Indiana Hoosiers vs Purdue Boilermakers
Purdue women rally, top Indiana in Big Ten quarters 66-60
INDIANAPOLIS -- Dominique Oden scored a career-high 24 points, Ashley Morrissette added 21 and fifth-seeded Purdue rallied from 17 points down in the second half to defeat fourth-seeded Indiana 66-60 on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament.
The Boilermakers (21-11), who play top-seeded and ninth-ranked Ohio State in the semifinals on Saturday, took the lead with a late 10-0 run. Dominique McBryde started it with a basket at 1:55. On the next possession Andreona Keys' layup put Purdue ahead 56-55. The dagger was a 3 by Oden with 38.3 seconds to go. Three free throws followed and it was 62-55 with 21.5 to play.
There was some drama as Karlee McBride made three free throws with 17.1 to go, but Oden and Morrissette made two free throws each.
Indiana (20-10) had 10-0 and 8-0 runs in the second quarter, shot 50 percent in the first half with six 3-pointers, and led 39-24 at the break.
After the Hoosiers scored first in the third quarter, Purdue reeled off 14 straight points to get back in the game, trailing 45-43.
Indiana shot 22 percent -- missing all 10 of its 3-pointers -- in the second half. Tyra Buss scored 16 points, Alexis Gassion and Amanda Cahill added 14 apiece with 13 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:Cameron Inouye
Referee:Felicia Grinter
Referee:Tim Daley
2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |
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