Indiana's women's basketball team, led by Mackenzie Holmes with 30 points and Yarden Garzon's crucial play, secured a 77-71 victory over Illinois, extending their win streak to 10 games. The team's strong fundamentals were evident, with 28 of their 31 points coming from the paint. Chloe Moore-McNeil also contributed significantly with 19 points. The win is crucial for Indiana in the conference. In another game, Nebraska secured an 87-81 victory over Maryland, with standout performances from Alexis Markowski, Natalie Potts, and Jaz Shelley, each achieving a double-double.
Mackenzie Holmes scored 13 of her 30 points in the fourth quarter, Yarden Garzon was clutch in the closing seconds and No. 16 Indiana ran its winning streak to 10 with a 77-71 win over Illinois on Sunday. https://t.co/TYpnPnXqyz
Mackenzie Holmes and Chloe Moore-McNeil show different kinds of leadership in win against Illinois https://t.co/UHEy9Oflv0 #iuwbb via @amandafoster_15
Grace Berger returns to be presented her Big Ten championship ring, signs the wall, No. 16 Indiana wins, Mackenzie Holmes scores 30, and a crowd of 11,600 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. A good day for IU women’s basketball. (📸 @IndianaWBB). #iuwbb https://t.co/dUiod7BO9G
When IU got back from the holiday break, Teri Moren sat Chloe Moore-McNeil down and told her she needed to be more aggressive. In the Hoosiers’ first game since that conversation, Moore-McNeil had 19 crucial points to take down Illinois. #iuwbb https://t.co/la4nxycoJt
FINAL | Nebraska 87, Maryland 81 A big win for Nebraska that will look good come tournament time. Three double-doubles for NU: Alexis Markowski 20 & 10. Natalie Potts 17 & 13. Jaz Shelley 13 & 11 assists.
Indiana beats Illinois 77-71 to extend their win streak to 10 games. 30 points and 7 rebounds for Mackenzie Holmes, 19 points for Chloe Moore-McNeil and 12 points for Yarden Garzon. You need every conference win you can get, no matter how, and Indiana got one today. #iuwbb
Indiana escapes with a 77-71 win over an Illinois team that hasn’t been all that good this year. Mackenzie Holmes looked like an All-American with 30 points and seven boards and Garzon came through with a huge three at the end. Moore-McNeil finished with 19 points. #iuwbb
You can just tell how much work Indiana puts into their fundamentals around the basket. 28 of Indiana's 31 points have come in the paint and a lot of those buckets have come from very impressive footwork from multiple players. #iuwbb