Indiana University Athletics
Sunday, February 14
Bloomington, Ind.
2 pm
Indiana University
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WISCONSIN
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THE OPENING TIP
Indiana welcomes Wisconsin to Assembly Hall on Sunday, Feb. 14 for a 2 p.m. ET tip. The game can be heard on IUHoosiers.com with Greg Murray on the call. The contest will also be available as a live video stream through BTN Plus.
DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana and Wisconsin are meeting for the second time this season on Sunday as the Badgers topped the Hoosiers in Madison on Dec. 31, 73-69, to open Big Ten Play.
• The Hoosiers have won six of their last seven games and sit in fifth place in the Big Ten standings as Indiana's eight conference wins this year are the program's most in a single season since 2008-09.
• Indiana is a perfect 11-0 in games played in Assembly Hall this year, the best home start in program history.
• IU is the only team in the Big Ten with an unblemished home record this season and is just one of 19 teams nationally without a home defeat (as of Feb. 11).
• Indiana's win at Illinois gave IU its most road victories in Big Ten play in a single year since the 2010-11 season.
• Indiana has defeated three ranked opponents this season, tying for the most wins over ranked foes in a single regular season in program history.
• This year marks the fourth time in program history and the first time in 18 years that Indiana has defeated three ranked opponents during regular season play. IU downed three ranked teams during the regular season schedule previously during 1985-86, 1993-94 and 1997-98.
• Amanda Cahill (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Kym Royster (10 points, 10 rebounds) each had double-double performances in the win at Illinois last time out, marking the fourth game this season that IU has had two players with double-doubles in the same game.
• Those four games with multiple players with double-doubles are the most for an IU team in a single year since the Hoosiers had five contests with two players having double-doubles in 2006-07.
• Tyra Buss led Indiana with 21 points at Illinois, shooting 7-of-14 from the field in the victory. She's scored in double figures in every game this season and in 29 consecutive games dating back to last year.
• Cahill has eight double-doubles this season and 14 in her career. Her eight double-doubles this season are the most by an IU player in a single year since 2008-09 (Whitney Thomas, 10).
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 230-155 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 31-25 (2nd year)
Wisconsin
Bobbie Kelsey
Career Record: 47-93 (4th year)
Wisconsin Record: 47-93 (4th year)
WISCONSIN AT A GLANCE
Wisconsin arrives in Bloomington coming off an 82-65 road loss at Michigan on Feb. 11. The Badgers bested the Hoosiers in their first meeting in Madison, 73-69, on Dec. 31. Senior guard Nicole Bauman leads the UW offensive attack as she averages 16.1 points per game while shooting 40.9 percent from 3-point range. Nearly half of her field goals made have come from beyond the arc (63). Dakota Whyte adds 12.4 points per contest and is the team's assist leader. Michala Johnson scores 11.3 points per game while pacing the team in rebounding with 6.8 boards per game.
THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF ASSEMBLY HALL
Indiana is a perfect 11-0 so far this season in games played inside of Assembly Hall, marking the best home start ever, on record, in program history. The Hoosiers are the only team in the Big Ten to have yet to lose at home this season and one of just 19 teams nationally without a home loss. Home wins this year have been highlighted by six Big Ten victories, knocking off two ranked opponents, winning two games in the Preseason WNIT and defeating Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
MOST BIG TEN WINS IN SEVEN YEARS
With Indiana's win at Illinois on Feb. 10, it gave Indiana its eighth Big Ten victory on the season, marking the program's most wins in conference play since 2008-09. IU's current 8-5 record in Big Ten games are the program's most victories through 13 conference games since 2008-09.
Twice this season, IU has won three-straight Big Ten games, the program's longest conference winning streaks since Jan. 2009. With wins on the road over Northwestern on Jan. 24 and Illinois on Feb. 10, it gave Indiana its most road Big Ten wins in a single season since 2010-11.
COMEBACK KIDS
Seven times this season, Indiana has faced late second-half deficits before overcoming them to earn a victory, including five games where IU trailed heading into the fourth quarter.
• Feb. 4 vs. Iowa*: The Hoosiers trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half before rallying to down the Hawkeyes in Assembly Hall, 79-74. Iowa led Indiana, 54-37, with under four minutes to play in the third quarter. IU outscored the Hawkeyes 42-20 in the game's final 13:19 to take the win. Trailing by 11 heading into the fourth quarter, IU hit 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) field goals in the final period, including four 3-pointers without a miss, to outscore Iowa 32-16 in the fourth quarter alone.
