BLOOMINGTON – Indiana dismantled visiting Alabama A&M on Wednesday at Assembly Hall, getting 21 points from Reed Bailey and double-figure scoring from four others on the way to a 98-51 win that was easily the best performance in a coaching debut in IU history.

Darian DeVries is 1-0.

Taking the floor

No one knew what to expect from Indiana this season. There was some speculation based on how DeVries' teams have played in the past, the players he brought in and their exhibition and Puerto Rico games, but with zero production back it was anyone's guess how the team would fare once the calendar flipped to November and real games began.

Even DeVries was excited to find out.

"I always call it like excited nervous, or excited energy," the first-year coach said. "I didn't get much sleep last

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