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No. 14 Indiana women win shootout with Michigan State 94-91, Moore-McNeil has triple-double
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Mackenzie Holmes scored 18 of her 28 points in the second half, Yarden Garzon had 11 of her 20 in the fourth quarter and No. 14 Indiana won a shootout with Michigan State 94-91 on Thursday night.
Chloe Moore-McNeil had a triple-double for the Hoosiers, who had five starters in double figures while shooting 10 of 20 from 3-point range, 67% overall (35 of 52) and 14 of 16 from the foul line. Indiana is 11-0 at home this season.
Julia Ayrault scored 25 to lead five players in double figures for the Spartans, who fell to 15-1 when scoring 80 points despite making 12 of 18 3-pointers and shooting 59% overall (33 of 56).
Sara Scalia’s 3-pointer gave Indiana a 77-76 lead with 6:11 to play, the Hoosiers’ first lead since 12-10 in a first quarter that saw the teams shoot a combined 24 of 34 and end with MSU on top 32-27. Moira Joiner had six consecutive Michigan State points to tie the game at 86 with 1:55 to play. Holmes broke the tie at 1:12.
After a Michigan State miss, Garzon hit a 15-foot jumper and after DeeDee Hagemann’s layup pulled the Spartans within 90-88 with 15.4 seconds left. Scalia and Moore-McNeil both made two free throws before Hagemann’s 3 ended it.
Moore-McNeil had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for the Hoosiers (19-3, 10-2 Big Ten Conference). Scalia had 21 points with five 3s and Lexus Bargesser had 10 points and six assists.
Moore-McNeil tied her career-high in rebounds and assists in getting the fourth Indiana triple-double and the first in three years.
Holmes moved within 17 points of passing Tyra Buss’ Indiana career scoring record (2,364) and within one game of Grace Berger, who had the last triple-double and was involved in 118 wins for the Hoosiers.
Hagemann scored 19 points and had 10 assists for the Spartans (17-6, 7-5), who had a four-game winning streak snapped. Joiner had 14 points and reserves Theryn Hallock and Tory Ozment scoredd 13 and 11, respectively. Ayrault made 9 of 11 shots, 5 of 6 behind the arc.
Ayrault had 12 points in the first quarter and 18 at halftime on 7-for-7 shooting with four 3-pointers, as Michigan State took a 53-43 lead. Both teams shot 65% in the first half.
Ozment had consecutive 3-pointers, giving the Spartans 61-51 and 64-53 leads in the third quarter but the Hoosiers went on a 13-2 run to tie the game. Garzon started and ended it with 3s, but Michigan State took a two-point lead into the fourth quarter when Hagemann scored on a drive just before the buzzer.
Fernando Mendoza did not attend Indiana University’s visit to the White House commemorating the Hoosiers’ college football national championship on Monday. The Las Vegas Raiders quarterback said earlier this month that he would not attend if it interfered with any activities with his new team.
“I’m on the bottom of the totem pole here,” Mendoza said following a rookie minicamp practice. “I got to prove myself. I can’t miss practice. I don’t know anything official. I don’t have the calendar, but I just wouldn’t. As a rookie, I don’t think that’s a good look, and I want to try to best serve my teammates. And I don’t know if that’d be accomplishing that goal.”
According to the team’s official offseason schedule, the Raiders did not have any formal practices or workouts on Monday. The team’s next organized activity is May 18, its first OTA workout.
“Fernando couldn’t be here today because, as I said, he’s now a member of the Las Vegas Raiders,” President Donald Trump said in his address. “Let’s see how good of a team they have, and I think he’s gonna do great. He’s a winner.”
Mendoza wasn’t the only absence. Center Pat Coogan and cornerback D’Angelo Ponds were among the other Hoosiers not in attendance for the event due to NFL obligations. Indiana had a program-record eight players selected in April’s NFL Draft.
Trump highlighted Mendoza’s accomplishments and contributions to the school’s first football national title. He celebrated Mendoza as Indiana’s inaugural Heisman Trophy winner and praised his fourth-quarter touchdown run in the championship game against Miami.
“He’s gonna be a good one,” Trump said.
Indiana was well-represented by returning members of the team. Charlie Becker, one of Mendoza’s go-to receivers during the College Football Playoffs, and Jamari Sharpe, whose late interception secured the title-game victory, both spoke on behalf of the school, as did head coach Curt Cignetti.
Mendoza is one of four members of the national champion Hoosiers who joined the Raiders this offseason. Running back Roman Hemby and wide receiver E.J. Williams Jr. signed as undrafted free agents in the days following the draft. Wide receiver Jonathan Brady earned a contract after impressing as a tryout player during rookie minicamp.
MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating a triple shooting that took place on Muncie’s south side Sunday evening that left a woman dead and two men injured.
According to police, at approximately 5:27 p.m., Muncie Police Officers were dispatched to the 2700 block of South Walnut Street in reference to reports of several people being shot.
Officers arrived and located three gunshot victims: A 23-year-old female who died from “multiple wounds,” a 39-year-old male who is hospitalized in stable condition, and a 40-year-old male who was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital in critical condition.
Police say a suspect is in custody, a 21-year-old man.
Police did not provide any additional information.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Muncie Police Detective Division at 765-747-4867 or dispatch at 765-747-4838.
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The Indiana Pacers lost 63 games this season for a chance at a franchise-changing lottery pick. On Sunday, May 10, they lost that chance, too.
All Pacers president Kevin Pritchard could do was apologize for taking the risk.
Indiana’s pick landed at No. 5 in the 2026 NBA Draft Lottery, one spot outside the top four protections attached to a midseason trade. The selection now belongs to the Los Angeles Clippers .
Shortly after the results were announced, Pritchard took social media and apologized.
“I’m really sorry to all our fans,” Pritchard wrote. “I own taking this risk. Surprised it came up 5th after this year. I thought we were due some luck.”
The Pacers entered the lottery with a 52.1% chance of securing a top-four pick after finishing 19-63, the second-worst record in the NBA. It wasn’t enough.
Indiana sent Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson, a 2028 second-round pick and a 2029 first-round pick to Los Angeles in the midseason deal for Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown, along with the conditional 2026 first-rounder. The pick was theirs to keep only if it landed in the top four.
Zubac appeared in just five games for Indiana after the trade because of a fractured rib.
“This team deserved a starting center to compete with the best teams next year,” Pritchard wrote. “We have always been resillient.”
Pritchard will have to be resilient if he looks at the replies to his statement. About half of the Pacers fans’ comments were not happy, and fans of other teams called him out for “tanking.”
There were also a large number of fans who were supportive of Pritchard taking that risk.
Tyrese Haliburton is expected to return next season after tearing his Achilles in last year’s NBA Finals. The Pacers will have him Pascal Siakam and a roster they think is built to compete. They just won’t have that first-round pick to add to it.
The 2026 NBA Draft begins June 23 in Brooklyn.
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