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Kel'el Ware scores career-high 20, Xavier Johnson 19 as Indiana beats Army 72-64

AP
Nov 12, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Kel’el Ware scored 16 of his career-high 20 points in the second half, Xavier Johnson added 19 points, including four free throws in the final minute, and Indiana beat Army 72-64 Sunday night.

Malik Reneau had 10 of his 14 points in the second half for Indiana (2-0).

TJ Small and Ryan Curry each hit a 3-pointer in a 12-4 run that made it 58-all when Blake Barker's layup capped the spurt with 3:46 to play. Ware made the first of two free throws to give the Hoosiers the lead for good 26 seconds later and after he missed the second, Johnson grabbed the offensive rebound. Reneau made two foul shots and then blocked a layup attempt at the other end and secured the rebound before Gabe Cupps hit a 3-pointer to made it a six-point game with 2 minutes to play.

Josh Scovens made a 3 to trim Army's deficit to 64-61 with 1:47 left but Reneau hit two free throws, Ware stole the ball and then threw down an alley-oop dunk - from Trey Galloway to stretch the the lead to seven with 58 seconds remaining.

Curry finished with 20 points, including four 3-pointers, and Barker scored 14 for Army (0-3).

Indiana wraps up a three-game home stand to open the season Thursday against Wright State before head to New York to face No. 6 Connecticut at the Saatva Empire Classic. Army returns home to face Quinnipiac on Thursday.

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1st Half
ARMY
Black Knights
31
IND
Hoosiers
32

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Josh Scovens vs. Kel'el Ware (Xavier Johnson gains possession)
19:41	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Xavier Johnson assists)	0-2
19:16		Ryan Curry turnover (lost ball) (Mackenzie Mgbako steals)
19:07		Mackenzie Mgbako turnover (bad pass) (Kwabena Davis steals)
18:57		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
18:55		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
18:48		Malik Reneau misses two point layup
18:46		Charlie Peterson defensive rebound
18:36		Charlie Peterson misses three point jump shot
18:34		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
18:28		Kel'el Ware misses two point jump shot
18:26		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
18:11	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Charlie Peterson assists)	3-2
17:50		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Blake Barker steals)
17:41		Kel'el Ware blocks Charlie Peterson's two point layup
17:39		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
17:33		Kwabena Davis personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
17:27		Trey Galloway misses two point layup
17:25		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
17:18		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
17:16		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
17:08		Malik Reneau turnover (bad pass)
16:50	+2	Ryan Curry makes two point driving layup	5-2
16:39	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point pullup jump shot	5-5
16:17		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
16:15		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
16:10		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:08		Blake Barker defensive rebound
15:57	+3	Charlie Peterson makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	8-5
15:42		Jared Cross personal foul
15:42		TV timeout
15:39		Mackenzie Mgbako turnover (Dylan Blair steals)
15:31		Blake Barker turnover (Xavier Johnson steals)
15:28		Blake Barker personal foul
15:13		TJ Small shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
15:13	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	8-6
15:13	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	8-7
15:00	+3	Josh Scovens makes three point jump shot (Dylan Blair assists)	11-7
14:45		Dylan Blair personal foul (Gabe Cupps draws the foul)
14:41	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point dunk (Gabe Cupps assists)	11-9
14:23		TJ Small misses three point jump shot
14:21		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
14:07	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	11-11
13:48		Jared Cross misses three point jump shot
13:40		Abe Johnson offensive rebound
13:40		Jump ball. (Black Knights gains possession)
13:18		Charlie Peterson misses two point hook shot
13:16		Black Knights offensive rebound
13:07		Jared Cross turnover (CJ Gunn steals)
13:00		Malik Reneau misses three point jump shot
12:58		TJ Small defensive rebound
12:31		Jared Cross misses two point jump shot
12:29		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
12:14		Kaleb Banks offensive foul (Charlie Peterson draws the foul)
