No. 6/6 Indiana Takes Care Of Wisconsin In Front Of Record Crowd, 93-56

Sunday, January 15

Bloomington, Ind.

2 PM ET

Indiana University

Wisconsin

No. 6/6 Indiana Takes Care Of Wisconsin In Front Of Record Crowd, 93-56

1/15/2023 5:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – No. 6/6 Indiana used fuel from a record crowd as it cruised past Wisconsin, 93-56, on Sunday afternoon inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. A regular season record of 10,422 were in attendance to see the victory, just second overall to the 2018 WNIT Championship.

KEY MOMENTS

After coming out of the gate piping hot, with freshman guard, freshman Yarden Garzon scoring IU's first seven points, senior forward Mackenzie Holmes was able to take control of the paint scoring ten points. However, the Hoosiers offense slowed, being held scoreless over the last three minutes to close out the quarter. The Hoosiers (16-1, 6-1 B1G) took a six-point lead into the second, 24-18.
The Hoosiers had their way in the paint, allowing Holmes to go into halftime leading the way with 21 points. The Badgers would come within as few as four in the second, but IU went into halftime on a 19-2 run over the last seven minutes of first half action as it would keep the Badgers to 1-for-11 going into the break.
Coming out of halftime, Indiana continued to control the paint, scoring 16 of their 31 points in the quarter in the lane. The Hoosiers got hot shooting a barrage of 3's from three separate players, including a pair from Garzon and one each from senior guard Sara Scalia and junior guard Sydney Parrish. The Hoosiers were able to score on nine of their last 10 field goals to close out the third quarter, taking a 31-point lead into the final frame, leading 78-47.
In the fourth quarter, the Hoosiers were able to extend their lead to 37-points, closing out the game, holding the Badgers to one of their last eight field goals.

NOTABLE

Today's game set a regular season attendance record with 10,422 people attending. This was also the second largest crowd sine the 2018 WNIT Championship game.
The 37 -point win for the Hoosiers was the second largest margin of victory against Wisconsin since 1974 where they won by 54.
Indiana had four players finish with double figure scoring (Holmes 29, Garzon 19, Berger 11, Parrish 10)
Holmes recorded 21 of her 29 points in the first half.
The Hoosiers finish the half on a 6-0 run to lead the Badgers 47-26.
Garzon tied her season highs in rebounds and assists, finishing with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Garzon shot 80 percent (4-5) from behind the arc.
Holmes shot 73 percent from the field (11-15) and 78 percent (7-9) from the free throw line.
Freshman forward Lilly Meister recorded eight points and two rebounds in 10 minutes of action.
Scalia tied her career high in steals, finishing with four.
Junior forward Kiandra Browne recorded her first points of the season.
The Hoosiers shot 55 percent from the field while holding Wisconsin to 35 percent shooting from the field.
Indiana recorded 31 points off of 21 Wisconsin turnovers and outscored the Badgers in the paint 50-to-30.
Indiana recorded 26 assists on 35 made field goals, its seventh game this season with 20 or more assists.
Parrish has recorded a steal in seven-straight games.
Chloe Moore-McNeil finished with five points, four rebounds, six assists, and two steals.

QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
"First off, I want to comment quickly on the crowd, which was unbelievable. The second largest in history in our program which is pretty terrific. It was one of those days where there was a lot of really good basketball that they were able to see. Still trying to find it beyond the arc a little bit for some of us, but I love the fact that they kept shooting. Those are eventually going to go down. On a day where both Yarden's mom and sister were here, what a game she had. 19 (points), eight (rebounds), and seven (assists). So pretty terrific day for her. But I am proud of all of them. I thought Lilly (Meister) came in and did some really good things for us. I am just happy because it feels good to win in the manner that we did today. We have been in some really tight games, so it was great to play some of those kids off the bench. I thought for the most part, there is very little to be unhappy with. 26 assists on 35 makes. We shot the ball fairly well. We want to be better from the free throw line, you know I have to find something that I am not pleased with. Again, great day for us, but also a great day to be able to share this team with the groups of young people that were here. It is great to share our team with not just our community, but also the surrounding communities. Particularly, those young kids that were in the crowd today."

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers hit the road for the next two starting at Illinois on Wednesday evening. Tipoff at State Farm Center is set for 8 p.m. ET on B1G+.

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