Holmes, Scalia Combine for 47 as No. 18 Indiana Beat Bisons, 77-44

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Holmes, Scalia Combine for 47 as No. 18 Indiana Beat Bisons, 77-44

11/19/2023 4:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Senior guard Sara Scalia and graduate forward Mackenzie Holmes combined for 47 points as No. 18 Indiana rolled past Lipscomb, 77-44, at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday afternoon.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana (3-1) exchanged buckets with Lipscomb (3-2) before senior guard Sydney Parrish closed out a 7-0 run with a left wing three to force a Bison timeout with 6:12 left to play in the quarter, 9-2.
Scalia closed out the first quarter with the last seven points for the Hoosiers taking an 18-12 lead.
Parrish got things going again with for the Hoosiers, scoring the first four points followed up by a couple of buckets from Holmes to go on an 8-2 run at the media break, 26-16.
It was all Holmes and Scalia the rest of the half with a 10-0 run out of the timeout.
Lipscomb would knock down a pair of free throws, but Holmes would close out the half on an and one bucket with one second left on the clock, 39-18.
IU went into halftime shooting 51.7 percent from the field and 57.1 percent from behind the arc as they held the Bisons to six points in the second quarter.
The Hoosiers stayed hot in the third putting up 19 points as freshman guard Lenée Beaumont sparked a 10-2 run with a three pointer to extend the lead, 55-26, with 3:04 left in the third.
Lipscomb found a spark as they knocked down back-to-back three pointers, but sophomore guard Yarden Garzon hit one of her own to shut down the run. Holmes sparked another 7-0 run in the offense as the Hoosiers closed out the game with a 33-point lead holding the Bison to only five points with 7:29 left to go.

NOTABLE

Scalia and Holmes combined for 27 of IU's 36 first-half points and combined for 47 of IU's 77 total in the win.
Indiana outrebounded (43-27)
Lipscomb shot just 26.9 percent shooting in the first half and 36.4 percent in the second
IU shot 45 percent from 3-point range, the highest clip from beyond the arc this season.
Indiana recorded assists on 23 out of 31 field goals.
Holmes recorded back-to-back 20-point games for the sixth time in her career.
Scalia extends her consecutive made free throws to 32, dating back to the 2022-23season. Scalia also tied her IU career high with 24 points on 5-for-7 from the 3-point line.
The Hoosiers outscored the Bison, 42-14, in the paint
Indiana did not allow a fast break point and held the lead all game.
All members of the IU team saw action in the win over Lipscomb.

QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
"We were a little bit better tonight defensively from our group. The defensive goal, because I'll probably be asked was to keep them under 60, so we were able to do that. We wanted to keep them under five threes, they average right around nine threes, and we wanted to keep them under five but other than that I thought we had some really good moments. I want to point out that I thought Lexus Bargesser was terrific on the defensive side of the ball. She was really locked. There was a time there where I think (Lipscomb) called a time out and they were away from us and I could clearly hear she and (Lenée) Beau(mont)talking at a level that we need all of them to talk at. Yesterday watched film, we got back on the floor, we went live and we really have been talking emphasizing communication and the defensive side of the ball and I thought we did see some improvement from Friday night but yet we have a ways to go. I have confidence that will continue to get better, but it was a good win you know and we have a big week coming up this week, so to have two games - Friday and then today - I thought we're good for us especially coming off of being on the West Coast. I' we won and I thought there were some individual really good moments. Sara (Scalia) was really good tonight shooting the ball and she had help. Assists were up to 23 and we're sharing the ball well. Our turnovers are averaging right around 11. Fourteen is a little too much tonight but I love how we're sharing the ball and I'm happy that we improved a little bit tonight defensively."

UP NEXT
Indiana heads to the 2023 Elevance Health Fort Myers Classic to face No. 15/20 Tennessee and Princeton on Nov. 23 and 25.
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