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w o m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l g o l d b o x e s l i n k t o g a m e s t o r i e s A Look Back At the last week of basketball BY KYLE CHARTERS KCharters@GoldandBlack.com P urdue rebounded from a loss at No. 2 Duke, in which the Boilermakers battled for the first 30 minutes before falling back, by picking up a dominating victory over IPFW in Mackey Arena. The game was the Boilermakers' first at home since Nov. 22; and they won't play again in Mackey until Dec. 22. The following is thoughts on the games: S While a 21-point loss never looks pretty, Purdue can pull positives away from the game at Duke. After all, the Blue Devils are loaded, with nine McDonald's AllAmericans and four collegiate AllAmericans. They are a Final Four contender, and perhaps one of only a few teams nationwide that could be considered a frontrunner for the national championship. But Purdue, probably because of its experienced backcourt, hasn't looked intimidated this season, either against Duke or fellow top10 opponent Stanford. The Boilermakers were able to use their quickness to get shots against the bigger more physical Blue Devils, an advantage they used to gain a three-point edge at half. But eventually Duke's size — and talent — wore Purdue down. Tom Campbell Still, there were positives to take away from a loss. S The Boilermakers are an offensively talented team, getting production outside from Courtney Moses and KK Houser — and against IFPW, they were equally as deadly — and Whitney Bays and Liza Clemons inside. And with the Boilermakers getting almost 30 a game from the bench, it's hard to slow all the weapons down. It all adds up to a better offensive team than what was envisioned during the preseason. It was on display vs. the Mastodons, when Purdue assisted on 28-of-32 field goals and hit 13 of its first 14 second-half attempts. S Purdue's largely done well in taking advantage of new rules on contact, particularly at the offensive end. One reason is the Boilermakers' free throw shooting, which has been excellent much of the year. Purdue's shooting 78.8 percent from the line, including a The Boilermakers are eighth game in which it made a school in the country, and first in the Big record 20 of 20 and another (vs. IPFW) in which it made all but one Ten, in free throw shooting this season. j of its 20 attempts. Flash Forward Opponent: Kansas Location: Lawrence, Kan. When: 3 p.m. Sunday Notables: The Jayhawks (4-4) had a three-game losing streak, yet still were receiving votes in Monday's USA Today Coaches Poll, prior to their game Thursday vs. Texas Southern. … Kansas is scoring only 63.6 points per game while shooting just over 40 percent from the field. It's hitting only 27 percent of its three-point attempts. … Junior forward Chelsea Gardner leads the Jayhawks, averaging 15.1 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. … Kansas has advanced to back-to-back Sweet 16s in the NCAA Tournament. … Purdue holds a 2-1 all-time series edge on Kansas, last playing in the second-round NCAA Tournament during the 1999 championship season. Purdue's offense, led by Courtney Moses, is averaging 76.1 points per game this season. Moses had 26 points against IPFW. GoldanDBlack express • volume 24, express 14 • 22