• Jan. 24 at No. 20 Northwestern*: Indiana faced a seven-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter on the road, 65-58. IU used a 12-2 run while shooting 12-of-16 (75 percent) in the final period to outscore the Wildcats 33-19 in the final 10 minutes to earn the program's first road Big Ten victory in the Teri Moren era.
• Jan. 20 vs. Illinois*: Indiana trailed by 11 with 7:11 to play in the fourth quarter, 62-51. The Hoosiers roared back, outscoring the Illini 17-4 in the game's final 6:55, including an 8-0 run to close the game in the final 3:09. Karlee McBride nailed the go-ahead 3-point field goal with 1:16 to play to put IU in front for good.
• Jan. 3 vs. Michigan*: IU trailed by nine with 5:48 remaining in the fourth quarter, five Hoosiers scored as part of a 12-0 Indiana run to take a 61-58 lead late in regulation. Michigan's Katelynn Flaherty hit a 3-point field goal to force OT before IU outscored the Wolverines 16-8 in the extra period. Indiana scored 12 of its OT points from the free throw line, including the last 10. The Hoosiers outscored Michigan 28-11 in the game's final 10:48.
• Dec. 11 vs. Samford: The Hoosiers trailed by 11 with 4:00 left in the third quarter. IU went on a 17-2 run over a span of 3:56, scoring 13-straight during the stretch to take a four-point lead. In overtime, Indiana outscored Samford 13-4, thanks in part to an 8-0 run by Amanda Cahill by herself to start the OT period.
• Dec. 2 vs. Georgia Tech: Indiana trailed by five with 8:36 to play in the game. IU outscored GT 20-6 in the final 6:37 and held the Yellow Jackets scoreless for the final 4:05 of the game.
• Nov. 17 vs. then-No. 24 Chattanooga*: IU trailed by four with 1:44 left in the third quarter and was behind heading into the fourth quarter. Indiana outscored the Mocs 19-6 in the fourth quarter to take the win.
*Indiana trailed heading into the fourth quarter
REBOUNDS = Ws
In five of the last six games (at Northwestern, Rutgers, Iowa, Nebraska, at Illinois), the Hoosiers have outrebounded the opposition. Twelve times total this year, the Hoosiers have outrebounded an opponent. IU is currently 11-1 in games in which it outrebounds its foe as Indiana picked up other wins winning that category against Tennessee State, Chattanooga, at IPFW, Samford, Yale and Michigan.
GET ON THE BUSS
Indiana sophomore Tyra Buss has scored 826 career points to become just the eighth player in program history to ever eclipse the 800-point mark in freshman and sophomore seasons played at IU.
With her 21 points in the win at Illinois, Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 29 games consecutively dating back to last year, making her the first IU player with such a streak since Quacy Barnes scored in double digits in 37 consecutive games between the end of 1996-97 season and the start of 1997-98. Buss leads Indiana in scoring (18.6 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (2.0 spg) while playing 37.2 minutes per game (3rd in B1G, 19th nationally) and 931 minutes played total (5th nationally). She also adds 5.0 rebounds per game as she's tallied 20 or more points in 10 contests.
In three of the last six games, Buss has achieved a double-double. Her last was against Nebraska on Feb. 7 when her stat line read 17 points, 11 rebounds (season high), seven steals (season high), six assists and a block. She now has four career double-double performances.
Buss leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally in free throws made (154) and third nationally in attempts (197). With her five free throws made at Illinois, Buss now ranks fifth in program history for most free throws made in a single season. Her 197 free throw attempts rank eighth in Indiana history for most attempts in a single season.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE VISION
Four times this season, Indiana has had two players achieve double-doubles in the same game, marking the first time IU has had two players have double-double performances in four or more contests since 2006-07 when it happened five times that season.
Last time out in the win at Illinois, Amanda Cahill and Kym Royster each achieved double-doubles as Cahill tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds with Royster finishing with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
Against Nebraska on Feb. 7, Tyra Buss (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Cahill (16 points, 14 rebounds) each had double-doubles. At Northwestern on Jan. 24, both Buss (21 points, 10 rebounds) and Cahill (20 points, 11 rebounds) had double-double performances. Cahill (19 points, 11 rebounds) and Alexis Gassion (13 points, 13 rebounds) each had a double-double in the win over Samford on Dec. 11.
