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.
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.
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, No. 4 USC win 13th straight
The No. 4 USC Trojans women’s basketball team is 16-1, 6-0 in Big Ten conference play. USC is coming off a big win against Penn State. The Women of Troy will fa
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb has always known the ceiling was high for the Trojans. She put together a team with reigning National Freshman of the Year JuJu Watkins, two highly sought-after transfers and the top freshmen class in the country.