IU-SIUE Postgame Show

Indiana opened their 2023-24 season with a solid 80-61 victory over SIU Edwardsville, powered by sophomore Mackenzie Mgbako's breakout 31-point performance that served notice his offseason development was no mirage.From the Assembly Call postgame discussion:Mgbako's transformed confidence leads to a career-high 31 points on efficient 13-of-17 shootingMyles Rice, Trey Galloway, and Kanaan Carlyle bringing distinctly different but complementary skills at guardHigh expectations meeting early growing pains for Oumar BalloQuestions about defensive rebounding after allowing 16 offensive boardsSigns of an evolving offensive identity under Mike WoodsonA dominant individual performance earns the game ballHustle Award goes to a spark plug guard who elevated the entire team's energyThe Hoosiers move to 1-0 and will look to build on this foundation when they host Eastern Illinois on Sunday at noon.On the mics: Coach Brian Tonsoni, Andy Bottoms, Ryan PhillipsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.