Indiana never gave in. USC led 70-61 with 2:15 left, but a 3-pointer by Moore-McNeil finally ended Indiana’s field goal drought and a jumper by Bargesser with 1:25 left gave Indiana a chance and cut the deficit to four, 70-66.
Indiana was turned into a jump-shooting team by USC in the fourth quarter. The Trojans dared IU to make 3-pointers. The Hoosiers didn’t make enough.
Here's the full transcript of Teri Moren's press conference after the Indiana women's basketball team lost 73-66 to No. 4 USC Sunday at Assembly Hall.
The Indiana Hoosiers go with a different starting lineup and stays with nationally ranked USC most of the way.
If Talia von Oelhoffen can give USC 8 to 10 points in March Madness — with reasonably efficient shooting (as was the case on Sunday versus Indiana; TVO was 3 of 7, a perfectly decent percentage) — the Trojans become better. We saw why against Indiana.
JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and Rayah Marshall added 13 to help No. 4 Southern California overcame an 11-point deficit and hold on for a 73-66 victory at Indiana.
No. 4 USC faces the Indiana Hoosiers after JuJu Watkins scored 35 points in the Trojans’ 95-73 victory over the Penn State Lady Lions
BLOOMINGTON, IND. — JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and Rayah Marshall added 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the No. 4-ranked USC women’s basketball team overcome an 11-point deficit and hold on for a 73-66 victory over Indiana in a Big 10 Conference showdown on Sunday.
Indiana women’s basketball hosted No. 4 USC inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday looking to rebound from a 14-point loss on its home floor just three days ago. Despite the Hoosiers leading by double digits in the first half and by 4 points in the fourth quarter, they fell 73-66 to the Trojans in Bloomington.
The USC Trojans travel to the Midwest to face a red-hot Indiana Hoosiers team on Wednesday, Jan. 8 at Assembly Hall. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. PT and will be broadcast on The Big Ten Network.
Bloomington, Indiana; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 USC faces Indiana after JuJu Watkins scored 35 points in USC's 95-73 win against the Penn State Lady Lions. The Hoosiers are 7-3 on their home court.
Indiana enters with a 68.4% chance to take care of business on its home floor, according to ESPN’s matchup predictor. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network with Kevin Kuglar handling play-by-play duties alongside Robbie Hummel.