WBB vs #23 Michigan 1/10 @ 7 pm

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana meets its first of three-straight ranked opponents when it visits No. 23 Michigan on Wednesday night. Tipoff inside Crisler Center is set for 7 p.m. ET on BTN Plus and 105.1 FM.

ABOUT THE WOLVERINES
Michigan is coming off a tough home loss to No. 10 Ohio State, 78-71, in overtime on Sunday. They are led by senior guard Katelynn Flaherty who averages the league's second-best 22.9 points per game while junior forward Hallie Thome is adding 16.9 points and a team-high 7.0 rebounds per game. Junior guard Nicole Munger is shooting a team-high 41.3 percent 3-point range whiel adding 10.0 points. As a team, the Wolverines are shooting 47.6 percent from the field and averaging 76.1 points per game. 
 
THAT SCHEDULE IS TOUGH
The Hoosier will meet their fourth ranked team this season on Wednesday when it travels to No. 23 Michigan. IU has faced three of those four opponents on the road and will face three-straight ranked opponents beginning with the Wolverines. IU will host No. 10 Ohio State and visit No. 11 Maryland on Jan. 15. Currently, Indiana has played the eighth toughest schedule in the NCAA this season which is leading the Big Ten. 

MORE RECORDS TO BREAK
With records set in points scored, free throws made and free throws attempted, Buss will set her sights on the steals (252) and assists (478) records at Indiana. Currently, Buss ranks second in both of those categories. 
 
Category (Number To Break Record)
Steals - 8
Assists - 56

[ccgeneral 38,084]

UM 36-31 @ half. We are keeping it close so far.

Cahill - 8 pts, 4 rebs, 2 stls
Royster - 8 pts, 3 rebs
Yeaney - 7 pts, 3 stls
Buss - 4 pts, 3 asts
Penn/Wickware - 2 pts apiece

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IU 58-57 end of 3. Michigan hit a 3 at the buzzer. Yeaney with a career high 16 pts.

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Cahill fouls out with 7 minutes left. Tied @ 61.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Ouch!

 

[mamasa 14,818]

Great effort against a tough team so far

[ccgeneral 38,084]

Hoosiers fall 84-79. Tough loss, but another great team effort. We host OSU on Saturday.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 80,940]

Despite hitting only 5-14 3's, we still shot 50% from the field.   Rebounding killed us as Michigan out-rebounded us by 20 total and by 6 on the offensive glass that led to 17 Michigan second chance points to only 6 for IU.  If Michigan hadn't been so sloppy with the ball (22 TO's) it could have been much worse as we scored 22 pts. off those TO's.  Good effort on the road against a ranked team.  Just have to get focused on Saturday's game.

[Aaron 4,147]

Glad everyone approves of a 'good effort' on the road. I agree tonight was about the best you could hope for but the fact that we are not taking advantage of Tyra Buss in her senior year (it's not her fault as she is doing everything she can) is despicable. Moren has recruited well but roster construction and her player development is so poor that what should be a sure tourney team will struggle to make WNIT. Feel bad for Buss as other than her sophomore year we have basically wasted her career as the best player in program history. That is 100% on Moren who is losing players left and right to transfers who don't want to play for her who are really good. I have said multiple times this year that this program is not in good shape until we make a coaching change and hire the right coach. Moren is not it.