WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will hit the road to cap a two-game road trip Sunday afternoon at Illinois. The Boilermakers will look to complete the season sweep of the Fighting Illini at 3 p.m. (ET) on BTN+
Tim Newton will be courtside to bring you the game on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (16-10, 7-7) at Illinois (11-13, 2-11)
Date: Sunday, Feb. 16
Time: 3 p.m. (ET)
TV: BTN+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: fightingillini.com
The Boilermakers snapped out of a rough stretch Thursday night with a 62-59 road win at Wisconsin. Dominique Oden played the hero with a go-ahead 3-pointer with 11.8 seconds remaining, before the defense thwarted any game-tying effort by the Badgers. Ae'Rianna Harris went for a double-double with 23 points and 12 rebounds.
Harris made more news Friday afternoon when she was tabbed as a finalist for the Lisa Leslie Award. The senior was among the 10 best centers in the nation to be honored. Harris was already named to the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Midseason Team. The Indianapolis native leads the team with 13.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game to go along with 76 blocked shots.
NOTES
• The Boilermakers are 61-20 against the Fighting Illini, including wins in the last eight contests.
• Purdue pulled away to an 81-67 win against Illinois at Mackey Arena on Jan. 16. The Boilermakers put five players in double figures for the first time this season.
• Harris took over the top spot on Purdue's career double-doubles list with the 28th of her career against Wisconsin.
• Fatou Diagne has stepped up recently with 8.3 points and 9.3 rebounds per game over the last three outings.
• Cassidy Hardin knocked down six 3-pointers over her last three games to sit second on the team with 26 triples this season.
• Dominique Oden now sits fourth in Purdue history in games started (126) and minutes played (4,321).
• Despite going 2-3 over the last five games, Purdue has trimmed its turnovers per game down to 11.2 during the stretch.
• Purdue's starting lineup is averaging 51.7 points per game this season and has scored 80% of its total points.
• Harris came off the bench for just the second time this year against Wisconsin. She is averaging 24 points and 10.5 rebounds when not in the starting lineup.
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