Indiana women's basketball coach Teri Moren plans on sticking with the revised starting lineup she debuted in a 73-66 loss to No. 5 USC that featured Karoline Striplin in place of Lilly Meister. Striplin had 10 points and 3 rebounds in 28 minutes against the Trojans and played solid defense against Kiki Iriafen,

The Indiana Hoosiers go with a different starting lineup and stays with nationally ranked USC most of the way.

Indiana outrebounded USC 13-9, gave up 7 fastbreak points and did not allow the Trojans to get to the free-throw line. The Hoosiers pulled within 1 point of the Trojans at the end of the third quarter, putting them in position to make a run in the fourth quarter.

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The new Big Ten teams have made the conference race that much more challenging. This time, JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC come to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Indiana women’s basketball hosted No. 4 USC inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Sunday looking to rebound from a 14-point loss on its home floor just three days ago. Despite the Hoosiers leading by double digits in the first half and by 4 points in the fourth quarter, they fell 73-66 to the Trojans in Bloomington.