Jan. 27, 2000
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Katie Douglas scored 19 of her 27 points in the second half as 17th-ranked Purdue wore down Minnesota for a 69-50 victory Thursday.
Kelly Komara scored 17 and Michelle Duhart added 11 to help the Boilermakers (13-5, 5-3 Big Ten) to their fourth straight victory.
The Golden Gophers (8-11, 1-7), who snapped a six-game losing streak with a non-conference victory Sunday over Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis, lost their 21st straight conference home game.
Purdue was unable to put away Minnesota until midway through the second half. A basket by the Gophers' Kim Bell with 17:34 remaining in the game cut Purdue's lead to 31-25. Purdue used a 12-4 run in building a 47-30 lead with 9:52 remaining.
Cassie VanderHeyden scored 15 points, the only Gopher to hit double figures.
Purdue jumped to a 25-13 lead after a basket by Komara with 7:15 left in the first half.
The Gophers went on a 10-0 run, closing to 25-23 on Brandy Pickens' bucket with 3:30 remaining before intermission. Purdue led 30-23 at the break.