Anthony Leal isn’t going to light a stat sheet on fire. Four years into his college basketball career, that’s pretty evident.
But you can’t judge performance from a box score. Leal put up two points, one block and a single assists against Kennesaw State on Friday night. Those numbers don’t come anywhere near his true impact on the game.
He wasn’t in for cleanup duty, being inserted when Indiana lost the lead in the second half. For a backcourt lacking depth due to absences from Xavier Johnson and Jakai Newton, Leal provided exactly what was needed.
He brought the ball up the court in relief of Trey Galloway and got it where it needed to be as Indiana seized control of the game.