March 4 - IUWBB vs Northwestern - B1G Tournament 2:30 E.T.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,936]

No. 4 Indiana (20-10, 11-7) vs. No. 12 Northwestern (17-15, 4-14)
Big Ten Tournament
Friday, March 4 • Approximately 2:30 p.m. ET
Bankers Life Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, Ind.
Television: Big Ten Network or BTN2Go
Radio: IU Radio Network (Greg Murray)

 

First game for the Lady Hoosiers in the 2016 Big Ten Tournament.  They've had an incredible season and hopefully will add to this year's successes on Friday against Northwestern.

 

This will be Northwestern's 3rd game in as many days. 

 

Fourth-seeded Indiana will begin Big Ten Tournament play on Friday, March 4 in the quarterfinal round in the second game of the afternoon session at approximately 2:30 p.m. ET inside Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.  The Hoosiers receive a double bye with being one of the top four seeds in the 14-team tournament format. IU will take on 12th-seeded Northwestern after the Wildcats defeated 13th-seeded Wisconsin and fifth-seeded Minnesota to advance. 

 

DID YOU KNOW?
• Indiana's No. 4 seed in this week's Big Ten Tournament ties for the best seed in program history in the conference tourney. IU was a four seed in 1998.
• With IU receiving a double bye, it marks the 12th time that the Hoosiers have appeared in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals with the last appearance taking place in 2009.
• The Hoosiers won the Big Ten Tournament Championship in 2002 and hold a 15-20 all-time record in the event.
• IU's fourth place regular season finish in the Big Ten standings is Indiana's highest conference placing since tying for third place in 1997-98.
• Teri Moren was named Big Ten Coach of the Year for the 2015-16 season, becoming just the second coach in program history to earn the award (Maryalyce Jeremiah, 1983).
• Tyra Buss was named First Team All-Big Ten by the conference coaches and media. She is the first Indiana player to earn First Team accolades since 2006 (Cyndi Valentin).
• Amanda Cahill earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors by the conference media and honorable mention accolades from the coaches.
• With both Buss and Cahill receiving All-Big Ten recognition, it is the first time a pair of Hoosier players have earned all-conference honors in the same season since 2010.
• Indiana's 20 wins this season are the most regular season victories in program history. The school's most wins in a single year (including Big Ten Tournament and postseason) is 21 (five times).
• IU's 12 Big Ten triumphs this season are the second-most conference victories in program history and the school's most since 1982-83 when IU won a share of the conference title with a 15-3 record.
• The Hoosiers were a perfect 14-0 in Assembly Hall, the longest such streak without a loss at home and tied for most home wins in school history. IU was the only Big Ten team without a home loss in 2015-16 and one of only 16 teams nationally without a home defeat (as of Feb. 29).
• IU defeated three ranked opponents this year, tying for the most wins over ranked foes in regular season play in program history. It was just the fourth time ever that IU had defeated three ranked foes in regular season play, the last coming 1997-98.
• The Hoosiers won their most road Big Ten games since 2008-09.
• The 2015-16 Hoosiers ended the regular season tied for the third most free throws made as a team in a single year in program history with 480. That total ranks second in country heading into the Big Ten Tournament. IU has outscored opponents 480-280 (+200) from the free throw line this season.
• IU shot 50 percent or better from the field in eight games this season, the most games of shooting better than 50 percent in a single year for an Indiana team since doing so eight times in 1997-98.
• Sophomore Tyra Buss broke the school record for most points scored in freshman and sophomore seasons played as she now has 933 career points. Buss' 571 points this season is the sixth most points ever scored in a single year in program history. She has scored in double figures in every game in 2015-16 and in 34 straight dating back to last year, the longest such streak for IU player since 1998.
• Buss is tied from the school record for most free throws made (187) heading into the conference tournament.
• Cahill had 10 double-doubles during the regular season, the most for an IU player in single year since 2008-09. In Big Ten games only, Cahill averaged 15.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per game, making her one of only three players in the conference to average those totals in league play.
 
INDIANA IN THE BIG TEN TOURNAMENT
Indiana holds a 15-20 all-time record in the Big Ten Tournament. IU won the conference tournament title in 2002. The Hoosiers were the fifth seed that year and knocked off fourth-seeded Iowa, top-seeded Purdue and second-seeded Penn State en route to the tournament championship. Indiana won its first game since 2009 in the Big Ten Tournament last year over Penn State.
 
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES
From 2014-15 to 2015-16, Indiana improved its overall win total by five games, its Big Ten win total by eight games and improved on a 12th-place finish in the conference standings last year to fourth place this season.  The improvement of eight wins in conference play and the jump from 12th to fourth place are the biggest leaps between two seasons in program history in each of those categories.
 
HOOSIERS TIE FOR HIGHEST B1G TOURNAMENT SEED IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Indiana's No. 4 seed in this year's Big Ten Tournament ties for the program's highest seed ever in the conference tourney. The 1997-98 Hoosiers were the only other IU team to earn a No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. That 1997-98 squad finished the regular season in a third-place tie in the conference standings.
 
