IU Falls To Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament

Thursday, March 5

Indianapolis, Ind.

Indiana University

18-14,6-12Big Ten

Ohio State

25-6,13-5Big Ten

Indiana

Ohio St.

3/5/2026 6:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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INDIANAPOLIS – 13-seed Indiana couldn't keep up with 5-seed Ohio State as it fell, 83-59, on Thursday in the 2026 Allstate Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament second round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

KEY MOMENTS

Indiana (18-14) took advantage of Ohio State missing its first seven shots as it pulled ahead after a pair of freshman forward Maya Makalusky. The lead was as many as six but the Buckeyes finished the first quarter on a 6-0 run in the final 2:50 of play to tie the game at 12-all.
The scoring woes entered the second quarter, as at 12-2 scoring run pushed OSU ahead by 10 with 6:03 left before halftime. Indiana was outscored 24-12 in the frame and faced a 36-24 deficit at the break.
With a little momentum coming out of the break, Indiana cut the deficit to as few as seven but Indiana's droughts from the field in the second half allowed the Buckeyes to build up the lead.

NOTABLE

Senior guard Shay Ciezki recorded her 700^th point in the first quarter becoming the second player (Tyra Buss, 763) to score over 700 points in a single season at Indiana (708 points).
Ciezki finished the day with 12 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Makalusky finished with a team-high 21 points and made five 3-pointers. It pushed her season 3-point total to 64, which moves her into third all-time by a freshman in IU history.
Junior forward Edessa Noyan finished with a team-high 11 rebounds, her second-straight double figure rebounding game and the fifth of the season.
Freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey added 10 points.