Indiana led Sam Houston 17-11 midway through the first half, just before Goode caught fire. In a matter of three minutes and 54 seconds, the 6-foot-7 wing buried four 3-pointers that extended the Hoosiers’ lead to 34-12. The Assembly Hall crowd roared louder than it had all night, and Goode seemed to embrace that feeling he longed for.

Indiana rebounded from a difficult Battle 4 Atlantis with a comfortable win against Sam Houston State on Tuesday night, 97-71.

Indiana returned to Bloomington and crushed Sam Houston State 97-71 on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Indiana men’s basketball sixth-year center Oumar Ballo, a 53.3% free throw shooter entering Tuesday night’s game against Sam Houston State University, saw his second consecutive shot at the charity stripe fall through the net.

BLOOMINGTON – IU basketball rode a strong start to a comfortable 97-71 win against Sam Houston State on Tuesday night. Myles Rice led the Hoosiers with 19 points, while Malik Reneau and Luke Goode added 18 apiece. Reneau also had 10 rebounds and five assists as IU tried to wash away the bad taste of Atlantis.

The Indiana Hoosiers have two more games before they begin Big Ten play. Sam Houston State visits on Tuesday, Dec. 3.

Illinois transfer Luke Goode came off the bench to score 13 of his career-high 18 points in the first half Tuesday night as Indiana stopped visiting Sam Houston State 97-71 in Bloomington, Ind.