Indiana women's basketball had multiple starters not play a single minute of the fourth quarter while attempting a comeback against Illinois, and Hoosiers coach Teri Moren defended her lineup choices after the game.

Illinois' Adalia McKenzie (24) gets past Indiana's Chloe Moore-McNeil (22) and Lilly Meister to score during the Indiana versus Illinois women's basketball game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. / Rich Janzaruk/Herald-Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Indiana women’s basketball got tripped up at Assembly Hall on Thursday night in a disappointing 68-54 loss to Illinois. The Illini led for all but 86 seconds as they ended an eight-game losing streak at Indiana that dated back in 2012.

Coming off a successful 2-0 road trip with wins over Northwestern and then-No. 23 Iowa, Indiana women’s basketball returned to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Thursday to take on Illinois.

Here's the full transcript of coach Teri Moren's postgame press conference after the Indiana women's basketball team lost 68-54 to Illinois.

It was a good week for Illinois basketball in the state of Indiana. Illini men’s basketball beat Indiana by 25 on Tuesday. On Thursday, Illinois women’s basketball beat the Hoosiers 68-54. Kendall Bostic led the Illini with 21 points.

Led by third-year head coach Shauna Green, Illinois sits at 12-4 and 2-3 in conference play. The Fighting Illini are coming off a 5-point victory over then-No. 23 Iowa on Jan. 9 inside the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.

The beats went on for No. 19 Illinois against Indiana on Tuesday in Bloomington – a 94-69 hammering, to be specific – as guard Kasparas Jakucionis returned to the lineup and, along with him, the Illini's briefly lost mojo.