12:14		Kaleb Banks turnover (offensive foul)
11:45		TJ Small misses two point jump shot
11:45		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
11:45		CJ Gunn turnover (TJ Small steals)
11:45		Gabe Cupps personal foul
11:45		TV timeout
11:42	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (AJ Allenspach assists)	14-11
11:08		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
11:06		Payton Sparks offensive rebound
10:59		Payton Sparks misses two point layup
10:57		Kaleb Banks offensive rebound
10:52		AJ Allenspach personal foul (Kaleb Banks draws the foul)
10:43		Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
10:41		Charlie Peterson defensive rebound
10:20	+2	AJ Allenspach makes two point layup (Charlie Peterson assists)	16-11
10:02		Gabe Cupps turnover (Kwabena Davis steals)
9:57		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
9:55		AJ Allenspach offensive rebound
9:48		Charlie Peterson misses three point jump shot
9:41		Blake Barker offensive rebound
9:41	+3	Blake Barker makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	19-11
9:21		CJ Gunn misses two point jump shot
9:19		Kwabena Davis defensive rebound
8:56		Payton Sparks shooting foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
8:56		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:56		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:53	+3	Kaleb Banks makes three point jump shot (Gabe Cupps assists)	19-14
8:23		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
8:21		Hoosiers defensive rebound
8:08		Trey Galloway turnover (Blake Barker steals)
8:00	+2	Kwabena Davis makes two point layup (Blake Barker assists)	21-14
7:45		Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
7:43		Kwabena Davis defensive rebound
7:36		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
7:34		Hoosiers defensive rebound
7:30		TV timeout
7:09	+2	Anthony Walker makes two point layup (Kel'el Ware assists)	21-16
6:49		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
6:47		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
6:25	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point layup	21-18
6:05	+3	Dylan Blair makes three point jump shot (TJ Small assists)	24-18
5:41		Kel'el Ware misses two point jump shot
5:39		Xavier Johnson offensive rebound
5:32	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point layup	24-20
5:24		Abe Johnson shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
5:24	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	24-21
5:21		TJ Small misses two point jump shot
5:19		Jared Cross offensive rebound
5:09	+2	Charlie Peterson makes two point layup	26-21
4:48		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot
4:46		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
4:35		TJ Small misses three point jump shot
4:33		Hoosiers defensive rebound
4:14		Charlie Peterson personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
4:14		Malik Reneau misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:14		Jared Cross defensive rebound
4:14		Mackenzie Mgbako personal foul (Jared Cross draws the foul)
3:47		TJ Small misses three point jump shot
3:45		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
3:29	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point dunk (Malik Reneau assists)	26-23
3:21		TV timeout
2:54	+2	Ryan Curry makes two point jump shot	28-23
2:39		Ryan Curry personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-24
2:39	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-25
2:12		Kel'el Ware shooting foul (Charlie Peterson draws the foul)
2:12		Charlie Peterson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:12	+1	Charlie Peterson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-25
1:58	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	29-27
1:29		Malik Reneau blocks Blake Barker's two point layup
1:27		Black Knights offensive rebound
1:23		Kwabena Davis misses three point jump shot
1:21		Black Knights offensive rebound
1:21		Black Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
1:16		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
1:07	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Malik Reneau assists)	29-30
0:57		Black Knights 30 second timeout
0:49		Jared Cross misses three point jump shot
0:47		Josh Scovens offensive rebound
0:38	+2	Josh Scovens makes two point layup	31-30
0:29		Malik Reneau offensive foul (Josh Scovens draws the foul)
0:29		Malik Reneau turnover (offensive foul)
0:16		Charlie Peterson offensive foul
0:16		Charlie Peterson turnover (offensive foul)
0:04	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point hook shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	31-32
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
ARMY
Black Knights
33
IND
Hoosiers
40

