WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will open 2025 on New Year's Day with a 2 p.m. tip in East Lansing at No. 21 Michigan State. B1G+ will have the stream of the game.
Tim Newton will be on the call for the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM and Purdue Stretch Internet.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (7-6, 0-2) vs. No. 21/19 Michigan State (11-2, 1-1)
Wednesday, Jan. 1
Time: 2 PM
TV/Stream: B1G+
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Audio: Purdue Stretch Internet
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue dropped an 84-63 decision on the road at No. 24 Iowa on Sunday afternoon. Destini Lombard led the way with 12 points and six steals against the Hawkeyes. The Boilermakers shot 41% overall and connected on a season-high nine 3-pointers. Purdue cut Iowa's lead to five and eight points in the second and third quarters, respectively, but the Hawkeyes used a 54% shooting clip to pull away.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Michigan State 44-39. It will be the second New Year's Day matchup between the two ball clubs.
• The Boilermakers have the second hardest NET strength of schedule at 19 in the nation, behind USC's 15.
• Destini Lombard's six steals against Iowa were the most by a Boilermaker since Jeanae Terry had eight against Penn State during the 2022-23 season.
• Reagan Bass is 44 points shy of reaching the 1,500-point mark for her career.
• The Boilermakers are playing on New Year's Day for the fifth time and their first time playing away from Mackey Arena on January 1. Purdue is 2-2 in its previous New Year's Day games.
• The month of January will see the Boilermakers take on seven teams in the top 40 of the NET.
• Purdue will play on the road for the third time in the last four games, after not playing a true road contest for the first 10 games of the year.
• After a career-high six steals against Iowa, Destini Lombard is up to 36 swipes on the season. She leads the Big Ten and ranks 25th nationally. Her 2.77 steals per game also sit atop the league and are 29th in the country.
• Jordyn Poole made an impact off the bench at Iowa on Sunday. In just her third career game, Poole tallied a career-high seven points and three assists. Her plus-minus of 15 in 11 minutes was the team high.
• Purdue has found its touch from behind the arc in its two road games this season, making 17 3-pointers at a 51.5% clip.
• Purdue has recorded 10 or more steals in six games, including each of the last three games and are 7-2 when opponents turn it over 15 or more times.
• Reagan Bass was the lone player from the Big Ten to record two double-doubles in the week prior to the holiday break. Bass finished the week with 12.5 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.0 blocks per game in wins over Miami and Indiana State.
• Bass tops the team and ranks 10th in the Big Ten with 18 blocked shots on the year. The senior has rejected a pair of shots in each of her team-high four double-doubles this year.
• Purdue has found its touch from behind the arc in its two road games this season, making 17 3-pointers at a 51.5% clip.
• Rashunda Jones has been the top sub off the bench for Purdue with 10.5 points per game in conference action. The sophomore with 8.4 points and 3.2 assists in 21.1 minutes per game off the bench, while shooting 49.1% from the field.
• Three Boilermakers have made 18 or more 3-pointers this season, tying Michigan and Washington for the most in the Big Ten. Destini Lombard has led the way with 22 makes, while Sophie Swanson and Ella Collier have connected 18 times.
• In her fifth year, Collier has made 267 3-pointers in 120 games. She has made multiple triples 77 times.
• Lana McCarthy is one of 11 freshmen nationally, and the only one from the Big Ten, to average 7.5 points (7.7) and 5.5 rebounds (5.8) per game, while shooting 50% or better (51.1%).
• Purdue is the only team in the nation that will face four teams in the top six of the preseason Top-25.