College basketball roundup: No. 6 Indiana women down No. 2 Ohio State

Mackenzie Holmes scored 26 points, Yarden Garzon added 20 and No. 6 Indiana surged in the third quarter, rallying past No. 2 Ohio State 78-65 Thursday night in a Big Ten women's basketball game at Bloomington, Ind.

January 27, 2023 at 6:47AM
Ohio State's Rebeka Mikulasikova (23) goes to the basket against Indiana's Mackenzie Holmes (54) and Sydney Parrish (33) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Ohio State’s Rebeka Mikulasikova (23) found she had little room to operate against Indiana’s Mackenzie Holmes (54) and Sydney Parrish (33) during the first half in Bloomington, Ind., on Thursday. (Darron Cummings, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Mackenzie Holmes scored 26 points, Yarden Garzon added 20 and No. 6 Indiana surged in the third quarter, rallying past No. 2 Ohio State 78-65 Thursday night in a Big Ten women's basketball game at Bloomington, Ind.

The Hoosiers have won four straight in the series, seven in a row overall and maintained the best start in school history (19-1, 9-1 Big Ten) in front of a record regular-season crowd of 10,455.

Cotie McMahon led the Buckeyes (19-2, 8-2) with 21 points.

• Lou Lopez Senechal scored 26 points and Aaliyah Edwards added 25 to lead No. 5 Connecticut (19-2) past host Tennessee 84-67 in a matchup of iconic women's programs.

• Diamond Miller scored 23 points, and No. 10 Maryland (17-4, 8-2 Big Ten) closed the first quarter with a 13-2 run and led the rest of the way in a 72-64 victory over visiting No. 13 Michigan (16-5, 6-4).

• Syah Melland scored 22 points to lead South Dakota State (17-5, 10-0) past visiting St. Thomas 99-57 in a Summit League game. Jade Hill scored 17 for the Tommies (7-13, 2-8).

In men's games:

Zach Edey had 15 of his 19 points in the first half and Fletcher Loyer finished with 17 points to help No. 1 Purdue (20-1, 9-1 Big Ten) hold off host Michigan 75-70. The Wolverines (11-9, 5-4) were without standout freshman Jett Howard, who missed the game with an ankle injury.

• Tyler Walker and Jaden Akins hit big baskets down the stretch and host Michigan State (14-7, 6-4 Big Ten) defeated Iowa 63-61.

• Andrew Rohde had 15 points, eight assists and four steals in St. Thomas' 60-54 victory over visiting South Dakota State. Ahjany Lee added 12 points for the Tommies (14-9, 5-5 Summit).

• Boogie Ellis scored 27 of his career-high 31 points in the second half, and Southern California (15-6, 7-3 Pac-12) beat No. 8 UCLA 77-64 in Los Angeles.

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