EVANSTON, Ill. — Mackenzie Holmes had 28 points and nine rebounds, Sydney Parrish added 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 14 Indiana beat Northwestern 84-64 on Tuesday night for its fourth straight win in the series.
Holmes, a graduate student, surpassed Steve Alford (2,348) to become the second all-time leading scorer amongst Indiana's men’s and women’s programs. She ranks first amongst the women’s record book with 2,375 career points. Calbert Cheaney — an NBA first-round pick by Washington — scored 2,613 points from 1989-93.
Parrish made a 3-pointer with 8:03 left in the second quarter for a double-digit lead Indiana would hold for the rest of the game. The Hoosiers pulled away in the third quarter by scoring 28 points to extend their lead to 71-45. Holmes scored eight straight points during a 16-0 run in the third.
Sara Scalia also scored 11 points for Indiana (23-4, 14-3 Big Ten).
Melannie Daley led Northwestern (8-20, 3-14) with 24 points on 12-of-18 shooting. Caileigh Walsh, averaging a team-high 12.4 points, was held to eight points.
Daley reached 22 points with 1:52 left in the third quarter, but her teammates had just 21 as Indiana led 64-43. Daley made her 12th field goal with 6:07 left in the fourth as Northwestern was just 22 of 59 (37) from the field.
Indiana returns home — where it's 14-0 this season — to play Maryland on Sunday to conclude the regular season. Northwestern plays at Rutgers on Sunday, trying to snap a six-game losing streak.
BOX SCORE
INDIANA (23-4)
Holmes 12-13 4-7 28, Garzon 2-6 0-0 5, Moore-McNeil 3-5 0-0 6, Parrish 4-10 1-1 11, Scalia 3-9 2-2 11, Meister 3-4 4-4 10, Wisne 0-0 0-0 0, Bargesser 1-2 0-0 2, Beaumont 0-3 0-0 0, LaMendola 3-5 1-2 8, Sandvik 1-3 1-1 3, Totals 32-60 13-17 84
NORTHWESTERN (8-20)
Mott 1-10 6-6 8, Walsh 3-9 2-2 8, Lau 2-7 2-2 7, McWilliams 1-3 0-0 2, Pina 0-4 0-0 0, Ademusayo 1-5 0-0 2, Fuqu Wang 1-1 0-0 2, Goodchild 0-0 0-0 0, Daley 12-18 0-0 24, Harter 0-1 0-0 0, Weaver 4-7 2-3 11, Totals 25-65 12-13 64
Indiana 26 17 28 13 — 84
Northwestern 21 12 12 19 — 64
3-Point Goals: Indiana 7-21 (Garzon 1-4, Moore-McNeil 0-1, Parrish 2-6, Scalia 3-7, LaMendola 1-1, Sandvik 0-2), Northwestern 2-12 (Mott 0-1, Walsh 0-2, Lau 1-3, Pina 0-2, Harter 0-1, Weaver 1-3).
Assists: Indiana 17 (Moore-McNeil 4), Northwestern 16 (Lau 6).
Fouled Out: None.
Rebounds: Indiana 41 (Parrish 10), Northwestern 27 (Lau 6).
Total Fouls: Indiana 15, Northwestern 17.
Technical Fouls: None.
Attendance: 2,864.