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Amanda Cahill had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the road win at Illinois for her eighth double-double of the season, the most by an IU player in a single year since 2008-09 (Whitney Thomas, 10). She's had double-double performances in each of the last two games, including 16 points and a season-high 14 boards in the victory of Nebraska on Feb. 7.
In Big Ten games only, Cahill is averaging 16.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, making her one of only four players in the conference to average those numbers in league play so far. For the year, she is averaging 14.7 points (T-22nd in B1G) and a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game (T-7th) with 1.3 steals per contest. She is shooting 51.5 percent (12th) from the field while leading the team in shooting 38.2 percent (11th) from 3-point range.
Cahill has scored in double figures in all but two games this year, including the last 18 consecutively, and has had seven or more rebounds in every game but three.
CASHING IN ON THE FREE ONES
Indiana leads the Big Ten in free throws made (400) and attempted (547) and ranks third nationally in free throw makes and fourth in attempts. IU is outscoring opponents 400-217 (+183) from the charity stripe so far this season, a plus-7.32 margin of free throws made per game. The Hoosiers have made more free throws than opponents have attempted (330) while shooting 73.1 percent as a team from the line.
In the win over Rutgers on Jan. 27, Indiana shot a season-best 90 percent from the charity stripe, nailing 18-of-20 free throws. Against No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13, the Hoosiers hit 27-of-34 free throws as Indiana is 5-0 when it gets to the free throw line 30 or more times in a game this year. In the overtime win against Michigan on Jan. 3, Indiana nailed 32-of-42 free throws, marking the most free throws made and attempted ever in a Big Ten game in program history. Those free throws were the most makes and attempts from the line for an IU team since the Hoosiers shot 34-of-50 from the charity stripe against UAB on March 21, 1991.
Indiana welcomes Wisconsin to Assembly Hall on Sunday, Feb. 14 for a 2 p.m. ET tip. The game can be heard on IUHoosiers.com with Greg Murray on the call. The contest will also be available as a live video stream through BTN Plus.
| Indiana (16-9, 8-5) vs. Wisconsin (7-16, 3-10) Sunday, Feb. 14 • 2 p.m. ET Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Live Video: BTN Plus Radio: IUHoosiers.com (Greg Murray) THINK PINK GAME: $2 admission for wearing pink, FREE T-SHIRTS to first 1,000 fans to enter |
DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana and Wisconsin are meeting for the second time this season on Sunday as the Badgers topped the Hoosiers in Madison on Dec. 31, 73-69, to open Big Ten Play.
• The Hoosiers have won six of their last seven games and sit in fifth place in the Big Ten standings as Indiana's eight conference wins this year are the program's most in a single season since 2008-09.
• Indiana is a perfect 11-0 in games played in Assembly Hall this year, the best home start in program history.
• IU is the only team in the Big Ten with an unblemished home record this season and is just one of 19 teams nationally without a home defeat (as of Feb. 11).
• Indiana's win at Illinois gave IU its most road victories in Big Ten play in a single year since the 2010-11 season.
• Indiana has defeated three ranked opponents this season, tying for the most wins over ranked foes in a single regular season in program history.
• This year marks the fourth time in program history and the first time in 18 years that Indiana has defeated three ranked opponents during regular season play. IU downed three ranked teams during the regular season schedule previously during 1985-86, 1993-94 and 1997-98.
• Amanda Cahill (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Kym Royster (10 points, 10 rebounds) each had double-double performances in the win at Illinois last time out, marking the fourth game this season that IU has had two players with double-doubles in the same game.
• Those four games with multiple players with double-doubles are the most for an IU team in a single year since the Hoosiers had five contests with two players having double-doubles in 2006-07.
• Tyra Buss led Indiana with 21 points at Illinois, shooting 7-of-14 from the field in the victory. She's scored in double figures in every game this season and in 29 consecutive games dating back to last year.
• Cahill has eight double-doubles this season and 14 in her career. Her eight double-doubles this season are the most by an IU player in a single year since 2008-09 (Whitney Thomas, 10).
