{"id":1538,"date":"2021-12-02T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T14:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1538"},"modified":"2022-03-14T09:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T09:48:53","slug":"6-vs-2-a-preview-of-tonights-iu-nc-state-match-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1538","title":{"rendered":"#6 vs. #2: a preview of tonight\u2019s IU\/NC State match-up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With 2 seconds left in the game, the 6\u20195\u201d Junior All-American Center Elissa Cunane would throw up a three-point attempt to tie the game; a good look from just outside the arc, and off of a great pass from inside the key. Her team had been shooting 50% from the beyond the perimeter up until that point, an incredible 9-18. And every Wolfpack starter had contributed at least one successful 3-pointer. This one, however, would not fall. Indiana would advance to their first ever NCAA Tournament Elite 8 with the 73-70 win over the #1 seed, NC State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1539\" width=\"348\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-2.png 522w, https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-2-300x182.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><figcaption><sup><em>The Indiana Hoosiers celebrate after defeating NC State in the Sweet 16 during the 2020-21 NCAA Tournament<\/em><\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This shot could have easily gone in, and the potential overtime could have been anyone\u2019s game during this evenly matched battle. The shot was in the hands of who you would want to have it, the focal point of your offense. But only one team would advance, leaving NC State on a plane back home to contemplate their loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fast forward 8 months, and Assembly Hall will be the location this evening for what is being billed a rematch of last year\u2019s Sweet 16 match-up between the currently #2 ranked Wolfpack and #6 ranked Hoosiers.  Now a Senior, Cunane has a lot to prove, and is expected to be ready to make an impact on the game&#8217;s outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is an NC State team that\u2019s going to come [to Assembly Hall] with a lot of motivation. We knocked them out of their opportunity to perhaps get to a Final Four. So, I think there\u2019s a lot of built-up motivation there, from their staff to their players,\u201d said Indiana Head Coach Teri Moren during a pregame press conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motivation will be explosive on both ends, as Indiana has goals of their own for this season, believing they are very capable of reaching this year\u2019s National Championship game. But the season will be a long one, and conference play has not even begun. Even though IU stacked their pre-conference schedule with top ranked competition, the Big 10 features 5 top 20 teams, any one of which could conceivably win this year\u2019s conference title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Moren is treating tonight\u2019s game as preparation for the contests yet to come. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be 2 ranked teams battling it out in an early contest. For us, the early tests . . . are going to serve us well as we go into Big 10 play,\u201d she said. She is also aware, however, of the need to step up their play from their recent road games at the Pink Flamingo Championship, where they spilt their two games, losing a close one against now 4<sup>th<\/sup> ranked Stanford, and narrowly defeating Miami. Indiana struggled on offense in both of those games, shooting just a combined 37%, and getting beaten on offensive rebounding 63-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to have play and be much better than we were down in the Bahamas, no doubt,\u201d said Coach Moren. She described the rebounding challenge they will have tonight as both skill and heart related, stating, \u201cwe are just going to have to be more relentless than [NC State].\u201d She added, \u201c[Rebounding] is a huge deal . . . and it will be one of the major keys for us to figure out how we can be successful against a really good NC State team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The action will begin at 7pm this evening at Assembly Hall as #6 Indiana (5-1) hosts #2 NC State(6-1). Look for the Wolfpack to utilize their size advantage early to establish an inside game. Hoosier Forwards Mackenzie Holmes and Aleksa Gulbe will need to be aggressive off of the boards and convert a large percentage of their touches in order to hold off the high-powered NC State offense, which includes a deep bench contributing a lot of productive minutes and stats. The trio of Hoosiers Guards will also need to play solid defense, contesting the successful perimeter game of the Wolfpack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect the Hoosiers to be well prepared and rise to the challenge tonight in what should be an exciting match-up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recent IUWBB News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1491\">\u201cWe\u2019ve got to get better,\u201d says Coach Moren after IU squeaks past Miami 53-51 &#8211; Bloomington News<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=1475\">Lady Hoosiers fall 69-66 to defending NCAA Champs &#8211; Bloomington News<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With 2 seconds left in the game, the 6\u20195\u201d Junior All-American Center Elissa Cunane would throw up a three-point attempt to tie the game; a good look from just outside the arc, and off of a great pass from inside the key. 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