No. 14 Indiana women top No. 13 Ohio St in Big Ten semis
INDIANAPOLIS — Nicole Cardano-Hillary led a balanced assault with 16 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 14 Indiana moved inside a sport of creating Large Ten Convention historical past with a 70-62 win over No. 13 Ohio State within...
INDIANAPOLIS —
Nicole Cardano-Hillary led a balanced assault with 16 factors and grabbed 10 rebounds and No. 14 Indiana moved inside a sport of creating Large Ten Convention historical past with a 70-62 win over No. 13 Ohio State within the semifinals on Saturday.
If the fifth-seeded Hoosiers can beat No. 12 Iowa, the second seed, in Sunday’s championship sport they may change into the primary staff to win 4 straight to win the match.
Indiana was a five-seed in 2002 when it received the title however there have been fewer groups within the league and hasn’t been again to the title sport since.
Ali Patberg scored 15 factors for the Hoosiers (22-7), Mackenzie Holmes had 12, Chloe Moore-McNeil 11 and Grace Berger 10. Berger had six rebounds and 7 assists and Cardano-Hillary had 5 assists as Indiana had 20 helpers on 24 baskets.
Jacy Sheldon scored 22 factors for top-seeded Ohio State (23-6), league co-champion with Iowa, and Taylor Mikesell and Braxtin Miller had 12 apiece.
The Buckeyes by no means led and fell behind 38-28 late within the second quarter earlier than Mikesell hit a jumper. The lead stayed round 10 within the third quarter however a Mikesell 3-pointer and Miller fast-break layup pulled Ohio State inside 49-44. Berger answered with a jumper and 4 free throws restored the lead, which was 57-48 going into the fourth quarter.
Twice the lead bought to 13 earlier than a Miller 3 and two Sheldon layups had Ohio State inside 68-62 with a minute left however the Buckeyes missed their final three pictures.
Indiana went 5 of 10 from 3-point vary to 4 of 21 for Ohio State however the Hoosiers had been 17 of 23 from the foul line — though 5 of the misses had been within the fourth quarter — whereas Ohio State was 4 for 4.
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Extra AP girls’s school basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball and https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
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