LIVE BLOG: Follow Indiana's Game Against Butler in Real Time
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Welcome to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, where No. 4 Indiana hosts the Butler Bulldogs on Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET. Coach Teri Moren and the Hoosiers look to stay undefeated against a Butler team that enters today's matchup with a 5-6 record.
This is our live blog, where we'll keep you updated on all the news and views from the game in real time. We'll throw in some highlights and opinion as well. All of the latest news appears at the top, so just keep refreshing.
2:38 p.m. – FINAL: Indiana 67, Butler 50. Mackenzie Holmes leads all scorers with 21 points on 8-for-12 shooting, seven rebounds, three assists and a block. The Hoosiers move to 12-0 on the season.
2:33 p.m. – Mona Zaric checks in for the first time this afternoon with Indiana leading 66-47 with 2:09 left in the game.
2:25 p.m. – Indiana extends its lead to 22 points after back-to-back 3-pointers from Sara Scalia and Sydney Parrish, who has 10 points on 2-for-4 3-point shooting.
2:17 p.m. – Indiana leads Butler 52-33 heading into the fourth quarter. Butler cut it to 10, but the Hoosiers responded by ending the third quarter on a 11-2 run behind baskets from Bargesser, Holmes and Moore-McNeil.
2:14 p.m. – A great pass from Moore-McNeil to Holmes on a pick-and-roll makes it a 7-0 run to Indiana, extending the lead back to 17 points. Indiana has really locked in on defense in the latter part of this third quarter. McNeil sneaks another crafty pass into Holmes down low, who now has 21 points on 8-for-10 shooting. Butler has no answer for Holmes.
2:05 p.m. – Sydney Jaynes finishes a layup through contact to trim Indiana's lead to 41-31 around the five-minute mark. This is Indiana's smallest lead since it was 26-16 at the 7:10 point of the second quarter. Moren calls a timeout after a Bargesser layup that puts the Hoosiers on top 43-31 with 4:26 left in the third. Indiana has 13 turnovers so far.
2:02 p.m. – Indiana has four turnovers in the third quarter alone, and there's still six minutes left in the quarter. The Hoosiers have been really careless with the ball today, and coach Teri Moren is not happy. Indiana still holds a 41-29 lead and has played solid defense, but it's been far from a clean game for the Hoosiers.
1:41 p.m. – Indiana outscored Butler 20-7 in the second quarter to take a 37-20 lead into halftime. The lead should probably be even bigger, but Indiana turned the ball over nine times in the first half. Mackenzie Holmes is leading the way with 17 points, followed by nine from Garzon.
1:32 p.m. – Lilly Meister checks in for the first time today, giving Holmes a break. Scalia back in for Moore-McNeil, who just sunk a pair of free throws after being fouled driving to the lane. Lexus Bargesser hits Parrish in transition for an easy layup, and Butler calls timeout. Indiana is starting to pull away, leading 33-16 with 5:54 left in the half.
1:24 p.m. – A hot start for Indiana to begin the second quarter results in a quick timeout for Butler. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Parrish and Garzon, plus an and-one from Holmes makes it a 9-0 Indiana run to start the quarter. Butler isn't offering much resistance on Holmes down low.
1:20 p.m. – Indiana leads Butler 17-13 at the end of the first quarter. Garzon missed a pair of shots at the end of the half pretty badly, which is uncharacteristic for her. Holmes leads Indiana with seven points on 3-for-4 shooting and a free throw.
1:18 p.m. – Garzon is 2-for-2 from 3 to start the game, upping Indiana's lead back to four points. Six turnovers plaguing Indiana early on. It's looked like some miscommunication on passes, but also just mis-handling the ball.
1:15 p.m. – Butler ties the 9-9 on a 3-pointer from Wingler. That's a quick 5-0 run for the Bulldogs, who clearly came ready to play today.
1:09 p.m. – Alyssa Geary and Henna Sandvik first off the bench for Indiana, replacing Scalia and Holmes. Scalia checks in briefly after, and Garzon takes a seat on the bench. Indiana a bit sloppy to start. That's four turnovers already.
1:07 p.m. – Indiana out to an early 7-4 lead thanks to five points from Mackenzie Holmes. Parrish missed a layup in transition, but Holmes was there to clean it up and converted the and-one.
12:58 p.m. – Starting lineup for Indiana: Sara Scalia, Yarden Garzon, Chloe Moore-McNeil, Sydney Parrish and Mackenzie Holmes.
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