March 3, 2005

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GAME NOTES
• Indiana leads the all-time series with Wisconsin, 37-14.
• The game marked the third-consecutive year that Wisconsin and Indiana have met in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. In 2003, Indiana defeated Wisconsin, 52-51, while the Hoosiers came away with a 57-39 victory in 2004.
• The double-overtime game was the fifth overtime game in the 11-year history of the Big Ten Tournament.
• It also was just the second double-overtime game in the history of the event. The first double-overtime game was during the 2002 Tournament when Ohio State defeated Michigan State, 89-82, in the first round.
• Wisconsin will play No. 1-seed Ohio State at noon EST Friday.

WISCONSIN NOTES
• UW set several team Big Ten Tournament records in today’s contest including 3-point field goals (9), 3-point attempts (25) and steals (15).
• Today’s contest marks the second-ever double overtime game in Wisconsin history, the first coming on January 19, 2002, when Wisconsin defeated Michigan State 86-78 in 2OT.
• The Badgers improve to 4-3 on the season in games decided by five points or less.
• Wisconsin was led by its two freshmen guards. Janese Banks led all scorers with career-high tying 23 points and Big Ten Freshman of the Year Jolene Anderson added 20 points, her 11th 20-point game of the season.
• Anderson rewrote the freshman record books this season, besting the UW freshman records in scoring (490) and average (18.2).
• Wisconsin had two players record double-doubles. Anderson recorded her fourth career double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan Wilson also notched her fourth career double-double with 13 points and a season-high 11 boards.
• With four steals in today’s contest, Stephanie Rich climbed to eighth on the Badgers career steals list with 205.

INDIANA NOTES
• Head coach Kathi Bennett, who announced her resignation earlier this week, finished her fifth season at IU with a record of 72-74. In her 17 years of coaching, Bennett has compiled a mark of 296-178.
• Before today, Indiana had never played in a double-overtime game. The last time the Hoosiers played in an overtime game was this season, in a 62-58 loss on February 20 against Purdue.
• Indiana is 10-12 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament.
• Junior Cyndi Valentin led the Hoosiers with 16 points, marking the 17th time this season she has scored in double figures.
• Angela Hawkins recorded her third double-double of the season with 15 points and 16 rebounds. It also was the seventh double-double of her career.
• Senior Annika Boyd led the Hoosiers with a career-high five assists. Her previous personal-best was one assist.