The Indiana All-Stars hit a respectable 38 percent on 10-of-26 shooting from 3-point land in their June 18 battle with the Kentucky All-Stars at Diddle Arena in Bowling Green. Kentucky, meanwhile, laid an egg.
The hosts connected at a paltry 12 percent, hitting only three of their 26 long-range flicks, as Indiana rolled to a 94-72 victory.
The teams return to Indiana for the second set of games June 25 at Conseco Fieldhouse. The boys tip off at 7:30 p.m., with the girls playing prior to that at 5.
Five Indiana players scored in double figures. Josh Mayo (Merrillville) led the way with 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while Armon Bassett (Terre Haute South) had 14, Darren Cloud (Evansville Reitz) added 13, and Dominic James (Richmond) and Nick Rogers (Pendleton Heights) each scored 11.
Mr. Basketball Zuke Zeller of Washington had an extremely quiet night, scoring only two points on 1-of-5 shooting with seven rebounds, one assist, and one turnover in only 17 minutes. Kentucky�s Mr. Basketball, Domonic Tilford, led his team with 15 points despite 5-for-16 shooting from the field.
The Hoosier boys benefited from a solid shooting performance, hitting 35 of 73 for 48 percent. Kentucky, on the other hand, hit 18 of its 42 2-point efforts to finish at an overall 31 percent for the game.
Indiana, which led 50-34 at halftime, now leads the all-time series, 74-41.
Processing your request, Please wait....
