WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – After a week off, the Purdue women's basketball team is set to open the second half of Big Ten play Sunday afternoon on the road at Illinois. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network+.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will have the call on the 95.3 BOB FM and the TuneIn app.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (6-8, 3-7) at Illinois (2-11, 0-10)
Sunday, Feb. 7
Time: 3 PM
TV: Big Ten Network+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: PurdueStats.com
The Boilermakers have rolled against the Fighting Illini over the last decade winning 17 of the last 19 meetings, including the last nine straight. Purdue has had a margin of victory of at least 10 points in last seven contests.
Fatou Diagne enters Sunday's game on a four-game double-doubles streak, tied for the second longest in program history. Currently tied with Stacey Lovelace and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton, Diagne's stretch is second only to the program record of nine games set by Whitney Bays during the 2014-15 season. The senior is one of five players from the Big Ten to average nine points and nine rebounds during league play.
NOTES
• The Boilermakers have a healthy 61-17 series lead over the Fighting Illini, with a 25-11 mark in Champaign.
• Purdue has a 21-8 record when playing on Super Bowl Sunday. Randomly, NFC teams have won the Super Bowl 21 of the 29 times when Purdue has played during the NFL championship game.
• Madison Layden continues to have one of the better all-around rookie seasons in program history. The Kokomo, Ind., native is currently tied for ninth in assists per game (3.0), second in steals per game (2.0), second in 3-pointers per game (1.9) and seventh in minutes per game (29.5)
• Brooke Moore has found her scoring touch with three straight games in double figures. The junior averaged 13.6 points per game during the stretch to take her season average up to 11.3 points per game.
• With a career-high 18 rebounds against Penn State, Fatou Diagne posted the 14th-most boards in a game in program history and became the only player from the Big Ten to snag at least 17 boards in multiple games this season.
• The Boilermakers have held 9-of-14 opponents below their season scoring, keeping teams to an average of four points under.
• Purdue's 3-point shooting has ignited away from home, averaging 7.3 triples per game on the road to 5.1 at home.
• Kayana Traylor benefited from Purdue's four games that have come after a week off, averaging 13.8 points and 5.5 free throws per game.
• Tamara Farquhar had a perfect outing from the field against Penn State with 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting with four assists. The senior is one of 19 players nationally in the last six seasons to score at least 15 points with a perfect field goal percentage and at least four assists.
• The Boilermakers have worked the ball inside over the last two games, averaging 39 points per game in the paint.
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