Berger’s late layup sends Indiana past Princeton 56-55

Published March 21, 2022 7:18 PM

By MICHAEL MAROT
AP Sports Writer

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Grace Berger scored the last of her 15 points on a spinning, tiebreaking layup with 28.2 seconds left and Nicole Cardano-Hillary added 12 points to help third-seeded Indiana beat Princeton 56-55 and reach its second straight Sweet 16. Ali Patberg sealed the win in her home finale with a steal with 3.8 seconds left. The Hoosiers have won five of their last six, this one in front of the third-largest crowd in school history,. Indiana now faces second-seeded UConn on Saturday. Julia Cunningham and Grace Stone each scored 13 for Princeton, which had an 18-game winning streak snapped.

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