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Indiana Survives Double Overtime Win at Northwestern
Indiana Men’s Basketball Beat Northwestern 79-76 in Double Overtime in Evanston. Jerome Hunter who had missed the last two games due to a coaches decision score 7 points including a big three in double overtime to give the Hoosiers the lead. Al Durham had 24 points to lead the Hoosiers, Armaan Franklin had 23 and Trayce Jackson-Davis with another double-double 10 Points and 14 Rebounds. The Hoosiers are 11-8 and 6-6 in the Big Ten while Northwestern falls to 6-13 overall and 3-10 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers play at Ohio State Saturday at Noon on ESPN.
Grace Berger’s Triple Double Leads IU past Penn State
Grace Berger recorded her 3rd Triple Double this season as IU Women’s Basketball Steamrolled Penn State 90-65 at Simon Skjdot Assembly Hall. Berger scored 17 Points had 11 Rebounds and 10 Assists. Berger Becomes just the 5th player in NCAA Women’s Basketball History to record a Triple Double against the Same Team Twice in the Same Season. Berger has all three triple doubles in Indiana Women’s Basketball History and was added to the Wade Trophy Watch List which honors the National Player of the Year. Mackenzie Holmes scored 25 Points, Ali Patberg added 16 Points and Aleksa Gulbe added 15 Points. The Hoosiers are 12-4 overall and 10-2 in the Big Ten. IU travels to Illinois Sunday 3 PM on Big Ten Network Plus.
Golfer Harry Reynolds was named Big Ten Golfer Of the Week. He is the first Hoosier Golfer to have that honor since Jake Brown in April of 2018. Reynolds a native of Greenville South Carolina went 4-0 and helped the Hoosiers win the Big Ten Match Play Championships in Palm Coast Florida for the first time since 2009. The Hoosiers will be back in action this Sunday in the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate in Mobile Alabama.