3 things that stood out from Indiana basketball’s exhibition win at Butler

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana men’s basketball easily put away Butler 96-68 in their first exhibition of the preseason Sunday night at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

Markus Burton, Samet Yigitoglu, and Darren Harris led the Hoosiers with 13 points each. Aiden Sherrell was the Hoosiers’ top rebounder with nine.

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Here are three things that stood out.

Markus Burton makes early impression

Burton, who transferred to Indiana this offseason after three years at Notre Dame, thought he needed change to realize the next level of his game. He’s already started to find it with the Hoosiers.

He made each of his first five shots, including three 3-pointers, in the first half of the game for 13 points in 10 minutes of play. He wasn’t afraid to force his way through the paint, taking advantage of the transition game for a couple easy layups.

His minutes became limited, however, because of foul trouble; he sat after picking up two fouls over a one-minute span with seven minutes left in the first half, then sat for another seven minutes after picking up his third just a minute into the second half. He picked up a technical foul with about seven minutes left, and subbed out for the rest of the game.

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Aiden Sherrell, Samet Yigitoglu make for dynamic duo in frontcourt

Indiana basketball coach Darian DeVries hoped to fortify his frontcourt this season, and he found two starters from the transfer portal in Aiden Sherrell and Samet Yigitoglu. With Yigitoglu standing at 7 foot 2 and Sherrell at 7-0, they could shape up to be a formidable frontcourt in the Big Ten.

The two found chemistry early and developed it over IU’s game in Canada this summer. Now, they’re seeing it come to fruition in the preseason.

Yigitoglu took on more of the scoring role in the frontcourt, starting 5-of-6 from the field in the first half. Sherrell found success on the boards, collecting seven in the first half alone and forcing a jump ball halfway through the first half.

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