WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.: Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sara Scalia each had 20 factors and Makenzie Holmes scored seven of her 15 within the fourth quarter to assist No. 16 Indiana fend off Purdue 74-68 on Sunday.

Scalia made 7 of 15 pictures, together with 6 of 9 from 3-point vary for the Hoosiers (16-2, 7-1 Big Ten Conference), including 4 rebounds and three assists. Moore-McNeil shot 7 for 14 with three 3-pointers, including 4 assists and three boards. Holmes took simply seven pictures, making six with six rebounds. Yarden Garzon sank 5 of 8 from past the arc, scoring 17.

Caitlyn Harper had 18 factors to high the Boilermakers (9-9, 2-5), who’ve misplaced 4 in a row. Mary Ashley Stevenson and Roshunda Jones each scored 13, whereas Abbey Ellis and Madison Layden added 10 factors apiece. Jeanae Terry had crew highs of eight rebounds and 6 assists to go together with 4 factors.

Scalia had 12 factors on 4-for-6 taking pictures from 3-point vary, Garzon scored 11 and Indiana battled from behind to seize a 39-37 lead at halftime. Harper had 9 first-half factors for Purdue and Layden scored eight. The Boilermakers led 29-22 after the primary quarter and have been in entrance for 13:10 of the half.

Moore-McNeil had the primary basket of the third quarter, however Ellis hit a 3-pointer to cap a 7-0 spurt and Purdue took a 44-41 lead. Moore-McNeil had a basket and a three-point play, Garzon related from past the arc and Indiana jumped again in entrance 49-44 on the 5:39 mark. Jones buried a 3-pointer on the buzzer to complete off a 10-0 run and the Boilermakers took a 54-51 lead into the ultimate quarter.

Scalia nailed a 3-pointer to tug the Hoosiers even 41 seconds in. Holmes, who had scored simply eight to that time, had a layup and adopted a bucket by Ellis with a 3-pointer to offer Indiana a 59-56 lead with 7:38 left to play and the Hoosiers stayed in entrance from there.

Indiana got here in taking pictures 51% from the ground — third greatest within the nation — and made 26 of 49 (53.1%) towards Purdue. The Hoosiers shot a blistering 65.2% from 3-point vary, sinking 15 of 23.

Holmes wants 111 factors to catch Tyra Buss for first place on Indiana’s scoring record. Buss, who performed from 2014-18, set the usual with 2,364 factors. Holmes and Buss are the one Hoosiers to succeed in the two,000-point plateau.

Purdue leads the all-time sequence 55-42, however Indiana has received the final 10 matchups and 13 of 14.

Purdue travels to play Michigan State on Wednesday. Indiana is off till Jan. 28 when it hosts Northwestern.

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