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Race Thompson steps up & more Indiana basketball takeaways from Wednesday

By Connor O’Keefe

Indiana Hoosiers forward Race Thompson (25). Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports
Indiana Hoosiers forward Race Thompson (25). Mandatory Credit: Robert Goddin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Miller Kopp #12 of the Indiana Hoosiers. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images) /

#4. Miller Kopp, you marinated the chicken perfectly before this game

Kopp has hit at least one three-pointer in every game (five) this season thus far and has made multiple three-pointers in four of the five games. To give you perspective, in his first season with the Hoosiers, Kopp did not make multiple threes in four games for Indiana until game number 10.

Last season, Indiana basketball was just 2-6 (.250) when Kopp would attempt five or more threes. This season, the Hoosiers are 3-0 (1.000) and Kopp is shooting 9-for-17 (52.9 percent) from beyond the arc.

Kopp is getting more attempts and more open looks due to the penetration and passing abilities of Jalen Hood-Schifino and Xavier Johnson, along with the strong IQ of Indiana’s big men out of the post. I believe it was best put by Kopp himself when talking about Jalen Hood-Schifino’s game after the Miami (Ohio) game:

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