After earning an assist on a Sam Alexis dunk, Tayton Conerway got backed down by Bethune-Cookman’s Jakobi Heady on the left block. Standing at 6-foot-6, Heady had a clear three-inch size advantage over the Indiana guard.
Hands vertical, Conerway stood firm, not giving Heady another inch of room to maneuver. As Heady ran out of options, IU’s point guard made his presence felt with his voice. A headband-less Conerway shouted “yeah” repeatedly, each one louder than the last.
When a shot caromed off the rim, Conerway rose and grabbed the miss. That 30-second sequence near the midway point of the first half was a snapshot of the motor he brought to No.