Entering the final quarter, No. 6 Indiana and No. 9 Maryland women’s basketball were separated by six points. It felt like a tie game.
There was an atmosphere in Assembly Hall comparable to an NCAA Tournament game, and one missed opportunity could change the matchup’s trajectory.
The Hoosiers’ late 9-0 run fueled by Grace Berger, who returned to Indiana’s lineup Thursday night from injury, helped Indiana pull away after Maryland crawled back to tie the game in the fourth quarter of the contest that resulted in a 68-61 win for the Hoosiers, ending Maryland’s six-game win streak.