Bloomington, IN - Indiana awarded Tom Crean with a two-year contract extension prior to the game and then the Hoosiers rewarded their head coach with a victory in their season opener.

Cody Zeller netted 18 points in No. 1 Indiana's 97-54 thumping of Bryant.

Christian Watford tallied 15 points and 15 rebounds, while Jeremy Hollowell and Remy Abell recorded 12 points apiece off the bench for the Hoosiers (1-0), who are ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll for the first time in 33 years.

Athletic director Fred Glass announced that Crean had been extended to a sold-out crowd prior to tip-off.

The deal will keep Crean in Bloomington through the 2019-20 season.

The institution won just a total of 28 games over Crean's first three years, but nearly matched that mark last year by going 27-9.

The improvement carried the Hoosiers to a Sweet 16 run, which ended with a loss to eventual national champion Kentucky.

Alex Francis registered 15 points and eight rebounds for Bryant (0-1).

A Corey Maynard layup gave the Bulldogs a 15-14 lead midway through the opening half, but Indiana responded with a 22-6 run to establish control of the contest.

Zeller had eight points during the swing as the Hoosiers took a commanding 31-16 advantage late in the half before entering the break with a 48-28 edge.

The Hoosiers cruised in the second half.

Game Notes

Indiana shot 56 percent (30-of-54) from the floor, while Bryant was 32 percent (20-of-62) from the field ... Both teams turned the ball over 17 times ... The Hoosiers outrebounded the Bulldogs, 45-26.

Team 1 2 Score Bryant 28 26 54 Indiana 48 49 97 Officials:  Mike Sanzere, Rob Kruger, Paul Szelc   Attendance:  17472 Bryant MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS Vladyslav Kondratyev 21 1 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 6 1 5 0 0 0 2 Alex Francis 34 6 12 0 2 3 4 6 2 8 3 2 1 6 0 15 Frankie Dobbs 33 4 12 2 7 2 4 0 1 1 3 2 1 4 0 12 Dyami Starks 31 3 15 1 8 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 3 3 0 8 Joe O`Shea 18 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Corey Maynard 29 4 7 1 4 2 2 2 5 7 1 4 2 1 0 11 Curtis Oakley 6 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Erick Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 Daniel Calandrillo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Raphael Jordan 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shane McLaughlin 9 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 Andrew Scocca 6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 Tim McKinney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Matthews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Claybrin McMath 8 1 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 TEAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 200 20 62 4 29 10 17 13 16 29 10 24 8 18 1 54 PERCENTAGES FG: 32.3% 3PT: 13.8% FT: 58.8%   TOTAL TO: 18   Indiana MIN FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA OR DR TOT A PF ST TO BL PTS Christian Watford 29 3 9 1 5 8 9 1 14 15 1 2 2 4 1 15 Cody Zeller 27 8 10 0 0 2 6 3 7 10 1 0 3 2 2 18 Jordan Hulls 21 3 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 9 Victor Oladipo 23 2 5 0 1 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 3 3 0 5 Kevin Ferrell 24 3 7 0 1 4 4 1 4 5 7 2 1 2 1 10 Will Sheehey 12 3 4 0 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 10 Maurice Creek 15 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 Austin Etherington 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 Raphael Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Taylor Wayer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Remy Abell 18 2 2 2 2 6 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 Jeff Howard 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jeremy Hollowell 17 4 9 0 3 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 12 TEAM TOTALS 200 30 54 8 21 29 34 11 35 46 16 16 12 17 6 97 PERCENTAGES FG: 55.6% 3PT: 38.1% FT: 85.3%   TOTAL TO: 17   TECHNICALS: Bryant 1, Indiana 0 Bryant: Alex Francis