Indiana women roll to 81-65 win over No. 18 Michigan State

Indiana women roll to 81-65 win over No. 18 Michigan State

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 5:20 p.m. ET

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Tyra Buss scored 24 points, Amanda Cahill and Karlee McBride added 17 each and Indiana rolled to an 81-65 win over No. 18 Michigan State on Wednesday night.

The trio combined for the first 13 points of the game as the Hoosiers shot 52 percent and converted 14 Michigan State turnovers to 27 points in the first half for a 39-25 lead. McBride had 13 points.

Indiana (10-7, 2-3 Big Ten) then shot 61.5 percent and made 25 of 32 free throws in the second half to hand the Spartans (12-4, 3-2) their worst loss of the season.

Jasmine Hines had 24 points and Aerial Powers 14 for Michigan State, which finished with 24 turnovers that turned into 41 points. The Spartans shot 36.5 percent (23 of 63), going 4 of 22 behind the arc.

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Buss has scored in double figures 21 straight games.

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