Player of the Night (1/29): Cody Zeller (Indiana)

Cody ZellerBy Paul Seaver (TheArenaPulse)
This post is part of The Arena Pulse's Player of the Night feature.

Each morning throughout the 2011-12 season, The Arena Pulse will select and name its "Player of the Night" from the previous evening's action.

Just three days after being held to a season-low 50 points, Indiana's offense found themselves clicking on all cylinders on Sunday, rolling to a 103-89 victory over Iowa.

The 103 points marked the first time since 1995 that the Hoosiers had scored triple-digits offensively in a conference game.

At the end of the day it was Indiana's leading scorer and freshman star that set the pace for the needed victory.


The winner of The Arena Pulse's Player of the Night (1/29):

Name: Cody Zeller
School: Indiana
Class: Freshman
Position: Forward

Stat Line: 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals, 1 block


After mustering only 50 points in a Thursday night loss to Wisconsin, the Hoosiers were in desperate need of a victory on Sunday against a visiting Iowa squad.

The nation's 14th ranked offense (79.5 ppg) got a career-high 26 points from freshman star Cody Zeller, helping Indiana get back to .500 within the conference.

At 17-5 overall and 5-5 in the Big Ten, the Hoosiers are bound for the NCAA Tournament, but after a 15-1 start to the season, it has become clear that Indiana may be hitting a little mid season slump.

The Hoosiers are just 2-4 over their past six games, with victories over Penn State and most recently, Iowa.

Indiana fans are hoping their offensive output on Sunday will help garner some momentum as the Hoosiers hit the road for a pair of pivotal conference games this week.

In addition to his 26 points on Sunday, Zeller also recorded four rebounds, four assists, and three steals in just 28 minutes of action.

Zeller found himself scoring via a number of dunk opportunities as the Hoosiers had built up a double-digit lead by halftime. In fact, Indiana scored 54 points in yesterday's opening half, surpassing the 50-point mark that they had finished the game with last Thursday.

Indiana (17-5, 5-5) must now prepare for a crucial stretch with road games at Michigan (2/1) and at Purdue (2/4) this week.


*Photo: Cody Zeller *Credit: thesportsbank.net

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