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.

“Great win,” Oregon coach Kelly Graves said. “Really proud of the team. We showed a lot of heart and guts tonight. Everybody contributed. It was truly a team win. … Our defense got us some points late in that game in that fourth quarter, and that was really the key.”

The Hoosiers (12-7, 4-4) got 14 from Karoline Striplin and 10 from Sydney Parrish, shooting just 38% on the night and committing 17 turnovers.

Much like the comeback win against Iowa on Sunday, the Ducks got off to a slow start offensively. They did not score until a pair of Scott free throws at the 5:19 mark of the first quarter, going down 9-4 early.

Indiana led 11-8 through one quarter, with Oregon shooting just 26% from the field. Striplin carried a Hoosiers offense that dealt with its own struggles throughout the first half.

Early in the second quarter, Phillipina Kyei picked up her second foul, sending her to the bench just when she was starting to make a difference in the game offensively. Oregon’s offensive woes continued as it turned the ball over with regularity and couldn’t hit its open looks.

Oregon’s best offensive production of the first half came from a consecutive pair of banked-in three-pointers by Scott, delighting the crowd in Eugene and giving the Ducks an 18-16 lead.

Indiana rattled off a 7-0 run, but the Ducks responded and cut the lead down to 25-22 by halftime. Once again, Oregon’s defense was keeping it competitive as its offense struggled.

Oregon went scoreless through a significant portion of the third quarter, and Indiana took advantage. The former Ducks guard Parrish nailed a three-pointer to give the Hoosiers a 32-22 lead, forcing a timeout by Graves.

Oregon would find its offensive success in transition. A three-pointer by Nani Falatea took the second half lid off for the Ducks at the five-minute mark, and Deja Kelly found Etute for an easy bucket moments later to cut the Indiana lead to five.

After a pair of missed free throws for Indiana, Sofia Bell hit a deep three-pointer. The Oregon run extended to 10-0 on a transition bucket by Etute, tying things up at 32 late in the third.

Indiana led 36-34 through three.

Ari Long started off the fourth with a pair of driving buckets for Oregon, and Graves stuck with a lineup that included both her and Etute — two players who have seen limited minutes this season for the Ducks. Both remained involved with their defense, rebounding and attacking the basket.

“I think what really worked for me was getting low, posting up and doing what I do best, being physical,” Etute said. “Just getting the rebounds because that’s what my team needed in that moment.”

Etute’s spinning layup tied it, 40-40, with seven minutes to go.

“I thought we played a little more desperate, took some chances defensively late,” Graves said. “The crowd really helped tonight on a couple of those possessions. … Indiana is a great team. I watch a lot of film, and I was, I wouldn’t say nervous, but I was very concerned about this game because they’re so good offensively. They can shoot at every level. … You can’t hide anybody.”

With its starters back in, Oregon retook the lead, 46-45, with just under three minutes to go on the steal and score by Elisa Mevius, electrifying the Matthew Knight Arena crowd. Another pair of transition baskets made it 50-45 with just over a minute to go, and Indiana had to begin playing the foul game as it turned the ball over.

The Ducks remained poised down the stretch, hitting their free throws and getting key stops en route to a third consecutive win.

Next game: Oregon (15-5, 6-3 Big Ten) at No. 21 Michigan State (16-3, 6-2)

• When: Thursday, Jan. 30
• Time: 3 p.m. PT
• Where: Breslin Center — East Lansing, Mich.
• TV: Big Ten Network
• Radio: Oregon Sports Network

— Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon Ducks and Big Ten Conference. Listen to the Ducks Confidential podcast or subscribe to the Ducks Roundup newsletter.