BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Chloe Moore-McNeil scored 12 of her career-high 22 points in a game-changing third quarter, Mackenize Holmes became Indiana's all-time leading scorer and the 14th-ranked Indiana went on to defeat Purdue 95-62 on Sunday.
Moore-McNeil's 3-pointer capped an 11-0 run that gave the Hoosiers' a 55-34 four minutes into the second half. She also had 3-pointers on Indiana's next two possessions and then converted a three-point play, finishing the quarter 4 for 4 with her team on top 72-46.
Holmes got the limelight in the fourth quarter, her layup midway through giving her 2,365 points, one more than Tyra Buss (2014-18). Holmes left the game to a standing ovation at the next dead ball.
The game between in-state rivals drew 13,304 fans, the third-largest women's crowd ever at Assembly Hall.
Sara Scalia had 19 points for the Hoosiers (20-3, 11-2 Big Ten Conference) on bobblehead giveaway night for coach Teri Moren. Holmes finished with 17 points, and Lexus Bargesser had 12 with nine rebounds.
Moore-McNeil, fresh off becoming the second Hoosier with a triple-double, had five rebounds and five assists. She was 5-for-5 shooting from distance as Indiana went 13 of 21 (62%) on 3s and shot 59% over (36 of 61).
Mary Ashley Stevenson scored 16 points for the Boilermakers (10-13, 3-9). Caitlyn Harper added 13 points, and Sophie Swanson had 11. Purdue was 5 of 13 on 3s and shot 45% overall.
Indiana had a combined 25 points off turnovers and on second-chance opportunities, while the Boilermakers had no points.
Purdue never led, but a Stevenson 3 tied the game at seven, and the Boilermakers only trailed 18-14 after one quarter. Indiana stretched the lead to 41-30 at the half.
Indiana is at Wisconsin on Wednesday when Purdue goes to Northwestern.
No. 14 Indiana 95, Purdue 62
PURDUE (10-13) — Caitlyn Harper 4-6 4-4 13, Stevenson 7-9 1-2 16, Ellis 1-7 0-0 2, Madison Layden 1-7 4-4 6, Terry 2-5 0-0 4, Alaina Harper 0-0 0-0 0, Reynolds 1-2 2-2 4, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, McKenna Layden 2-2 0-0 4, Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Swanson 4-8 0-0 11, Totals: 23-51 11-12 62
INDIANA (20-3) — Holmes 7-14 3-3 17, Bargesser 4-8 4-5 12, Garzon 3-5 1-2 9, Moore-McNeil 8-11 1-1 22, Scalia 7-13 1-2 19, Meister 2-4 0-0 4, Wisne 0-0 0-0 0, Beaumont 2-2 0-0 4, LaMendola 3-3 0-0 8, Sandvik 0-1 0-0 0, Totals: 36-61 10-13 95
Purdue 14 16 16 16 — 62
Indiana 18 23 31 23 — 95
3-Point Goals—Purdue 5-13 (C.Harper 1-2, Stevenson 1-1, Ellis 0-2, Ma.Layden 0-1, Smith 0-1, Swanson 3-6), Indiana 13-21 (Garzon 2-4, Moore-McNeil 5-5, Scalia 4-10, LaMendola 2-2). Assists_Purdue 12 (Jones 5), Indiana 19 (Moore-McNeil 5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Purdue 21 (Terry 7), Indiana 32 (Bargesser 9). Total Fouls—Purdue 17, Indiana 15. Technical Fouls—None. A—13,304.
