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#IUWBB Game 19 Preview: Illinois
1/19/2016 12:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
THE OPENING TIP
Indiana welcomes Illinois to Assembly Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. ET. The game can be heard on WHCC 105.1 FM with Greg Murray on the call. The contest is also available as a live web broadcast on BTN Plus.
DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana comes into Wednesday's game with a 7-0 record in games played inside Assembly Hall this season, making the Hoosiers the only the team in the Big Ten that has yet to lose at home this season.
• The Hoosiers have won in each of the last three meetings against Illinois, including two-consecutive victories in Bloomington.
• IU leads the Big Ten and is seventh in the nation in free throws made (292) and 13th nationally in free throw attempts (400).
• Indiana has made more free throws than opponents have attempted (238) this season and has outscored the opposition 292-158 (+134) from the charity stripe while shooting 73.0 percent from the line.
• In IU's last game in Bloomington on Jan. 13, a win over then-No. 18 Michigan State, it marked the first time an IU team had defeated two ranked opponents in the same year since 2009-10.
• The Hoosiers shot 54.5 percent from the field in the MSU win, the program's best shooting percentage in a win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 23, 1996 vs. No. 13/14 Wisconsin.
• IU forced 24 MSU turnovers on Jan. 13, the most turnovers forced by a Hoosier team in a Big Ten game since Indiana caused 27 turnovers against Michigan State on Jan. 20, 2011.
• Sophomore Tyra Buss was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 18. She earned the honor after averaging 20.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in Indiana's two games last week.
• Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 22 straight games dating back to last year, the longest such streak for an IU player since Quacy Barnes scored in double digits in 37-consecutive games to end the 1996-97 season and to start 1997-98. Buss leads the team in scoring (18.8 ppg), assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.9 spg).
• Kym Royster shined for the Hoosiers at Minnesota on Jan. 17 as the freshman set career highs with 17 points and eight rebounds as she shot 4-of-6 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line.
• Jenn Anderson has scored eight or more points in each of the last four games, including a season-high tying 14 points at Minnesota on Sunday. Anderson is shooting 62.7 percent from the field so far this year.
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 224-154 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 25-24 (2nd year)
Illinois
Matt Bollant
Career Record: 333-115 (14th year)
Illinois Record: 51-59 (4th year)
ILLINOIS AT A GLANCE
Illinois won its first conference game of the year on Sunday against Wisconsin in Champaign. The Illini force 17.8 turnovers per game. Chatrice White leads Illinois in scoring and rebounding with 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. She also skies for 2.1 blocks per contest. Kyley Simmons will look to knock it in from the outside as she shoots 41.7 percent from beyond the arc while scoring 11.7 points per game.
THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF ASSEMBLY HALL
Indiana holds an unblemished 7-0 record so far this year in games played inside Assembly Hall, making the Hoosiers the only the team in the Big Ten that has yet to lose at home this season. Home wins this year have been highlighted by knocking off two ranked opponents, winning two games in the Preseason WNIT and defeating Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
BUSS NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Tyra Buss was named Big Ten Player of the Week by the conference office on Monday. Buss averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in Indiana's two games last week. It was Buss' first Big Ten Player of the Week honor of her career. She was twice named Big Ten Freshman of the Week a year ago. Buss is the first IU player to earn the conference weekly award since Aulani Sinclair earned the recognition on Dec. 17, 2012.
Buss helped guide the Hoosiers over No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13, leading the team with 24 points while shooting 5-of-10 from the field, 2-of-4 from 3-point range and 12-of-17 from the free throw line. She also added four assists, three steals and four boards against the Spartans. At Minnesota on Sunday, Buss tied for the team lead with 17 points and a career-high tying eight assists. She also had five rebounds and two steals.
CASHING IN ON THE FREE ONES
Indiana leads the Big Ten in free throws made (292) and attempted (400) and ranks seventh nationally in free throw makes and 13th in attempts. IU is outscoring opponents 292-158 (+134) from the charity stripe so far this season. The Hoosiers have made more free throws than opponents have attempted (238) while shooting 73 percent as a team from the line.
Against No. 18 Michigan State, 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.
GET ON THE BUSS
With her 17 points at Minnesota on Sunday, Tyra Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 22 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 (18.8 ppg), assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.9 spg) while playing 36.8 minutes per game (2nd in B1G, 23rd nationally) and a Big Ten leading 663 minutes played total (13th nationally).
Buss leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally in free throws made (118) and attempted (154). She needs just six more attempts from the line to crack the top 10 in IU history for most free throws attempted in a single season and 29 made free throws to enter the top six in makes from the charity stripe in a single year in program history.
In Big Ten games only, Buss is shooting 41.7 percent from 3-point range. For the year, she has scored 20 or more points in eight contests. Buss was named to the All-Tournament Team of the Florida Sunshine Classic after tallying 28 points against then-No. 23/21 Miami and 23 points vs. West Virginia. During IU's two games in Orlando, Buss shot 15-of-29 from the field (51.7 percent), 5-of-9 from 3-point range (55.6 percent) and 16-of-19 from the charity stripe (84.2 percent).
