2-Seed Indiana Opens Up Play At Big Ten Tournament On Thursday Night

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Ninth-ranked Indiana will appear as the 2 seed for the first time in program history when it opens Big Ten Tournament play in the quarterfinals on Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. ET on FS2.

#9/9 INDIANA (18-4, 16-2 B1G) AT BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
Thursday, March 11, 2021 • 6:30 p.m. ET • Quarterfinals
Bankers Life Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind.
Broadcast: FS2 (Lisa Byington, Christy Winters Scott)
Radio: whcc105.com - online only (Greg Murray)
Live Stats: BigTenStats.com
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Indiana placed four Hoosiers on All-Big Ten teams in the conference's annual postseason awards announced on Monday. Sophomore forward Mackenzie Holmes and junior guard Grace Berger each earned spots on the first team by the coaches and media while senior guard Ali Patberg is an All-Big Ten second team honoree. Junior forward Aleksa Gulbe also earned honorable mention honors from the league's media.
The Hoosiers are appearing in the Big Ten Tournament for the first time as the No. 2 seed, its highest ever ranking in the tournament. Indiana previously received the double-bye as the No. 4 seed in 2017 and 2020. They are 19-27 all-time in the tournament which began in 1995.
A nine-game win streak is on the line for Indiana on Thursday. The season long win streak is the longest for the program since it won 10-straight games to open up the 2018-19 season.
Holmes leads the way for Indiana with 18.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and shoots 60 percent from the floor. She's joined in double figures by Berger's 15.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game while Patberg adds 14.0 points per contest.
IU's opponent for Thursday night's game will be determined on Wednesday between No. 7 Michigan State and No. 10 Penn State. That game will begin at 6:30 p.m. ET. Indiana is 3-0 against its projected tournament opponent this season.

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2-Seed Indiana Opens Up Play At Big Ten Tournament On Thursday Night

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Ali Patberg

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