Indiana improved to 6-0 with an easy 90-51 win over Jackson State on Friday afternoon at Assembly Hall.
Here are five takeaways from the win over the Tigers:
IU’s bench carries a major offensive load
Indiana’s bench had its best performance of the young season on Friday afternoon. The IU reserves scored more than half of the team’s points, accounting for 49 of the team’s 90 points.
Tamar Bates led the way with 22 points, a career-high scoring output for the sophomore.
But it wasn’t just Bates making a scoring impact off the bench.