PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers women's basketball team (9-14, 1-11 B1G) couldn't get past Indiana (15-7, 7-4 B1G) on the road, falling 81-60 on the road.
Destiny Adams led scoring for Rutgers with 24 points in addition to nine rebounds Kiyomi McMiller also reached double digits with 14 points.
JoJo Lacey led the team off the boards with 11 rebounds, her second performance of the season with 10+ boards.
How it Happened
- Indiana got on the board first with a pair of three-pointers. Kiyomi McMiller recorded one free throw to make the score 6-1 early in the contest.
- With just under seven minutes remaining, Adams got the team its first field goal of the night with a layup.
- The Hoosier went on a 6-0 run, to go up 12-3 and force Rutgers to take its first timeout with 4:40 remaining.
- Out of the break, McMiller broke up Indiana's offense with a floater and another free throw.
- IU recorded a layup, but Adams matched it to keep the contest within six points, 14-8. Neither team scored in the final 2:47 and Indiana went into the second period up by six.
- The Hoosiers got the first points of the second quarter with free throws at the 8:23 mark. Adams followed up with an offensive rebound and a layup of her own to keep the gap at six points.
- Following the 6:42 media timeout, Awa Sidibe made two shots from the charity stripe to lessen the home team's lead to four, 18-12.
- However, at the period's halfway point, Indiana netted another seven consecutive points to stay in control.
- Sidibe and McMiller came back and combined for five points in a row, to once again make it a six-point game, 23-17.
- Both teams traded buckets for the remainder of the opening half, but IU ended play with two free throws and went into the locker room holding onto the 32-21 lead.
- Adams once again started off scoring for RU with a layup just 30 seconds into the third quarter. The Hoosiers answered with an 8-0 stretch to stay ahead 40-23. The Scarlet Knights used their second timeout with 6:55 to go.
- Each team scored twice before the 5:29 media timeout, but IU remained in front, 45-27.
- Out of the stop, Adams got to the rim and Sidibe added a long two, but Indiana made five shots in a row from beyond the arc to keep the 60-33 edge.
- Rutgers continued to chip away though, as Chyna Cornwell got on the board with a contested layup. Zachara Perkins also contributed with a deep ball.
- The Hoosiers stayed productive on offense through the end of the third, hitting two more threes and a field goal to extend their advantage, 68-40.
- The Scarlet Knights began the final 10 minutes with four consecutive points, thanks to Zachara Perkins and JoJo Lacey. Adams added a layup as well, but IU matched all three scores.
- The teams went back and forth on the floor before Indiana scored five in a row just before the 4:46 media to keep control of the lead, 79-47.
- Out of the stop, Adams added four consecutive points of her own to give the offense a spark. Lacey followed up with a jumper at the free throw line in addition to another layup from Adams to cap off an 8-0 run for RU.
- The Hoosiers scored once more before RU ended the contest with five free throws. Indiana still came out on top, 81-60.
Knights Notes
- With 24 points, Destiny Adams has now collected double-digit points in 11 straight Big Ten games and 20 contests this season.
- Adams also recorded three steals on the night, to lead the team. She paces RU takeaways 59.
- Kiyomi McMiller collected her 18th game this season with double-digit points after scoring 14 against the Hoosiers.
- JoJo Lacey paced RU with 11 rebounds, matching her season high and only other performance this season with 10+ boards.
- Rutgers won the battle of the boards over Indiana 35-29.
- RU won the fourth quarter, 20-13.
- The Scarlet Knights scored more points on second chances (11-4) and in the paint (30-22).
Looking Ahead
RU will return to Jersey Mike's Arena for its Plat4Kay game against Purdue on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. The contest will be presented by RWJBarnabas Health.
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