Jermaine Samuels Jr.

Jack McVeigh

N'Faly Dante

Nate Hinton

Markquis Nowell

Teddy Allen

Jeremy Jones

Josh Reaves

John Knight III

Kevin Cross, Jr.

Robert Ford

Thon Maker

Nate Williams

Tristen Newton

Enrique Freeman

Jahlil Okafor

Quenton Jackson

Dakota Mathias

Cameron McGriff

Kyle Mangas

De'Vion Harmon

Josiah-Jordan James

Stephan Hicks

Ishmael Lane

Keisei Tominaga

Obadiah Noel

Omar Bermudez

Chelisa Painter

Cameron Garber

Orlando, Fla. &#8211; The Indiana Mad Ants played their first of two Winter Showcase games Friday night against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. With all three two-way players active for the first time this season, the offense was in full force and scored a season-high 127 points. Enrique Freeman, Quenton Jackson and Tristen Newton combined for 52 points. Dakota Mathis scored a team-high 27 points on a career-best six three-pointers. Indiana defeated Rio Grande Valley 127-115.&nbsp;



Jahlil Okafor scored the first points of the night for the Mad Ants. Off a pass from Quenton Jackson, Okafor was fouled and made his one-for-two free throw attempt. With the game tied at five, Okafor scored four points while Jackson added a two-handed dunk. Early in the game, Indiana had an 11-8 lead.&nbsp;



At the halfway point of the first quarter, Tristen Newton connected on a three-pointer to give the Mad Ants a 21-19 advantage. Newton connected on his first four field goal attempts with three of them being from downtown. &nbsp;



With just under 3:30 remaining, Dakota Mathias made back-to-back contested three-pointers to give the Mad Ants a 31-25 lead. With time winding down in the quarter, Okafor counted for four consecutive points for the Mad Ants including a layup and a one-for-two free throw. Kyle Mangas beat the buzzer with a running layup in the lane. Indiana led the Vipers 37-31. Newton led all scorers with 11 points.&nbsp;



De’Vion Harmon scored the first points for the Mad Ants in the second quarter. Harmon absorbed contact, made the layup, and completed the three-point play with a made free throw. Enrique Freeman, a two-way forward, made his first appearance with the Mad Ants. Freeman scored his third field goal of the night at the 10-minute mark of the second quarter. Early in the quarter, Indiana had a 42-34 lead.&nbsp;



At the halfway point of the second quarter, Mathias put in a layup to put the Mad Ants over 50 points. Indiana had a 51-46 lead. Harmon added to the lead with a corner three forcing Rio Grande Valley to call a timeout.&nbsp;



Down the stretch, Mathias hit an off-balance baseline jumper at the end of the shot clock. Newton found Freeman for a last-second layup at the end of the half. Indiana had a 67-58 lead after one half. Freeman and Newton each had 14 points. Newton was 5-for-5 from the field including 4-for-4 from three-point range.&nbsp;



On the first possession of the second half, Okafor made three points the hard way after getting fouled, making the shot, and sinking the free throw. Jackson followed that up with a fastbreak layup on the next possession. The two-way scored on the next two possessions capitalizing on empty possessions from the Vipers. Two minutes into the second half, the Mad Ants had a 76-60 lead.&nbsp;



At the halfway point of the third quarter, Cameron McGriff was fouled and went to the line for the one-for-two free throw attempt. With the made free throw, Indiana’s lead was 83-73. At the 4:35 mark, Newton drove the lane, spun around a defender and made the layup. He was fouled on the play and converted the free throw to complete the three-point play.&nbsp;



In the final minutes of the third quarter, McGriff knocked down a corner three. His field goal made it a 104-81 lead for the Mad Ants, their largest lead of the night at that time. Mangas, with time winding down in the quarter, sank a three-pointer to extend the lead. After three quarters of action, Indiana led the Vipers 107-83. Mathias led the team with 20 points.&nbsp;



In the fourth quarter, Mathias scored the first points for the Mad Ants. Off the pass from Newton, Mathis knocked down a corner three to give Indiana 110 points on the night.&nbsp;



Halfway through the quarter, Okafor made a contested layup giving him 21 points. With 5:16 remaining in regulation, the Mad Ants had a 117-98 lead. 40 seconds later, a flagrant foul was assessed while Jackson was attempting a highlight dunk. Jackson made the free throw to give him 17 points.&nbsp;



At the 3:20 mark, Josiah-Jordan James dished it out to Mathias who knocked down the three-pointer. He was fouled on the play and converted the four-point play with a made free throw. Indiana had a 123-103 lead. &nbsp;



The Mad Ants completed the neutral site victory with a final score of 127-115. This was the most points scored by Indiana this season.&nbsp;

Mad Ants Score Season-High 127 Points In Showcase Victory

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Showcase Cup Standings

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Jump Ball Okafor vs. Dante: Tip to Nowell

McVeigh 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dante 1 AST)

Jackson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)

Samuels Jr. 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nowell 1 AST)

Newton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Freeman 1 AST)

Okafor 4' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)

Dante 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Nowell 2 AST)

Dante 4' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Nowell 3 AST)

Allen 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Nowell 4 AST)

MAD ANTS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)

Samuels Jr. 3' Layup (6 PTS) (McVeigh 1 AST)

Newton 28' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)

Freeman 2' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Newton 1 AST)

Freeman Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T6)

Nowell 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)

Mathias 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Newton 2 AST)

Mathias 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Okafor 1 AST)

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