Jan. 7, 2007
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Tiffany Jackson scored 20 points and Texas hit four free throws in the final 22 seconds to snap No. 10 Purdue's seven-game winning streak with a 64-61 victory Sunday.
The free throws by Jackson and Earnesia Williams helped the Longhorns (11-4) secure the win after Purdue's FahKara Malone hit consecutive layups that pulled the Boilermakers within one.
Williams' two free throws with 13 seconds left scored the final points, and Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton's last 3-point attempt for Purdue bounced off the front of the rim.
Wisdom-Hylton led Purdue (14-3) with 16 points. The Boilermakers were 1-of-10 on 3-pointers and committed 20 turnovers.
Carla Cortijo added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Longhorns, who also got tremendous defense from Erneisha Bailey. She held Purdue's leading scorer, Katie Gearlds, to 12 points on 5-of-16 shooting.
Cortijo's energy in the second half created problems for the Boilermakers on both ends. After hitting a short jumper, she stole the ball from Gearlds and finished a 3-point play that put Texas up 48-41.
Texas led 54-46 before Wisdom-Hylton scored six straight points to start the Boilermakers' rally.
The win was Texas' first against a ranked opponent this season in four tries.