HoosierIllustrated Live Blog: FINAL – Indiana basketball 90, Eastern Illinois 55

Indiana basketball is back in action once again and will be looking to improve to 2-0 on the year as they host Eastern Illinois. Hoosiers are coming off a 19-point win over SIUE this past Wednesday night.

Eastern Illinois enters this game 1-1 on the year having already played a Big Ten squad, Illinois, last week.

Tip is set for 12 PM ET. The game will air on BTN+.

Below is the full live, running blog of Indiana basketball vs Eastern Illinois in the Hoosiers second game of the 2024-25 season.

Pregame Notes:

Anthony Leal remains out.

Oumar Ballo is listed as questionable.

Multiple Indiana basketball players were getting an early pregame workout in including Gabe Cupps, Bryson Tucker, Myles Rice, and Kanaan Carlyle.

Ballo is playing.

Indiana basketball starters:

G – Myles Rice

G – Kanaan Carlyle

F – Mackenzie Mgbako

F – Malik Reneau

C – Oumar Ballo

First half:

Indiana basketball wins the tip and we are off.

Eastern Illinois gets on the board first with a three. Mgbako responds with a slam off a Ballo assist.

Mgbako picking up right where he left off. First five points for the Hoosiers.

Oumar Ballo up to 2 assists right now. Doing a good job of sharing the ball.

Under-16 Media Timeout: Indiana basketball 9, EIU 8

Malik Reneau gets a bucket out of the break.

Three by EIU ties it up at 11. Another three gives them the lead 14-11.

Back-to-back buckets from both Mgbako and Ballo stop the EIU run for now.

Galloway and Tucker check in for Ballo and Carlyle.

Under-12 Media Timeout: Indiana basketball 18, EIU 18

Indiana has hit their last 3 shots.

Luke Goode checks in for Myles Rice.

Indiana is really getting out and running and the defense is starting to pick up a little too. Give EIU credit for making some tough shots so far.

Luke Goode knocks down a corner three. Indiana lead is up to 25-20.

Timeout EIU. Indiana basketball on a 7-0. Defense leading to offense for the Hoosiers.

Entire second unit on the floor for Indiana. Need to see how they do this stretch.

Under-8 Media Timeout: Indiana basketball 27, EIU 23

Tied game again at 27.

Rice and Mgbako check in for Tucker and Cupps.

Pick-and-roll game between Galloway and Ballo is fun to watch.

Rice gets fouled and goes 1-2 at the line.

Starters back on the floor for Indiana basketball.

Under-4 Media Timeout: Indiana basketball 30, EIU 29

EIU takes the lead 31-30. Ballo responds and the Hoosiers have the lead again.

Mike Woodson takes a timeout at the 2:00 mark. Indiana basketball down 35-32.

EIU extends the lead by five out of the break.

At the half: EIU 37, Indiana basketball 36 

Second Half

EUI scores first out of the half. Rice gets Indiana their first points off the half.

EIU player got hurt so there was a stoppage of play for a bit.

Indiana basketball is down 43-38.

Mgbako is fouled after a strong drive off the wing. He goes 2-2 at the line.

Reneau with two strong offensive rebounds and gets rewarded with an And1. He would make the free throw.

Indiana has finally woke up. 9-0 run and lead 47-43. Two strong offensive sequences from Malik Reneau to spark this run. Have to continue to play with energy.

Mgbako steal and score out of the break.

Stoppage of play. Myles Rice got into with a EIU player. Does not look like they are reviewing however. Just a standard media timeout here.

Indiana leads 49-45 with 15:55.

Mgbako hits a three in transition. Hoosiers up 52-46.

Indiana basketball on a 16-2 run. Lead 54-45. EIU calls timeout. 14:09 left.

Under-12 Media Timeout: Indiana basketball 60, EIU 45

Tucker scores out of the break for Indiana. EIU finally hits a shot to snap this Indiana run.

Galloway fouled and he goes 1-2 at the line.

Luke Goode hits his second three thanks to a block from Ballo. Hoosiers up by 20.

Galloway with a no-look pass to Bryson Tucker in transition for a huge slam. Cold play.

Jakai Newton checking in for Luke Goode. 8:04 left to go.

Hoosiers lead 72-48 with 7:58 left. 

Galloway to Tucker for huge slam out of the break.

Indiana basketball forces a shot clock violation.

Carlyle and Cupps check in for Rice and Galloway.

Hatton checks in for Ballo.

Timeout Mike Woodson. Indiana up 76-40 with 4:40 left. 

Only starter on the floor is Carlyle. He hits a three and gets his first points of the season.

Jakai Newton air-balled his first shot attempt.

FINAL – Indiana basketball 90, Eastern Illinois 54

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