On Saturday afternoon, Purdue girls’s basketball went on the street to select up a 65-54 win over Northwestern. The Boilermakers snapped a two-game shedding streak after dropping video games towards Penn State and Michigan.
Purdue’s offense sputtered early within the recreation, which has been a standard theme through the Boilermakers’ struggles this season. Purdue obtained out to an 8-2 lead lower than three minutes into the sport however shot solely 35% from the sphere within the first quarter.
The protection of Katie Gearlds’ group picked up the slack and held Northwestern to simply 9 first-quarter factors and compelled 9 of the Wildcats’ 17 first-half turnovers early within the recreation.
The Boilermakers obtained it going offensively within the second quarter behind sophomore Jayla Smith’s 6 factors. Purdue shot 53% from the sphere and obtained contributions from Cassidy Hardin and Abbey Ellis within the quarter.
Purdue obtained out to a 30-16 lead on the 3:20 mark of the second quarter after a Caitlyn Harper layup and seemed to be in full management of the sport.Northwestern then responded with a livid comeback. The Wildcats went on a 13-0 run to shut the primary half and lower a 15-point Purdue result in only one heading into halftime.
After a stable begin within the first half, Abbey Ellis exploded popping out of the break. The senior switch scored 12 factors within the third quarter, together with two threes. Ellis has offered a spark all through the season and did so once more this afternoon, ending with a game-high 24 factors on the day.
Ellis led a run late within the third quarter that noticed the Purdue lead attain 9 with 1:37 left earlier than Northwestern scored to make it a 6-point recreation going into the fourth quarter.
Purdue carried some momentum into the fourth quarter to coast to a victory. While the Boilermakers struggled capturing within the closing quarter, the protection proved to be the deciding issue down the stretch.
Northwestern had 11 factors within the quarter and made solely three subject objective makes an attempt. Purdue was 4-17 from the sphere however hit 7-10 free throws and leaned on its protection to shut out the win.
Purdue strikes to 12-5 on the season and 3-4 throughout Big Ten play. The Boilermakers had misplaced three of their final 4 and struggled as convention play started. They will look to proceed their successful methods towards Nebraska on January 18th in Mackey Arena. The Cornhuskers have misplaced 4 of their final 5 video games and are 11-7 on the season.
