WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Fresh off a win on the road at Northwestern, the Purdue women's basketball team looks to make it two in a row when it squares off with Nebraska on Wednesday night at Mackey Arena. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. on B1G+.
Tim Newton and Jane Schott will have the call for the Purdue Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM.
The first 1,000 fans through the gates will receive a Purdue Basketball mini hoop.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (12-5, 3-4) vs. Nebraska (11-7, 3-4)
Wednesday, Jan. 18
Time: 7 PM
TV: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
The Boilermakers picked up a 65-54 win at Northwestern on Saturday. Abbey Ellis provided the spark offensively with 24 points, including a trio of 3-pointers and a perfect 7-for-7 mark at the line. Jeanae Terry finished one rebound shy of her third non-point double-double, going for six points, 10 assists and nine boards. Purdue forced Northwestern into 25 turnovers that flipped into 20 points for the Boilermakers.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Nebraska 10-7. The Boilermakers have won three of the last four meetings.
• Jeanae Terry tallied 10 assists in the win at Northwestern. It was her fourth game with 10 or more, which is tied for fourth nationally.
• Terry ranks second in the Big ten with 123 assists and 7.2 helpers per game and third with an assist-to-turnover mark of 2.51.
• Abbey Ellis was a perfect 7-of-7 at the line at Northwestern to bump her free throw clip to 88.9%, good for second in the Big Ten.
• Despite not scoring in double figures in the last two games, Lasha Petree continues to lead the team with 16 points per game.
• Sitting 25th in the country with 17.1 assists per game, the Boilermakers rank fifth in the league with a dime on 63.5% of its field goals.
• Purdue is 7-2 at home this season and outscoring opponents 77.4 to 64.6 points per game. The Boilermakers have a 50.6% shooting clip at Mackey Arena and have forced 16.8 turnovers per night.
• Redshirt senior Caitlyn Harper is one of five players from the Big Ten to average 10 or more points per game and shoot over 55%.
• Purdue is averaging 18 points off turnovers this season with five games of 20 points or more.
• The Boilermakers have had five different players lead the team in scoring this season, topped by Lasha Petree in nine games.
• Jeanae Terry has posted five rebounds and assists in 12 games this year, ranking second nationally behind Caitlin Clark's 12.