Indiana Wins FISU America Games Gold, Rout U.S. Virgin Islands 99-57
The 4-0 sweep highlighted coaching rotations that developed freshmen as well as bench players.
Overview
- Indiana defeated the U.S. Virgin Islands 99-57 to claim the gold medal, completing an unbeaten 4-0 run on Monday in Lima.
- The Hoosiers dominated the field by an average margin of 60.8 points after earlier blowouts of Peru, the Virgin Islands and Chile during group play.
- Aiden Sherrell was named tournament MVP after a double-double in the final, finishing with 10 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks.
- Freshman Vaughn Karvala led Indiana in scoring across the event, averaging about 20.3 points per game while shooting 72.7 percent, and multiple bench players posted double-digit games.
- Roster notes included center Samet Yigitoglu being ineligible for the trip and former Hoosier Sam Alexis being added, and Indiana represented Team USA at the multi-sport FISU America Games with games streamed on FISUtv's YouTube channel.