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LIVE: No. 2 IU women's basketball beats No. 13 Michigan

scott horner, indianapolis star
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No. 2 (USA Today) Indiana women's basketball tries to keep the good times rolling when No. 13 Michigan visits.

The Hoosiers (24-1, 14-1) have won 12 games in a row and are undefeated at home. The Wolverines (20-5, 10-4) have won four consecutive games. IU beat Michigan 92-83 in Ann Arbor on Jan. 23.

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Another big win:Scalia, Holmes power IU in blowout of Ohio State

Final: Indiana 68, Michigan 49

IU sputters in the second half offensively, but its defense keeps Michigan out of reach. The Hoosiers have 11 steals as Michigan has 21 turnovers.

Mackenzie Holmes has 27 points, 5 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Chloe Moore-McNeil adds 13 points and 3 steals.

Next up for IU: a sold-out home game against Purdue on Sunday.

Noblesville High School's Emily Kiser leads Michigan with 12 points, and Zionsville's Maddie Nolan has 8 with 6 rebounds.

Holmes' basket and free throw with 3:53 left are IU's first points in the fourth quarter.

5:11 left 4Q: Indiana 61, Michigan 45

IU is scoreless in the quarter.

Emily Kiser is Michigan's first player to double digits with 10.

Alyssa Crockett, a freshman from Westfield High School, scores.

End 3Q: Indiana 61, Michigan 37

Mackenzie Holmes has 22 points. Backup post player Lilly Meister has 7. IU's shooting has cooled considerably (51.1% overall), but its lead has grown from halftime.

IU goes 4+ minutes without a point, but Michigan has only scores 4 over that period.

4:49 left 3Q: Indiana is cruising past Michigan

Indiana leads Michigan 52-34 after a sluggish couple of minutes.

Michigan is in the bonus after the 5:52 mark after 4 IU fouls.

IU starts the half with a 10-2 run, including a pair of Chloe Moore-McNeil 3s and two Mackenzie Holmes baskets. IU leads by 20. Moore-McNeil hasn't missed a shot (jinx) and has 13 points.

Halftime: Indiana 42, Michigan 28

Mackenzie Holmes has 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 blocked shots. Yarden Garzon and Chloe Moore-McNeil have 7 each. IU is shooting 55.6% from the field.

Michigan has 12 turnovers and is shooting 42.9%.

Maddie Nolan scores on a fast break with 46.8 seconds left, but she motions to get an and-1 call, and instead gets a technical foul.

Jordan Hobbs hits a 3 with 3:40 left to break a Michigan scoring drought. She has 7 points.

4:33 left 2H: Indiana 34, Michigan 19

Chloe Moore-McNeil is 3-of-3 shooting with 7 points.

Michigan scores 28 seconds into the quarter but IU clamps down and the Wolverines go scoreless for 5 minutes. Mackenzie Holmes has 4 blocked shots.

End of first quarter: Indiana 22, Michigan 17

Mackenzie Holmes has 13 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field. Emily Kiser (Noblesville), Jordan Hobbs and Leigha Brown have 4 each for Michigan.

Sydney Parrish commits fouls on consecutive plays.

5:08 left 1Q: Indiana 18, Michigan 9

Mackenzie Holmes has 9 points, Chloe Moore-McNeil 5 and Yarden Garzon 4. IU is shooting 77.8% from the field.

What channel is IU women's basketball on?

Time: 8:30 p.m. ET Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, at Simon Sjkodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind.

TV: BTN

Radio: 105.1 FM in Bloomington and SiriusXM channels 195 and 957.

Indiana women's basketball best players

Averages are in Big Ten play

Mackenzie Holmes, 24.3 points, 68.5% shooting, 7.9 rebounds

Grace Berger, 13.7 points, 5.9 assists, 4.4 rebounds

Sydney Parrish, 13.0 points, 31 3-pointers, 5.5 rebounds

Yarden Garzon, 10.7 points, 43.3% 3-point shooting, 5.3 rebounds

Michigan women's basketball best players

Averages are in Big Ten play

Leigha Brown, 19.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists

Emily Kiser (Noblesville High School), 14.1 points, 7.0 rebounds

Maddie Nolan (Zionsville High School), 9.4 points, 31 3-pointers, 3.5 rebounds

Laila Phelia (17.2 points) is out with an injury.

IU women's basketball schedule

The Hoosiers will finish their regular-schedule against Purdue and Iowa before the Big Ten tournament, March 1-5 in Minneapolis.

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indiana women's basketball vs. Michigan in Big 10 action