w o m e n ' s
b a s k e t b a l l
boilers surge to second
BY KYLE CHARTERS
KCharters@GoldandBlack.com
No. 15 Purdue 67, No. 25
Michigan State 62
Jan. 27 • Breslin Center
Through seven games in the
Big Ten, the Boilermakers have
played four into overtime, the
latest coming Sunday at Michigan State. And like the first three
OT games, Purdue again came
out on top, gaining control early
in the extra session and winning
at the Breslin Center for the first
time since 2007.
The victory gave Purdue sole
possession of second place in the
Big Ten, a game behind Penn State.
Purdue, which led by eight
with less than five minutes to
go, saw its lead evaporate with
a 10-0 Spartan run. But the Boilermakers responded by getting
a critical tying basket by Drey
Mingo, then a defensive hold in
the final seconds.
"This was a really gritty effort," Coach Sharon Versyp said in
her post-game radio interview.
Key Player
Mingo was outstanding, playing likely her best game this season; she finished with 22 points
on 10-of-14 shooting and had 10
rebounds, recording her fourth
double-double of the year. Purdue
FLASH FORWARD
Opponent: Indiana
Location: Mackey Arena
When: 6:30 p.m., Thursday
Notables: The Hoosiers are 10-9 overall but only 1-5 in the
Big Ten, losers of four straight with an average margin of defeat of
20 points. … Indiana plays at Northwestern Monday night before
taking on the Boilers on Thursday. … First-year coach Curt Miller
is struggling to get the Hoosiers to score; they're averaging only
48 points per game during Big Ten play, with only two legitimate
scoring options in Aulani Sinclair and Jasmine McGhee. … Purdue
leads the series 49-25 and has won seven consecutive.
Key Stretch
Leading by one with under a
minute to go in OT — and without KK Houser, who had fouled
out with 16 points and 10 rebounds — reserve April Wilson
created a small opening on the
baseline and hit a 15-foot jumper
for a three-point lead.
After Purdue staved off two
short shot attempts at the other
end by MSU, Courtney Moses
sealed the victory from the line,
hitting the second of her two attempts for a four-point lead.
Key Stat
Purdue had 21 turnovers,
compared to only six for the
Spartans. And as a result, MichiTom Campbell gan State attempted 26 more
Drey Mingo had her best offensive game of the season at Michigan State, scoring 22 points on
field goals than the Boilermakers,
10-of-14 shooting from the field.
but it made one fewer. Purdue
also was 11-of-14 from the free
routinely went to its sixth-year se- "We were going to isolate her
throw line, compared to Michinior, including for the game-tying outside and she'd knock down a
gan State, which made only half
bucket with 31 seconds left in three; we had her down low and
of its 14 attempts.
regulation. Then, she hit the first she'd take it to the hole. Everyhoop of overtime, giving Purdue a thing we needed to do with her,
No. 15 Purdue 77,
lead it wouldn't relinquish.
we did.
Northwestern 73
"We said we were going
"She wanted the ball and
Jan. 24 • Mackey Arena
straight to her," Versyp said on wanted to deliver for her team."
Moses first hit a milestone
the postgame radio interview.
against the Wildcats, scoring
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