IUWBB @ Illinois - 02/09/22 @ 8:00 ET on BTN+

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

No rest for the weary.  On paper, Illinois sucks but it's a road game, no Mackenzie Holmes and potential for a letdown following Sunday's sweep of PUke.  GO HOOSIERS.

No. 7/6 Indiana travels to Illinois on Wednesday night in an 8 p.m. ET matchup at State Farm Center.
 
#7/6 INDIANA (16-3, 8-1 B1G) AT ILLINOIS (6-12 1-6 B1G)
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 • 8 p.m. ET
State Farm Center • Champaign, Ill.
Broadcast: B1G+
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Austin Render)
Live Stats: FightingIllini.com
Social Media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
 
ABOUT THE COACHES

Indiana	Illinois
Teri Moren	Nancy Fahey
Career Record: 363-213 (19th Season)	Career Record: 778-224 (36th Season)
Indiana Record: 164-83 (8th Season)	Illinois Record: 41-91 (5th Season)

 
ABOUT THE FIGHTING ILLINI
Illinois came off a three-game COVID-19 pause on Sunday as it fell at Wisconsin, 70-62. They have lost four-straight heading into Wednesday's matchup, winning its only Big Ten game against the Badgers at home on Jan. 9. Sophomore guard Aaliyah Nye leads the way with 11.2 points per game while sophomore forward Kendall Bostic is one of the league's best rebounders with 11.9 boards per game. The Illini average 65.3 points per game and shoot 40.1 percent from the floor.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Indiana leads 45-30
 
LAST MEETING
2/14/21 – W, 58-50 (Champaign, Ill.)
 
NOTES

• The Hoosiers hold a 12-game win streak over the Illini, its longest current win streak over any other Big Ten foe. The streak dates back to the 2013-14 season.
• IU started a new win streak last week as it recorded wins over Minnesota and Purdue to improve to 16-3 overall this season and 8-1 in the Big Ten.
• In her last three games, graduate student guard Nicole Cardaño-Hillary averaged 16.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.3 steals and shot 45 percent from the floor and 50 percent at the 3-point line.
• Sophomore guard Chloe Moore-McNeil is coming off her first career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds against Purdue. She set new career-highs in both categories in the win as she went for 4-for-7 from the floor and hit a pair of triples.

 
UP NEXT
Returning home on Saturday, Indiana will host Michigan State at 3 p.m. ET. The game will be the annual Head to the Hall game where tickets for all fans are $1.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

Ali has moved into 10th place on the all-time scoring list at IU.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

Great start and after 1Q leading 28-8.

Gulbe 9p and Patberg 9p; team shooting 67% from the field.  Dominating the boards 13-3.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

Midway thru the 2nd Q and we lead  37-16.   

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

Halftime with our Hoosiers leading 54-24.  An unbelievable half for the women.

Patberg 21p on 8-12 FG   A new season high for Ali.

Gulbe 12p  7r

Berger 7p  5r  4a

C-H  5p  4r  3a

Browne 2p  4r  2a

59% FG for the half to 35% for Illinois.    We have a 24-10 rebounding advantage.  

[Stuhoo 88,348]

2 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Halftime with our Hoosiers leading 54-24.  An unbelievable half for the women.

Patberg 21p on 8-12 FG   A new season high for Ali.

Gulbe 12p  7r

Berger 7p  5r  4a

C-H  5p  4r  3a

Browne 2p  4r  2a

59% FG for the half to 35% for Illinois.    We have a 24-10 rebounding advantage.  

Even Terri Moren gonna go deep into the bench for this game

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

16 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Even Terri Moren gonna go deep into the bench for this game

Bench played 22 min.  Moore-McNeil had 14 of the 22.

[JerryYeagley23 5,151]

Good to see Ali have a good shooting game. She’s been out of sync with her shot recently. We’re gonna need to playing her best. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

Midway thru the 3rd and it's 65-31.  Ali has 24p hitting 4-8 on 3s.

[Aaron 4,469]

Illinois doesn't know the first thing about defense or basketball at all. However, Patberg getting back on track with her shooting touch is much needed regardless of opponent and hopefully will be confidence booster she needs rest of year down stretch for the big games.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

End of 3 and it's 73-39.

Patberg 26p on 9-15 FG

Gulbe  16p  7r       4-9 FG

Berger  13p  7r  4a      6-8 FG

C-H  7p  4r  4a

Browne  4p  5r  3a   and has only allowed Kendall Bostic to grab 6 reb; she averages 12/game

IU  55% FG; Illinois 34%          29-19 rebounding advantage          Only 5 IU turnovers.

Browne and Moore-McNeil both with 4 fouls.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

Final score 93-61

It was all IU from the opening tipoff and our Hoosiers turn in a dominating performance.  We shot 57 % FG to Illinois 41% and held a 35-25 rebounding edge. 

Patberg 26p 1r  2a     9-15 FG; 4-9 on 3s and 4-5 on FT

Gulbe 18p  7r  1a     5-10 FG; 1-3 on 3s and 7-8 FT.

Berger  13p  8r  7a  2s      6-8 FG

C-H  7p  4r  4a  2s

Browne  6p  6r  3a

Moore-McNeil in 28 min. 9p  2r   

Peterson in 18 min.  11p  1r    4-7 FG and 3-4 on 3s

Waggoner in 12 min.  3p  1r  2a

Wisne in 5 min.  1r

Zaric played 4  min.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 89,688]

Post-game from Seth Tow --

I asked Teri Moren if the timeline for Mackenzie Holmes was still for her to miss the rest of the regular season, and she said "I wouldn't say that. I think you'll see her back sooner than later."  Moren said Holmes is on the court working with assistant coach Rhett Wierzba, not with the rest of the team yet, but she's doing more and more every day. Certainly sounds like Holmes could return before the end of the regular season.

Teri Moren also expressed optimism about Nicole Cardaño-Hillary's ankle tweak that caused her to leave tonight's game in the 3rd quarter. "I think she'll be fine. She was walking on it."

[Stuhoo 88,348]

Just now, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Post-game from Seth Tow --

I asked Teri Moren if the timeline for Mackenzie Holmes was still for her to miss the rest of the regular season, and she said "I wouldn't say that. I think you'll see her back sooner than later."  Moren said Holmes is on the court working with assistant coach Rhett Wierzba, not with the rest of the team yet, but she's doing more and more every day. Certainly sounds like Holmes could return before the end of the regular season.

That's awesome. Especially since Browne and McNeil will be more ready than ever to take on critical roles as needed.

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

23 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Post-game from Seth Tow --

I asked Teri Moren if the timeline for Mackenzie Holmes was still for her to miss the rest of the regular season, and she said "I wouldn't say that. I think you'll see her back sooner than later."  Moren said Holmes is on the court working with assistant coach Rhett Wierzba, not with the rest of the team yet, but she's doing more and more every day. Certainly sounds like Holmes could return before the end of the regular season.

Teri Moren also expressed optimism about Nicole Cardaño-Hillary's ankle tweak that caused her to leave tonight's game in the 3rd quarter. "I think she'll be fine. She was walking on it."

This sounded funny and old school. It's still attached, she's good.