WATCH: Mackenzie Mgbako To The Rescue For Indiana

Indiana has struggled against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville with one exception ... Mackenzie Mgbako has carried the Hoosiers.

Indiana forward Mackenzie Mgbako (21) gets the reboudn during a college basketball exhibition game against Tennessee on Sunday, October 27, 2024, in Knoxville. Tenn. / Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana isn't off to a great start against Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. With 4:48 left in the first half, a 3-pointer by Ray'Sean Taylor of the Cougars tied the game at 27.

Mackenzie Mgbako came to Indiana's rescue.

The sophomore drained a 3-pointer to put Indiana back in front. As SIU-Edwardsville tried to bring the ball up the floor, Mgbako stepped in front of a pass and went downtown to convert a bucket and draw a foul.

Watch the play here.

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The personal 5-0 run by Mgbako gave Indiana a breather as it had been struggling against the visitors from the Ohio Valley Conference.

Mgbako made the free throw in an impressive 19-point half for the Indiana swingman.

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