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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Indiana 79, Savannah State 57
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 4, 2010
Where: Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials: # John Hughes, # Ron Tyburski, # Ted Valentine
Attendance: 15837

Verdell Jones III finished with 18 points and eight rebounds as Indiana bounced back from its first loss of the year with an easy 79-57 victory over Savannah State on Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.

The Hoosiers (7-1) broke an early deadlock by scoring 10 straight points to grab a 22-12 lead with 11:01 left in the first half. An 11-2 spurt built the margin to 44-28 at the intermission. Indiana shot 60.9 percent (14 of 23) in the opening period, including 6 of 8 from 3-point range, and hit 55.3 percent of its field goal attempts for the game.

Savannah State, meanwhile, struggled through a 32.7 percent shooting night on 18-of-55 shooting, including 5 for 18 from 3-point range. Each team had 19 turnovers, but the Hoosiers had a 26-13 edge in points off turnovers.

Christian Watford scored 14 points for Indiana, while Jordan Hulls and Maurice Creek had 11 points apiece.

Savannah State (1-9) got 15 points from Joshua Montgomery and 14 from Preston Blackmon.
Top Game Performances
 
Savannah State   Indiana
Joshua Montgomery 15 Scoring Verdell Jones III 18
Preston Blackmon 2 Assists Verdell Jones III 3
Joshua Montgomery 5 Rebounds Verdell Jones III 8
Joshua Montgomery 6 Free Throws Made Christian Watford 6
Preston Blackmon 5 Steals Verdell Jones III 2
Jyles Smith 3 Blocks Maurice Creek 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Savannah State 57 32.7 5-18 16-17 8 25 3 14
Indiana 79 55.3 6-14 21-30 13 35 5 7