Indiana’s women’s basketball team is no longer getting AP Top 25 votes. The Hoosiers have several Top 25 teams left in a stacked Big Ten.

The Trojans (16-1; 6-0) came into the game as one of three unbeaten teams in the Big Ten (UCLA and Ohio State) with an average margin of victory in conference play of 21.6 points. This was their first game in Bloomington and only the second-ever matchup between the programs.

But the Hoosiers failed to do the latter as they went on a field goal drought that lasted nearly six and half minutes in the fourth quarter. Although Indiana knocked down six free throws during the dry spell, USC scored 19 points, which allowed it to build an insurmountable gap.

Indiana never gave in. USC led 70-61 with 2:15 left, but a 3-pointer by Moore-McNeil finally ended Indiana’s field goal drought and a jumper by Bargesser with 1:25 left gave Indiana a chance and cut the deficit to four, 70-66.

Indiana women's basketball coach Teri Moren plans on sticking with the revised starting lineup she debuted in a 73-66 loss to No. 5 USC that featured Karoline Striplin in place of Lilly Meister. Striplin had 10 points and 3 rebounds in 28 minutes against the Trojans and played solid defense against Kiki Iriafen,

Indiana women’s basketball got tripped up at Assembly Hall on Thursday night in a disappointing 68-54 loss to Illinois. The Illini led for all but 86 seconds as they ended an eight-game losing streak at Indiana that dated back in 2012.

Indiana women’s basketball hosted No. 4 USC inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday looking to rebound from a 14-point loss on its home floor just three days ago. Despite the Hoosiers leading by double digits in the first half and by 4 points in the fourth quarter, they fell 73-66 to the Trojans in Bloomington.

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Almost a year after the Hoosiers were demolished in Iowa City, Indiana returned the favor at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, taking down Iowa.

BLOOMINGTON, IND. — JuJu Watkins scored 22 points and Rayah Marshall added 13 points and 10 rebounds to help the No. 4-ranked USC women’s basketball team overcome an 11-point deficit and hold on for a 73-66 victory over Indiana in a Big 10 Conference showdown on Sunday.

Here's the full transcript of Teri Moren's press conference after the Indiana women's basketball team lost 73-66 to No. 4 USC Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.