INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana defeated Butler, 68-60, in the Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Hoosiers improve to 5-2 on the season, while the Bulldogs falls to 1-2.
Sophomore forward led the Hoosiers with a game-high 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor to go with eight rebounds. Sophomore guard scored a career-high 20 point on 7-of-12 shooting, including 5-of-7 from deep.
In his three career games as a Hoosier at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Franklin is averaging 16.7 points per game and is 12-of-17 (.