Big Ten: Indiana vs. Northwood Highlights (Video)
By Jacob Rude
After a crazy, stressful week for the Indiana Hoosiers, a small sense of normalcy returned as they began their season with an exhibition game against Northwood University, a Division II school out of Michigan.
The shaky start to the game for the Hoosiers perfectly summarized their week, but a strong second half help the Hoosiers and Tom Crean right the ship en route to a 94-70 victory.
Freshman James Blackmon Jr. was the big man on the night, finishing with 26 points and 7 rebounds. Redshirt junior Nick Zeisloft lit it up in the second half, finishing with 24 points on 4-for-8 3-point shooting.
Kevin Ferrell, better known as Yogi, finished with 16 points, 6 assists, and 4 rebounds. With backcourt mate Blackmon, the Hoosiers will have one of the better one-two punches in the nation.
Maybe the most important stat line for the Hoosiers was Hanner Mosquera-Perea‘s 10 points and 12 rebounds. With the Hoosiers lacking size, Perea will have a big role on the team and, at least for tonight, he looks up to the task.