Indiana’s Season Comes To A Close In NCAA Second Round

Sunday, March 23

Columbia, S.C.

3 P.M. ET

Indiana University

20-13,10-8Big Ten

South Carolina

32-3,15-1SEC

Indiana

South Carolina

Indiana’s Season Comes To A Close In NCAA Second Round

3/23/2025 6:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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<strong>KEY MOMENTS</strong> <ul> <li>After a tough offensive start, graduate student guard Chloe Moore-McNeil worked a tough and-one basket heading into the media timeout. She made the free throw out of the break to trim the deficit to 7-5.</li> <li>Moore-McNeil gave IU its first lead of the game with a corner three in the quarter's final minute. That shot extended IU's 7-0 run that stretched over three minutes of game time. IU took a 12-9 lead into the second period after holding the Gamecocks to 24% shooting in the first.</li> <li>Junior guard Shay Ciezki hit the first basket of the second quarter, a corner three that extended IU's 10-0 run. The Gamecocks finally broke a scoring drought of over five minutes with a pair of free throws</li> <li>As the home fans began to get into the game, Moore-McNeil silenced the crowd with a tough and-one bucket. The media timeout occurred in each quarter of the first half following a hard bucket from the veteran guard. She missed the ensuing free throw with the lead remaining at six – 21-15.</li> <li>Ciezki snapped an 8-0 South Carolina with a pump fake and a layup on the low block. The Gamecocks traveled on the ensuing possession to give IU the ball back with 1:22 in the half. Graduate student forward Sydney Parrish snapped her scoreless start to the game with a clutch three from the wing to give IU the lead back at 25-22.</li> <li>The Hoosiers got one last stop before the buzzer to take a 26-25 lead into the locker rooms at half time. Moore-McNeil and Ciezki combined for 17 of IU's 26 points in the first half.</li> <li>Parrish hit a three from the corner to break an early South Carolina run in the third quarter. The basket trimmed the deficit to just five and allowed head coach Teri Moren a chance to call a timeout and set her defense.</li> <li>Junior guard Yarden Garzon hit a late bucket to stop the bleeding in the third quarter. South Carolina left the third quarter with an 11-point lead at 51-40.</li> <li>With under three minutes left in the game, Garzon buried a three to trim the lead to just nine. South Carolina had every answer in Sunday's second half, finishing off a 64-53 victory.</li> </ul> <br />