BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The ‘Cats got close, but couldn’t hang on.
Northwestern (14-10, 6-7 B1G) fought valiantly on the road against No. 5 Indiana (19-4, 11-2), grabbing a lead in the third quarter before giving up a big fourth quarter run and losing 69-58.
Veronica Burton posted another stellar outing for the Wildcats, finishing with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals. Jillian Brown and Lauryn Satterwhite each finished with 14 points as well. For Indiana, it was the Aleksa Gulbe show. The senior ended the game with 20 points and 12 rebounds while shooting an efficient 7-for-12 from the field.