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"We knew that if we didn't turn it over, they couldn't score quickly in transition. But they got a couple easy transition points against us. Key Stat " 4-of-17 from the floor, but the Boil- ermakers were able to overcome the struggles from the perimeter by dominating on the inside. Purdue outscored the visi- Houser and Moses shot only tors nearly 2-to-1 in the paint, and it could have been more had the Boilermakers not missed so many layups. They shot only 39.2 percent. Bowling Green leading scorer Chrissy Steffen, who came in av- eraging nearly 20 per game, was held to only eight. the first half and for the first few minutes of the second. In doing so, the Boilermakers built a lead of 34 points, 52-18. But it was ugly afterward. Two Nov. 17 • Vadalabene Center Purdue played excellent in SIU EDWARDSVILLE 51 NO. 18 PURDUE 66, Through the first three games of the season, Drey Mingo is Purdue's leading scorer, averag- ing 13 points per game. Tom Campbell Key Stat In the second half, the Boiler- makers struggled in several areas. They turned the ball over too of- ten, finishing with 18 for the game. And they allowed too many offen- sive rebounds. SIUE scored seven points on second-chance points as they tried to come back. Versyp said during her postgame radio interview. Key Player Moses had 14 points for the "It was a tale of two halves," started 3-0, they've had too many droughts offensively. And that could hurt once the competition picks up with three games at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Is- lands this week. The Boilers have too many S Although the Boilers have TAKEAWAYS Boilermakers, helping Purdue hit 47 percent of their field goals. But she missed all three of her shots from long distance, and the Boil- ers made only two of their eight three-point attempts. Key Stretch Does the first 26 minutes big runs by the Cougars got the hosts closer. First, it was a 15-4 run to get SIUE to within 23 points with eight minutes left. Six min- utes later, the margin was down to 12 after a 14-2 stretch. But the Boilers easily held on. count as a stretch? The Boilers dominated the start, leading 52-18 with 14 min- utes left. The Cougars shot only 14 percent in the first half, when they had 13 points. Meanwhile, Purdue shot 54 percent in the first half. weapons — too many potential double-figure scorers, like Mingo, Ostarello, Moses, Houser, Chantel Poston, April Wilson and Taylor Manuel — to suffer through the scoring slumps. S Ostarello is just an unbe- lievable rebounder. Roos, Bowl- ing Green's first-year coach, might have called it best. "Sam Ostarello might be one but there's little reason to think Ostarello can't at least average 10 boards per game. She's averaging 11.7 through the first three games from her injury, but she's not yet reached her peak. Against Bowling Green, she appeared to be rush- ing offensively, with her body moving faster than her feet could. Still, she had 13 points and 12 re- bounds. back into playing regular- ly, her offensive numbers might really take off. But once she settles will unveil the 2012 Big Ten Tournament Champion- ship banner prior to the start of the Georgia Tech THIS AND THAT S The Boilermakers game on Nov. 28. S Moses is one made of the best rebounders not only in the Big Ten but in this region," Roos said. "She's a kid who can re- bound outside her area." Rebounding will get more difficult as Purdue takes on oppo- nents with more athletic forwards, three-pointer from the 100th of her career. Com- ing into the tournament, she is 99 of 280 for a career percentage of .354, 11th all-time at Purdue. S Ostarello is five re- bounds from her 600th career board and is 17th all-time at Purdue in rebounding, needing 32 rebounds to pass Erin Lawless for 16th place. j of the season. S Mingo has come back well 1. 2. Connecticut (17) 3. 4. Duke 5. Stanford (21) Baylor (1) 6. Penn State 7. 8. Georgia 9. Kentucky 10. Maryland 11. California 12. West Virginia 13. Oklahoma 14. PURDUE 15. Texas 16. Ohio State 17. Vanderbilt 18. St. John's 19. UCLA 20. Tennessee 21. Oklahoma State 22. Kansas 23. Nebraska 24. Dayton 25. North Carolina Other receiving votes: Iowa State, Texas A&M, Miami (Fla.), Georgia Tech, Delaware, George- town, DePaul, Virginia, Green Bay, Chatta- nooga, Rutgers, Middle Tennessee, Florida State, Iowa, South Carolina, Saint Joseph's, San Di- ego State, Gonzaga Notre Dame Louisville NATIONAL RANKINGS AP Top 25 (Nov. 19) 1. 4. Duke 5. 6. USA Today Coaches (Nov. 19) 2. Connecticut (12) 3. Stanford (17) Baylor (2) 7. Penn State 8. Kentucky 9. Georgia 10. Maryland 11. California 12. PURDUE 13. Oklahoma 14. West Virginia 15. Tennessee 16. St. John's 17. Ohio State 18. Oklahoma State 19. Vanderbilt 20. Nebraska 21. Texas 22. UCLA 23. Kansas 24. Texas A&M 25. Dayton Other receiving votes: Miami (Fla.), Gonzaga, South Carolina, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, North Carolina, Virginia, Dela- ware, DePaul, Green Bay, Georgetown, Syra- cuse, Middle Tennessee, Chattanooga, Rutgers, Florida State, Minnesota Notre Dame Louisville GOLDANDBLACK EXPRESS • VOLUME 23, EXPRESS 12 • 42