Ali Patberg’s shooting leads Indiana women’s basketball past Rutgers 66-54 in Big Ten Tournament
Mar 3, 2022 6:11 pmPatberg went 5-7 from deep for a season-high in 3-pointers.
Patberg went 5-7 from deep for a season-high in 3-pointers.
Indiana will play Maryland for the third time this season on Friday.
An opponent with a better offense would’ve caused trouble today.
The senior Hoosiers helped take a middling Big Ten program to national prominence.
Indiana is playing for a conference title, but so much more is on the line.
Indiana has lost four of its last five games going into the conference tournament.
Indiana lost to Maryland 67-64 in its last game of the regular season.
Indiana fell to Maryland on Friday for its third consecutive loss.
Indiana beat Maryland 70-63 in overtime Jan. 2.
The Hawkeyes outrebounded the Hoosiers 37-27.
Indiana had three players foul out in the fourth quarter.
Indiana was simply not allowed to defend Monika Czinano.
Indiana will get a chance at revenge against Iowa on Monday.
Indiana scored 42 points in the fourth quarter but lost 96-91.
The loss drops the Hoosiers from the top of the Big Ten standings.
The Hoosiers and the Hawkeyes will play each other twice in three days.
The Hoosiers shot 48% from the field and 31% from beyond the arc.
Junior forward Mackenzie Holmes had not played since Jan. 5 against Wisconsin.
Holmes scored 6 points and had six rebounds in her return.
The Hoosiers have four games left in the regular season to decide the Big Ten.