BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mackenzie Holmes scored a season-high 32 points on 15-of-17 shooting and No. 16 Indiana rebounded from a big loss with an 85-62 win over Minnesota on Wednesday night.
The Hoosiers bounced back from an 84-57 loss to now-No. 2 Iowa on Saturday by making 11 of 24 3-pointers, shooting 59% overall (33 of 56) and having 23 assists on the 33 baskets.
Sara Scalia scored 22 points and Sydney Parrish added 15, both knocking down five 3-pointers for Indiana (15-2, 6-1 Big Ten Conference).
Grace Grocholski scored 19 points to lead the Golden Gophers (13-4, 3-3). Mara Braun added 14 points and Amaya Battle had 13.
Holmes had 11 in the first quarter, including seven straight in a 10-0 run, that put Indiana on top 20-13. Battle's basket to open the second quarter pulled Minnesota within 23-20 but Scalia ended up taking over with three 3s and 14 points for a 47-29 lead at halftime. Scalia, who was 5-of-7 shooting, outscored the Golden Gophers by three in the second quarter.
Minnesota got within 12 early in the third but the Hosiers scored seven straight, capped by Holmes' three-point play. Indiana then closed with a 7-0 run and it was 85-62 entering the fourth.
Indiana is at Purdue on Sunday. Michigan State is at Minnesota on Saturday.
BOX SCORE
MINNESOTA (13-4)
Grocholski 8-9 0-0 19, Heyer 1-7 0-0 3, Hart 3-5 0-2 6, Battle 4-15 4-4 13, Braun 6-15 2-2 14, Holloway 1-3 0-0 3, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0, Czinano 0-0 0-0 0, Sanders 1-2 2-5 4, Totals 24-57 8-13 62
INDIANA (15-2)
Holmes 15-17 2-2 32, Garzon 3-7 0-0 7, Moore-McNeil 1-3 2-2 4, Parrish 5-8 0-0 15, Scalia 8-17 1-2 22, Meister 1-3 1-2 3, Bargesser 0-0 2-4 2, Beaumont 0-1 0-0 0, LaMendola 0-0 0-0 0, Sandvik 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 33-56 8-12 85
Minnesota 18 11 18 15 — 62
Indiana 23 24 17 21 — 85
3-Point Goals: Minnesota 6-15 (Grocholski 3-4, Heyer 1-5, Battle 1-2, Braun 0-3, Holloway 1-1), Indiana 11-24 (Garzon 1-4, Moore-McNeil 0-1, Parrish 5-8, Scalia 5-11).
Rebounds: Minnesota 29 (Heyer 6), Indiana 32 (Garzon 9).
Assists: Minnesota 8 (Battle 3), Indiana 23 (Moore-McNeil 5, Parrish 5).
Total Fouls: Minnesota 14, Indiana 14.
Fouled Out: None.
Technical Fouls: None.
Attendance: 7,977.