No. 2 Baylor Hands No. 17 Indiana First Loss At Paradise Jam

Friday, November 29

St. Thomas, USVI

5:45 PM ET

Indiana University

5-1

No. 2/2 Baylor

7-0

Baylor

Indiana

No. 2 Baylor Hands No. 17 Indiana First Loss At Paradise Jam

11/29/2019 8:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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ST. THOMAS, USVI – No. 17 Indiana trailed by four with just four minutes to play, but couldn't pull it out as No. 2 Baylor took game two of the Paradise Jam, 77-62. Three Hoosiers scored in double figures behind 18 points from sophomore guard Grace Berger at UVI Sports and Fitness Center.

KEY MOMENTS

The two teams traded buckets to open the game as Indiana (5-1) found momentum early on, extending its lead to as many as five, 9-4, at the 6:49 mark with a floater in the lane from redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg.
After the media break, freshman forward Mackenzie Holmes made it a two-point advantage and kept her team within one on a nifty tip-in with 2:50 to play in the quarter. But three straight field goals for BU gave them a three-point lead after one, 19-16.
One of senior forward Brenna Wise's 3-pointers would go down less than two minutes in to the second quarter to bring IU within one, 20-19. But the Bears (7-0) stretched its lead to eight midway through the period on a 6-0 run. It was en route to a 37-29 lead for Baylor at the break.
Momentum shifted IU's way in the third as they went 7-for-14 from the floor in the frame and pulled within two on a sophomore forward Aleksa Gulbe jumper at the elbow. Patberg kept her team within striking distance with a pair at the line. In a game of runs, Baylor used a 7-2 run in the third to stretch its lead to 54-46.
Indiana faced a 10-point deficit in the early minute of the fourth quarter but 3-pointers from Berger and Penn sparked the offense. Holmes hit two crucial buckets on assists by Penn and freshman forward Jorie Allen to make it a 65-61 deficit with four and a half minutes to play.
Indiana had chances, but couldn't capitalize on them down the stretch with three missed opportunities led to back-to-back buckets for Baylor who went up by eight with 2:29 to go.
Forced to foul, the Hoosiers put BU at the line in the final 1:11 of the game where it hit five crucial free throws.

NOTABLE

Indiana was led on the night from 18 points by sophomore guard Grace Berger. She went 8-for-13 from the floor in the win and hit two 3-pointers.
Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg (16 points) and freshman forward Mackenzie Holmes (11 points, 7 rebounds) also scored in double figures.
The Hoosiers shot a season-low 41 percent from the floor and just 29.4 percent from 3-point range.
IU was narrowly outrebounded, 38-36. Baylor coming in to Friday's game was leading the nation in rebounding margin (+21.0).
Junior guard Jaelynn Penn led the way with eight rebounds as five players ended with at least six rebounds. Senior forward Brenna Wise, sophomore forward Aleksa Gulbe and Patberg all had sib boards.
This matchup with No. 2 Baylor is the first time the IU program has face back-to-back top 5 opponents in school history. The Bears improve to 3-0 in the all-time series.

UP NEXT
Indiana wraps up the 2019 Paradise Jam Reef division on Saturday against Washington State. Tipoff is set for 5:45 p.m. ET.

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