Wednesday, January 4
Bloomington, Ind.
7 PM
Indiana University
vs
Minnesota
#IUWBB GAME PREVIEW: Minnesota Up Next for Indiana Women’s Basketball on Wednesday
1/3/2017 4:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana Women's Basketball will look to get back on track on Wednesday night when it hosts Minnesota in Big Ten play. Tipoff between the Hoosiers and Golden Gophers is set for 7 p.m. ET live on BTN Plus and heard on the IU Radio Network.
Indiana (11-4, 1-1 B1G) vs. Minnesota (9-6, 0-2 B1G)
Wednesday, January 4, 2017 • 7 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
TV Broadcast: BTN Plus (Zain Pyarali, Greg Gottfried)
Radio: IU Radio Network (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Sidearm
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Promotion: IUWBB Winter Hat (first 300 fans) | Tyra Buss Poster Giveaway (first 500 fans) – both available at the South lobby marketing table.
ABOUT THE COACHES
Indiana
Teri Moren
Career Record: 246-162 (14th Season)
Indiana Record: 47-32 (3rd Season)
Minnesota
Marlene Stollings
Career Record: 103-70 (6th Season)
Minnesota Record: 52-72 (3rd Season)
ABOUT THE GOLDEN GOPHERS
Minnesota is still searching for its first conference win of the season after opening up Big Ten play with losses to Ohio State (87-62) on the road and Maryland (83-72) at home. They are led by four players in double figures including leading scorer junior guard Carlie Wagner (18.3 ppg., 4.9 rpg.) and sophomore guard Kenisha Bell (16.9 ppg., 5.6 apg., 3.8 rpg.). The Golden Gophers are averaging 76.3 points per game on a 40.4 field goal percentage and a 32.3 percent mark from 3-point range. They come into Wednesday's game with the Big Ten's best RPI - sitting at No. 21 in the nation.
SERIES HISTORY
Minnesota leads the series, 36-28
Last Meeting: 2/18/16 - W, 93-79 (Bloomington, Ind.)
STREAKS WERE BROKEN
Indiana's loss to No. 14/13 Ohio State on Saturday snapped a pair of program win streaks. It broke a 20-game streak on its home floor at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and a current seven-game win streak the program rode all the way into Big Ten play.
CAHILL SETS NEW CAREER-HIGH
Junior forward Amanda Cahill set a new career-high on New Year's Eve as she led Indiana with 28 points against the Buckeyes. The Clyde, Ohio native shot 10-for-17 from the field including a 4-for-6 clip from 3-point range. She also finished one rebound shy of a double-double (nine rebounds) and added two assists in 33 minutes of play.
HOOSIERS IN THE RPI
Coming into Wednesday's game, Indiana sits in No. 59 in the NCAA RPI while Minnesota comes at league-leading No. 21.
LEAGUE PLAY BEGINS WITH A WIN
Indiana picked up its first Big Ten opener win in three seasons and the first road opener win since 2007-08 with an 89-70 victory over Penn State on Wednesday night. The 19-point victory over the Lady Lions was the most in a league opener since the 2008-09 season when it defeated Northwestern 81-57. IU also extend its win streak over PSU to three games, tying the program's longest win streak against the Big Ten foe. It previously won three-straight games between the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons.
52 AND COUNTING
Buss extended her program record of 52 straight double-figure scoring games as she chipped in 13 points including a 7-for-7 mark at the line against Ohio State. She officially broke the all-time school record with her 50th double figure scoring game on Dec. 21 against Stony Brook. She takes over the record from IU great Karna Abram, who did it 49 consecutive times between 1984-85 and 1985-86.
GOOD FROM THREE
The Hoosiers lit up from 3-point range on in the Big Ten opener on Dec. 28 at Bryce Jordan Center, where it hit a season-high 12 triples. It was the most in a single game since IU hit 13 against Illinois on Feb. 11, 2015. They also shot the second-highest single game percentage of the season - going 12-for-21 (57.1).
CLOSE OUT NON-CON WITH TWO WINS
Indiana wrapped up the non-conference portion of its schedule with wins over Florida and Stony Brook at the Florida Sunshine Classic Dec. 20-21. IU enters conference play with a 10-3 record, tying its most wins in non-league play under third year head Coach Teri Moren.
CAHILL JOINS THE CLUB
Cahill became the 26th member of the 1,000-point club on Dec. 21 against Stony Brook. She joins junior guard Tyra Buss and senior guard Alexis Gassion as active 1,000 point scorers - the first time IU has had three active players on the career list at the same time.
• Tyra Buss – 1,278 (T14th)
• Alexis Gassion – 1,130 (19th)
• Amanda Cahill – 1,048 (21st)
BUSS CLIMBS THE BOOKS
Buss has now made her way into the top 10 of both assists (10th, 311) and steals (T10th, 175). She sits at No. 14 all-time on the career scoring list with 1,278 career points and has the potential to become just the second player ever to be on the IU top 10 list in points, steals and assists joining Jamie Braun (2007-10).
SCORING AS A JUNIOR
Buss - who set the scoring record for most points as a freshman and sophomore - continues to climb the scoring chart for most points through a junior season:
1. Denise Jackson (1,505)
2. Rachelle Bostic (1,389)
3. Jill Chapman (1,346)
4. Cindy Bumgarner (1,311)
5. Karna Abram (1,284)
6. Tyra Buss (1,278)
LEX DOES A LOT TOO
Senior guard Alexis Gassion is also one of the Hoosier's most powerful pieces on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball. The Fairborn, Ohio native is IU's third leading scorer with 13.8 points per game and the team's second leading rebounder grabbing 6.9 boards per contest. She is also second in assists (4.4 per game) and holds a 54.7 field goal percentage. Her 2.9 assist to turnover ratio leads the Big Ten and ranks 17th in the nation. Gassion has also posted 13 (of 15 games) in double figures this season including the last nine-straight games.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE MACHINE
Cahill has turned in six of IU's nine double-doubles of the season and now has a total of 23 in her career - which ranks seventh all-time. The junior forward recently posted a four-game streak of double-double performances including a 21 point, 10 rebounds performance to help lead IU past Florida and her 14 points and season-high 13 rebounds continued the efforts in a win over Stony Brook.
CLEAN THE GLASS
Indiana continues to post positive margins on the glass this season, as it has outrebounded its opponent in 11 of 15 games this season. The Hoosiers posted its largest margin on the glass this season against North Texas (+30), which is the largest margin since the record has been kept in 2008-09.
POINTS IN THE PAINT
Indiana continues to produce a majority of its points inside the paint this season as it scored a season-high 64 points against Northern Kentucky. Indiana has scored 42 or more points in the paint in nine games this season.
GOOD FROM THE FIELD
Shooting 53 percent or better in eight of 15 games this season, Indiana continues to be one of the leaders in field goal percentage. Their overall mark of 49.8 percent ranks sixth in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten. Indiana comes into Wednesday's game having shot 54 percent or better in two of its last three games including a 57.4 percent performance at Penn State.
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will next hit the court on Tues., Jan. 10 when they travel to Michigan. Tipoff in Ann Arbor is set for 6 p.m. ET and will be live on the Big Ten Network.
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