WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Returning to Mackey Arena after back-to-back road games, the Purdue women's basketball team will host Michigan State on Thursday night at 7 p.m. Jordan Bernfield and Tyra Buss will have the television call on BTN.
Tim Newton will be courtside for 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (17-10, 8-7) vs. Michigan State (13-12, 6-8)
Date: Thursday, Feb. 20
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: BTN
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: PurdueStats.com
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The Boilermakers picked up a pair of road wins last week at Wisconsin and Illinois. After Dominique Oden knocked down a 3-pointer with 11.8 seconds remaining against the Badgers on Thursday to seal a 62-59 victory, Purdue shot 60.9% from the field in the second half to edge Illinois 70-58 on Sunday. Oden and Ae'Rianna Harris evenly split 32 points and 18 rebounds in the win.
Oden and Harris have found another gear in their final conference campaign. Harris leads the team with 15 points and 8.1 rebounds per Big Ten Conference game, while Oden is averaging 14.9 points and 6.1 boards in league action. Purdue has dished out 14.7 assists per game and outrebounded opponents by 2.8 boards in conference play.
PROMOTIONS TO KNOW
• The first 300 students through the gates will receive a Purdue trapper hat.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series against Michigan State 41-33, after Purdue's 76-66 win in East Lansing on Jan. 30.
• Oden is currently tied for third in program history with 127 career starts, four back from Erika Valek's record.
• Cassidy Hardin has caught fire from the outside over the last three games with 10 3-pointers.
• Purdue has 12 wins this season when committing at least 15 turnovers.
• Kayana Traylor is averaging 12.3 points over the last four games.
• The Boilermakers are seventh in the Big Ten standings with a mark of 8-7 with three games to play.
• Fatou Diagne has hauled down 9.3 rebounds per game during the last three outings.
• Entering their games against Purdue, opponents have failed to hit their scoring average 23 times and their field goal clip 19 times.
• The Boilermakers are 49th in the nation in blocked shots per game with 4.4, and 28th in total blocks with 119.
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