Saturday, December 28
Bloomington, Ind.
6 PM
Indiana University
vs
Michigan State
Big Ten Play Opens Up Saturday Night For No. 14 Indiana Versus Michigan State
12/27/2019 11:14:00 AM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The 18-game Big Ten schedule opens up on Saturday night as No. 14/15 Indiana hosts Michigan State on Saturday night. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
NO. 14/15 INDIANA (10-2, 0-0 B1G) VS. RV/RV MICHIGAN STATE (7-4, 0-0 B1G)
Saturday, December 28, 2019 • 6 p.m. ET
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind.
Broadcast: BTN (Lisa Byington, Brenda VanLengen)
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Promotions: Pack the Hall – all tickets are $1
ABOUT THE COACHES
| Indiana | Michigan State |
| Teri Moren | Suzy Merchant |
| Career Record: 312-198 (16th Season) | Career Record: 473-258 (25th Season) |
| Indiana Record: 113-68 (5th Season) | MSU Record: 272-138 (13th Season) |
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State will open Big Ten play after dropping a pair at the Florida Sunshine Class to Syracuse and No. 22 West Virginia. The Spartans are led by 16.0 points per game from sophomore guard Nia Clouden and 10.8 points and 3.1 assists per game from senior guard Taryn McCutcheon. As a team, MSU is averaging 74.9 points per game, shooting 41.2 percent from the floor and beating opponents by 16.3 points per game.
SERIES HISTORY
Michigan State leads 48-29
LAST MEETING
2/11/19 – L, 61-77 (East Lansing, Mich.)
NOTES
- Indiana is 16-21 all-time in Big Ten openers and will look to win back-to-back openers for the first time since 2007-08. It will face Michigan State to begin conference play for the seventh time in program history and are 10-7 all-time in conference openers at home.
- IU closed out its non-conference slate with a 10-2 record after falling to No. 10 UCLA at home on Sunday, Dec. 22. The Hoosiers posted their fourth 10-win non-conference slate under sixth year head coach Teri Moren and secured a winning out-of-league record for the eighth straight season.
- The Hoosiers remain in the top 15 in both national polls this week, coming in at No. 14 in the Associated Press top 25 and No. 15 in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches poll. It marks the seventh-straight week the Hoosiers' have been ranked in the poll, the longest streak in program history.
- Junior guard Jaelynn Penn has the opportunity on Saturday to become the 27th member of the 1,000 point club at Indiana. The Louisville, Ky. native has scored 993 career points heading in to Saturday's Big Ten opener and would be the first player since Amanda Cahill notched her 1,000th career point in Dec. 2016 to join the club.
- Four players are scoring in double figures for the Hoosiers behind sophomore guard Grace Berger's 12.9 points per game. Redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg (12.2 ppg.), senior forward Brenna Wise (11.5 ppg., 5.8 rpg.) and freshman forward Mackenzie Holmes (11.4 ppg., 5.8 rpg.)
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will travel to Piscataway, N.J. on New Year's Eve to face Rutgers. Tipoff in the RAC is set for 3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
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