Feb. 23, 2011

Wisconsin 65, Indiana 57  Kohl Center • Madison, Wis.

1st 2nd Final  Indiana (9-18, 3-12) 26 31 57  Wisconsin (15-12, 10-5) 30 35 65 • Box Score  |  Box Score • Attendance: 5,182 • Game Highlights   |  Player Reactions • Gameday Blog  |  Postgame Notes • Postgame Press Conference   |  Postgame Quotes  Statistical Leaders  • Lin Zastrow: 21 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl  • Alyssa Karel: 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast, 1 Stl  • Jade Davis: 10 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast, 2 Stl  Stats at a Glance IND WIS  FG Percentage .355 .488  3-Point FG Percentage .313 .385  FT Percentage .667 .818  Offensive Rebounds 14 7  Defensive Rebounds 16 29  Total Rebounds 30 36  Turnovers 13 20  Assists 12 14  Steals 14 5  Wisconsin Women's Basketball Online • This Week in Women's Basketball • Women's Basketball Blog  |  Facebook • @BadgerWBBall on Twitter • U.S. Cellular Text Alerts  |  iPhone App • InsideBadgerSports.com   |  Photos • Interactive Guide  |  Record Book • Official Merchandise  |  Gameday Programs • Kohl Center  |  Visitors Guide

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MADISON, Wis. -- In its final regular season home game, the Wisconsin women's basketball team defeated Indiana, 65-57, to take over sole possession of third place in the Big Ten Conference with a 10-5 league mark (15-12 overall).

The Badgers clinched the victory with six points from the charity stripe in the final 1:23 including two apiece from junior Anya Covington, freshman Morgan Paige and senior Alyssa Karel.

The senior duo of Karel and Lin Zastrow anchored the Badgers offensively, allowing the team to shoot 48.8 percent from the field (21-of-43). Zastrow led the squad with 21 points, including an impressive 8-of-12 from the field and perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Karel tied her career-high with eight boards and shot 50 percent from the field (4-of-8) to finish second on the team. Junior Jade Davis also reached double figures for the second-straight game with 10 points.

Joining Karel's game-leading efforts off the glass, Zastrow, Covington and sophomore Taylor Wurtz each contributed six rebounds to help the Badgers outrebound the Hoosiers, 36-30.

The Badgers controlled the first half, holding the Hoosiers (9-18 overall, 3-12 Big Ten) to just one field goal and three free throws to lead 19-5 with 12:56 left in the first half.

Hot shooting from the Hoosiers helped the Crimson and Cream outscore the Badgers 21-11 in the final 12:32 of the first half to narrow the Badgers lead to just 30-26 at halftime.

Indiana opened the second half with a 14-6 run to obtain its first and greatest lead of the game at 40-36 with 12:58 left in the contest. In the next 5:25 of play, buoyed by seven-straight points from Zastrow, Wisconsin outscored the Hoosiers 17-7 to obtain a 53-47 advantage over the Hoosiers with 6:55 to play.  

Although the Hoosiers were able to come within one on two separate occasions in the final 6:12 of the game, the Badgers held Indiana to just three points in the final two minutes to seal the victory. 

The Hoosiers were led by Jori Davis and Hope Elam, who finished with 17 and 16 points, respectively. The duo was the only two Hoosiers to reach double figures as IU shot 35.5 percent from the field (22-of-62).

Forcing the Badgers to commit 20 turnovers, Indiana finished with 14 steals, the second-most by any UW opponent so far this season. Wisconsin finished with six steals while the Hoosiers committed 13 giveaways.

Wisconsin wraps up the regular season on the road at Ohio State on Sunday. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. (CT) and will be broadcast live on the Big Ten Network.