Quick thoughts on a 92-74 win against Oregon:

How it happened

Oregon, fresh off a competitive four-point loss at Purdue on Saturday, was up to the challenge on Monday night in Assembly Hall. The Ducks, 1-11 in the Big Ten entering the contest, got strong starts from guards Wei Lin and Drew Carter, who aren’t known for their scoring. Lin had nine first-half points and Carter had five, which helped Oregon build a 19-14 lead by the 7:42 mark of the first half. But Indiana had a response in the form of Lamar Wilkerson, coming off a Big Ten player of the week award. Wilkerson got hot to close the half and had a game-high 16 points by the break on 5-for-10 shooting from the field and a 4-for-4 mark from the free-throw line. The Hoosiers outscored Oregon 22-11 over the final seven minutes of the first half to claim a 36-30 lead at the break.

Indiana was sharp out of the locker room, scoring 14 points in less than four minutes, which forced Oregon coach Dana Altman to take a timeout with the Hoosiers leading 50-36 at the 16:07 mark. Wilkerson had five points in the stretch, as did Tucker DeVries, while Sam Alexis added four. The Hoosiers opened a 55-40 lead on a Wilkerson 3-pointer and led 59-49 at the under-12 media timeout. By the 9:34 mark, Indiana punched the lead back to 14 points on another Wilkerson 3-pointer, which gave him 31 points. By the under-eight media timeout, Indiana led 74-58 and Wilkerson was up to 35 points. A 3-point play by Reed Bailey pushed the IU lead to 77-58 with 7:26 remaining. Nick Dorn’s 3-pointer stretched IU’s lead to 20 points at 83-63 with 6:05 to play. At the final media timeout, Wilkerson was up to 40 points and IU’s lead was 87-69 and the Hoosiers were on their way to their eighth Big Ten win and fifth in their last six games.

Standout performers

Wilkerson led the Hoosiers with 41 points on 13-for-20 shooting, including a 6-for-12 mark on 3s and 9-for-11 from the free-throw line. Alexis was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field and scored 16 points to go with five rebounds in 25 minutes. DeVries also had 15 points and had seven assists in 33 minutes.

Statistics that stand out

The Hoosiers shot 81.8 percent in the second half and made all 11 of their 2-point field goal attempts. IU scored 56 points and 1.81 points per possession over the final 20 minutes.

Up next for IU

Indiana is off until Sunday. The Hoosiers travel to Champaign to take on No. 8 Illinois at 1 p.m. ET on CBS.

Final IU individual statistics

Final tempo-free statistics

Assembly Call postgame show

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MUNCIE, IN — Chris Walker, principal of Central High School for the past decade, has announced he will be a Republican candidate for the District 34 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives.

“Muncie has every reason to be proud of who we are,” Walker said in a news release. “The spirit of Muncie is shaped by resilience, work ethic, and a deep sense of community.  Muncie cares deeply and our pride shows up in loyalty to our history and a belief that our community matters. 

“Our pride also calls us to make Muncie better.  It is my strong belief that Muncie’s best days are yet to come.”

Walker and his wife, Katie, moved to Muncie from Fishers in 2016. They are the parents of three children.

Walker said he and others had participated in “the Muncie community’s Cradle to Career initiative to improve resources and support for families with the goal of ending generational poverty in Muncie.”

 “This is not just a project we are doing, but a call to serve, and it takes all of us,” he said. “In order to make our vision for Muncie a reality, we need a voice at every table where decisions are made that impact our community.” 

The educator said he is announcing his candidacy “with a tremendous sense of pride, love for the community that has given so much to us, and the hope that our best days are yet to come.”

ELKHART, IN (WSBT 22) — Elkhart Police Department officers responded to a call of a shooting with injuries near the Martins Supermarket on Jackson Blvd around 5:20 p.m. Sunday.

When officers arrived on the scene, they learned that two male victims had gone to the hospital with apparent gunshot wounds.

Both victims were evaluated and treated for what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

According to the report the initial investigation indicates “suspect(s) in a vehicle shot at the victims’ vehicle while it was possibly near the intersection of E Lexington Ave/Junior Achievement Blvd”

This investigation is active and on going with no arrests being made at this time.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Elkhart Police Department at 574-295-7070 or Michiana Crime Stoppers at 574-288-STOP.