No. 12 Michigan at No. 2 Indiana | Big Ten | 2.16.23
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes dropped 27 points and five blocks as the No. 2 Hoosiers defeated No. 12/13 Michigan, 68-52, on Thursday night inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
KEY MOMENTS
In a point-by-point battle in the first, it was Graduate student Grace Berger's steal and a layup from senior Mackenzie Holmes, who scored 13 of her 27 points in the first quarter, that gave Indiana (25-1, 15-1 B1G) the six-point lead with 5:29 left on the clock.
The first 3-pointer of the night was scored by Junior Chloe Moore-McNeil, forcing Michigan (20-6, 10-5 B1G) to call its first timeout as the Hoosiers acquired a nine-point lead. As the two teams traded buckets, the first quarter came to an end with a five-point Hoosier lead, 22-17.
Holmes fourth block of the night (8:50) tied for second in program history. With 5:46 remaining, a steal from Moore-McNeil had Assembly Hall on its feet forcing another Michigan timeout. IU's defense held Michigan to only two buckets until the 3:42 mark. With a comfortable 14-point lead, IU put themselves in position to take over the first half of the game.
The Indiana Hoosiers started hot with back-to-back 3-pointers from Moore-McNeil. Freshman forward Lilly Meister made her presence known in the third, scoring five of her seven points and closing out the quarter with a 24-point lead.
It was Holmes' fifth block of the night at the 2:36 mark in the third quarter gave her full ownership of the second spot in all-time blocks in program history. Graduate student guard Grace Berger added to the record-breaking night, as she took control of the second spot in all-time assist (534) with five on the evening.
NOTABLE
Senior forward Mackenzie Holmes led the way in scoring with 27 points including 16 in the first half.
Tonight's performance marked the 31st 20-point effort of her career and the 18th of the season.
The Gorham, Maine native has scored 20-or-more points in 13 of 16 conference games this season.
Holmes has reached the 20-point plateau in seven of nine games against AP Top-25 opposition this year.
She now has 1,795 career points, moving her past Cyndi Valentin into 8th on the program's all-time scoring list.
Holmes blocked five shots on the evening, moving into second in program history with 198 rejections.
Graduate student guard Grace Berger totaled five points in the victory, moving her career total to 1,749.
Berger assisted on six buckets, moving her to second in program history with 535 assists. She is just 40 assists from passing Tyra Buss (2014-18) for the school record.
Moore-McNeil was in double figures with 13 points on five-of-seven shooting from the field. She had an outstanding all-around effort, adding four rebounds, three assists and three steals in the winning effort.
Tonight was the 16th victory by 15-or-more points this season.
IU won its 25th contest of the season, setting a new single-season program record for wins.
The victory marked the ninth ranked win of the season, extending the program's single-season record.
Tonight's win sets up a matchup with Purdue on Sunday afternoon. A win over the Boilermakers would clinch the Hoosiers a share of the Big Ten Regular Season title. IU's last conference title came in 1983. 
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I was here at this game the energy was great 😁 good job Indiana 🙌🏾
Indiana has looked awesome 9 top 25's wins.
Still not a Final Four team.
My favorite team is South Carolina basketball not indiana homie.
Them ref was hating Michigan (especially the guy).
Can we get Utah vs Arizona woman’s basketball game up ASAP?
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