No one needs to remind Indiana’s women’s basketball team of the small margins that often decide games. They know it all too well. “It's defi

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.

Indiana women’s basketball got tripped up at Assembly Hall on Thursday night in a disappointing 68-54 loss to Illinois. The Illini led for all but 86 seconds as they ended an eight-game losing streak at Indiana that dated back in 2012.

Indiana’s two consecutive 25-point losses appear to make NCAA Tournament talk a bit far-fetched, but the Hoosiers have time to repair the damage.