WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Coming off a win over No. 22 Illinois on Thursday night, the Purdue women's basketball team will travel to Columbus to face No. 2/5 Ohio State on Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena. Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. on B1G+.
Tim Newton will hit the airways for the Purdue Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (14-6, 5-5) at No. 2/5 Ohio State (19-2 ,8-2)
Sunday, Jan. 29
Time: 1 PM
TV: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers dominated on the defensive end to knock off No. 22 Illinois last Thursday, 62-52. The Illini entered the game as the most accurate Big Ten team behind the 3-point line, only for Purdue to hold them to 4-of-26 (15.4%) from distance. Abbey Ellis tallied 16 points, while Jeanae Terry recorded her third double-double of the campaign with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
NOTES
• Purdue trails the all-time to Ohio State 31-49.
• Sunday will be the second of three straight games against a ranked opponent for the Boilermakers – at No. 22 Illinois (W, 62-52), at No. 2/5 Ohio State and vs. No. 6 Indiana.
• Ellis has steadily climbed the national ranks to move up to 11th in free throw percentage, now at 89.7% on the year.
• Jeanae Terry posted her third double-double of the season on Thursday night with 10 points and a season-high 14 rebounds. The Detroit native is one of five players in the nation to record five points, assists and rebounds in 10 different games this season.
• After holding its last two opponents to under 33% shooting, Purdue jumped up to third in the Big Ten with an opponent field goal clip of 37.9%. The Boilermakers are 10-1 this season when holding an opponent to 40% shooting or worse.
• Aiding to Purdue's multi-headed attack, the Boilermakers are getting an average of 22.7 points per game from their bench.
•Caitlyn Harper crossed the 1,500-point mark for her career against Illinois. Fellow transfer Lasha Petree needs 54 points to hit 2,000.
• Reaching double figures in three of the last four games, Abbey Ellis has averaged 21.3 points per game during that stretch.
• Purdue has picked up 18 wins against AP top-5 opponents with the last one coming against No. 4 Texas A&M in 2011.