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Wednesday in Bloomington: A Quick Turnaround
Unlike Minnesota (4-7) Indiana (6-5) narrowly avoided the embarrassment of losing to Illinois by pulling out an 85-83 overtime win in Champaign. The Illini outscored IU 30-18 in the third quarter taking a 68-61 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth, after a Hoosier comeback, Illinois’ Brandi Beasley hit her first free throw tying the game at 77 with 2:05 remaining. Beasley missed her second attempt and the remainder of regulation turned into a comedy of misses. After prevailing in OT, Indiana won its next two B1G games including a impressive 68-64 takedown of Michigan State in Bloomington. Jaelyn Penn nailed a three pointer with 47 seconds remaining giving the Hoosiers a 65-62 advantage which they protected with free throws the rest of the way.
The Hoosier’s were riding high, 3-0 in the B1G and 13-1 overall, with their only loss being a Puerto Rican holiday bamboozlement to Grambling 62-65. Subsequently, following the win versus Michigan State, Indiana wobbled while posting 3-5 B1G record. The most troublesome problem was that some of the Hoosier stars Ali Patberg and Kym Royster notably, struggled. Patberg after scoring 22 in a loss to Northwestern scored 23 in her next four games. Royster totaled 19 in the same five games. Not surprisingly, Indiana went 1-4. Yesterday, in Nebraska, there was a revival. Patberg’s 23 points and Royster’s 21 points helped fuel an IU victory in Lincoln 82-78.
Last Season in Minneapolis: It was Tyra Buss (36 points) versus Carlie Wagner (34 points). Buss prevailed 82-70. After Destiny Pitts knocked down a jumper and a free throw it was 68-66 Indiana with 2:27 remaining. Indiana made 10 free throws down the stretch to lock it away. Gadiva Hubbard was out for the game. Garrido Perez played 16 minutes with 1 assist and 4 fouls.
With Indiana, virtually everything is an open book. The starters have not changed in B1G conference games and Jaelyn Penn is dangerous from beyond the arc: 26-58 (.448). The starters with points and minutes per game:
Penn: 16.4 points and 31.8 minutes
Patberg: 13.5 and 36.5
Wise: 11.5 and 34.5
Yeaney: 8.5 and 32.7
Royster: 6.1 and 21.6
6’3” Latvian Aleksa Gulbe is probably the wild card off the bench. She can cause trouble in the paint from time to time; but she is foul prone (38 in 11 games) having been DQ’d twice in B1G play. Gulbe is averaging 6.1 points in 19.5 minutes.
B1G Wins: @ Illinois 85-83, Penn State 83-75, Michigan State 68-64, @ Wisconsin 75-68, Michigan 70-60, @ Nebraska 82-78
B1G Losses: @ Ohio State 50-55, Northwestern 69-75, @ Purdue 53-56, Maryland 56-76, @ Rutgers 64-69
Starters:
5’11” G Jr Ali Patberg (20 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists in 43 minutes versus Illinois)
5’10” G So Jaelyn Penn (28 points 2 rebounds in 35 minutes versus Michigan)
6’2” F Sr Kym Royster (19 points, 14 rebounds in 28 minutes versus Nebraska)
6’0” F Jr Brenna Wise (15 points, 5 rebounds in 35 minutes versus Rutgers)
5’10” G So Bendu Yeaney (12 points, 6 rebounds in 31 minutes versus Rutgers)
Others:
6’0” G Fr Grace Berger (9 points, 5 rebounds in 20 minutes versus Nebraska)
6’3” F Fr Aleksa Gulbe (6 points and 5 rebounds in 27 minutes versus Maryland)
5’10” G So Keyanna Warthen (5 points and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes versus Purdue)
Unlike Minnesota (4-7) Indiana (6-5) narrowly avoided the embarrassment of losing to Illinois by pulling out an 85-83 overtime win in Champaign. The Illini outscored IU 30-18 in the third quarter taking a 68-61 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth, after a Hoosier comeback, Illinois’ Brandi Beasley hit her first free throw tying the game at 77 with 2:05 remaining. Beasley missed her second attempt and the remainder of regulation turned into a comedy of misses. After prevailing in OT, Indiana won its next two B1G games including a impressive 68-64 takedown of Michigan State in Bloomington. Jaelyn Penn nailed a three pointer with 47 seconds remaining giving the Hoosiers a 65-62 advantage which they protected with free throws the rest of the way.
The Hoosier’s were riding high, 3-0 in the B1G and 13-1 overall, with their only loss being a Puerto Rican holiday bamboozlement to Grambling 62-65. Subsequently, following the win versus Michigan State, Indiana wobbled while posting 3-5 B1G record. The most troublesome problem was that some of the Hoosier stars Ali Patberg and Kym Royster notably, struggled. Patberg after scoring 22 in a loss to Northwestern scored 23 in her next four games. Royster totaled 19 in the same five games. Not surprisingly, Indiana went 1-4. Yesterday, in Nebraska, there was a revival. Patberg’s 23 points and Royster’s 21 points helped fuel an IU victory in Lincoln 82-78.
Last Season in Minneapolis: It was Tyra Buss (36 points) versus Carlie Wagner (34 points). Buss prevailed 82-70. After Destiny Pitts knocked down a jumper and a free throw it was 68-66 Indiana with 2:27 remaining. Indiana made 10 free throws down the stretch to lock it away. Gadiva Hubbard was out for the game. Garrido Perez played 16 minutes with 1 assist and 4 fouls.
With Indiana, virtually everything is an open book. The starters have not changed in B1G conference games and Jaelyn Penn is dangerous from beyond the arc: 26-58 (.448). The starters with points and minutes per game:
Penn: 16.4 points and 31.8 minutes
Patberg: 13.5 and 36.5
Wise: 11.5 and 34.5
Yeaney: 8.5 and 32.7
Royster: 6.1 and 21.6
6’3” Latvian Aleksa Gulbe is probably the wild card off the bench. She can cause trouble in the paint from time to time; but she is foul prone (38 in 11 games) having been DQ’d twice in B1G play. Gulbe is averaging 6.1 points in 19.5 minutes.
B1G Wins: @ Illinois 85-83, Penn State 83-75, Michigan State 68-64, @ Wisconsin 75-68, Michigan 70-60, @ Nebraska 82-78
B1G Losses: @ Ohio State 50-55, Northwestern 69-75, @ Purdue 53-56, Maryland 56-76, @ Rutgers 64-69
Starters:
5’11” G Jr Ali Patberg (20 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists in 43 minutes versus Illinois)
5’10” G So Jaelyn Penn (28 points 2 rebounds in 35 minutes versus Michigan)
6’2” F Sr Kym Royster (19 points, 14 rebounds in 28 minutes versus Nebraska)
6’0” F Jr Brenna Wise (15 points, 5 rebounds in 35 minutes versus Rutgers)
5’10” G So Bendu Yeaney (12 points, 6 rebounds in 31 minutes versus Rutgers)
Others:
6’0” G Fr Grace Berger (9 points, 5 rebounds in 20 minutes versus Nebraska)
6’3” F Fr Aleksa Gulbe (6 points and 5 rebounds in 27 minutes versus Maryland)
5’10” G So Keyanna Warthen (5 points and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes versus Purdue)