Indiana Falls in Second Round of NCAA Tournament

Monday, March 20

Bloomington, Ind.

8 P.M. ET

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Indiana Falls in Second Round of NCAA Tournament

3/20/2023 10:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Miami hit a shot with 3.3 seconds left as top-seeded Indiana women's basketball team dropped its second round contest in the NCAA Tournament, 70-68, on Monday evening in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

KEY MOMENTS

Miami got off to an early 14-4 lead, forcing Indiana to call an early timeout. Back-to-back layups from freshman forward Lilly Meister and graduate student guard Grace Berger closed the gap late in the first quarter, but the Hurricanes would take a 20-12 lead into the second period.
Berger hit a jump shot halfway through the second quarter to bring Miami's lead down to nine right before the media timeout.
Junior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil hit IU's first three-point basket of the game on a kickout from senior forward Mackenzie Holmes to close the gap to just five points with 2:35 left in the second quarter. Miami took a 41-29 lead into the break despite 10 first half points from Berger.
Straight out of the break, Berger knocked down a three-point basket and a jumper from right inside the arc to take Miami's lead down to just seven.
IU opened the second half on an 11-2 run with a Holmes layup off the dish from Berger forcing Miami into an early third-quarter timeout.
Junior guard Sydney Parrish responded to a Miami basket with a driving layup, finishing the shot through contact to bring the Hoosiers within three points with under a minute in the third quarter.The Hoosiers outscored the Hurricanes 19-8 in the third quarter with a bucket from Holmes drawing the home team within one at the end of the period.
Freshman guard Yarden Garzon knocked down her first basket of the game with 7:32 left in the fourth quarter, nailing a three-point basket to bring IU within one point.Holmes tied the game with just under four minutes to play at 58-all with a spin and a layup to bring the score level for the first time since it was 2-2 in the first quarter.
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall came to its feet when Holmes took a feed from Berger for a layup through contact to tie the game at 60-all.
Garzon connected from the top of the key with seven seconds left to play to bring the game level at 68-all. Indiana had a chance at the end but couldn't get a shot to fall.

NOTABLE

Berger scored 10 points in the first half, finishing the game with 17 in her final game as a Hoosier.
She entered the day in 9th place on IU's all-time scoring list with 1,824 points. After putting up 17 in the victory, she finishes her career 6th all-time in scoring (1,841), passing Rachelle Bostic (1981-84) and Cindy Bumgarner (1985-88). Berger dished out six assists, finishing her career second all-time in program history with 573.
Holmes scored 22 points on 10-of-19 shooting after missing the first-round contest. She grabbed nine rebounds, finishing one board short of a double-double.
Garzon scored 10 points, including a pair of three-point baskets with under a minute to play in the game. Garzon finished the season with 69 triples, the most ever by an IU freshman.
Moore-McNeil added nine points, four rebounds and four assists.
The Hoosiers finish the season 28-4

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