How to watch the Oregon Ducks women’s basketball team as it takes on the Indiana Hoosiers. Preview and prediction for when the Ducks host Indiana in Matthew Knight Arena for a Big Ten matchup.

Carried once again by a lockdown defensive performance, Oregon women’s basketball finished strong in a 54-47 win over Indiana on Friday night at Matthew Knight Arena. The Ducks (15-5, 6-3 Big Ten) had 11 different players score, led by Peyton Scott with 14 points and Ehis Etute with nine. They won despite shooting 34% from the field as a team.

Indiana (12-7, 4-4 Big Ten) only had one field goal in the final 5:09 of the game and those turnovers all came before the Hoosiers could set up their half court offense. They gifted Oregon the ball at the top of the key and that led to a series of easy fast break layups.

After another strong defensive performance in a win over Indiana, Oregon women’s basketball is rising in the latest NCAA tournament projections. According to ESPN’s Charlie Creme, the Ducks (15-5, 6-3 Big Ten) stand atop a group of “last four byes” into the NCAA tournament — a group that also includes Illinois,

Oregon women's basketball wraps its homestand Friday vs. Indiana in another big Big Ten Conference game at Matthew Knight Arena.

Before Oregon coach Kelly Graves was hired in 2014, the Ducks hadn't made the Big Dance in nine seasons. The former Gonzaga coach took the Ducks to the tournament in his third year, beginning an unprecedented golden run in Oregon women's basketball history.