Indiana basketball snaps losing streak as Tucker DeVries leads way at Rutgers

• Indiana men’s basketball defeated Rutgers 82-59, ending a four-game losing streak.
• Three Hoosiers scored over 20 points, including Lamar Wilkerson with 27.
• The victory was Indiana’s first win at Rutgers since February 2018.

Indiana men’s basketball knocked down 15 3-pointers to beat Rutgers 82-59 to snap a four-game losing skid. It was Indiana’s fist win at Rutgers in nearly eight years, dating back to Feb. 5, 2018.

Indiana had three players with 20 or more points: Lamar Wilkerson finished with 27, Nick Dorn had 23, and Tucker DeVries finished with 22.

Indiana is now 13-7 and 4-5 in conference play.

Here are three observations:

IU basketball breaks four-game losing streak

Indiana couldn’t convert on four straight Quad 1 opportunities, but it won the game it needed to on the road in Piscataway, New Jersey.

The Hoosiers finally broke a four-game losing streak with its win over Rutgers, but it won’t do too much to improve its NCAA tournament resume. Rutgers, at No. 153 in the NET rankings, will be a Quad 3 win for the Hoosiers. Indiana, sitting at No. 38 in the NET, is 0-6 in Quad 1 games, 1-1 in Quad 2, 5-0 in Quad 3, and 7-0 in Quad 4.

Indiana will have another Quad 1 opportunity Tuesday as it hosts Purdue (No. 5 NET) at Assembly Hall.

Tucker DeVries finds rhythm after extended shooting slump

After an extended shooting slump that dated back to the beginning of Big Ten play, senior forward DeVries has started to find a rhythm.

DeVries, who had been averaging fewer than 10 points per game in conference play, scored 16 first-half points on 4-of-6 3-point shooting against the Scarlet Knights (9-11, 2-7) on Friday night to find some confidence again.

He found that 3-point shooting touch he’s been missing for most of the conference season, shooting 4-of-12 from beyond the arc, and commanded the glass with 10 rebounds. He finished the game with 22 points on 9-of-20 shooting from the field.

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Nick Dorn makes splash in starting lineup

With Tayton Conerway limited because of an ankle injury, Dorn got the call to the starting lineup against Rutgers.

And he made the most of it.

Dorn, who averages 7.2 points per game, rejuvenated the Hoosiers’ 3-point shooting against Rutgers. He knocked down six 3-pointers for 23 points, becoming Indiana’s second-leading scorer of the night behind Wilkerson’s 27 points.

Conerway came off the bench for the Hoosiers, playing limited minutes as he continues to recover from an ankle injury he suffered against Iowa last week. Conerway played 16 minutes, scoring six points on 2-of-3 shooting.

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