He made jumper after jumper after jumper on Sunday, as Marquette couldn’t stop the deadly shooter.

That statement could describe either Tucker DeVries or Lamar Wilkerson in Indiana’s 100-77 win over Marquette in Chicago. The two players combined for 50 points over the Golden Eagles, as Tucker DeVries scored 27 and Wilkerson scored 23.

Tucker DeVries was unreal in the first half. The forward scored 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 5-of-7 on 3s. He played every second of the half and guided the Hoosiers to an 18-point lead at the intermission.

The Golden Eagles came out of the locker room focused on not allowing Tucker DeVries to beat them in the second half. They were all over Tucker DeVries — the son of Indiana coach Darian DeVries — not allowing him much airspace. He picked up his fourth foul with 13:15 left in the second half, and it looked like Marquette had momentum.

But as Tucker DeVries cooled off, Wilkerson caught fire. The Sam Houston transfer scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half off five made 3s. Wilkerson has made 10 3s in Indiana’s first two games at a 50% rate. He also added eight assists in Sunday’s game.

“That’s — a little bit — how our team is built, just having different guys that can always get in those zones a little bit,” DeVries said after the game. “Tucker certainly had it in the first half, and then in the second half, Lamar got going. Something that I really like about this team is that we have a lot of different guys that are capable of having moments like that throughout the game.”

There was supposed to be a transition period for the Hoosiers in DeVries’ first season. He brought in 10 transfers, as none of the scholarship players from last year’s roster are on the 2025-26 team. A team with that much turnover should look sluggish out of the gate, but the Hoosiers don’t. They’re averaging 99 points per game through two contests, and they just dismantled a team that has no transfers.

The scoring duo of Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries is a big reason for Indiana’s early success. Both guys have proven themselves in multiple years of college basketball. Tucker DeVries was twice the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year before missing most of last season with a shoulder injury at West Virginia. Wilkerson was first-team All-Conference USA in each of the past two seasons, as he averaged 20.5 points per game last year.

“It’s really just staying in the moment and still playing within the offense,” Tucker DeVries said. “And then as you get going, you’re starting to feel more confident in what you’re doing.” 

DeVries had a vision for this team that was centered around the excellent shooting and scoring of his son and Wilkerson, and that vision is paying off thus far.

Neither player was on the 10-player preseason All-Big Ten team, but they appear to be two of the best scorers in the conference. They have the Hoosiers playing well above expectations just a week into the season.

DeVries credits his team’s selflessness for Indiana’s dynamic scoring. It’s typically not ideal for two players to combine for half a team’s points, but when guys have it going like Tucker DeVries and Wilkerson did, you have to feed them.

“They’re just a really unselfish group,” DeVries said. “That’s what leads to some of the scoring opportunities we get. The guys really understand the game, they’re very willing passers and understand moments. When Tucker has it going, they understand to keep finding him. (When) Lamar has it going, we have guys that understand to keep finding him.” 

Having one great scorer raises the floor of a team. But having two great scorers lifts a team’s ceiling. Wilkerson is averaging 22.5 points through two games, and Tucker DeVries is averaging 21. Both guys have shown an ability to put up points in bunches.

Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries have been a robust scoring duo for Indiana so far. With performances like this from their best two players, the Hoosiers are capable of beating anyone.