Indiana girls basketball Jan. 29: Austin's 85-42 win headlines selected results

Austin's 85-42 dominance of Salem was the standout result among selected Indiana high-school girls basketball scores, an offensive outburst that will reverberate in local rankings and postseason positioning. Adams Central edged Fort Wayne Blackhawk 44-36, Beech Grove beat Triton Central 53-42, Bloomington North topped Terre Haute North 49-30, and Center Grove defeated Avon 49-36. One scoreboard line appears truncated in the available results: "Columbus Nort", the remainder of that entry and its score were not provided and require follow-up.

The night’s college-level story unfolded at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, where Indiana’s struggles continued in a 95-67 loss to No. 9 Michigan. Michigan built an early cushion and never relinquished control, outscoring Indiana by comfortable margins in each quarter (Michigan 24-25-23-23; Indiana 15-16-18-18). Olivia Olson spearheaded the Wolverines with a season-high 27 points, and Mila Holloway added 17. Michigan shot 51.5 percent from the field and outrebounded Indiana 37-25, turning physical advantages into consistent second-chance opportunities.

Indiana received a 17-point effort from Maya Makalusky, but the Hoosiers suffered in key areas. Shay Ciezki, who entered the game with a league-leading 23.6 points per game, finished with 13 and fouled out midway through the fourth quarter. Michigan’s defensive pressure was a decisive factor: "The Wolverines, led by Syla Swords' career-high five steals, converted 23 Indiana turnovers into 34 points." That sequence of pressure and capitalization defined the game’s momentum. "It didn’t take the Wolverines long to assert themselves in a contest in which they never trailed." Michigan opened on a 12-3 run and "used an 8-0 spurt midway into the second quarter to extend the margin to 40-20," a stretch that put Indiana in a hole it never climbed out of.

The loss drops Indiana to 11-11 overall and 0-10 in Big Ten play, extending a nine-game losing streak and sealing a 0-8 January. Michigan improved to 18-3, 9-1 in conference, reinforcing its top-10 standing and league title aspirations. From a program perspective, Indiana’s slide pressures roster depth and strategic adjustments; persistent turnover issues and rebounding deficits highlight areas needing immediate attention as the calendar flips to February and a road trip to Northwestern looms.

At the high-school level, Austin’s blowout victory signals a program firing on both ends, a result that can energize community support, influence seeding conversations, and attract regional attention. For readers tracking Hoosier hoops, the juxtaposition of vibrant high-school performances and the college program’s midseason woes underscores a broader conversation about player development pipelines and local basketball culture in Indiana.

What comes next: verify the truncated Columbus entry for the complete high-school score, and watch whether Indiana’s coaching staff can arrest the turnover trend before the Feb. 1 game at Northwestern as the Hoosiers strive to salvage momentum down the stretch.