WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will open a two-game road swing Thursday night with a trip to Illinois. Tip is slated for 8 p.m. (ET) from the State Farm Center on B1G+.
Tim Newton, the 2021 Indiana Sportscaster of the Year, will call the game courtside for the Purdue Sports Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
The University of Illinois requires that face masks must be worn in all facilities, regardless of vaccination status. All fans attending the game must show proof of vaccine (actual vaccine card or picture of card with valid ID) or proof of a negative COVID test by a medical professional within 72 hours of the game. Screening will occur prior to entering State Farm Center.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (11-6, 2-4) at Illinois (6-9, 1-3)
Thursday, Jan. 20
Time: 8 PM (ET)
TV: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers dropped the Barn Burner Trophy Game to No. 6/5 Indiana in overtime. Both clubs treated the 8,505 fans in the stands to an instant classic that saw Indiana pull away in the extra period 73-68. Abbey Ellis electrified the crowd with a 19-point effort, while Madison Layden added 15 points and eight rebounds. Brooke Moore went 6-for-6 at the line to finish with 18 points.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Illinois 62-18 with a 25-12 mark in Champaign.
• Abbey Ellis' performance on Sunday against Indiana sent the junior into the 1,000-point club for her career. She is one of 17 guards in the nation with 11 points with a field goal clip above 50%
• Jeanae Terry returns to her former stomping grounds against the Fighting Illini. In her first season at Purdue, Terry is one of 12 players across the country averaging at least seven points, five rebounds and five assists.
• Purdue leads the Big Ten and ranks 13th in the nation with an opponent 3-point clip of 24.7%
• Madison Layden has a been a consistent scorer for Purdue with 14 games in double figures, including the last 10 in a row.
• Cassidy Hardin's 3-point streak is at 18 games, good for fourth longest in program history.
• Brooke Moore leads the team in scoring in Big Ten games with 14 points per night. She ranks fifth in the nation in scoring by players without a start.
• Purdue is 3-1 in true road games this season, shooting 47.7% with 9.5 3-pointer per game.
• Led by Jeanae Terry's 89 assists, Purdue ranks 22nd in the nation and third in the Big Ten with 273 helpers this year.
• Ava Learn has set career highs in minutes, points and rebounds in each of the last two games, going for seven points and five rebounds in 23 minutes off the bench.