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 230-155 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 31-25 (2nd year)
Wisconsin
Bobbie Kelsey
Career Record: 47-93 (4th year)
Wisconsin Record: 47-93 (4th year)
WISCONSIN AT A GLANCE
Wisconsin arrives in Bloomington coming off an 82-65 road loss at Michigan on Feb. 11. The Badgers bested the Hoosiers in their first meeting in Madison, 73-69, on Dec. 31. Senior guard Nicole Bauman leads the UW offensive attack as she averages 16.1 points per game while shooting 40.9 percent from 3-point range. Nearly half of her field goals made have come from beyond the arc (63). Dakota Whyte adds 12.4 points per contest and is the team's assist leader. Michala Johnson scores 11.3 points per game while pacing the team in rebounding with 6.8 boards per game.
THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF ASSEMBLY HALL
Indiana is a perfect 11-0 so far this season in games played inside of Assembly Hall, marking the best home start ever, on record, in program history. The Hoosiers are the only team in the Big Ten to have yet to lose at home this season and one of just 19 teams nationally without a home loss. Home wins this year have been highlighted by six Big Ten victories, knocking off two ranked opponents, winning two games in the Preseason WNIT and defeating Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
MOST BIG TEN WINS IN SEVEN YEARS
With Indiana's win at Illinois on Feb. 10, it gave Indiana its eighth Big Ten victory on the season, marking the program's most wins in conference play since 2008-09. IU's current 8-5 record in Big Ten games are the program's most victories through 13 conference games since 2008-09.
Twice this season, IU has won three-straight Big Ten games, the program's longest conference winning streaks since Jan. 2009. With wins on the road over Northwestern on Jan. 24 and Illinois on Feb. 10, it gave Indiana its most road Big Ten wins in a single season since 2010-11.
COMEBACK KIDS
Seven times this season, Indiana has faced late second-half deficits before overcoming them to earn a victory, including five games where IU trailed heading into the fourth quarter.
• Feb. 4 vs. Iowa*: The Hoosiers trailed by as many as 17 points in the second half before rallying to down the Hawkeyes in Assembly Hall, 79-74. Iowa led Indiana, 54-37, with under four minutes to play in the third quarter. IU outscored the Hawkeyes 42-20 in the game's final 13:19 to take the win. Trailing by 11 heading into the fourth quarter, IU hit 10-of-12 (83.3 percent) field goals in the final period, including four 3-pointers without a miss, to outscore Iowa 32-16 in the fourth quarter alone.
• Jan. 24 at No. 20 Northwestern*: Indiana faced a seven-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter on the road, 65-58. IU used a 12-2 run while shooting 12-of-16 (75 percent) in the final period to outscore the Wildcats 33-19 in the final 10 minutes to earn the program's first road Big Ten victory in the Teri Moren era.
• Jan. 20 vs. Illinois*: Indiana trailed by 11 with 7:11 to play in the fourth quarter, 62-51. The Hoosiers roared back, outscoring the Illini 17-4 in the game's final 6:55, including an 8-0 run to close the game in the final 3:09. Karlee McBride nailed the go-ahead 3-point field goal with 1:16 to play to put IU in front for good.
• Jan. 3 vs. Michigan*: IU trailed by nine with 5:48 remaining in the fourth quarter, five Hoosiers scored as part of a 12-0 Indiana run to take a 61-58 lead late in regulation. Michigan's Katelynn Flaherty hit a 3-point field goal to force OT before IU outscored the Wolverines 16-8 in the extra period. Indiana scored 12 of its OT points from the free throw line, including the last 10. The Hoosiers outscored Michigan 28-11 in the game's final 10:48.
• Dec. 11 vs. Samford: The Hoosiers trailed by 11 with 4:00 left in the third quarter. IU went on a 17-2 run over a span of 3:56, scoring 13-straight during the stretch to take a four-point lead. In overtime, Indiana outscored Samford 13-4, thanks in part to an 8-0 run by Amanda Cahill by herself to start the OT period.
• Dec. 2 vs. Georgia Tech: Indiana trailed by five with 8:36 to play in the game. IU outscored GT 20-6 in the final 6:37 and held the Yellow Jackets scoreless for the final 4:05 of the game.
• Nov. 17 vs. then-No. 24 Chattanooga*: IU trailed by four with 1:44 left in the third quarter and was behind heading into the fourth quarter. Indiana outscored the Mocs 19-6 in the fourth quarter to take the win.
