One thing has stumped Teri Moren all season: how inconsistent her team has been. Those inconsistences struck again in Michigan as Indiana suffered another Quad 1 loss.

The Hoosiers’ latest setback raises the stakes of their three remaining games against ranked opponents as they look to get on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble. The most recent bracket projections from ESPN and NCAA.com have them as a No. 10 seed.

Indiana allowed Michigan to heat up offensively and failed to stop it from scoring. The Wolverines shot 71.4% from the field and went 4 for 5 from 3-point range in the final quarter.

The Hoosiers (15-8, 7-5 Big Ten) led with 2 minutes, 24 seconds to go, but lost 70-67 to a Michigan team that eliminated them from the Big Ten tournament last season. The Wolverines (17-7, 8-5) pulled out the victory despite a dominant performance from IU's Karoline Striplin, who scored 28 points (one shy of her career-high) on 12 of 19 shooting.

The Hoosiers were led by Karoline Striplin, who had a season-high 28 points in the loss. She went 12-19 from the field, 4-7 from the free throw line, and grabbed seven rebounds in 30 minutes.

The Hoosiers had a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter but blew it, costing a chance to add to their March Madness resume.

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