Hoosiers Taste Big Ten Road Success Against the Badgers
By Nick Jenkinson/Excel H Sports
The Indiana Hoosiers beat the Wisconsin Badgers 77-74 Wednesday Night at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin as the Hoosiers have won two in a row and put themselves right back in the race for the Big Ten Conference Tournament in Indianapolis.
Indiana is 13-11 overall and 2-10 in the Big Ten and will host Purdue on Sunday at 2 PM. The Hoosiers have a favorable schedule with five of the last six games against teams with a.500 or losing record. The Hoosiers continue their domination of the Badgers as they have won 12 in a row against the Badgers including last six in Madison and are 19-19 all-time in Madison and lead the all-time series 55-23.
Shay Ciezki scored 31 points, 9 rebounds and 5 steals to lead the Hoosiers. Freshman Nevaeh Caffey scored a career high 16 points and Lenee Beaumont added 11 points. Edessa Noyan scored 8 points and had 6 rebounds. Jerni Kiaku added 6 points, Maya Makalusky scored 5 points, and Faith Wiseman did not score in 7 minutes of action.
Indiana shot 29-52 from the field for 56%, 6-20 from three-point range for 30% and 13-16 from the free throw line for 81%. The Hoosiers had 28 rebounds, 11 assists, 7 steals, no blocks and 12 turnovers.
Wisconsin is 13-10 overall and 5-7 in the Big Ten. Kyrah Daniels and Destiny Howell led the Badgers with 15 points apiece. Shay Bolin scored 14 off the bench and Laci Steele added 12 points. Wisconsin went 30-66 from the field for 45%, 9-22 from three-point range for 41% and 5-7 from free throw line for 71%.
The Badgers had 35 rebounds, 14 assists, 4 steals a block and 10 turnovers. Indiana led 31-30 at halftime and outscored Wisconsin 46-44 in the second half. The Hoosiers have started to click the last two games and with a favorable schedule the rest of the way they are hoping that they continue to head in the right direction heading into the postseason.
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