Indiana starting point guard Chloe Moore-McNeil knew her team needed a strong effort with Parrish out. She scored 15 of her season-high 22 points in the first half while going 6 of 6 from the field with three made 3-pointers.

Indiana’s first-half summit would come later in the first quarter when the Hoosiers led 19-8, but Maine didn’t panic. The Black Bears (3-5) had a well-drilled, inside-out offense that began to break the Hoosiers down. The Black Bears made six shots in a row bridging the first to second quarter to slice Indiana’s lead to five.

The College Football Playoff rankings loomed large over the Old Oaken Bucket game between Indiana and Purdue on Saturday.

Kurtis Rourke threw two of his record-tying six touchdown passes to Elijah Sarratt, and Justice Ellison and Ty Son Lawton each rushed for scores as No. 10 Indiana routed Purdue 66-0 to win the Old Oak