Indiana basketball beat Syracuse, 83-80, Monday night in its first game against a power conference opponent this season.

With little scoring from the post, the Hoosiers leaned on Markus Burton, Jaeden Mustaf and Darren Harris. All three came through at different points, including down the stretch.

Here are three observations from the game.

Jaeden Mustaf played his best game as a Hoosier

Mustaf scored nine first-half points and made four of his first five shots. He scored five straight coming out of the under-12 media timeout, putting back an offensive rebound and knocking down a 3-pointer Syracuse gave him room to take.

On another possession, Mustaf fought for a defensive rebound, brought the ball up against full-court pressure and shrugged off a defender on his way to a layup. He finished with 18 points and seven rebounds, including three on the offensive glass.

Mustaf also opened on Gavin Doty, Syracuse’s leading scorer.…