FINAL: Northwestern 77, Indiana 73.
33.6 (4Q): Amanda Cahill hits a 3 from the top of the key. That cuts the Northwestern edge to 75-71.
44.7 (4Q): IU trails 75-68 after Tyra Buss hits two free throws.
6:18 (4Q): Jess Walter with a nice feed to Amanda Cahill, and the Hoosiers trail 65-58. Teri Moren screaming at her squad as they go to bench. Hoosiers just can’t get stops. Northwestern is 5-of-7 from the field to start the fourth.
END OF THIRD: Northwestern 54, Indiana 51.
Amanda Cahill with a spectacular layup, falling forward, away from the basket, throwing it up over her left shoulder to hit a shot with .5 seconds left. Misses a plus-one free throw, but …
Coffey up to 24 points and eight rebounds. Tyra Buss (14 points) and Amanda Cahill (11) in double
3:29 (3Q): Hoosiers creep closer, but IU not getting stops right now. A 3 by Jess Walter cut the deficit to one, but then Nia Coffey misses and an offensive rebound and putback by Jordan Hankins puts Northwestern back up three. A layup by Amanda Cahill is followed by an Ashley Deary 3, settling in behind a screen. A layup by Nia Coffey, driving by Cahill, puts Hoosiers down four, 47-43.
HALFTIME: Indiana 35, Northwestern 35.
Scary moment in this first half when Tyra Buss went up for a layup, was blocked, and then was under the basket, grimacing in pain. She ended up coming off the floor, holding her left arm. She sat out for maybe a minute, and then came back into the game. She sank two free throws to tie it up with 9 seconds left.
Nia Coffey has been a menace for Northewestern with 19 points, 7 rebounds and three blocks.
Buss leads IU with 10 points, but is 3-of-13 from the floor. Amanda Cahill has nine. The Hoosiers are hitting 35 percent from the field, and 3-of-10 from 3.
END OF FIRST: Northwestern 21, Indiana 18.
Nia Coffey leads all scorers with eight points through one. Tyra Buss with six. Amanda Cahill with five.
IU held a 14-11 advantage, but Northwestern went on a 9-0 run to take an 18-14 lead. Hoosiers tied it back up, but a 3 put the Wildcats back ahead. Hoosiers hitting 35 percent of their shots thus far, 2-of-6 from 3. Northwestern at 50 percent, 6-0 advantage in fastbreak points.
4:56 (1Q): We are tied up 9-all. Northwestern scored the game’s first four points. Hoosiers scored the next four, and with the game tied 6-all, Amanda Cahill spotted up for a 3 to put IU up. Then Nia Coffey answered with a three-point play. Both teams have hit four shots, and Northwestern has 10 opportunities to IU’s nine.
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Indiana opens up Big Ten tournament play against No. 12 seed Northwestern, tip coming at about 2:13 p.m. The No. 4-seeded Hoosiers have had Wednesday and Thursday off.
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