Butler University Athletics

Visiting Indiana pulled away in the second half, taking a 96-68 exhibition win over Butler Sunday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
 
A decisive 24-3 run midway through the second half turned a 54-53 game into a 78-56 Indiana lead with 7:29 remaining in the contest.
 
Butler shot only 36 percent from the field and the Hoosiers held a 53-33 edge on the boards.
 
NOTABLE:

• Indiana led 44-41 at the half after holding a lead of as many as 11 early in the half.
• Jalen Jackson led Butler with 17 points on 5-for-12 shooting.
• Jordan Ellerbee came off the bench for the Bulldogs to score 16 points; 15 of those came in the first half.
• Indiana had four players in double figures, led by Markus Burton, Darren Harris and Samet Yigitoglu with 13 points apiece.
• Indiana shot 47 percent from the field and hit 13 three-pointers.
• Aiden Sherrell had 10 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Hoosiers.
• Eduardo Klafke led Butler with six rebounds and five assists.  
• The game served as the debut for Butler head coach Ronald Nored leading his alma mater.
• Indiana had not played the Bulldogs at Hinkle Fieldhouse since 1993 prior to Sunday's exhibition.  
• The game featured a sell-out crowd of 9,100 fans.

 
UP NEXT: The Bulldogs continue exhibition play in a week, hosting Indiana State Sunday at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Tickets are still available for the 6:30 p.m. tip, which will air locally on WISH-TV 8 and to a larger audience at WISHTV.com.