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 Trojans (17-1, 7-0 Big Ten) won their 13th straight game. Watkins made sure of it with her late flourish — a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to end the third quarter to give the Trojans a 51-50 lead and seven points in a 12-0 fourth-quarter run.

Indiana outrebounded USC 13-9, gave up 7 fastbreak points and did not allow the Trojans to get to the free-throw line. The Hoosiers pulled within 1 point of the Trojans at the end of the third quarter, putting them in position to make a run in the fourth quarter.

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.

The Indiana Hoosiers go with a different starting lineup and stays with nationally ranked USC most of the way.

No one needs to remind Indiana’s women’s basketball team of the small margins that often decide games. They know it all too well. “It's defi

Indiana lost to UCLA but didn’t allow the Bruins to knock them out early. The Hoosiers could be a very tough opponent for USC.

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 women's basketball coach Teri Moren plans on sticking with the revised starting lineup she debuted in a 73-66 loss to No. 5 USC that featured Karoline Striplin in place of Lilly Meister. Striplin had 10 points and 3 rebounds in 28 minutes against the Trojans and played solid defense against Kiki Iriafen,

The new Big Ten teams have made the conference race that much more challenging. This time, JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC come to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

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.

Hoosiers wing Mackenzie Mgbako began the game aganst USC 0 for 7 from the field and 0 for 4 from 3-point range, throwing up a pair of air balls along