‘I just love it.’ Indiana All-Stars enjoy time together, beating Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. – There is still a game to go, but Dikembe Shaw already sounded nostalgic about Indiana All-Star week on Friday night.

“Being around so many individuals who are so skilled and doing the thing I love, and I’m sure they love, and how they approach the game and their lives, I’ve just learned so much,” said Shaw, the Crown Point star. “For me personally, I just love it.”

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Shaw is playing like he is loving it, too. The IndyStar Mr. Basketball runner-up poured in a game-high 24 points in the Indiana All-Stars 106-83 victory over the Kentucky All-Stars in the first game of the annual series, which will conclude on Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Shaw accomplished that despite playing just a shade under 20 minutes due to foul trouble. He shot 6-for-7 from the field, connecting on all four of his 3-point attempts and going 8-for-11 from the free-throw line.

But even when Shaw had to sit with foul trouble, there was no letdown. Baron Walker and Brennan Miller made certain of it. Noblesville’s Walker, a Butler commit, was at his best early in the second half to help the Indiana All-Stars turn a three-point halftime lead into a double-digit margin with back-to-back three-point plays.

Lawrence North’s Miller finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Walker added 17.

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“They gave us a lot of energy and the effort was contagious,” Indiana All-Star coach Todd Woelfle said. “They had some big plays, not only on the offensive end but the defensive end, just being scrappy. Coming on the road here at Kentucky we felt like we had to be 10 points better in order to win. We talked about it on the way here that there is a lot of pride on the line and it’s a long bus trip here. They took a lot of pride in representing their class, community, school and state of Indiana.”

There have been plenty of Indiana All-Star teams through the years that have struggled on visits to Kentucky, including losses in four of its previous eight…

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