Indiana

Ugh. Michigan led through much of the game (including by as much as 15 early in the second half), but couldn't stop Indiana's comeback and fell 67-61. From mgoblue.com:

Senior forward Carly Benson (Carney, Mich./Carney-Nadeau Public School) recorded her 1,000th career point and became the 19th 1,000-point scorer in program history as the University of Michigan women's basketball team dropped its regular-season finale at Indiana, 67-61, on Sunday afternoon (March 1) in Assembly Hall.

U-M had four players in double figures led by 13 from Benson. Junior center Krista Phillips (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) and freshman guard Courtney Boylan (Chaska, Minn./Chaska) each contributed 12 points, while senior guard Jessica Minnfield (Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic) led the way on the glass with a team-high seven rebounds

Michigan came out of the second half gates on fire, converting on three of their first four shots and holding the Hoosiers scoreless through the first five minutes of the half as the Wolverines extended their lead to a game-high 15 points at the 15:24 mark. The Hoosiers would not go away, however, and used a 20-6 run over a span of six minutes to get back in the game, cutting the U-M lead to 54-53 at the 7:35 mark.

The Hoosiers took their first lead since the opening minutes of the first half with a basket from Jori Davis at the 5:11 mark and the teams exchanged buckets with neither team taking a lead of more than four points, but IU hit timely baskets down the stretch and forced the Wolverines into crucial turnovers to pick up the win.

Michigan faces Indiana today in a rematch in the first round of the Big 10 tournament. Let's hope they can find a way to turn things around and keep playing a bit longer.