year's team, plus Northwestern transfer Pete Nance, the Tar Heels will surely be a major challenge for the Hoosiers. 

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  • HOW TO WATCH: Indiana basketball (5-0) concludes the Hoosier Classic with a matchup against Jackson State (0-4) on Friday at 12:30 p.m. ET at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Here's how to watch, with game time and TV information, three leading storylines, the latest on the point spread, the coaching matchup, series history and more. CLICK HERE
  • LIVE BLOG: Indiana is back in action on Friday afternoon, taking on Jackson State in the final game of the Hoosier Classic. Welcome to our live blog, where we'll keep you updated in real time straight from press row, with news and views, plus highlights and opinion. CLICK HERE

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Jack Ankony
JACK ANKONY

Jack Ankony is a Sports Illustrated/FanNation writer for HoosiersNow.com. He graduated from Indiana University's Media School with a degree in journalism. Follow on Twitter @ankony_jack.