Indiana Pulls Off Double Overtime Victory Over Iowa on Senior Day, 80-77

Wednesday, February 22

Bloomington, Ind.

7 PM

Indiana University

19-9, 9-6B1G

Iowa

16-12, 7-8B1G

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Indiana Pulls Off Double Overtime Victory Over Iowa on Senior Day, 80-77

2/22/2017 10:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – It took two overtimes, but Indiana Women's Basketball came away victorious with an 80-77 triumph on Senior Day inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday.

The Hoosiers (19-9, 9-6 B1G) win their first double overtime game since the 2007-08 season, as it marked the first extra minute game of the year. Junior guard Tyra Buss led with 21 points and officially passed the 1,500-point mark of her career as she went 5-for-9 from 3-point range. Buss also became just the third player to ever record 500 points in back-to-back seasons, pushing her season total to 519 points scored.

Senior center Jenn Anderson posted 20 points and grabbed six boards. Indiana's starters accounted for all 80 points in the win as all five starters achieved double-figures including 17 points and tied a team-high seven rebounds. Senior guard Karlee McBride poured in 12 points, all from beyond the arc, while senior guard Alexis Gassion put in 10 points and tied a career-high nine assists to go along with four steals.

IU shot 41.6 percent from the floor and hit 11 3-pointers on a 37.9 clip from long range. They also dished out 18 assists and picked up 13 steals with four each from Gassion and McBride.

Indiana struggled to match a hot shooting Hawkeye squad in the first quarter, who shot 69.0 percent to open up the ballgame. They would open up the game on a 6-0 run before two triples from Buss helped IU tie things up at 10-10 with 4:36 to play.

But an Iowa 7-0 run extended its lead out near the end of the quarter before a second chance opportunity by Cahill sparked a 6-0 run for the Hoosiers. Gassion's pass to Anderson inside made it a one-point deficit under 30 seconds to play in the quarter, 17-16. But the Hawkeye's Ally Disterhoft would have the final say in the opening frame, draining a 3-pointer to go up 20-16.

Gassion would open up the second quarter and cut the lead down to two, but IU wouldn't get any closer than thanks to a scoring drought that spanned over five minutes. Iowa built its largest lead of the game with 1:51 left before the half before Buss – who scored 13 points in the second quarter alone – hit a 3-pointer from the top of the left wing keeping IU within four at half, trailing 39-35.

Coming out in the third, Indiana got back-to-back buckets from Anderson and took over the lead for the first time on one of Buss's five 3-pointers with 6:56 left in the frame. It would continue to be a tie game at the conclusion of the third, with the score knotted 49-49.

Neither team led by more than three in the fourth quarter, as Iowa looked to seal up the game with three ticks remaining on an Alexa Kastanek 3-pointer from the baseline. Calling timeout, Indiana drew up a shot for Cahill, who in traffic, buried a triple of her own to tie the game with just .6 left on the clock and eventually forcing the first overtime.

Shooting 56.3 percent in the first overtime period, Iowa built a six-point lead with 2:37 to play but the Hoosiers wouldn't go away. Back-to-back scores from Gassion and Anderson cut it down to three and a dagger by McBride would tie things up at 73-73 at the end of the first five-minute overtime.

The Hoosiers were able to hold the Hawkeyes to just four points in the second overtime as McBride's fifth 3-pointer of the night with 3:57 to play was another big one, giving her team the lead for good.

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Head coach Teri Moren

"One of the things about being a student-athlete, you know one thing for sure when your kids graduate. Two things, they're going to have a lot of memories and they're going to have a lot of stories to tell. Tonight, was a great memory. You always want to send your seniors off with a memory of their last time in Assembly Hall. They can look back and not just talk about the win, but talk about the double-overtime win. I'm really pleased that we made it possible for a lot of our players to make sure they had not just a memory but a special memory that we created for those guys. Really happy we got production from a lot of players. Big stops down the stretch when we had to have them. Thought we really dialed in there, the last possession in particular. I'm just really happy for those seniors. I'm really happy our crowd was tremendous tonight. They really energized us when we needed it most. We want to make sure we thank the fans that came out tonight and supported us."

NOTABLE

Indiana celebrated the careers of five seniors – Jenn Anderson, Amber Deane, Alexis Gassion, Karlee McBride and Tyshee Towner – in festivities on Wednesday night.
The last time Indiana played a double overtime game was Jan. 17, 2008 at home against Minnesota. Indiana won 80-77, the same score as the game tonight.
The Hoosiers finish the regular season with a 12-2 record at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. It is the fourth straight season Indiana has won at least 10 games at home. Over the last two seasons the Hoosiers have a record of 26-2 at home.
The Hoosiers mark their third-straight over the Hawkeyes at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Over the course of the game there were 12 ties and nine lead changes. Neither team outscored the other team by more than four points in any quarter or overtime period.
For the fourth time this season the Hoosiers made at least 10, 3-point baskets as they connected on 11 against Iowa.
For the third time this season the Hoosiers had five players score in double-figures.
Indiana dished out 18 assists, for the 12^th time they have tallied at least 18 assists in a game.
For the eighth time this season the Hoosiers posted double-digit steals, coming away with 13 against Iowa.
Iowa connected on 27-of-48 field goals through four quarters (56.3 percent). In the two overtime periods combined, the Hoosiers held the Hawkeyes to 3-of-12 from the field (25 percent).
Tyra Buss led the Hoosiers with 21 points as she passed 1,500 career points. Buss now has 1,501 points and is five points away from setting the Hoosiers scoring record through three seasons. She is also three points from moving into the top-10 in career scoring at Indiana.
Buss connected on 5-of-9 from 3-point range in the game.
Jenn Anderson scored 20 points on 10-of-16 from the field. It is her third career game scoring at least 20 points.
Karlee McBride posted 12 points as she made four 3-pointers in the game. McBride also tallied four steals.

UP NEXT
The regular season wraps up on the road when IU travels to Illinois on Saturday. Tipoff at State Farm Center is set for 1 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.

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