OXFORD, Ohio – Using dominant fourth quarter, the Purdue women's basketball team pulled away to a 67-51 win on the road at Miami on Tuesday night. The Boilermakers (6-5) shot an even 50% from the field and went 8-of-11 from distance to pick up their first true road win of the season.
Purdue's four newcomer seniors stepped up in the win. Reagan Bass, Destini Lombard, Ella Collier and Mahri Petree combined for 46 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, five steals and five blocks.
Bass notched her third double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The senior also matched her career high with five assists and turned away a trio of shots. Lombard tallied 16 points with a trio of 3-pointers on the offensive end, while recording three steals and two blocks on defense.
Collier was 5-of-6 from the field and 2-of-2 from distance for 12 points with two assists. Petree came off the bench to score eight points and grab three rebounds.
Rashunda Jones turned in a solid all-around night with 11 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Purdue held Miami (5-3) to 31% shooting and 29% (9-of-31) from behind the arc. The RedHawks committed 21 turnovers that the Boilermakers flipped into 17 points.
TOP STAT
Carrying a 39-35 lead through three periods, the Boilermakers closed out the game with a 28-point fourth quarter, going 8-of-12 from the field and a perfect 4-for-4 from behind the arc. Lombard scored 10 points in the frame on 3-of-4 shooting with a pair of threes. Bass scored all four of her points at the line, as Purdue went 8-of-8 on free throws to close out the game. Collier and Petree both had five points and made a triple.
KEY MOMENTS
• The Boilermakers started strong on defense, holding the RedHawks 0-for-5 to start the game.
• Collier and Jones sparked the offense after a slow start with back-to-back 3-pointers.
• The Boilermakers held Miami 1-of-9 from behind the arc in the first quarter, as both teams ended the first tied 11-11.
• Mahri Petree put the Boilermakers back in the lead with an early three in the second.
• Collier hit a mid-range jumper with 6:34 to play in the half, before Kendall Puryear fought through contact for a layup on the next possession to open a five-point gap at 19-14.
• Purdue closed the second on an 11-3 run to carry a 26-17 lead at the break.
• A quick 4-0 run from Jones and Lana McCarthy opened up a 13-point advantage in the first two minutes of the third.
• Miami made five 3-pointers to chip the gap down to four points, finishing the third on a 9-2 run.
• After the RedHawks cut the gap down to one with 6:53 to play, Collier and Lombard connected on back-to-back triples to extend the lead to 50-43.
• Just under three minutes to play, Purdue sealed the game with a 9-0 run with a pair of free throws from Bass, five points from Lombard and a jumper from Petree.
• Purdue held Miami to just four points over the final three minutes of the game.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series 8-2. The Boilermakers have won the last four meetings dating back to 1982.
• Freshman Jordyn Poole made her collegiate debut against the RedHawks with one rebound and one steal.
• Purdue forced 21 turnovers and recorded 10 steals, its fifth game with double-digit swipes this season.
• Bass now has 24 double-doubles in her career. She is now 64 points away from 1,500 for her career.
• Lombard reached double figures for the ninth time this season and marked her seventh game with three or more steals.
• Purdue outscored Miami 20-8 in the paint.
• The Boilermakers are now 31-4 under head coach Katie Gearlds when holding a team to 60 or fewer points and 50-18 when keeping teams to 70 or less.
• The eight 3-pointers matched the season high for Purdue. It was the Boilermakers' 58th game under Gearlds with seven or more threes.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will close out the non-conference slate at home on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. against Indiana State. The game will be streamed on B1G+.