We had some technical difficulties, but for now everything is up and running. I'll be here to give you live updates periodically throughout the game. A few notes to start the game: Kim Roberson is in street clothes and Zach found out that she is day-to-day. Jori Davis was in the starting lineup in her place.
At the under 12:00 timeout its IU leading 19-12 Nikki Smith found her stroke early after struggling last game. She hit three quick three-pointers, including one from Eric Gordon range. She has 11 points. Whitney Thomas is also out to a good start with 6 points. Arkansas-Pine Bluff looks like a tough and physical team that will battle IU all game long.
Under 8:00 timeout-IU leads 29-14 Haylie Linn got into the game for some early playing time. IU is on a 10-2 run. The Hoosiers are shooting much better from the field tonight. Jori Davis got into the three-point action with two three-pointers.
Under 4:00 timeout-IU leads 33-14 Really nice stretch by the Hoosiers. Jori Davis is looking good and has been able to find the open teammate. IU's chemistry seems to be a lot better tonight. They are really feeding off each other. Arkansas-Pine Bluff is struggling offensively and hasn't scored for the last four minutes or so.
At the half: IU leads 42-21 Ebony Jackson and Haylie Linn are both on the board with a three-pointer. IU used a lineup of four freshmen (Davis, Linn, Ebony Jackson and Georgia Follmer) and one sophomore (Jamie Braun) for a long stretch. Junior walk-on Lydia Serfling replaced Braun to close the half, making it five newcomers for the Hoosiers. The IU match-up zone caused problems for the Arkansas-Pine Bluff and IU limited the Lady Lions to 21 first half points. IU coach Felisha Legette-Jack has to be pretty pleased with the first half effort. Let's see if the Hoosiers can keep it up in the second half.
2nd half: Under 16:00 timeout-IU leads 51-22 Arkansas-Pine Bluff continues to struggle on offense, missing several open shots. IU is off to a 9-1 run to start out the half. Whitney Thomas is having a strong game down low. She has 13 points. Amber Jackson is also in double digits now with 10 points. Thomas and Jackson are also cleaning up the glass, with six and seven rebounds respectively.
Under 8:00 timeout-IU leads 66-39 The Lady Lions have no answer for Thomas and Jackson down low. The duo continues to crash the offensive boards and finish in the paint. Both are nearing a double-double. Jori Davis is also in double digits now with ten points. Georgia Follmer is now on scoreboard after hitting two free-throws. Ebony Jackson just made a nice steal and layup. She faked a pass before going finishing on the break. IU is now using a five-freshmen lineup with Whitney Lindsay joining the four freshmen previously mentioned.
Final score: IU wins 74-56 Nice effort by the Hoosiers tonight. It was a real team effort and the scoring was spread out among the entire team. Whitney Thomas finished with 21 points and 8 rebounds and Amber Jackson had 12 points and 9 rebounds. Nikki Smith and Jori Davis also scored 14 and 11 points respectively. The Hoosiers move to 2-0 with a game at Ball State on Saturday night.
