(1) Indiana vs (9) Michigan State | 2023 Big Ten Tournament: Quarterfinals | 3.3.23

MINNEAPOLIS - Top seeded Indiana scored 60 points in the second half as it got past 9-seed Michigan State on Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals at Target Center.
KEY MOMENTS
Senior guard Sara Scalia knocked down IU's first three-point basket of the contest to break a 15-6 start to the game for Michigan State.
The Spartans (16-14) held a 24-14 lead following the first quarter with senior forward Mackenzie Holmes scoring eight of IU's 14 points in the opening period.
Junior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil drained a big shot from the corner to open the scoring in the second period and bring IU within seven points. After a Spartan three to extend the lead to 33-21, freshman guard Yarden Garzon responded with a layup through contact, converting the three-point play from the line.
Back-to-back buckets from Holmes and a deep three-point shot from Scalia brought the Hoosiers (27-2) within five, 36-31. Michigan State took a 40-34 lead into the break after connecting on 8-of-15 baskets from beyond the arc in the first half.
Graduate student guard Grace Berger knocked down her first bucket of the game to bring the Hoosiers back within three at 45-42. A 7-2 run and a three-point basket from Scalia brought IU back on level terms at 49-all for the first time in the entire contest.
Garzon buried a three-point basket out of the timeout to make it 52-49, handing IU its first lead since taking a 2-0 lead in the opening seconds of the game. The Hoosiers held a 59-58 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Parrish hit her first bucket of the game with a three-point shot from the left arc to make it 52-48, IU's largest lead of the game.
Scalia buried her fourth three-point basket of the game to put the Hoosiers up 77-67, their first double-digit lead of the game.
Moore-McNeil was 9-of-10 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter to help IU close out a 94-85 win in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.

[@michaelkolacz4449]

Congratulations to the Hoosiers that overcame some adversity to win. Michigan State played a rough brand of basketball that was allowed by the officials. The two flops on missed MSU three point attempts should have been ruled as technical fouls on the Spartans by the officials. The players deserved higher quality officiating than what they got.

[@danielharder9085]

Worst refereeing I’ve seen for a while!