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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Indiana 94, Evansville 73
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Where: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Paul Janssen, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance: 9640

Verdell Jones III led a balanced attack with 17 points as hot-shooting Indiana coasted to a 94-73 victory over Evansville on Wednesday for its first road win in more than a year.

The Hoosiers (3-0), who were 0-14 away from home last season, hit 11-of-12 shots while stretching an early 7-3 edge to 29-16 at the midway point of the first half and the Purple Aces (1-1) never got back within single digits. Indiana shot 59.4 percent (19-for-32) in the first 20 minutes and took a 51-27 cushion into halftime.

Christian Watford had season highs of 15 points and eight rebounds for the Hoosiers, while Cody Zeller and Jordan Hulls finished with 14 points apiece. The trio was a combined 16-for-21 shooting. Jones also had seven assists and five rebounds.

Perhaps suffering a bit of a hangover after opening its new arena with an overtime victory over Butler, Evansville allowed Indiana to shoot 11-for-21 from 3-point range and 56 percent overall. The Hoosiers moved the ball well, collecting 24 assists on 33 field goals.

Colt Ryan and Kenny Harris scored 17 points apiece for the Purple Aces.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Evansville
Verdell Jones III 17 Scoring Kenneth Harris 17
Verdell Jones III 7 Assists Troy Taylor 5
Cody Zeller 9 Rebounds Rokas Cesnulevicius 5
Verdell Jones III 3 Free Throws Made Kenneth Harris 6
Victor Oladipo 3 Steals Kenneth Harris 2
Verdell Jones III 2 Blocks Rokas Cesnulevicius 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 94 55.9 11-21 17-25 24 35 5 7 12
Evansville 73 42.9 7-16 18-27 12 26 5 5 16