Eric Gordon scores 32 for Indiana All-Stars

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Indiana Mr. Basketball Eric Gordon scored 32 points as the Indiana boys’ All-Stars beat the Kentucky All-Stars 97-79 Saturday night.\nThe Indiana-bound guard was 10-of-18 from the field, including three 3-pointers, and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line.\nPurdue-bound E’Twaun Moore added 15 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana outrebounded Kentucky 63-36.\n“It’s hard to teach size,” Indiana coach Mike Miller said. “Rebounding is a big part of any game, a big part of any stat. They weren’t big, but Kentucky hustled on the boards, but size can really help in these types of games.”\nThe win was the Indiana All-Stars’ sixth in a row over the Kentucky boys. The teams play again next Saturday in Indianapolis.\nBoth teams played a fast-paced game early on as Indiana settled into a man-to-man defense and held Kentucky to 40 percent shooting from the field. Kentucky Mr. Basketball Steffphon Pettigrew was held to six points and five rebounds in 25 minutes.\nKentucky pulled as close as 39-33 late in the first half, but Indiana then went on a run to close the half with a 47-33 lead. Indiana led by as much as 25 with 12 minutes left in the game.\nMatt Walls led Kentucky with 21 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 6-of-12 from 3-point range and setting a record for 3-pointers.\n“We just stopped rebounding and running the floor, period,” Walls said. “... My teammates got me some open looks, and it’s pretty easy to hit open looks.”\nAustin Hill scored 13, Greg Rice came off the bench to chip in 12, and Thomas Coleman had 11 for Kentucky.\n“It was tough,” Pettigrew said. “We just tried to go in there with the mindset to play with them, and hopefully we’ll play better next week.”