*Indiana trailed heading into the fourth quarter
REBOUNDS = Ws
In five of the last six games (at Northwestern, Rutgers, Iowa, Nebraska, at Illinois), the Hoosiers have outrebounded the opposition. Twelve times total this year, the Hoosiers have outrebounded an opponent. IU is currently 11-1 in games in which it outrebounds its foe as Indiana picked up other wins winning that category against Tennessee State, Chattanooga, at IPFW, Samford, Yale and Michigan.
GET ON THE BUSS
Indiana sophomore Tyra Buss has scored 826 career points to become just the eighth player in program history to ever eclipse the 800-point mark in freshman and sophomore seasons played at IU.
With her 21 points in the win at Illinois, Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 29 games consecutively dating back to last year, making her the first IU player with such a streak since Quacy Barnes scored in double digits in 37 consecutive games between the end of 1996-97 season and the start of 1997-98. Buss leads Indiana in scoring (18.6 ppg), assists (4.4 apg) and steals (2.0 spg) while playing 37.2 minutes per game (3rd in B1G, 19th nationally) and 931 minutes played total (5th nationally). She also adds 5.0 rebounds per game as she's tallied 20 or more points in 10 contests.
In three of the last six games, Buss has achieved a double-double. Her last was against Nebraska on Feb. 7 when her stat line read 17 points, 11 rebounds (season high), seven steals (season high), six assists and a block. She now has four career double-double performances.
Buss leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally in free throws made (154) and third nationally in attempts (197). With her five free throws made at Illinois, Buss now ranks fifth in program history for most free throws made in a single season. Her 197 free throw attempts rank eighth in Indiana history for most attempts in a single season.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE VISION
Four times this season, Indiana has had two players achieve double-doubles in the same game, marking the first time IU has had two players have double-double performances in four or more contests since 2006-07 when it happened five times that season.
Last time out in the win at Illinois, Amanda Cahill and Kym Royster each achieved double-doubles as Cahill tallied 15 points and 12 rebounds with Royster finishing with 10 points and a career-high 10 rebounds.
Against Nebraska on Feb. 7, Tyra Buss (17 points, 11 rebounds) and Cahill (16 points, 14 rebounds) each had double-doubles. At Northwestern on Jan. 24, both Buss (21 points, 10 rebounds) and Cahill (20 points, 11 rebounds) had double-double performances. Cahill (19 points, 11 rebounds) and Alexis Gassion (13 points, 13 rebounds) each had a double-double in the win over Samford on Dec. 11.
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Amanda Cahill had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the road win at Illinois for her eighth double-double of the season, the most by an IU player in a single year since 2008-09 (Whitney Thomas, 10). She's had double-double performances in each of the last two games, including 16 points and a season-high 14 boards in the victory of Nebraska on Feb. 7.
In Big Ten games only, Cahill is averaging 16.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, making her one of only four players in the conference to average those numbers in league play so far. For the year, she is averaging 14.7 points (T-22nd in B1G) and a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game (T-7th) with 1.3 steals per contest. She is shooting 51.5 percent (12th) from the field while leading the team in shooting 38.2 percent (11th) from 3-point range.
Cahill has scored in double figures in all but two games this year, including the last 18 consecutively, and has had seven or more rebounds in every game but three.
CASHING IN ON THE FREE ONES
Indiana leads the Big Ten in free throws made (400) and attempted (547) and ranks third nationally in free throw makes and fourth in attempts. IU is outscoring opponents 400-217 (+183) from the charity stripe so far this season, a plus-7.32 margin of free throws made per game. The Hoosiers have made more free throws than opponents have attempted (330) while shooting 73.1 percent as a team from the line.
In the win over Rutgers on Jan. 27, Indiana shot a season-best 90 percent from the charity stripe, nailing 18-of-20 free throws. Against No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13, the Hoosiers hit 27-of-34 free throws as Indiana is 5-0 when it gets to the free throw line 30 or more times in a game this year. In the overtime win against Michigan on Jan. 3, Indiana nailed 32-of-42 free throws, marking the most free throws made and attempted ever in a Big Ten game in program history. Those free throws were the most makes and attempts from the line for an IU team since the Hoosiers shot 34-of-50 from the charity stripe against UAB on March 21, 1991.
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