Myles Rice scored 18 points to lead Indiana to a 77-68 win over Winthrop on Sunday in Bloomington, Ind.
Malik Reneau added 14 points and seven rebounds and Trey Galloway scored 11 points for Indiana (10-3).
The Hoosiers prevailed despite shooting just 1-of-20 from 3-point range. The Eagles were a little better, shooting 6-of-23 from beyond the arc.
Indiana held a 46-39 rebounding advantage and had 17 assists to Winthrop’s eight.
K.J. Doucet and Kasen Harrison each scored 14 points to lead five players in double figures for Winthrop (10-5), which lost for the second time in three games.
Kelton Talford scored 13 points and Paul Jones III and Nick Johnson each scored 10 points for the Eagles.
After Winthrop forged an 8-0 run to pull within one point, Indiana answered by scoring six straight to grab a 75-68 lead with two minutes left in the game.
Winthrop had two empty possessions after that, and Indiana all but put the game away with 31.2 seconds left on a putback layup by Anthony Leal.
Indiana went up 67-58 with 5:19 remaining in the game following baskets by Rice and Galloway.
The Eagles answered with their big run. Harrison had a three-point play with 3:24 to go to make it a four-point game, then Johnson hit a 3-pointer with 3:16 remaining to make it 69-68.
Indiana held a 41-37 lead at halftime, and the game remained close throughout the early stages of the second half.
The Hoosiers took a 61-54 lead with 9:07 remaining in the game after a basket by Bryson Tucker, but Winthrop hung around and made it a 63-58 game with 6:12 left.
Indiana got off to a strong start, taking a 23-16 lead with 10:27 remaining in the first half and going up 32-24 on Mackenzie Mgbako’s dunk with 4:30 left until halftime.
Harrison drilled a 3-pointer in the final second to cut the Eagles’ halftime deficit to four points.
–Field Level Media
