INDIANAPOLIS — Chloe Moore-McNeil walked off the floor waving to the pockets of crimson-clad fans.
Lilly Meister clapped her hands, holding her head high as the fans cheered. The scene after the buzzer sounded Friday afternoon at Gainbridge Fieldhouse wasn’t filled with distress. Not a bit. One day after dominating No. 8 seed Oregon on the same court, Indiana women’s basketball fell 84-79 to top-seed USC in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
Still, the Hoosiers aren’t taking long to dwell on the sting of defeat. They know that the type of fight they displayed against the Trojans can translate into the NCAA tournament.