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Lady Hoosiers dismantle Wisconsin
Your 11th nationally ranked Lady Hoosiers make it six consecutive wins, bringing their record to 15-4 on the year, and 13-2 in the Big Ten Conference. Last night’s 77-49 victory on the road against Wisconsin demonstrated many of the key factors which have catapulted Indiana to the national limelight: strong defense, points in the paint, rebounds, great ball movement, and teamplay which includes solid minutes from the bench. Sophomore Forward Mackenzie Holmes led all with 23 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks, as she made her way back into the team’s offense after a couple of games being held to single digit productivity. One of the biggest surprises last night was the full-court pressure IU applied for most of the second half. Hoosier Coach Teri Moren told us, “we saw an opportunity to turn it up defensively by applying early pressure to make their ball holders uncomfortable.” This was a look that Indiana rarely shows, and one has to contemplate if they felt they needed a little practice on the press in advance of this weekend’s game against 15th ranked Ohio State. OSU was the last loss suffered by the Hoosiers and have always given IU difficulty. Coach Moren said, “we are looking forward to having another opportunity to play [Ohio State].” She added, “we will have to solve the problem of playing against the zone,” making reference to the zone defense the Buckeyes challenged them with last month.
Indiana Men’s Basketball Falls at Rutgers 74-63
The Indiana Men’s Basketball Team Fell at Rutgers 74-63. The Hoosiers led by as many as 15 points the first half before trailing at half 35-31. Rutgers outscored the Hoosiers 39-32 in the 2nd half. Indiana was led in scoring by Trayce Jackson Davis 21 Points and 11 Rebounds and Al Durham added 20. IU is 12-11 overall and 7-9 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers Host Michigan Saturday at Noon on Fox.
2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament Schedule Announced
The 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament has announced the schedule. The Tournament will be held at Lucas Oil Stadium In Indianapolis March 10th-14th. The Big Ten Network will televise 10 Games from the First Round through the Quarterfinals. CBS will broadcast the semifinals on Saturday March 13th at 1 and 3:30 PM. The championship Game will Sunday March 14th at 3:30 PM on CBS.
2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament Schedule Announced
The 2021 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament has announced the schedule. The Tournament will be held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse In Indianapolis March 9-13th. Ohio State will not participate due to a self imposed post season ban. The big Ten Network will Televise the first round game Tuesday March 9th at 5 PM and Second Round Games at 11 AM and 1:30 PM March 10th. Fox Sports 2 will Televise the Second Round evening session games at 6:30 PM along with the quarterfinals on March 11th. The Semifinals will be on Fox Sports 2 Friday March 12th at 2 and 4:30 PM on Fox Sports 2. The Championship Game is Saturday March 13th at 2 PM on ESPNU.