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Xavier Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:45		Ryan Curry defensive rebound
19:38	+2	Ryan Curry makes two point jump shot (Blake Barker assists)	33-32
19:14		Xavier Johnson turnover (Ryan Curry steals)
18:50		Charlie Peterson offensive foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
18:50		Charlie Peterson turnover (offensive foul)
18:36		Kel'el Ware offensive foul (Ryan Curry draws the foul)
18:36		Kel'el Ware turnover (offensive foul)
18:25		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
18:23		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
18:16	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point hook shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	33-34
17:45		Xavier Johnson blocks Kwabena Davis's two point jump shot
17:43		Black Knights offensive rebound
17:43	+3	Blake Barker makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	36-34
17:18		Kwabena Davis shooting foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
17:18	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-35
17:18	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
17:03	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Abe Johnson assists)	39-36
16:53		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
16:53		TV timeout
16:42	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point dunk (Malik Reneau assists)	39-38
16:19		Xavier Johnson personal foul
16:00		Malik Reneau blocks Ryan Curry's two point jump shot
15:58		Black Knights offensive rebound
15:58		Black Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
15:42	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot	39-40
15:18		Josh Scovens misses three point jump shot
15:16		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
15:12		TV timeout
14:54	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	39-42
14:21	+3	Jared Cross makes three point jump shot (Josh Scovens assists)	42-42
14:07	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot	42-44
14:07		Abe Johnson shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
14:07	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	42-45
13:49		Jared Cross misses three point jump shot
13:47		Hoosiers defensive rebound
13:26	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point jump shot	42-47
13:14	+2	Charlie Peterson makes two point layup (Jared Cross assists)	44-47
12:52	+2	Malik Reneau makes two point hook shot	44-49
12:31	+2	Blake Barker makes two point layup	46-49
12:20	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point layup	46-51
12:20		Blake Barker shooting foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Trey Galloway makes regular free throw 1 of 1	46-52
12:12		Black Knights 30 second timeout
12:12		TV timeout
11:54		Blake Barker misses two point jump shot
11:52		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
11:40		Gabe Cupps turnover (Dylan Blair steals)
11:32		Dylan Blair turnover (Gabe Cupps steals)
11:24		Kel'el Ware turnover (Dylan Blair steals)
11:15		Charlie Peterson misses three point jump shot
11:13		Kaleb Banks defensive rebound
10:58		TJ Small personal foul (Hoosiers draws the foul)
10:49	+2	Gabe Cupps makes two point jump shot	46-54
10:32	+3	TJ Small makes three point jump shot (Blake Barker assists)	49-54
10:05		Malik Reneau misses two point hook shot
10:03		Malik Reneau offensive rebound
10:01		Malik Reneau misses two point layup
10:00		TJ Small defensive rebound
9:52		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
9:50		Charlie Peterson offensive rebound
9:45		Kaleb Banks shooting foul (Charlie Peterson draws the foul)
9:45	+1	Charlie Peterson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-54
9:45		Charlie Peterson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:45		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
9:25	+2	Payton Sparks makes two point layup (Xavier Johnson assists)	50-56
9:16		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
9:14		Black Knights offensive rebound
9:03		Charlie Peterson misses three point jump shot
9:01		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
8:53		Malik Reneau turnover (Charlie Peterson steals)
8:46	+2	Ryan Curry makes two point jump shot	52-56
8:32		Payton Sparks offensive foul
8:32		Payton Sparks turnover (offensive foul)
8:24		Gabe Cupps personal foul (Ryan Curry draws the foul)
8:14		Xavier Johnson personal foul (Jared Cross draws the foul)
8:01		Jump ball. (Black Knights gains possession)
7:53		Black Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
7:53		TV timeout
7:42		Xavier Johnson turnover (AJ Allenspach steals)
7:42		Anthony Walker personal foul (AJ Allenspach draws the foul)
7:42		AJ Allenspach misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:42		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
7:13		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
7:11		Hoosiers offensive rebound
7:06		Hoosiers turnover (shot clock violation)
6:42		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
6:40		Black Knights offensive rebound
6:40		Black Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
6:23		Charlie Peterson personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
6:19		CJ Gunn turnover (Abe Johnson steals)
6:03		Xavier Johnson shooting foul (Blake Barker draws the foul)
6:03		Blake Barker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:03	+1	Blake Barker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-56
5:39	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point dunk (Malik Reneau assists)	53-58
5:16		Josh Scovens misses two point layup
5:14		Abe Johnson offensive rebound
5:03	+3	Ryan Curry makes three point jump shot (Abe Johnson assists)	56-58
4:44		Xavier Johnson misses two point layup
4:42		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
4:37		Ryan Curry turnover (out of bounds)
4:12		Gabe Cupps misses three point jump shot
4:10		Josh Scovens defensive rebound
3:46	+2	Blake Barker makes two point layup	58-58
3:19		Josh Scovens personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
3:19		TV timeout
3:19	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-59
3:19		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19		Xavier Johnson offensive rebound
3:07		Abe Johnson personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
3:05	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-60
3:05	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-61
2:38		Malik Reneau blocks Josh Scovens's two point layup
2:36		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
2:13	+3	Gabe Cupps makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	58-64
2:04		Black Knights 30 second timeout
1:46	+3	Josh Scovens makes three point jump shot	61-64
1:18		Josh Scovens personal foul (Malik Reneau draws the foul)
1:18	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
1:18	+1	Malik Reneau makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
1:04		Josh Scovens turnover (Kel'el Ware steals)
0:58	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	61-68
0:44		Ryan Curry misses three point jump shot
0:42		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
0:42		Blake Barker personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
0:42	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-69
0:42	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-70
0:31		Blake Barker misses three point jump shot
0:29		Hoosiers defensive rebound
0:29		Black Knights 60 second timeout
0:29		Josh Scovens personal foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
0:29		Trey Galloway misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:29		Trey Galloway misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:29		Blake Barker defensive rebound
0:20		Jared Cross misses two point jump shot
0:18		Malik Reneau defensive rebound
0:10		Jump ball. (Hoosiers gains possession)
0:13		TJ Small personal foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
0:13	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-71
0:13	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-72
0:00	+3	Blake Barker makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)	64-72
0:00		End of period

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Blake Barker makes three point jump shot (Ryan Curry assists)