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IU women’s basketball to face Ohio State in Saturday Big Ten Tournament semifinals

The top four seeds have advanced to the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament semifinals.

After defeating Michigan State on Friday, No. 1 seed IU will face No. 4 Ohio State for the third time this season on Saturday.  That game will tip at 2:30 p.m. ET at the Target Center in Minneapolis.  It will air live on the Big Ten Network.

Ohio State holds a 24-6 overall record and a 12-6 Big Ten record, advancing to the Big Ten semifinals for the second straight season with an 81-79 win against fifth-seeded Michigan on Friday.  IU knocked out the Buckeyes in last year’s semifinal round.

In the first match up of this season, Indiana won 78-65 on Jan. 26 in Bloomington in a top-six matchup. Ohio State led by four points at halftime but IU produced a dominant third quarter to pull away.

IU won again 83-59 on Feb. 13 in Columbus in the most recent meeting with the Buckeyes. Indiana led that one wire-to-wire.

No. 2 Iowa will face No. 3 Maryland on Saturday in the second game.

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