WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Half a point in the Governor's Cup is up for grabs Thursday night at 7 p.m, as the Purdue women's basketball team is set for the first of two showdowns against Indiana. The game will be streamed on BTN+.
Tim Newton will have the call on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (11-4, 2-1) at. No. 12/13 Indiana (13-2, 3-0)
Date: Thursday, Jan. 9
Time: 7 p.m.
Stream: BTN+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
The Boilermakers will hit the road for the fifth time this season. Offensively, Purdue is averaging 10.2 points per game less than home game, but the Boilermakers' defense has held opponents to an average of 59 points with 8.5 steals and 6.8 blocks per outing on the road. Ae'Rianna Harris leads the team on the road with 12.5 points per game.
Karissa McLaughlin is just two 3-pointers away becoming the fourth player in program history to amass 200 triples in a career. The junior leads the team with 12.8 points per game, averaging 14 points over the last five games. McLaughlin is second in the Big Ten with 34.6 minutes per game
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series against Indiana 55-32.
• Harris slid back to second in the NCAA active blocks leaders list with 331 career rejections.
• Head coach Sharon Versyp has 14 wins in her careers as a player and a coach at Assembly Hall.
• Cassidy Hardin is third on the team this season with 12 3-pointers at a 37.5% clip.
• Dominique Oden is 14th in Purdue history with 1,530 points, 35 away from Sharon Versyp in 13th.
• The Boilermakers have dropped four of their last six against the Hoosiers.
• Purdue will be without junior Tamara Farquhar for the remainder of the season due to injury.
• Indiana is the third ranked team the Boilermakers have faced this season, falling in the first two contests to No. 22 Gonzaga and No. 5 South Carolina.
• Purdue is 16th in the nation and second in the Big Ten with 76 blocked shots this season.
• Sophomore guard Kayana Traylor has dished out a team-high 62 assists, as the Boilermakers have assisted on 62.7% (216-344) of its made field goals.
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