IU WBB vs Michigan St, 12/29, 3 pm BTN+

[mamasa]

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Big Ten play resumes for No. 4/3 Indiana as it travels to Michigan State on Thursday afternoon. Tipoff at Breslin Center is slated for 3 p.m. ET.
  

GAME DAY INFO

#4/3 Indiana (12-0, 2-0 B1G) at Michigan State (8-5, 0-2 B1G)

Thursday, December 29, 2022 • 3 p.m. ET

Breslin Center • East Lansing, Mich.

Broadcast: B1G+

Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Austin Render)

Live Stats: MSUSpartans.com

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ABOUT THE COACHES

Indiana	Michigan State
Teri Moren	Suzy Merchant
Career Record: 383-219 (20th Season)	Career Record: 520-297 (28th Season)
Indiana Record: 184-89 (9th Season)	Michigan State Record: 319-177 (16th Season)

 
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
Michigan State got back on track to close out non-con play with a pair of wins before the holiday break after dropping its previous five. Graduate student guard Kamaria McDaniels leads the way with 14.1 points per game while sophomore forward Matilda Ekh adds 11.5 points per outing. The Spartans are averaging 81.8 points per game and shooting 44.4 percent from the floor. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
Michigan State leads 48-32
 
LAST MEETING
2/12/22 - W, 76-58 (Bloomington, Ind.)
 
NOTES

• Indiana resumes conference action on Thursday afternoon, posting a 2-0 mark in early league games before the holiday break. It defeated Illinois at home and Penn State on the road to join four other teams in starting Big Ten play off at 2-0.
• The Hoosiers have won six of the last seven meetings against Michigan State dating back to the 2017-18 season. The two teams met just once last season, in a 76-58 win for IU at home on Feb. 12.
• Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes continues to be one of the nation's best shooters, averaging 19.9 points per game while shooting 69.0 percent from the field. The Gorham, Maine native is second in the country and in the Big Ten in field goal percentage and the second leading scorer in the league. She also paces IU on the glass with 7.1 rebounds per game.
• Freshman guard Yarden Garzon continues to shoot at a high clip from beyond the arc, going 51.8 percent in 12 games. She leads the team with 29 made triples.
• Junior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil has been impressive with handling the basketball, as she leads the Big Ten and second in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio with a +4.7. She has distributed 61 assists to just 13 turnovers and has maintained primary point guard responsibilities for the last six games. The Sharon, Tenn. native has dished out multiple assists in 11 games this season.
• Indiana went a perfect 10-0 against non-conference foes this year including a pair of wins over No. 11/4 Tennessee and No. 6/6 North Carolina. It marked the first unblemished non-conference season since 2013-14.

 
UP NEXT
IU will be back in action on Sunday when it hosts RV Nebraska at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Tip is set for 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.

[mamasa]

Cannot stand Suzy Merchant (she's only 2 years older than I am, but looks about 30 years older!), so I really hope we just smoke them

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Thanks Mamasa. Didn’t see you started a thread.  You’re a good man regardless of what everyone thinks.  :-D

[Todd41]

Not a good start. Looks like we are still on break

[TheWatShot]

Looking like turnovers will be a problem once again today. 6 in the first quarter. 

[TheWatShot]

Up to 8 turnovers and now we're down by 8. 

[TheWatShot]

Midway through the second quarter we have 10 turnovers and 9 made field goals. Down 28-23. 

[TheWatShot]

35-33 MSU at the break. Probably fortunate to only be down 2 considering we have 12 turnovers and we're giving up a lot of second chance points. 

[JerryYeagley23]

Not our best half of basketball. They are pressing and it took us a quarter and a half to figure out how to break it. Turnovers are uncharacteristically high due a lot to the pressure. They play a dribble drive offense just trying to get in the lane and dish and we need to make an adjustment at halftime to help down earlier when they get into the lane. We miss Grace a lot in a game like this. Good experience for the girls come tourney time to play against this style team. The road in the big ten is always tough. Gotta close this one strong, that’s what a top 4 team would do. 

[TheWatShot]

Tied the game at 35, then gave up an 11-4 run thanks to 3 more turnovers. 

[TheWatShot]

Turnover #16 leads to an and-one and MSU now has its biggest lead of the day. 

[maharkn]

Absolutely embarrassing play so far. Allowing Michigan State to get the rim every possession has got to stop. Have been physically outplayed and out hustled the entire game

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[TheWatShot]

We've been remarkably consistent with our turnovers today. 18 total, 6 in each quarter. Still 1:27 left for more miscues in this quarter, however. 

[TheWatShot]

Cut it to 3 and then gave up a freaking 4 point play. Good grief. 

[HoosierAloha]

Really poor decision making


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[maharkn]

Indiana should have gone since in the second quarter and made Michigan State shot threes

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[Todd41]

Well, it was a fun run so far.  Time to regroup and get our head back on straight for Nebraska.

[Hoosierfan1901]

Onto the next

[JerryYeagley23]

Yep. Put that one in the film file and move on. Too many turnovers. The road is tough. 

[colonel06]

I guess there were just too many bowl games today to carry this on network TV!:(