The memories must be haunting. Teri Moren and Indiana women’s basketball have seen the unrelenting full-court pressure before and have seen it excruciatingly impact games.
Before Thursday night, Indiana lost its last two matchups against Ohio State. The first came on March 4, 2023, inside the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. After leading by 20 points at the end of the first half in the Hoosiers’ Big Ten Tournament semifinal matchup against the Buckeyes, everything unraveled.
Ohio State suffocated Indiana’s ballhandlers for the entire second half on each inbounds pass. The Buckeyes ultimately won 79-75, compiling the second-largest comeback in Big Ten women’s basketball history.