INDIANAPOLIS — The semifinals and championship game of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament will return to Indianapolis in 2025, the NCAA announced Tuesday. The NCAA created the 32-team WBIT as part of its response to an independent 2021 gender-equity report that found there were longstanding disparities between men’s and women’s postseason opportunities. “Indianapolis did an outstanding job hosting our inaugural …
INDIANAPOLIS — Makira Cook rebounded from first-half foul trouble by scoring 22 of her 27 points in the second half and Kendall Bostic had 15 points and 15 rebounds, leading fourth-seeded Illinois past top-seeded Villanova 71-57 on Wednesday night to win the first Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament championship. They celebrated in front of a large, loud orange-clad crowd that made …
INDIANAPOLIS — Makira Cook scored 16 of her 20 points in the first half and Genesis Bryant finished with 18 points as fourth-seeded Illinois beat top-seeded Washington State 81-58 in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament semifinals Monday night. Illinois won four postseason games in a single tournament for the first time in school history and is chasing the school’s first …
INDIANAPOLIS — Lucy Olsen scored 21 points and Kaitlyn Orihel added 13 to lead Villanova past Penn State 58-53 in Monday’s first Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament semifinal. Villanova looked to be in control late in the third quarter when the Nittany Lions missed seven of their last eight shots, going scoreless for the final 2:24, while the Wildcats made five …
