Thursday, March 23
Bloomington, IN
7 P.M.
Indiana University
23-10
64
vs
44
SMU
19-15
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F
SMU
4
13
10
17
44
Indiana
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15
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Hoosiers Advance To Quarterfinals Of WNIT With Win Over SMU, 64-44
3/23/2017 10:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – A solid defensive effort made way for the Indiana Women's Basketball on Thursday night, defeating SMU, 64-44, in the third round of the WNIT. The Hoosiers advance to the quarterfinals and will host Villanova on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Senior guard Karlee McBride lit up from three, hitting four triples on the night en route to leading Indiana with 17 points, five rebounds and two assists. Junior forward Amanda Cahill also chipped in 10 points and narrowly missed a double-double as she grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
Seven different players scored in the win, with eight points each from junior guard Tyra Buss, senior guard Alexis Gassion and senior center Jenn Anderson. Anderson also grabbed eight rebounds while Gassion distributed a game-high nine assists.
For the third straight game, Indiana held its opponent to under sixty points as the Mustangs shot just 28.3 percent. It also marked the fourth time this season the Hoosiers gave up less than 50 points.
IU (23-10) shot 44.4 percent from the floor and 42.1 percent from three-point range, knocking down eight on the night. It also held the advantage on the glass, 42-29, and dished out a combined 19 assists on 24 made field goals.
Both teams struggled offensively in the first quarter, as Buss' 3-pointer was the difference maker at the first media timeout with Indiana up 5-4. IU picked up the intensity to close the quarter on a 10-0 run and take a 12-4 lead after one quarter.
The Hoosiers would lead by as many as 17 in the opening half, after a feed from Gulley found Buss open on the three-point line. SMU (19-15) would counter with a run of its own, closing the second quarter on a 10-3 run as Indiana took a 27-17 advantage at the break.
SMU would cut it to under double figures with the first basket of the third quarter, before McBride and Cahill responded with back-to-back three pointers with 7:12 to play. Indiana would maintain at least a 12-point lead throughout the remainder of the third, taking a 43-27 lead. Indiana would score a game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter as it cruised easily to its 10th 20-point win of the season.
QUOTABLE
Head coach Teri Moren
"Just off the top of my head, I didn't think it was probably one our cleanest game offensively. Especially going to into halftime turning the ball over 11 times. That was obviously a point of discussion with the crew at halftime. Sometime, you have to win ugly and I thought that was the case tonight. It didn't seem like we had any kind of rhythm, especially in the first quarter. But, we had moments where we scored the ball when we needed to. We got the ball in the right people's hands and made things happen. What I was really happy with was defensively. I thought we guarded really well. Anytime we had an opportunity, whether it was a timeout, there was very little discussion on how we were play defensibly. I thought we were playing tremendous. We are always talking about offensive efficiency and ball security. Really happy that we continue to move on and advance. We're at home on Sunday. Another great crowd for us tonight that turned out in support of our players. That says something about how they feel about these players. We are very grateful and appreciate them. I'm sure a lot of them will continue to come out Sunday and I'd encourage them to bring people with them."
NOTABLE
Indiana will host Villanova in the WNIT quarterfinals on Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
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Senior guard Karlee McBride lit up from three, hitting four triples on the night en route to leading Indiana with 17 points, five rebounds and two assists. Junior forward Amanda Cahill also chipped in 10 points and narrowly missed a double-double as she grabbed a team-high nine rebounds.
Seven different players scored in the win, with eight points each from junior guard Tyra Buss, senior guard Alexis Gassion and senior center Jenn Anderson. Anderson also grabbed eight rebounds while Gassion distributed a game-high nine assists.
For the third straight game, Indiana held its opponent to under sixty points as the Mustangs shot just 28.3 percent. It also marked the fourth time this season the Hoosiers gave up less than 50 points.
IU (23-10) shot 44.4 percent from the floor and 42.1 percent from three-point range, knocking down eight on the night. It also held the advantage on the glass, 42-29, and dished out a combined 19 assists on 24 made field goals.
Both teams struggled offensively in the first quarter, as Buss' 3-pointer was the difference maker at the first media timeout with Indiana up 5-4. IU picked up the intensity to close the quarter on a 10-0 run and take a 12-4 lead after one quarter.
