Bloomington, Ind. ? D.J. White was on pace for a career best even before high-scoring freshman Eric Gordon was injured.
After that, he had no choice but to keep shooting.
“My teammates did a good job getting me the ball early,” said White, who scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the 15th-ranked Hoosiers’ 84-72 victory over Tennessee State on Monday night.
The Hoosiers (7-1) led early by as many as 19 points, but Gordon left the game with about 6 minutes left in the first half after he fell hard to the floor, bruising his lower back. He was taken for precautionary X-rays and is expected back for Saturday’s game against Kentucky.
