No. 9 Seed Indiana Gets Opening NCAA Win Over Kneepkens & No. 8 Seed Utah

Gianna Kneepkens led Utah with 24 points, including a four-point play in the fourth quarter.

Yarden Garzon scored 17 points and Shay Ciezki added 16 as No. 9 seed Indiana won its opener for a sixth straight NCAA Tournament with a 76-68 victory over eighth-seeded Utah.

The Hoosiers reward for another 20-win season is a likely a matchup with the Birmingham 2 Region’s top seed in South Carolina — the defending national champions.

The Gamecocks play 16th-seeded Tennessee Tech later Friday.

Gianna Kneepkens led Utah with 24 points, including a four-point play in the fourth quarter.