LINCOLN, Neb. — Mackenzie Holmes had 22 points, Sydney Parrish hit six 3-pointers and scored 20, and Sara Scalia sank five 3s and scored 19 as No. 14 Indiana cruised past Nebraska 91-69 on Sunday for its 12th straight victory.
Holmes made 10 of 14 shots and grabbed six rebounds for the Hoosiers (13-1, 4-0 Big Ten Conference). Parrish sank 7 of 11 shots — 6 of 7 from beyond the arc. She also had six boards. Scalia hit 5 of 10 from distance, adding seven assists and six rebounds. Chloe Moore-McNeil pitched in with 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting.
Alexis Markowski had 21 points for the Cornhuskers (11-4, 3-1) on 9-for-14 shooting. She made all three of her 3-pointers and added six rebounds. Logan Nissley came off the bench to hit three 3-pointers, scoring 13.
Parrish scored 12 of Indiana's 20 first-quarter points, helping the Hoosiers take a five-point lead into the second quarter.
Parrish sank 5 of 6 shots from 3-point range in the first half and scored 17, Holmes scored nine on 4-for-5 shooting and Indiana led 42-29 at halftime. The Hoosiers shot 61% from the floor and made 8 of 13 from beyond the arc (61.5%) in taking the 13-point lead. Markowski had 14 points at the break for Nebraska.
Holmes scored the first four points of the third quarter, but Nebraska closed to within 55-48 on a 3-pointer by Annika Stewart at the 3:49 mark. Scalia answered with a 3-pointer and Holmes scored seven in a 14-2 run to push the Hoosiers' lead to 69-49 with one quarter remaining.
The Hoosiers sank 34 of 56 shots (60.7%) and made 14 of 23 from distance (60.9%). The Cornhuskers shot 44.3% (27 of 61) and made 9 of 22 from distance (40.9%).
Indiana's longest win streak is 15. The Hoosiers, who have won 13 conference games in a row at home, beat the Cornhuskers for the seventh time in the last eight matchups and lead the all-time series 12-6.
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Indiana: The Hoosiers return home to play Penn State on Wednesday.
Nebraska: The Cornhuskers will host Illinois on Thursday.
No. 14 Indiana 91, Nebraska 69
INDIANA (13-1) — Holmes 10-14 2-4 22, Garzon 1-6 0-0 3, Moore-McNeil 6-7 2-2 16, Parrish 7-11 0-0 20, Scalia 5-10 4-6 19, Meister 2-2 1-2 5, Bargesser 1-3 0-0 2, Beaumont 1-1 0-0 2, LaMendola 1-2 0-0 2, Sandvik 0-0 0-0 0, Totals: 34-56 9-14 91
NEBRASKA (11-4) — Potts 4-10 1-2 9, Markowski 9-14 0-0 21, Krull 1-2 0-0 2, Shelley 1-7 4-4 6, White 1-4 0-0 3, Petrie 1-5 1-2 3, Stewart 2-3 0-0 6, Coley 1-1 0-0 2, Hake 2-6 0-0 4, Moriarty 0-0 0-0 0, Nissley 5-9 0-0 13, Totals: 27-61 6-8 69
Indiana 20 22 27 22 — 91
Nebraska 15 14 20 20 — 69
3-Point Goals—Indiana 14-23 (Garzon 1-4, Moore-McNeil 2-2, Parrish 6-7, Scalia 5-10), Nebraska 9-22 (Potts 0-3, Markowski 3-3, Shelley 0-4, White 1-1, Petrie 0-1, Stewart 2-3, Hake 0-1, Nissley 3-6). Assists—Indiana 22 (Scalia 7), Nebraska 19 (White 5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 30 (Holmes 6, Parrish 6, Scalia 6), Nebraska 29 (Markowski 6). Total Fouls—Indiana 15, Nebraska 15. Technical Fouls—None. A—9,059.
