Indiana’s game at Wisconsin was closer than expected, but the Hoosiers took care of business.
No. 14 IU women’s basketball got the job done at Kohl Center, coming out with a 68-54 victory on Wednesday. This was Indiana’s 10th straight win over the Badgers.
Indiana (21-3, 12-2 Big Ten) established a comfortable lead in the second quarter after a tight opening period. The Hoosiers led at halftime, 41-25. Wisconsin (11-12, 4-9) climbed back into the game in the third quarter, but IU pulled away in the fourth quarter with a 15-4 run in the first five minutes.
For the second straight game, an IU player made history. During Sunday’s win over Purdue, Mackenzie Holmes became the program’s all-time leading scorer. Wednesday was Sara Scalia’s turn. The fifth-year broke Amanda Cahill’s program record for 3-pointers made in a single season, with 79 and counting. She took sole possession of that record on her fourth 3-pointer of the game Wednesday, late in the third quarter.
Scalia, on the night, shot 5 for 12 from the field and 4 for 8 from beyond the arc for 15 points.
Holmes led the Hoosiers with 24 points on a 11-for-19 line. The graduate student added eight rebounds, four steals, and a block.
Chloe Moore-McNeil continued her outside shooting tear, going 4 for 4 from 3-point range — she went 5 for 5 on Sunday. The senior finished with 12 points, and a team-high five assists with no turnovers.
IU has now won three straight games, and seven of its last eight.
Indiana is back in action on Monday afternoon at Illinois.
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