The Hoosiers would lead by as many as 17 in the opening half, after a feed from Gulley found Buss open on the three-point line. SMU (19-15) would counter with a run of its own, closing the second quarter on a 10-3 run as Indiana took a 27-17 advantage at the break.
SMU would cut it to under double figures with the first basket of the third quarter, before McBride and Cahill responded with back-to-back three pointers with 7:12 to play. Indiana would maintain at least a 12-point lead throughout the remainder of the third, taking a 43-27 lead. Indiana would score a game-high 21 points in the fourth quarter as it cruised easily to its 10th 20-point win of the season.
QUOTABLE
Head coach Teri Moren
"Just off the top of my head, I didn't think it was probably one our cleanest game offensively. Especially going to into halftime turning the ball over 11 times. That was obviously a point of discussion with the crew at halftime. Sometime, you have to win ugly and I thought that was the case tonight. It didn't seem like we had any kind of rhythm, especially in the first quarter. But, we had moments where we scored the ball when we needed to. We got the ball in the right people's hands and made things happen. What I was really happy with was defensively. I thought we guarded really well. Anytime we had an opportunity, whether it was a timeout, there was very little discussion on how we were play defensibly. I thought we were playing tremendous. We are always talking about offensive efficiency and ball security. Really happy that we continue to move on and advance. We're at home on Sunday. Another great crowd for us tonight that turned out in support of our players. That says something about how they feel about these players. We are very grateful and appreciate them. I'm sure a lot of them will continue to come out Sunday and I'd encourage them to bring people with them."
NOTABLE
- With the win the Hoosiers advance to the quarterfinals of the WNIT, where they will take on Villanova on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
- Indiana improves to 23-10 on the season to extend their record of wins in a season with 23.
- The Hoosiers are now 12-7 all-time in the WNIT, including a mark of 9-1 in home games.
- Indiana won their 15th game at home to set a program record for home wins in a season. The Hoosiers are 15-2 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this season.
- The last time the Hoosiers reached the quarterfinals of the WNIT was their last appearance in the WNIT in the 2013-14 season.
- The Hoosiers held an opponent under 50 points for the fourth time this season and under 60 point for the 11 time this season. This season the Hoosiers are 11-0 when they hold an opponent under 60 points.
- Indiana outrebounded SMU 42-29. The Hoosiers are 18-4 this season when they outrebound their opponent.
- The Hoosiers tallied 19 assists on 24 field goals. Indiana has recorded 18 or more assists in 14 games this season.
- Indiana held SMU to 17-of-60 from the field (28.3 percent). For the WNIT (three games) the Hoosiers have not allowed an opponent to shoot over 40 percent.
- Indiana held SMU to one 1-of-15 shooting from the field in the first quarter. The Hoosiers closed the first period on a 10-0 run to take a 12-4 lead after the first quarter.
- The four points scored by SMU in the first period are the 15th time this season Indiana has held an opponent in single digits for points in a quarter.
- From the 5:24 mark of the first quarter until the 7:07 mark of the second quarter (eight minutes and 17 seconds of game time) Indiana held SMU with any points.
- The Hoosiers have now scored 2,490 points this season. They are three points from setting a new program record for team points in a season.
- Indiana led 27-17 at halftime. For the third time this season the Hoosiers held an opponent under 20 points for a half.
- Karlee McBride led the Hoosiers with a season-high 17 points and just one point shy of her career-high of 18. McBride connected on 4-of-9 from 3-point range. It was her ninth game this season hitting at least three 3-point field goals.
- Alexis Gassion tied a career-high with nine assists. Gassion added eight points and seven rebounds.
- Jenn Anderson and Tyra Buss scored eight points apiece for the Hoosiers.
- Buss (598 points) is two points from becoming the first player in program history to record 600 points in back-to-back season. She scored 620 last season. Buss has 1,580 career points, which ranks ninth in school history for all-time scoring.
- With her four assists in the game Buss moved into third on the Hoosiers all-time single season list and now has 155. She has 397 career assists which ranks third on the all-time list for career assists.
Indiana will host Villanova in the WNIT quarterfinals on Sunday at 2 p.m. inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
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Team Stats
SMU
IND
FG%
.283
.444
3FG%
.308
.421
FT%
.750
.727
RB
29
42
TO
12
16
STL
9
4
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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