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The top-seeded USC Trojans women’s basketball team returns to action on Friday to take on the Indiana Hoosiers in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament. USC earned a double-bye as the top seed. The game will tip off at 9:00 a.m. PT at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana and air on the Big Ten Network.
USC has put together a historic season to this point, boasting a 26-2 record, the Trojans best record through 28 games since the 1982-83 season when they won a national championship. They handed crosstown rival UCLA their only two losses of the season and claimed their first regular season conference championship since 1994.
Trojans star guard JuJu Watkins has followed her sensational freshman season with an even better sophomore campaign. Watkins has put together a dominate season on both ends of the floors. She led the conference in scoring (24.4 points per game) and was top five in blocks (6.7 per game) and steals (2.1 per game). The Los Angeles native was named Big Ten Player of the Year and earned unanimous All-Big Ten First Team and Big Ten All-Defensive Team honors.
Stanford grad transfer Kiki Iriafen has been instrumental to the Trojans success in her lone season in the Cardinal and Gold. Iriafen is averaging 18.1 points and 8.3 rebounds per game for USC. A year after winning the Katrina McClain Award, presented annually to the top power forward in women’s basketball, Iriafen is a finalist for the award this season. She was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Ten First Team.
Senior center Raya Marshall has anchored a Trojans team that led the Big Ten in blocks and offensive and defensive boards. Marshall earned Big Ten All-Defensive Team honors for her performance this season.
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Ninth-seeded Indiana defeated eighth-seeded Oregon 78-62 on Thursday in the second round of the tournament. Four Indiana players reached double figures, led by junior guard Yarden Garzon’s 18 points and sophomore guard Shay Ciezki’s 17 points.
USC and Indiana played back on Jan. 19. The Trojans fell behind by 11 in the second quarter, but battled back to take a six-point lead at halftime. The Hoosiers came storming back in third quarter and took a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter.
A 12-0 run by the Trojans halfway through the fourth pushed them ahead in what was a scrappy contest to hold off Indiana late for a 73-66 victory. The Hoosiers pushed USC for all 40 minutes and made life difficult for Watkins, who shot just 6 of 16 from floor but still finished the day with 22 points. Iriafen and freshman guard Kennedy Smith each scored 14 points, and every starter finished in double-figures.
The Trojans are 23-0 when scoring over 70 points, and 22-0 when they hold opponents to under 70 points.
USC is almost a lock to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament regardless of what happens in Indianapolis this weekend, but the Trojans have their eyes set winning the tournament championship and earning the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
On this episode of “Week in Review,” we cover the Indiana gambling case, the Bears’ 2026 schedule release and the Bulls landing the No. 4 draft pick. We also look at Jim’s Original moving after 85 years and Chicago Fire FC’s new McDonald’s Park stadium name. Plus, Cole Kmet joins Cop on a Rooftop, a White Sox phenom goes one on one and more top stories from around Chicago.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More than 50 Indiana law enforcement agencies are taking to the roof to help local athletes.
Police and safety officers will be stationed around various Dunkin’ Donuts, taking up donations for the Special Olympics. People who monetarily donate will receive a coupon for a free donut. Those who donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.
“Supporting the Special Olympics isn’t just an event for us — it’s a commitment to people who inspire us every day,” Sergeant Wes Rowlader said. “These athletes show what determination, courage, and community truly look like. Every dollar we raise helps transform that spirit into training, competition, and lifelong confidence.”
More than 20,000 Hoosier athletes train and compete for free within the Special Olympics. To date, Cop on a Rooftop has raised more than $125,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Indiana State Police will be at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 9821 Lima Road in Fort Wayne from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.
A man’s family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
Methodist Northlake Hospital officials said, around midnight Tuesday night, its security staff responded quickly after a patient took out a gun. The hospital said he’d threatened to shoot himself or others.
The hospital commended the security guard who shot the man for “neutralizing the threat and helping ensure the safety of our patients and employees.”
Family members identified the man who was shot as Otis Brown. They said he is a kind father to a 12-year-old boy.
“Just a great person, a happy-go-lucky, always out there trying to do the right thing,” said his fiancée, Stacey Taylor.
Taylor said she was on a business trip when she got a call that Brown had been shot multiple times.
“Scared, uncertainty; you know, what story is right? You know, what happened?” she said.
After he was shot, Brown was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor said she had no idea why Brown went to Methodist Northlake Hospital in the first place. His family said he was trying to leave the hospital when the shooting happened, claiming that the hospital gave him his gun back after he was cleared to leave.
“We just want to get answers, just want to know what happened, particularly when people are defaming his name,” Taylor said.
She and Brown’s family hope the hospital has surveillance video footage that can help provide answers.
Gary police have not provided any details on the shooting. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the shooting at the request of Gary police, but did not provide any further information.
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