INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Hoosiers posted an 86-63 victory over the Butler Bulldogs on Wednesday night in front of 2,360 fans. Nicole Cardano-Hillary led all players with 29 points. The Bulldogs were led in the scoring column by freshman Alex Richard.
 
How It Happened
Richard and Zoe Jackson combined for 38 of Butler's 63 points on Wednesday night to lead the Bulldogs. Richard earned the start didn't miss a shot over the opening 20 minutes. She led all players with 12 at the half and would end with a team-best 20. Jackson also shot a great percentage from the field to net her 18 points.
 
The Bulldogs shot 50 percent from the field and Indiana was equally as impressive shooting 52 percent. Cardano-Hillary only missed one shot and was 7-for-8 from 3-point range to lead all players with 29 points. Grace Berger added 18 points and Ali Patberg was the team leader in assists with 10.
 
Indiana led Butler 7-2 early, but the Bulldogs would move forward and cut the lead to just two with 1:30 to play in the first frame. That two-point cushion would ride into the second quarter with 7:53 to play in the first half.
 
The big moment on Wednesday night followed the second quarter media timeout. Indiana went on an 8-0 scoring run to push the lead to 10 and forced BU into a timeout. The Hoosiers led 43-32 at the half and Cardano-Hillary would score 19 in the second half to keep IU on top.
 
Stat of the Game
Alex Richard filled up the box score with 20 points (10-for-13 shooting), four rebounds, one steal and one assist in 25 minutes of playing time.

Coach G Quotes
"Alex was extremely aggressive tonight," Godlevske stated. "She went out and executed what we work on every day."

"Zoe was a spark plug off the bench," Godlevske added. "She's a gamer. I loved her ability to get downhill on a very good, experienced IU team."

Inside the Box Score
- Butler shot 60% from the field in the second quarter and 54% in the fourth
- Trinity White played well in her BU debut with nine points, four rebounds and an assist
- Genesis Parker left the game with 8:53 to play in the third quarter (undisclosed injury)
- Every active BU player hit at least one field goal tonight except for Parker who left the game early
- Tenley Dowell led BU with five rebounds while also adding a steal
- Butler scored 34 points in the pain tonight, but only hit four of their 11 3-point field goals
- BU freshmen accounted for 53 of Butler's 63 total points
- The Butler women's basketball program set a new attendance record with 2,360 fans at Hinkle on Wednesday night!
 
Up Next
Fans can return to Hinkle Fieldhouse this Saturday afternoon for a 12 PM tip vs. Western Illinois #GoDawgs