As Illinois dominated Indiana in every facet en route to a 94-69 win, the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall crowd expressed its displeasure with coach Mike Woodson and the Hoosiers. There was even a late-game scuffle between the Hoosiers and Illini.
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.
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.
Here's the full transcript of coach Teri Moren's postgame press conference after the Indiana women's basketball team lost 68-54 to Illinois.
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.
He finished the game against Illinois with 10 points and four turnovers. Michael Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times. You can follow him on X @michaelniziolek and read all his coverage by clicking here.
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Kylan Boswell scored 22 points, Kasparas Jakucionis added 21 and No. 19 Illinois opened a 28-point halftime lead in a 94-69 blowout of Indiana.