#IUWBB Game 28 Preview: at Iowa

THE OPENING TIP
Indiana will take to the road for a two-game road swing, beginning on Sunday, Feb. 21 at Iowa at 3 p.m. ET. The game can be heard on the state-wide IU Radio Network with Greg Murray on the call. The contest is also available as a live streamed broadcast on BTN Plus.

Indiana (18-9, 10-5) at Iowa (16-11, 6-9)
Sunday, Feb. 21 • 3 p.m. ET
Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, Iowa
Live Video: BTN Plus
Radio: IU Radio Network (Greg Murray)

DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana and Iowa meet for the second time this season on Sunday as the Hoosiers topped the Hawkeyes in Assembly Hall on Feb. 4, mounting a comeback to overcome a 17-point deficit to earn the 79-74 victory.
• IU is currently on a five-game winning streak, the program's longest win streak in Big Ten play since 1982-83.
• Indiana's 10 victories in conference play are the school's most since 2008-09 and IU's Big Ten win total is the most triumphs in league play through 15 games played since that 1982-83 Big Ten Championship season.
• The Hoosiers currently sit in a third place tie in the Big Ten standings with Minnesota and Michigan State with three conference games to play.
• With wins at Northwestern and Illinois, the Hoosiers have won their most road Big Ten games since 2010-11.
• Indiana is a perfect 13-0 in Assembly Hall this season, the program's best home start ever. IU is the only Big Ten team with an unblemished home record and one of only 18 teams nationally (as of Feb. 19) yet to lose at home.
• With 93 points in the win over Minnesota, IU has tallied 90 or more points in three games this year, marking the sixth time in program history Indiana has score 90-plus points at least three times in a season and the first time since 1995-96.
• IU has twice scored over 90 in Big Ten wins this year, just the third time that has ever happened in school history and first since 1996-97.
• Indiana's 93 points in that Gopher win were the program's most points scored in a conference contest since tallying 103 vs. Minnesota in Feb. 1997.
• 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.
• During Indiana's five game win streak, Tyra Buss has averaged 21.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.2 steals per game during that stretch. She has now tallied 515 points this season to crack into the top 10 of IU's single season scoring list as she has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 31 games consecutively dating back to last year, the longest such IU player streak since 1998.
• Buss leads the Big Ten in both free throw made with 175 (2nd nationally) and attempted with 225 (1st) and needs just 13 more makes to break the school record for most free throws made in a season.
• Amanda Cahill has eight double-doubles on the year, the most for an IU player in a single year since 2008-09. She is averaging 14.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per contest.
• Alexis Gassion has scored in double figures in each of the last four games while defending the opponent's top scorer. Against Minnesota, Gassion scored 16 points with six assists, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks.

THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 232-155 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 33-25 (2nd year)

Iowa
Lisa Bluder
Career Record: 676-327 (32nd year)
Iowa Record: 320-185 (16th year)

IOWA AT A GLANCE
Iowa comes into Sunday's game coming off a home win over Purdue which snapped a four-game losing streak for the Hawkeyes. Ally Disterhoft continues to pace Iowa scorers with 16.9 points per game while shooting 52.9 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from beyond the arc. Chase Coley adds 11.5 points per contest and is also shooting at a high clip at 53.5 percent from the field. In the first meeting between IU and Iowa, Indiana native and sophomore guard Whitney Jennings scored 22 points for the Hawkeyes. Disterhoft added 20 points in the effort as Megan Gustafson finished with a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards.

BEST BIG TEN START, WIN STREAK IN 33 YEARS, MOST CONFERENCE WINS IN SEVEN YEARS
The Hoosiers are currently riding a five-game win streak in Big Ten play and sit in a third place tie in the conference standings with a 10-5 league record. The Big Ten winning streak is the program's longest since 1982-83 and the 10 conference wins are also the school's most league victories through 15 games since that season.

IU's 10 Big Ten victories mark the program's most wins in conference play since 2008-09. It also marks the ninth time in program history that an Indiana team has won at least 10 Big Ten regular season contests.

THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF ASSEMBLY HALL
Indiana is a perfect 13-0 so far this season in games played inside of Assembly Hall, marking the best home start ever 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 18 teams nationally without a home loss. Home wins this year have been highlighted by eight 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.

THE 90S ARE BACK
With Indiana's 93-79 triumph over Minnesota, it marked the third time this year that Indiana has tallied 90 or more points in a game (90 vs. Austin Peay, 91 at Northwestern). It is just the sixth time in program history that an IU team has scored at least 90 points in three or more games in a single year (last was 1995-96). Indiana's two Big Ten games with 90-plus points marks only the third time in school history that the Hoosiers have piled on at least 90 against a conference opponent, the last coming during the 1996-97 season.

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. Indiana has outscored Big Ten opponents 322-256 (+66) in the fourth quarter this year.

• 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

THE WHEELS ON THE BUSS GO ROUND
Tyra Buss has been instrumental in Indiana's five-game win streak as the sophomore has averaged 21.4 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 3.2 steals per game during that stretch. She has scored 515 points this season to crack into the top 10 of IU's single-season scoring list. In her first two years combined, the sophomore guard has scored 877 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 and the fourth with 877 or more points.

