IU topples Northwestern State

The Hoosiers emerged victorious in Tom Crean's regular season coaching debut, defeating Northwestern State 83-65 Saturday night.

While the end result is exactly what IU wanted, the game was anything but flawless. Despite forcing 30 turnovers, the Hoosiers turned the ball over 23 times. 17 of IU's 25 made field goals came with assists, but the Hoosiers were out rebounded by 11; allowing the Demons to grab 27 offensive rebounds.

The Hoosiers were led by Devan Dumes, Verdell Jones and Tom Pritchard. Dumes scored 21 points; Pritchard added a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Jones filled the stat sheet, accumulating 18 points, five assists, four rebounds, three blocks and three steals.

 IU's victory made Crean the eighth straight men's basketball coach at IU to win his debut. The Hoosiers (1-0) will next play Tuesday at home against IUPUI.