Hoosiers lose lead in fourth quarter and late rally falls short in 73-66 loss to No. 4 USC.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Up four early in the fourth quarter, Indiana’s women’s basketball team had momentum against No. 4 Southern California and a raucous crowd of 12,534 fans behind them.Unfortunately for the Hoosiers, it would not be.
“ did a really good job sending multiple bodies at JuJu , so when they were turning the ball over, it was vital for us to capitalize off that. We got a lot off into transition,” USC’s Rayah Marshall said. Watkins made a 3-point shot at the end of the quarter to briefly restore USC’s lead, but Parrish made a 3-pointer and a jumper to put Indiana up 55-51 with 8:13 left.Parrish had a stepback 3-pointer that was well short of the mark with 7:37 left, and it set in motion a frustrating stretch of missed opportunities for Indiana to build on their lead or halt USC’s push.
It was other little things that undermined the Hoosiers. An ill-timed turnover here, a few missed free throws there. It all added up. The Hoosiers showed gumption in the first half to wipe out an early deficit, but like the second half, the Hoosiers couldn’t sustain their success.
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