Hoosiers Mount Comeback To Defeat Nebraska In Big Ten Tournament

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Hoosiers Mount Comeback To Defeat Nebraska In Big Ten Tournament

3/4/2026 7:21:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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INDIANAPOLIS – 13-seed Indiana women's basketball mounted its largest comeback in the Teri Moren era as it erased a 20-point deficit to defeat 12-seed Nebraska, 72-69, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the first round of the 2026 Allstate Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana (18-13) couldn't contain a hot shooting Nebraska team (18-12) in the first quarter as it faced an early 18-6 deficit to force a timeout just before the five-minute media timeout. The Huskers shot 68 percent from the field in the first and built a 29-15 lead.
Things didn't get any better for the Hoosiers in the second quarter, as it trailed by as many as 20 before the break.
The Hoosiers found some life in the third quarter, as a quick 6-0 run that included a triple by redshirt sophomore guard Leneé Beaumont with five-minutes to go pulled Iu within 12, 53-41. The run continued after a Husker timeout, as freshman forward Maya Makalusky made it an eight-point game with 2:38 to play on layup in transition.
In an improbable fourth quarter, Indiana played from behind unti the final 57.2 seconds as Beaumont drilled a right wing 3-pointer to give IU its first lead of the day at 68-67. It was part of the Hoosier defense holding the Huskers to just one field goals in the final 4:14 of play.
After Nebraska cut the game to one with 17 seconds left, freshman Nevaeh Caffey steeped up big in the bonus as she hit a pair to give Indiana its eventual 72-69 win.

NOTABLE

Indiana erased a 20-point deficit in the game, its largest comeback in the Teri Moren era. It's the largest comeback since records are available in 2013-14 and the most since it erased a 17-point deficit against Iowa on Feb. 4, 2016.
IU's 20-point comeback is also tied for the fourth-largest NCAA Division I comeback in a conference tournament game (since 2013-14).
Four players scored in double figures for Indiana behind a team-high 22 points for senior guard Shay Ciezki. She also added seven assists, four rebounds and three steals in the win.
Junior forward Edessa Noyan notched her second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Beaumont added 14 points while Caffey chipped in 12 for the Hoosiers.
The Hoosiers beat the Huskers for the first time in a Big Ten Tournament game and improve to 14-7 all-time in the series.

UP NEXT
The Hoosiers face 5-seed No. 11/11 Ohio State in the second round at approx. 2:30 p.m. ET tomorrow at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

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