To The Sweet Sixteen! 4-Seed Hoosiers Grit Out NCAA Tournament Win Over 5-Seed Oklahoma

Monday, March 25

Bloomington, Ind.

6:30 P.M.

Indiana University

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5-seed Oklahoma

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Indiana

To The Sweet Sixteen! 4-Seed Hoosiers Grit Out NCAA Tournament Win Over 5-Seed Oklahoma

3/25/2024 9:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Graduate student forward Mackenzie Holmes scored a 12 of her 29 points in the fourth quarter as 4-seed Indiana outlasted 5-seed Oklahoma, 75-68, to advance to its third Sweet Sixteen in four years on Monday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

KEY MOMENTS

It was an even battle through the first, with four ties and three lead changes. Holmes and senior guard Parrish combined for 16 of the Hoosiers' 19 points in the opening quarter as the game was knotted at 19. No team shot over 37 percent in the opening half, as the lead never grew to larger than four on other side in the second.
Indiana took its first lead in the second on a senior guard Sara Scalia triple with 1:14 to go before the half, but the Sooners provided answers as they got off the final bucket of the half to take a 30-29 lead at the break.
Parrish scored 12 of her 17 points in the first half as Indiana opened up the third with a bucket from Holmes. Oklahoma, however, broke its lead to as many as seven in the quarter. A baseline jumper from senior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil and a finish at the rim from Holmes pulled IU back within two with just under two minutes in the frame.
It would stay a two-point Oklahoma edge, 48-46, going into the fourth. Going back and forth for the first seven-plus minutes and facing a four-point deficit, Indiana got four-straight points from Holmes on a bucket and two at the line to tie the game at 64-all. Holmes scored again on IU's next possession with 1:17 remaining.
A pull-up elbow jumper from sophomore guard Yarden Garzon pushed IU to a seven-point advantage with 39 seconds to play as free throws in the bonus helped seal the win

NOTABLE

Indiana advances to its third Sweet Sixteen in five years and fourth overall in program history. It has made NCAA Regional appearances in 2021, 2022 and 2024 under the modern format while also appearing in the Sweet Sixteen in a 36-team field in 1983.
Holmes set a new IU NCAA Tournament record with her game-high 29 points in the win. Her 12 field goals and 23 attempts also set an IU NCAA Tournament records. She also added four blocks, a steal and an assist.
Parrish added 17 points, including 12 in the first half, along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Moore-McNeil added nine points, a team-high nine rebounds and tied a team-high five assists.
IU assisted on 18 of its 25 made field goals.
The Hoosiers win the first ever meeting between the two schools.

UP NEXT
Indiana advances to the NCAA Regional in Albany, N.Y. against top seeded South Carolina on Friday, March 29 at MVP Arena. Time and TV designation will be announced at a later time.

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