WBB Box Score: Indiana 73, No. 18/17 Baylor 65

[Pirtle, Colin]

Game book attached. Coach Collen’s opening statement is available in the Media Resources Folder<https://baylor.box.com/s/bvrpq1jak1r4a333r0ocfbph25jixglz>.

Indiana (4-2) 73, No. 18/17 Baylor (4-2) 65
Paradise Island, The Bahamas (Imperial Arena)
Saturday, Nov. 24, 2024


  *   Baylor suffered its first international loss in the Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinal game, falling to the Indiana Hoosiers, 73-65
  *   The Hoosiers got their first win against the Bears on Sunday, but Baylor still leads the series 3-1.
  *   Baylor shot 33.3% from the floor, 30.4% from three, matching the season-low FG percentage from the TAMU-CC game.
  *   BU lost its second game outside of Foster Pavilion and its first game on a neutral site this season.
  *   Nicki Collen is 78-30 in her fourth season leading the Bears.
  *   Collen is 22-5 in the month of November and winless when trailing at half this season.
  *   Despite pulling away, Baylor held Indiana to 37.5% from the floor.
  *   Saturday afternoon’s loss is the first for Baylor outside of the United States, moving to 14-1. Collen is 4-1 abroad.
  *   Yaya Felder led scoring for BU off the bench for the first time this season. Her 20 points and five 3-pointers were the most in a Baylor uniform.
  *   It was Felder’s 50th-career 10+ point game.
  *   Jada Walker scored 15 points in 34 minutes, her third 15+ point game of the season. Walker grabbed six rebounds and drew 12 fouls, while only committing three.
  *   Aaronette Vonleh had her third double-digit performance at BU, 59th career, in an 11-point eight-rebound performance against the Hoosiers.
  *   Darianna Littlepage-Buggs was held to the lowest output of the season, only five points and eight rebounds because of early foul trouble. The junior only played 20 minutes before picking up her fifth personal foul.
  *   Bella Fontleroy scored seven points in 35 minutes, only 1-for-4 after a career day behind the arc on Saturday.
  *   Sarah Andrews was held to three points but dished out five assists.
  *   Kyla Abraham had 13 quality minutes on the court, scoring two points, but adding three rebounds and two big blocks to add momentum to the Baylor bench.
  *   Waiata Jennings was 1-for-2 from the floor, playing nine minutes.
  *   Baylor started Jada Walker, Sarah Andrews, Darianna Littlepage-Buggs, Aaronette Vonleh and Bella Fontleroy for the sixth time this season in as many games.

     *   Walker is 30-10, Andrews is 75-31, Littlepage-Buggs is 42-17, Fontleroy is 25-12 and Vonleh is 4-2 as starters at Baylor.

  *   Baylor continues the Battle 4 Atlantis against either North Carolina or Villanova in the third-place game on Monday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.


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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 940-564-0351

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