


Yarden Garzon scored 18 points and Shay Ciezki had 17 as ninth-seeded Indiana topped eighth-seeded Oregon 78-62 Thursday in the second round of the women’s Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis.
The Hoosiers advance to today’s quarterfinals against second-ranked and top-seeded USC. The Trojans won 73-66 at Indiana on Jan. 19.
Chloe Moore-McNeil added 13 points for the Hoosiers (19-11) and fifth-year senior Sydney Parrish, an Indiana native who spent her first two years at Oregon, had 10.
Indiana went 11 of 25 from 3-point range, improving to 9-0 when hitting at least eight. Garzon had four, Ciezki three and Parrish had two critical makes in the third quarter.
Peyton Scott had 16 points to lead the Ducks (19-11), who won the first meeting at home 54-47. Ehis Etute added 14 points.
Oregon had 18 turnovers that were converted into 20 points.
Ciezki hit three 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the first quarter as Indiana hit five 3s and led 23-11. The lead stayed in double figures for all but a minute in the second quarter and the Hoosiers led 40-30 at the break.
The Ducks battled back, getting within six twice and five in the closing minute when Sarah Rambus hit a jumper to make in 53-48. But like the early threats, the Hoosiers answered with a 3-pointer.
A 13-0 run in the fourth quarter blew it open.
No. 10 Nebraska 74, No. 7 Illinois 70: Freshman Britt Prince scored 17 points with five assists and the Cornhuskers (21-11) rallied with a closing 13-5 run for the victory.
The Cornhuskers face second-seeded and fourth-ranked UCLA in the quarterfinals today. The Bruins won the regular-season meeting 91-54 in a conference opener in December.
Prince hit consecutive jumpers to tie the score at 65 with 2:23 to play and Jessica Petrie drilled a 3-pointer to give the Cornhuskers the lead, their first of the fourth quarter, at 1:40.
After two Illini free throws, Nebraska had a three-shot possession, getting a clutch layup from Petrie on an inbounds pass from Prince. Callin Hake and Prince followed with two free throws each to make it 74-67. The Illini then got three free throws with 3.9 seconds.
The Cornhuskers outscored the Illini 25-14 in the fourth to pick up their fifth win after trailing by 10-plus points.
Petrie and Petra Bozan both had 11 points for Nebraska, which had all nine players score.
Genesis Bryant led Illinois (21-9) with 20 points with Kendall Bostic added 19 and Adalia McKenzie scored 16 with 10 assists.
Illinois jumped out to a 9-0 lead and led 32-30 at the half with Bostic scoring 16 points.
Prince hit a 3-pointer early in the second half to give Nebraska its first lead, 38-37, but after six lead changes Illinois took a 56-49 lead into the fourth.
No. 11 Iowa 74, No. 6 Michigan State 61: Lucy Olson scored 21 points and got her ninth assist by finding Kylie Feuerbach open in the corner for a 3-pointer in the final minute that sealed the win for the Hawkeyes (22-9) over the No. 24-raned Spartans (21-9) in the second round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament in Indianapolis.
With former teammate Caitlin Clark cheering them on, the Hawkeyes earned their 11th straight conference tournament victory to advance to the quarterfinal round and a rematch with No. 8-ranked and third-seeded Ohio State. Iowa has played in five of the last six Big Ten Tournament championship games.
Julia Ayrault hit two first-quarter 3-pointers to stake Michigan State to a 16-12 lead to start the second quarter, but Iowa opened with a 16-0 run that was fueled by Hannah Stuekle’s eight points. The Spartans took a brief lead midway through the third period, but Ava Heiden scored six straight points and Iowa took a 54-48 lead to start the fourth quarter. Ayrault hit two free throws to cut the Spartans’ deficit to five with 2:49 left. After Ayrault committed Michigan State’s 24th turnover, Olson drove into the lane and kicked a pass to an open Feuerbach in the corner for the 3 to push the lead into double digits with 54 seconds left.
No. 5 Michigan 66, No. 12 Washington 58: Olivia Olson scored 21 points, fellow freshman Syla Swords added 15 and the Wolverines (21-9) beat the Huskies (19-13) to end their five-game winning streak.
Michigan advances to play No. 4 seed and 15th-ranked Maryland today in the quarterfinals. The Wolverines lost 85-77 to the then-No. 21 Terrapins on Feb. 17. Michigan reached the semifinals last year, marking the first time it had done so since back-to-back appearances in 2019 and 2020.