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College basketball: No. 13 Indiana cruises to sixth victory

Indiana forward Juwan Morgan (13) gets congratulations from the bench as he exits the game in the second half.
(AJ Mast / Associated Press)
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Juwan Morgan scored a career-high 18 points and finished with 10 rebounds, De’Ron Davis scored 14 points and No. 13 Indiana rolled to an 83-60 victory over Southern Illinois Edwardsville on Friday night.

Indiana’s bench out-scored SIU Edwardsville’s, 34-12, and the Hoosiers dominated the glass, outrebounding the Cougars, 45-31. The Hoosiers (6-1) eliminated opportunities for SIU Edwardsville to score second-chance points by grabbing 30 defensive rebounds. Indiana outscored the Cougars, 17-5, in second-chance points.

The Hoosiers’ offense revolved around ball movement, as 15 of Indiana’s 28 field goals came by way of an assist with nine Hoosiers recording at least one assist.

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Burak Eslik finished with 18 points for SIU-Edwardsville (4-4).

Promising sophomore OG Anunoby watched the Hoosiers’ victory from the bench, where he sat in a walking boot. He used crutches when he entered and exited the court from the locker room. Anunoby is out indefinitely after spraining his right ankle during the Hoosiers’ 76-67 win over North Carolina.

at San Francisco 82, Lamar 63: Chase Foster scored a career-high 20 points for the Dons (6-1), who are off to their best start since the 1999-2000 squad began 12-1.

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Saturday’s schedule

Men

Idaho State at Cal State Northridge, 4 p.m.

Belmont at Pepperdine, 5 p.m.

Long Beach State at New Mexico State, 6 p.m.

Pacific at Cal State Fullerton, 6 p.m.

Women

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USC at Sacramento State, 7:30 p.m.

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