WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team opens up the second half of Big Ten Conference play Thursday night at Michigan State. The Boilermakers enter the game tied for sixth in the league with a record of 5-4, two games out of second.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on BTN+. After celebrating his 900th game of calling Purdue Women's Basketball, Tim Newton will again be courtside on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (14-7, 5-4) vs. Michigan State (11-9, 4-5)
Date: Thursday, Jan. 30
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: BTN+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
Ae'Rianna Harris took home Big Ten Player of the Week honors for the first time this season. The senior averaged 23 points and 10.5 rebounds per game over two wins against Nebraska and Penn State. Harris etched her name atop three more records last week – Purdue's blocks record for men and women, the program mark for career double-doubles and the senior-season blocks record.
Dominique Oden has been a steady contributor for the Boilermakers in conference play. The Atlanta native leads the team with 15.1 points per game in league action, good for 10th the Big Ten. Oden has finished in double figures in eight of the nine conference outings, including a career-high 28 points and eight assists against Penn State.
NOTES
• Purdue leads its all-time series against Michigan State 40-33.
• The Boilermakers notched their fourth game with at least 20 assists against Penn State, recording a helper on 62.8% of their made field goals this season.
• Dating back to the start of the 2016-17 season, Oden, Harris and Karissa McLaughlin have accounted for 50.4% of Purdue total points.
• Since the Rutgers game, the Boilermakers have averaged 11.4 more points per game offensively.
• Purdue ranks atop the Big Ten in league contests with a 38.8% opponent field goal clip.
• The Boilermakers are 3-4 away from Mackey Arena this season, averaging just a tick under 60 points per game at 59.3, 11 points below their average at home.
• Oden and McLaughlin have combined for 39 of Purdue's 75 assists over the last seven games.
• Oden leads the team with 52 offensive rebounds on the year for 2.5 per game.
• Since sliding into the starting lineup, Jenelle Grant has shot 42.6% from the field and 41.7% from 3-point range.
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LACE UP FOUNDATION
Ahead of the Boilermakers' Feb. 9 game against Iowa for the Beat Cancer Pinkout, the Boilermakers are raising money for the Lace Up Foundation. Purdue will sport GOLD laces on their shoes to show its support for pediatric cancer research. All proceeds of this fundraiser will go to local Indiana hospitals. Click here to donate and make a difference in a child's life.
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