Big Second Half Lifts No. 12 Indiana To Win Over Youngstown State

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Big Second Half Lifts No. 12 Indiana To Win Over Youngstown State

12/15/2019 4:48:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A strong second half helped Indiana pull away from Youngstown State in a 93-56 victory at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday afternoon. Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg led the Hoosiers with 18 points and junior guard Jaelynn Penn followed with 17.

KEY MOMENTS

After falling behind early, the Hoosiers took their first lead of the game on a junior guard Keyanna Warthen 3-pointer, 9-8, with 2:11 remaining in the first quarter.
Following Warthen's 3-pointer, Patberg hit a second straight 3-pointer to give the Hoosiers a 12-10 lead.
Indiana hit 8-of-10 free throws but trailed after the first quarter, 15-14.

A senior forward Brenna Wise 3-pointer with 4:12 remaining in the first half gave the Hoosiers a 29-28 lead and triggered a Youngstown State technical foul. Indiana responded by making four of their last five shots of the half including two threes. Indiana led at the break, 41-38.
Indiana opened up the second half on a 10-2 run, shooting 4-of-4 from the field and taking its first double-digit lead at 51-40 with 7:38 remaining in the third quarter on a Penn and-one.
The Hoosiers made their first eight field goals of the third quarter and Patberg's jumper with 5:56 remaining gave Indiana a 55-40 lead and triggered a YSU timeout. Patberg made all three of her field goals during that span for seven points. IU led 63-48 at the end of three quarters.

IU continued their hot shooting of the second half to begin the fourth quarter, opening up 4-for-4 and a sophomore guard Grace Berger layup resulted in a YSU timeout with 7:30 remaining and a 71-46 lead.
Indiana ended the game on a 20-3 run over the last 5:13 and a sophomore forward Aleksa Gulbe jumper with 25 seconds remaining gave the Hoosiers their largest lead of the game at 37.

NOTABLE

With the win Indiana improved to 3-0 all-time against Youngstown State and 10-1 on the season.
Trailing 28-21 in the second quarter, Indiana used a 12-0 run to go up 33-28. After Youngstown State cut the Indiana lead to 40-41 at 9:40 in third quarter, Indiana used a 14-0 run to go up 55-40.
Indiana outscored Youngstown State 22-8 in the third quarter and 52-18 in the second half.
The Hoosiers shot 22-of-29 (75.9 percent) from the field in the second half, their highest field goal percentage for a half this season.
After shooting 2-for-11 in the first quarter, the Hoosiers made 18 of their next 23 shots. Indiana started the third quarter making their first eight shots and the fourth quarter making their first four shots.
Indiana made a season-high 12, 3-point field goals.
Indiana held a 16-3 advantage in fast break points.
Indiana went 34-of-55 (61.8 percent) from the field. It is their sixth game this season shooting 50 percent or better.
The Hoosiers have held their opponent under 60 points in 10 of their 11 games this season and are 10-0 in those games.
Indiana is averaging 88 points per game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this season and are 5-0 in home games.
Patberg led the Hoosiers with 18 points. Jaelynn Penn (17) and Brenna Wise (15) also scored in double-figures for Indiana.
Penn scored 14 of the Hoosiers 27 points in the second quarter.
Berger scored nine points and added a career-high eight assists.

QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
"Well, it was a tale of two halves for sure today. I thought we were sleep walking there in the first half. Frustrated on both sides of the ball, both offensively and defensively with our group. But we got some things ironed out in the second half. I thought you were able to see a different team in the second half. Our aggression and competitive spirt picked up. Everything heightened after half time. One thing I think we continue to find out and we will need more of as we go throughout the season is Ali Patberg being super confident and super aggressive offensively. I think that it does something for her teammates. Obviously when she can get rolling and going and is confident the way she was to start the second half, it does something for our basketball team. As a leader and a veteran of this group that is what you want. That was great to see. I haven't looked hard at the stat sheet just to see numbers and who scored what, but I thought in the second half we shared the ball better. The shots that weren't going down in the first half found their way into the hoop, so that was some really good stuff in the effort of the game. We shot 61 percent for the game, and after that first quarter I would not have guessed we would be able to score the ball the way we did throughout the rest of the game. Great for our kids, especially in the second half to wake up and figure it out. I'm happy that they responded the way they did."

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers have the week off before the No. 10 UCLA Bruins come to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall at Noon on Sunday, Dec. 22.

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