INDIANAPOLIS — A week didn’t seem to make much of a difference. As a result, the Gophers women’s basketball team is heading back home after a one-game stint in the Big Ten Conference tournament.

The Gophers (20-11), losers of three straight, now await their postseason fate. They’ll continue playing, but whether that is in the NCAA tournament remains to be seen. Minnesota entered the conference tournament firmly on the bubble, and the loss won’t help.

Washington (19-12) won its fifth straight game.

A two-point game at halftime, the Huskies pushed to a 14-point lead in the third before the Gophers cut it to six. But the Huskies’ lead was back to double figures early in the fourth and Washington wasn’t threatened after that.

Washington shot better than 54% overall and 63% while scoring 47 second-half points.

Elle Ladine — who scored 26 against the Gophers a week ago — scored 21 points with eight rebounds and five assists.