With her 27 points in the win over Minnesota (a Big Ten career high), Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 31 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 (19.1 ppg), assists (4.6 apg) and steals (2.1 spg) while playing 37.3 minutes per game (T-2nd in B1G, 16th nationally) and 1007 minutes played total (1st in B1G, 4th nationally). She also adds 5.3 rebounds per game as she's tallied 20 or more points in 13 contests.

In three games in the last month, Buss has achieved a double-double and just missed another vs. Minnesota. She now has four career double-double performances. Against the Gophers, her stat line read: 27 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and three steals and 8-of-13 shooting.

Buss leads the Big Ten and ranks second nationally in free throws made (175) and first nationally in attempts (225). Her 175 free throws made is 48 more than the second-best total in the Big Ten (Kelsey Mitchell, OSU - 127). With her 10 free throws made vs. Minnesota, Buss is now third in program history for most free throws made in a single season. Her 225 free throw attempts tie for third in Indiana history for most attempts in a single season.

CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Amanda Cahill had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the road win at Illinois on Feb. 10 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 two of the last four 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 15.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, making her one of only six players in the conference to average those numbers in league play so far. For the year, she is averaging 14.3 points (23rd in B1G) and a team-leading 8.3 rebounds per game (7th) with 1.3 steals per contest.

Cahill has scored in double figures in all but three games this year, including 19 of the last 20, and has had seven or more rebounds in every game but three.

REBOUNDS = Ws
In six of the last eight games (at Northwestern, Rutgers, Iowa, Nebraska, at Illinois, Minnesota), the Hoosiers have outrebounded the opposition. Thirteen times total this year, the Hoosiers have outrebounded an opponent. IU is currently 12-1 in games in which it outrebounds its foe as Indiana picked up wins winning that category against Tennessee State, Chattanooga, at IPFW, Samford, Yale and Michigan.

CASHING IN ON THE FREE ONES
Indiana leads the Big Ten in free throws made (444) and attempted (607) and ranks second nationally in free throw makes and third in attempts. IU is outscoring opponents 444-248 (+196) from the charity stripe so far this season, a plus-7.3 margin of free throws made per game. The Hoosiers have made more free throws than opponents have attempted (375) while shooting 73.1 percent as a team from the line.

Last time out in the win over Minnesota, Indiana attempted 42 free throws to tie for the most free throw attempted in a Big Ten game in program history. IU also attempted 42 from the line in its win over Michigan on Jan. 3, hitting 32, also a school Big Ten record. IU is now 6-0 when it gets to the free throw line at least 30 times in a game. 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.

KARLEE MCBUCKETS
Karlee McBride has started in each of the last 11 games and has scored in double figures in five of those contests. During that stretch, she's averaged 9.9 points per game and has made two or more 3-point field goals in six of those games. The Hoosiers are 9-2 in games where McBride has started.

In the win over Wisconsin on Feb. 14, McBride nailed 3-of-6 3-point field goals and added three steals in the victory. In the win over Rutgers on Jan. 27, she nailed 4-of-8 3-point field goals on her way to 12 points with four rebounds and a steal. Against Illinois on Jan. 20, McBride scored the first eight points of the game for the Hoosiers and nailed the go-ahead 3-point field goal with 1:16 to play to put IU in front for good. She tallied 16 points to tie for the team lead while nailing a career-high tying four 3-point field goals.

Against No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13, the junior scored a season-high 17 points without missing a shot, going 5-of-5 from the field, 3-of-3 from 3-point range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. It marked the first time an IU player had a perfect night shooting from the field since McBride herself went 6-of-6 from the field with three 3-pointers for 15 points as a sophomore against Gardner-Webb on Nov. 15, 2014.

HIT THE GASSION PEDAL
Junior Alexis Gassion has scored in double figures in each of the last four games while hounding the opponent's top scorer defensively for the Hoosiers. Gassion has scored in double figures in 18 games this year and is averaging 10.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game on the season.

In the win over Minnesota, not only did Gassion have the task of guarding the Big Ten's leading scorer in Rachel Banham, she also tallied 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting with six assists, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

JENN FROM THE BLOCK
Jenn Anderson has come around after missing some time in preseason due to injury as she has started in each of the last 21 games and is shooting 57.0 percent from the field so far this year, ranking fiffth in that category in the Big Ten.

Anderson was instrumental in IU's win over Minnesota as the junior tied her season high of 18 points, shooting 6-of-7 from the field with five rebounds and a steal.

As a sophomore, Anderson ranked fourth in the Big Ten in field goal percentage in 2014-15, shooting 56.0 percent. Her field goal percentage was the highest percentage by an IU player for a single year since 1997-98. She appeared in 30 games and made 28 starts last year while averaging 7.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Anderson also nailed 72.1 percent of her free throw attempts. From her freshman to sophomore year, Anderson saw major improvement in scoring (+4.5 ppg), field goal percentage (+10.2 percent), free throw percentage (+25 percent) as well as rebounds, steals and blocks.

ROYSTER ON THE HALF SHELL
Kym Royster continues to progress during her freshman season. In her last three games, she's scored in double figures twice and achieved her first career double-double at Illinois on Feb. 10. During that stretch, Royster has averaged 9.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 66.7 percent from the field. For the season, Royster is shooting 53.7 percent from the field and 78.0 percent from the charity stripe.

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Players Mentioned

Jenn Anderson

Tyra Buss

Amanda Cahill

Alexis Gassion

Karlee McBride

Kym Royster