Jan. 23, 2017
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The score sheet was not indicative of the outcome in the Penn State women's basketball team's 72-66 setback at Indiana on Monday (Jan. 23) evening. The Lady Lions owned the rebounding edge and turned the ball over only 10 times in the game, but the Hoosiers' 28 free throws were the difference in the closely contested game inside of Assembly Hall.
The difference came in the fourth quarter, as the Lady Lions (13-7, 3-4 B1G) connected on just one of its first 12 shots in the final stanza and the Hoosiers (14-6, 4-3 B1G) used a 14-2 run to open the final 10 minutes on the way to earning the victory. The fourth-quarter edge in scoring was 28-21 in favor of Indiana, with 22 of those points coming at the free throw line.
As a team, Penn State committed just 10 turnovers, marking the third-straight game with 10-of-fewer missteps, and forced 12 IU turnovers. The Lady Lions turned the 12 Hoosier mistakes into 15 points, while IU scored just three points off of PSU turnovers. The Lady Lions also owned the edge on the boards, 41-39, and the Blue and White got 24 points from its bench in the contest.
Playing 39 minutes, sophomore Teniya Page (Chicago, Ill.) led all scorers with 22 points to mark her 14th career 20-point game. Page made nine field goals, including a 3-of-6 effort from 3-point range, and added five rebounds and two assists.
Senior Sierra Moore (Hanover, Pa.) moved past the 600-point mark of her career with 11 points, ending the night with 602 tallies. She was 5-of-10 from the field and collected a team-high-tying six rebounds.
Junior Lindsey Spann (Laurel, Md.) and senior Kaliyah Mitchell (Stone Mountain, Ga.) each chipped in nine points, with Spann adding a team-best four assists.
Turning Point
With 9:40 left in the fourth quarter
Tyra Buss scored Indiana's first points on the first quarter on the opening possession to reclaim the lead for the home team -- a lead they would not relinquish. The layup also sparked a 14-2 run to open the final quarter.
Difference Makers
Penn State
- G Teniya Page -- Reached double-figures for the 17th time in 19 games and posted her seven 20-point game of 2016-17 with 22 points. Added two assists and five rebounds in 39 minutes of action.
- G Sierra Moore -- Moved past the 600-point mark for her career with 11 points and now has 602 career tallies. Also tied for team-high with six rebounds.
- F Kaliyah Mitchell -- Grabbed three rebounds and scored nine points. Also added three blocked shots on the night, pushing her total to seven blocks in the last two games.
- Owning the Edge -- Penn State owned the edge on the glass (41-39) and in the turnover column (10-12), turning the IU missteps into 15 points.
- Bench Coming Through Again -- Penn State's bench outscored Indiana's reserves, 24-9, in the contest.
Indiana
- G Tyra Buss -- Scored 21 points to lead four Hoosiers in double figures. Made 9-of-10 free throws and 6-of-11 shots from the field.
- G Alexis Gassion -- Scored 12 points to go along with a game-high seven assists. Also added five rebounds, two blocked shots and two steals.
- F Amanda Cahill -- Made all seven free throws on her way to an 11-point night. Added 11 rebounds for a double-double.
- C Jenn Anderson -- Rounded out the four Hoosiers in double-figures with 11 points. Added five rebounds.
- Making the Assist -- Indiana assisted on 14 of 21 field goals in the contest.
- Freebies -- The Hoosiers made 28-of-32 shots from the free throw stripe in the game
By Quarter
First Quarter
Penn State jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead thanks to a pair of Amari Carter layups in the first two minutes and eventually pushed its lead to six points, 10-4, on a Teniya Page free throw with 5:03 to play in the opening frame. From that point, however, Indiana reeled off a 15-4 run, sparked by back-to-back 3-pointers from Karlee McBride, to take the 19-14 lead after 10 minutes of play.
at Indiana 19, Penn State 14
Second Quarter
Penn State held the scoring edge in the second stanza, 13-12, thanks to the only non-two-pointer of the second 10 minutes from Page. Indiana made six field goals -- all two-pointers -- while Penn State also hit six buckets, but Page's 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining cut the Hoosier lead to just two points. Indiana's Tyra Buss connected on a layup with just three ticks left in the half to send the Hoosiers into the locker room with the four-point lead.
at Indiana 31, Penn State 27
Third Quarter
Penn State scored six of the first eight points to open the third quarter and knot the score a 33-33, but an and-one effort from Amanda Cahill pushed the Hoosiers back in front, 36-33, with 6:22 to play. The Lady Lions kept the game close and eventually took the lead back on back-to-back baskets from Lindsey Spann to push Penn State in front by three points, 45-42, with 1:29 to play. A Buss layup on the next IU possession cut the lead to one point, but neither team could connect on their final possessions of the quarter and Penn State headed to the final 10 minutes with the one-point advantage.
Penn State 45, at Indiana 44
Fourth Quarter
The fourth quarter was decided in the first few minutes of the fourth quarter, as Indiana went on a 14-2 run to open the quarter and made its shots from the free throw line to hold off a late Penn State charge. In the final quarter, the Hoosiers made 22-of-24 shots from the charity stripe, while connecting on just 3-of-8 field goal attempts.
at Indiana 72, Penn State 66
Up Next
Penn State will have five days between games, as they return home to face Illinois on Sunday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. inside the Bryce Jordan Center. This will be the first meeting of the season between the Lady Lions and Fighting Illini.