No. 18 IU Wins Road Debut At Florida, 73-49

Friday, November 22

Gainesville, Fla.

6 PM

Indiana University

4-0,0-0Big Ten

Florida

4-1,0-0SEC

Indiana

Florida

11/22/2019 8:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Sophomore guard Grace Berger had a game-high 23 points on 10-for-15 shooting while senior forward Brenna Wise had a season-high 16 points as No. 18 Indiana debuted its road schedule with a win over the Florida Gators, 73-49, on Friday night at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center.

KEY MOMENTS

In a tight first quarter, the game was tied at 15-all after the first 10 minutes thanks to a 3-pointer from redshirt freshman guard Chanel Wilson.
An 11-3 run to start the second quarter really helped the Hoosiers (4-0) separate themselves as the Gators (4-1) couldn't contain Berger at any point in the game as her drive made it 26-18 to force a timeout.
At the break, Berger had scored 12 of her points in the opening half behind a 48.4 percent clip for the Hoosiers. They extended their lead to as many as 13 in the second quarter, on a Berger conventional 3-point play with 4:20 to play.
Indiana would take a 39-28 lead at intermission. In the third, Florida came within as many as nine but a 6-0 run midway through the third quarter pushed the margin back up to 15 for IU on back-to-back buckets from Berger and Holmes. It would be IU by 18 after three complete, 58-40.
A 57.1 percent clip from the field in the fourth quarter with nine of Berger's points coming in the final frame helped IU complete the road victory.

NOTABLE

Sophomore guard Grace Berger led the Hoosiers in scoring for the second time in four games this season. Her 23 points were her second 20-plus performance this season.
Senior forward Brenna Wise also scored in double figures, adding 16 points and her first double figure scoring game of the season. She also pulled down six rebounds.
Sophomore guard Aleksa Gulbe had a team-high seven rebounds and also added eight points.
Six Hoosiers shared scoring responsibilities on the evening, with redshirt freshman guard Chanel Wilson and Jaelynn Penn each adding eight points while both drained two 3-pointers.
Freshman forward Mackenzie Holmes (6 points, 4 rebounds) and redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg (4 points, 7 assists).
The Hoosiers improved to 4-0 for the second consecutive season and the third time under sixth year head coach Teri Moren.
IU shot 50 percent from the field in the win and 77.8 percent at the free throw line.

QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
On the win at Florida:
"It was a nice win for us and Grace Berger was really good inside the 2-3 zone that Florida was playing most of the game. They had a change in their lineup because of an injury so they went bigger which we didn't expect so a lot of credit to our team for being able to adapt."

On Brenna Wise's play:
"It's nice to see that Brenna is overcoming her early struggle, we're used to see a lot of her shot go down, I thought she great from beyond the arch. She took what the defense gave her and she wasn't pressing. Sometimes when a shooter like that misses shots, they press a little but Brenna hasn't been pressing she's been allowing the game come to her."

On this game preparing for the Paradise Jam
"As I said to the team, it's a great SEC opponent, great post players that we were matched up against tonight. With the guards and the athleticism that you see in that league, I think it was a great road test for us but I also think it was really for the younger class to have a better understanding what playing at a high level looks like."

UP NEXT
No. 18 Indiana travels to the Paradise Jam over the Thanksgiving holiday. They will face No. 5 South Carolina, No. 2 Baylor and Washington State in the three-day tournament starting on Thanksgiving night.

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