TERI MOREN NAMED BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR
Indiana head coach Teri Moren was named Big Ten Coach of the Year by the conference coaches and media on Feb. 29. Moren becomes the second Indiana head coach to be named Big Ten Coach of the Year, the first being Maryalyce Jeremiah in 1983. Moren led the 2015-16 Hoosiers to 20 wins, the most regular season victories in program history, and a fourth place finish in the Big Ten standings with a 12-6 record in conference play.  IU's fourth place finish was the school's best since tying for third overall in 1997-98, which was also the only other time in program history that the Hoosiers earned a No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
 
The Seymour, Ind., native earns her first career conference Coach of the Year award at the Division I level. Moren was named Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year in 2003.  Moren has won 20 games in a season in two of the last three years (20 wins at Indiana State in 2013-14).
 
BUSS, CAHILL GET ALL-BIG TEN NODS
Sophomores Tyra Buss and Amanda Cahill earned All-Big Ten accolades as announced by the conference office on Feb. 29. Buss was named First Team All-Big Ten by the conferences coaches and the media. Cahill earned Second Team All-Big Ten honors as voted on by the media and was an honorable mention in the coaches ballot. Buss becomes the first Indiana player to earn First Team recognition since 2006 (Cyndi Valentin) as it is the first time a pair of Indiana players earned All-Big Ten recognition in the same season since 2010.
 
INDIANA SETS SCHOOL MARK FOR MOST REGULAR SEASON WINS
With the win over Penn State on Feb. 27, the Hoosiers ended the regular season with 20 wins, the most regular season victories in school history. The program record for most overall victories (including Big Ten Tournament and postseason games) is 21 (5 times).
 
SECOND MOST BIG TEN VICTORIES AT IU
The PSU win allowed the Hoosiers to finish the Big Ten schedule with a 12-6 record in conference play.  The 12 wins are the second most Big Ten victories in a single year in school history and the first time IU has won 12 conference games since 1982-83 when the Hoosiers won a share of the Big Ten title with a 15-3 record.
 
MOST ROAD BIG TEN WINS SINCE 2008-09
Indiana picked up its third Big Ten road victory on Feb. 24 at Nebraska, marking the program's most conference regular season road wins in a single year since 2008-09.  IU won five Big Ten contests on the road that season.
 
THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF ASSEMBLY HALL
Indiana ended the regular season with a perfect 14-0 record in games played inside of Assembly Hall, marking the most home wins without a loss in program history. The Hoosiers were the only team in the Big Ten to not suffer a home defeat this season and one of just 16 teams nationally without a home loss (as of Feb. 29). Home wins this year were highlighted by nine Big Ten victories, knocking off two ranked opponents, winning two games in the Preseason WNIT and defeating Georgia Tech in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
 
HOOSIER EFFICIENCY
Indiana shot 51.9 percent from the field in the win at Nebraska on Feb. 24. It marked the eighth time this season that IU has shot 50 percent or better from the field in a game. That is the most games of shooting 50 percent or better for an IU team in a single year since the Hoosiers shot 50-plus percent in eight games during the 1997-98 season.
 
REBOUNDS = Ws
In nine of the last 11 games of the regular season schedule, the Hoosiers outrebounded the opposition. Indiana outrebounded an opponent in 16 games total leading into the Big Ten Tournament. IU holds a 14-2 record in games in which it outrebounds its foe.

 

Still more at:  http://iuhoosiers.com/news/2016/3/3/womens-basketball-iuwbb-preview-big-ten-tournament.aspx

[colonel06 1,913]

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[JaybobHoosier 11,821]

Best of luck today ladies! Lets get a few more victories to help our seeding in he big dance!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,936]

You need a like just for all your work here!

 

 

Thanks, but it's pretty simple to 'Copy' and 'Paste'.

[mamasa 14,818]

Thanks, but it's pretty simple to 'Copy' and 'Paste'.

Don't give away your sources, lol! I picked a pretty good day for a sick day, can't wait to watch this!

[mamasa 14,818]

Maryland looking really tough today, pulling away from highly ranked Iowa.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Same starters. Go Hoosiers!

 

Buss

Gassion

McBride

Cahill

Anderson

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,936]

Maryland looking really tough today, pulling away from highly ranked Iowa.

 

I've followed Iowa all season because of Whitney Jennings.  A), They did play a hard game yesterday.  B )  They've been weak interior defenders all season.  C)  They've not been a particularly good shooting team.  Maryland is good, but not invincible.  Our Lady Hoosiers have really come on strong and they are more than capable of knocking off MD just like the men will do this weekend.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,936]

End of the 1st; NW 21, IU 18.   Buss with 6; Cahill with 5 pts. 

 

NW shooting 50% from the floor; IU only 35%.

[WayneFleekHoosier 46,725]

Lets go Girls!!!

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,936]

Uh oh!  This does not look good for Tyra.

 

But upon further review, maybe not nearly as bad as it first looked.  WHEW!  She's back in the game!

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Yikes!

[X-Hoosier 529]

All body... and of course no foul.

[biteoftheapple 4,115]

Shes coming back in!

[X-Hoosier 529]

These refs are garbage. Way too much physical play being allowed for NW.

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Buss is now the IU single season record holder for free throws made. 

[seanmm1971 1,437]

They have 1 scorer, how about a double team or at least some help.

[seanmm1971 1,437]

That was a grab by buss, in the refs blind spot. Smart player.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,936]

Tied at halfitme  35  -  35.  Buss 10, Cahill 9 pts.  Cahill with 7 reb.     Nia Coffey is killing us and has 19 pts.     IU still only shooting around 35%.  Northwestern's shooting cooled a bit but they're still over 40% for the half. 

[mamasa 14,818]

Buss is getting beaten to death in there.