Starters for IU: Linda Rubene, Sasha Chaplin, Aulani Sinclair, Quaneisha McCurty, and Andrea Newbauer
Starters for Northwestern: Kendall Hackney, Dannielle Diamant, Morgan Jones, Allison Mocchi, and Karly Roser
1st Half
19:19 IU scores first off of 2 foul shots from McCurty. 2-0 IU
17:00 Northwestern takes their first lead off of a break away layup. 6-4 NW
16:02 IU's leading scorer Jasmine McGhee scores her first bucket. 7-6 NW
15:18 First media timeout. 9-8 NW
14:05 Sharpshooter Sinclair nails a three to cut the lead in half. 14-11 NW
11:37 Sinclair hits another from long range. 19-16 NW
9:00 IU climbs back within 1 before a three by Jones. 24-20 NW
7:30 McGhee ties it up. 24-24
4:40 Northwestern takes its biggest lead of the game off of another three from Jones. 34-26 NW
0:33 Northwestern timeout after a jump shot from McGhee. 38-30 NW
Halftime McGhee scores again on a layup to make it 38-32 Northwestern at the break.
IU shooting 13-29 from the field and 4-4 (all from McCurty) from the free throw line so far. They are outrebounding Northwestern 21-15 but losing the turnover battle, 13-6.
McGhee leading the way so far with 10 points off of 5-7 shooting, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 steal.
2nd Half
19:31 Northwestern scores on their first shot of the half. 40-32 NW
15:04 IU struggling to score in the second half, shooting 1-12. 48-34 NW
13:02 Danilsa Andujar draws the foul and makes 1 of 2 freethrows. 50-37 NW
11:32 Media timeout. IU getting outscored in the paint 24-12. 54-40 NW
9:25 Sinclair shoots and makes her first 2 free throws of the game. 57-42 NW
8:57 Technical foul on Northwestern's Tailor Jones for unsportsmanlike conduct. Sinclair makes both free throws and IU gets the ball. 59-44 NW
8:16 Northwestern calls timeout after a an 8-0 run by IU gets the crowd into the game. 59-50 NW
5:54 Game slows down, only one free throw by Northwestern in the past 2:22 makes it 60-50 NW
4:02 Free throws by Sinclair makes it an 8 point game. 62-54 NW
3:19 Three by Sinclair and turnover gives IU the ball down 5. 62-57 NW
1:13 Candyce Ussery draws a foul and makes both freethrows. 62-59 NW
0:32 Basket for Northwestern, miss by McGhee. Northwestern fouled but misses on the 1-and-1, and McGhee makes a layup. 64-61 NW
0:25 Northwestern makes both free throws this time and turnover for IU gives the Wildcats the ball back. 66-61 NW
Final Northwestern holds on to win 69-61
