Barn Burner Returns To Bloomington For Eighth-Straight Year With Win At Mackey
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – No. 16 Indiana got 20 points from senior guards Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sara Scalia as it kept the Barn Burner trophy for the eighth-straight season in a 74-68 win over Purdue at Mackey Arena on Sunday.
KEY MOMENTS
• Hot shooting started off the first quarter for both teams, combining to go 6-for-6 in the first 3:53 of action. Holmes’ and-1 helped the Hoosiers (16-2, 6-1 B1G) stay on top with 5:33 remaining but Purdue (9-9, 2-5 B1G) shot a blistering 63.2 percent from the floor to take a 29-22 edge.
• A 3-pointer from Garzon and and-1 from Holmes brought the game back to a one-possession game with 8:17 in the second quarter. Senior guard Chloe Moore-McNeil attacked the rim with just under six minutes to go to make it a 35-33 deficit as Scalia’s fourth 3-pointer made it a 36-36 advantage for Indiana.
• A wide-open Moore-McNeil drained the 3-pointer with 57 seconds left which proved to be the difference maker in the first half as IU took a 39-37 lead in the locker room. Indiana was able to make ground in the third quarter, as Moore-McNeil added an and-1 and Garzon drained a 3-pointer to make it a five-point edge, 49-44. It was all part of a 10-0 run that gave Indiana its largest lead at 51-44 with 3:09 to play.
• Purdue responded late in the frame to match Indiana’s run, putting a stamp on the quarter with a buzzer beating triple to take a 54-41 lead into the fourth. In the final 10 minutes, IU outscored Purdue, 23-14, while shooting 80 percent from the floor as Scalia and Holmes drained back-to-back 3-pointers to take control with 7:38 remaining. The Boilers came within one score with just under five remaining but a long arching triple for Moore-McNeil pushed the IU lead to seven.
• Scalia put the finishing touches on as she drove straight to the rim and tallied her fifth triple of the night with 1:10 remaining.
NOTABLE
• Indiana finished the afternoon shooting 65.2 percent from the 3-point line and connected on 15 triples. Their 65.2 percent clip is the fifth-best in a single game in school history while 15 treys is second-most in a single game.
• The Barn Burner trophy returns to Bloomington for the eighth-straight season, dating back to the 2016-17 season as the Hoosiers continue on its longest win streak in the rivalry trophy series. Indiana has also won 10 in a row against the Boilermakers and 13 of the last 14.
• Moore-McNeil set a new career-high 20 points as she went 7-for-14 from the floor and hit three 3-pointers. The Greenfield, Tenn. native also added a team-high four assists.
• Scalia recorded her fifth game with 20-points or more scoring as she tied Moore-McNeil with a team-high 20 points. Garzon (17) and Holmes (15) each added double figures in the win.
• Holmes added six rebounds and two blocks in the victory.
• Indiana finished the night shooting 53.1 percent from the floor, its 10th time this season shooting 50 percent or better.
QUOTABLE
Indiana head coach Teri Moren
“Well what a fabulous game. I thought it was entertaining, back-and-forth and I thought Purdue played great today. But I thought our kids really had to dig down deep and they obviously shot it very well from the 3-point line today, but they also executed. In an environment like this, which again is good for women’s basketball when you have crowds like this. Its loud, tough environment but we’ve played in tough environments before so that doesn’t bother this group, which I appreciate. Without Syd(ney Parrish) being in there, she is our energy and we had to have other people step up. Chloe was huge today, Sara does was Sara does, puts pressure on the defense and so does this one over here (Moore-McNeil.) I thought having four guys in double digits today; were not very happy with the rebounding difference and we know we have to be better there and taking care of the ball. 18 turnover is too much for our basketball team. But in spite of all that, I am just really proud of our group. We got down, we got up, we got down, we got up and found a way to win and I’m just really proud of my guys.”
UP NEXT
The Hoosiers will break in action for the week and return to the court on Sunday, January 28 against Northwestern at 2 p.m. ET.