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Amanda Cahill is turning into a double-double machine as the sophomore has achieved double-doubles in four games in the last month to total five on the year and 11 for her career. Her last double-double performance came at Purdue on Jan. 10 when she tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds. Despite foul trouble all afternoon at Minnesota last time out, Cahill finished with 14 points and seven rebounds while shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 2-of-2 from 3-point range.
In Big Ten games only, Cahill is averaging 15.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, making her one of only five players in the conference to average those numbers in league play so far. For the year, she is averaging 13.9 points and a team-leading 7.8 rebounds per game (9th in B1G) with 1.3 steals per contest. She is shooting 52.0 percent (14th) from the field and 40.4 percent (8th) from 3-point range.
Cahill has scored in double figures in all but two games this year, including the last 11 consecutively, and has had seven or more rebounds in every game but three. She was one of six players named to the All-Preseason WNIT Team at the conclusion of the tournament on Nov. 22. Cahill scored in double figures in all three games for the Hoosiers in the tournament and led IU in rebounding in every contest.
TWO RANKED WINS FOR FIRST TIME IN SIX YEARS
With Indiana's 81-65 triumph over No. 18 Michigan State in Assembly Hall on Jan. 13, it gave IU its second victory over a ranked opponent this season, a feat that has not been accomplished by a Hoosier team since 2009-10. Indiana defeated then-No. 24 Chattanooga in the second round of the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 17. Six years ago, the Hoosiers defeated No. 21/22 Michigan State and No. 4/6 Ohio State in 2009-10
JENN FROM THE BLOCK
Jenn Anderson is starting to come around after missing some time in preseason due to injury as she has started in each of the last 12 games and is shooting 62.7 percent from the field so far this year.
Anderson tied her season high of 14 points at Minnesota on Sunday to go along with six rebounds and a block while hitting 5-of-8 field goals. She has tallied eight or more points in each of the last four games.
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 TO THE RESCUE
Kym Royster made her presence in known at Minnesota on Jan. 17. The freshman set career marks with 17 points and eight rebounds against the Gophers while shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line. Royster is shooting 50.9 percent from the field in 2015-16 and 76.9 percent from the free throw line as she has scored in double figures twice.
KARLEE MCBUCKETS
Karlee McBride earned her first career start against No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13, and she did not disappoint. 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.
Indiana welcomes Illinois to Assembly Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. ET. The game can be heard on WHCC 105.1 FM with Greg Murray on the call. The contest is also available as a live web broadcast on BTN Plus.
| Indiana (10-8, 2-4) vs. Illinois (8-9, 1-5) Wednesday, Jan. 20 • 7 p.m. ET Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Live Video: BTN Plus Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray) |
DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana comes into Wednesday's game with a 7-0 record in games played inside Assembly Hall this season, making the Hoosiers the only the team in the Big Ten that has yet to lose at home this season.
• The Hoosiers have won in each of the last three meetings against Illinois, including two-consecutive victories in Bloomington.
• IU leads the Big Ten and is seventh in the nation in free throws made (292) and 13th nationally in free throw attempts (400).
• Indiana has made more free throws than opponents have attempted (238) this season and has outscored the opposition 292-158 (+134) from the charity stripe while shooting 73.0 percent from the line.
• In IU's last game in Bloomington on Jan. 13, a win over then-No. 18 Michigan State, it marked the first time an IU team had defeated two ranked opponents in the same year since 2009-10.
• The Hoosiers shot 54.5 percent from the field in the MSU win, the program's best shooting percentage in a win over a ranked opponent since Feb. 23, 1996 vs. No. 13/14 Wisconsin.
• IU forced 24 MSU turnovers on Jan. 13, the most turnovers forced by a Hoosier team in a Big Ten game since Indiana caused 27 turnovers against Michigan State on Jan. 20, 2011.
• Sophomore Tyra Buss was named Big Ten Player of the Week on Jan. 18. She earned the honor after averaging 20.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals in Indiana's two games last week.
• Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 22 straight games dating back to last year, the longest such streak for an IU player since Quacy Barnes scored in double digits in 37-consecutive games to end the 1996-97 season and to start 1997-98. Buss leads the team in scoring (18.8 ppg), assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.9 spg).
• Kym Royster shined for the Hoosiers at Minnesota on Jan. 17 as the freshman set career highs with 17 points and eight rebounds as she shot 4-of-6 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line.
• Jenn Anderson has scored eight or more points in each of the last four games, including a season-high tying 14 points at Minnesota on Sunday. Anderson is shooting 62.7 percent from the field so far this year.
THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 224-154 (13th year)
Indiana Record: 25-24 (2nd year)
Illinois
Matt Bollant
Career Record: 333-115 (14th year)
Illinois Record: 51-59 (4th year)
ILLINOIS AT A GLANCE
Illinois won its first conference game of the year on Sunday against Wisconsin in Champaign. The Illini force 17.8 turnovers per game. Chatrice White leads Illinois in scoring and rebounding with 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. She also skies for 2.1 blocks per contest. Kyley Simmons will look to knock it in from the outside as she shoots 41.7 percent from beyond the arc while scoring 11.7 points per game.
THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF ASSEMBLY HALL
Indiana holds an unblemished 7-0 record so far this year in games played inside Assembly Hall, making the Hoosiers the only the team in the Big Ten that has yet to lose at home this season. Home wins this year have been highlighted by knocking off two ranked opponents, winning two games in the Preseason WNIT and defeating Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
BUSS NAMED BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Tyra Buss was named Big Ten Player of the Week by the conference office on Monday. Buss averaged 20.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in Indiana's two games last week. It was Buss' first Big Ten Player of the Week honor of her career. She was twice named Big Ten Freshman of the Week a year ago. Buss is the first IU player to earn the conference weekly award since Aulani Sinclair earned the recognition on Dec. 17, 2012.
Buss helped guide the Hoosiers over No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13, leading the team with 24 points while shooting 5-of-10 from the field, 2-of-4 from 3-point range and 12-of-17 from the free throw line. She also added four assists, three steals and four boards against the Spartans. At Minnesota on Sunday, Buss tied for the team lead with 17 points and a career-high tying eight assists. She also had five rebounds and two steals.
CASHING IN ON THE FREE ONES
Indiana leads the Big Ten in free throws made (292) and attempted (400) and ranks seventh nationally in free throw makes and 13th in attempts. IU is outscoring opponents 292-158 (+134) from the charity stripe so far this season. The Hoosiers have made more free throws than opponents have attempted (238) while shooting 73 percent as a team from the line.
Against No. 18 Michigan State, 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.
GET ON THE BUSS
With her 17 points at Minnesota on Sunday, Tyra Buss has scored in double figures in every game this season and in 22 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 (18.8 ppg), assists (4.3 apg) and steals (1.9 spg) while playing 36.8 minutes per game (2nd in B1G, 23rd nationally) and a Big Ten leading 663 minutes played total (13th nationally).
Buss leads the Big Ten and ranks fourth nationally in free throws made (118) and attempted (154). She needs just six more attempts from the line to crack the top 10 in IU history for most free throws attempted in a single season and 29 made free throws to enter the top six in makes from the charity stripe in a single year in program history.
In Big Ten games only, Buss is shooting 41.7 percent from 3-point range. For the year, she has scored 20 or more points in eight contests. Buss was named to the All-Tournament Team of the Florida Sunshine Classic after tallying 28 points against then-No. 23/21 Miami and 23 points vs. West Virginia. During IU's two games in Orlando, Buss shot 15-of-29 from the field (51.7 percent), 5-of-9 from 3-point range (55.6 percent) and 16-of-19 from the charity stripe (84.2 percent).
CLIMBING TO THE CA-HILL TOP
Amanda Cahill is turning into a double-double machine as the sophomore has achieved double-doubles in four games in the last month to total five on the year and 11 for her career. Her last double-double performance came at Purdue on Jan. 10 when she tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds. Despite foul trouble all afternoon at Minnesota last time out, Cahill finished with 14 points and seven rebounds while shooting 6-of-8 from the field and 2-of-2 from 3-point range.
In Big Ten games only, Cahill is averaging 15.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, making her one of only five players in the conference to average those numbers in league play so far. For the year, she is averaging 13.9 points and a team-leading 7.8 rebounds per game (9th in B1G) with 1.3 steals per contest. She is shooting 52.0 percent (14th) from the field and 40.4 percent (8th) from 3-point range.
Cahill has scored in double figures in all but two games this year, including the last 11 consecutively, and has had seven or more rebounds in every game but three. She was one of six players named to the All-Preseason WNIT Team at the conclusion of the tournament on Nov. 22. Cahill scored in double figures in all three games for the Hoosiers in the tournament and led IU in rebounding in every contest.
TWO RANKED WINS FOR FIRST TIME IN SIX YEARS
With Indiana's 81-65 triumph over No. 18 Michigan State in Assembly Hall on Jan. 13, it gave IU its second victory over a ranked opponent this season, a feat that has not been accomplished by a Hoosier team since 2009-10. Indiana defeated then-No. 24 Chattanooga in the second round of the Preseason WNIT on Nov. 17. Six years ago, the Hoosiers defeated No. 21/22 Michigan State and No. 4/6 Ohio State in 2009-10
JENN FROM THE BLOCK
Jenn Anderson is starting to come around after missing some time in preseason due to injury as she has started in each of the last 12 games and is shooting 62.7 percent from the field so far this year.
Anderson tied her season high of 14 points at Minnesota on Sunday to go along with six rebounds and a block while hitting 5-of-8 field goals. She has tallied eight or more points in each of the last four games.
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 TO THE RESCUE
Kym Royster made her presence in known at Minnesota on Jan. 17. The freshman set career marks with 17 points and eight rebounds against the Gophers while shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 9-of-11 from the free throw line. Royster is shooting 50.9 percent from the field in 2015-16 and 76.9 percent from the free throw line as she has scored in double figures twice.
KARLEE MCBUCKETS
Karlee McBride earned her first career start against No. 18 Michigan State on Jan. 13, and she did not disappoint. 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.
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