Illinois (13-4, 3-3) took down Indiana (12-5, 4-2) 68-54 in a dominant road victory on Thursday. It is the first time Illinois has

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana women’s basketball got tripped up at Assembly Hall on Thursday night in a disappointing 68-54 loss to Illinois. The Illini led for all but 86 seconds as they ended an eight-game losing streak at Indiana that dated back in 2012.

Illinois' Adalia McKenzie (24) gets past Indiana's Chloe Moore-McNeil (22) and Lilly Meister to score during the Indiana versus Illinois women's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Hoosiers trailed by as many as 15 points in the first quarter, but even as they turned up their intensity to cut into the Fighting Illini’s lead, their efforts fell short. Indiana suffered a 54-68 loss to Illinois on Thursday inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington.

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It was a good week for Illinois basketball in the state of Indiana. Illini men’s basketball beat Indiana by 25 on Tuesday. On Thursday, Illinois women’s basketball beat the Hoosiers 68-54. Kendall Bostic led the Illini with 21 points.

Indiana entered the matchup on a three-game losing streak. In their losses to Illinois, No. 4 USC and Oregon, the Hoosiers averaged just 55.7 points per game. Over that stretch, Garzon averaged just 7 points, shot 26.4% from the field and 22.7% from long range per game.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana women’s basketball got tripped up at Assembly Hall on Thursday night in a disappointing 68-54 loss to Illinois. The Illini led for all but 86 seconds as they ended an ...

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