WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Jeanae Terry became the first player in Purdue women's basketball history to record multiple triple-doubles, as the junior picked up her second of the season in an 80-66 win over Minnesota on Thursday night at Mackey Arena.
The win made Purdue the 40th NCAA Division I program to reach 900 all-time wins.
Terry dished out 12 assists, hauled down 11 rebounds and tallied 10 points. The effort was Terry's second of the season, after a triple-double against Miami in December, and the fourth in program history.
The Boilermakers (13-7, 4-5) spread the wealth with all eight players on the floor scoring seven points or more. Madison Layden led the way with 16 points, followed by Cassidy Hardin's 12 on four 3-pointers. Purdue shot 43.8% for the game and went 9-of-30 from distance. Purdue committed a season low nine turnovers and scored 20 points off 15 Minnesota (9-12, 2-7) giveaways.
Purdue opened strong with a 10-0 run in the first quarter, fueled by 3-pointers from Layden and Hardin. The Boilermakers knocked down a quartet of triples in the opening period to take a 18-9 lead.
The outside shooting cooled off in the second, as Minnesota used 10 straight points to open the second to take a one-point lead. Jayla Smith came off the bench to score six straight for the Boilermakers, including sequence with a block on the defensive end followed by a contested layup. Purdue took a 30-26 lead into the break behind just a 35.3% shooting clip and four 3-pointers.
The Boilermakers flew out of halftime making seven of their first eight shots. Purdue went 11-of-19 from the field in the period, as Terry recorded seven of the Boilermakers' eight assists. The defense held the Golden Gophers without a made field goal for the final 5:40 of the third.
Up 13 to start the fourth, Purdue countered every Minnesota punch in the final frame. The Golden Gophers trimmed the gap down to single digits just once with 3:18 to play, before Purdue rolled off an 8-0 run to put the game out of reach.
Purdue won the rebounding battle 43-38 and scored 10 second-chance points on 10 offensive rebounds. Hardin recorded a career-high eight rebounds along with Rickie Woltman.
JT MAKES HISTORY
Terry's 10 points, 11 rebounds and 12 rebounds were made even more impressive as the junior played a completely clean game without a turnover. She also added three steals and finished with a plus-minus of +13. The Detroit native's first triple-double came against Miami on Dec. 19 with 11 points, 10 assists and 12 rebounds. The other two triple-doubles by Boilermakers were by Stephanie White (vs. Indiana, 1/22/99) and Danielle Campbell (vs. Butler, 11/17/09)
DIMES & TAKEAWAYS
Purdue notched 19 assists on 32 made field goals and finished with twice as many assists to turnovers for the second time this season. On the defensive end, Purdue forced 15 turnovers and recorded nine steals, its most in a conference game this season. Madison Layden led the team with four steals, matching her career high. The Boilermakers scored 20 points off turnovers for the sixth time this year.
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Head coach Katie Gearlds …
We've started to do a better job of taking care of the basketball. At the beginning of the year, those numbers were pretty high. We're all trying to get used to each other. Today, we did a good job. Jeanae was really special. I challenged her at halftime. I thought the ball stayed in her hands a little too much in the second quarter. We've got to do a better job of moving off the ball for her. I thought Madison and Cass did a good job of that in the second half. Rickie ran the floor well. The best part about all of it was that Jeanae had zero turnovers. She did a really good job of making plays for us and taking care of the basketball.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series with Minnesota 47-23, snapping a three-game slide against the Golden Gophers.
• Cassidy's 3-point streak extended to 21 games. She is one shy of the third longest streak in program history, held by Katie Gearlds.
• Madison Layden hit double figures for the 13th straight game.
• Since 2019, a Boilermaker has hit double-digit assists 19 times. Terry has three of them in 20 games.
• After giving up 54 points in the paint Monday night against No. 7/8 Michigan, the Boilermakers surrendered just 24 points in the lane.
• Sara Scalia, who had 30 against Purdue last season, entered Thursday averaging 16.4 points per game. The Boilermakers held her to just 10 points on the night.
• Purdue is 11-3 when making seven or more 3-pointers and 5-1 when an opponent tops that number from distance.
• Jayla Smith jumped back into double figures for the first time since the season opener, finishing with 10 points.
UP NEXT
Purdue will hit the road for a key showdown at Nebraska on Sunday. B1G+ will stream the game starting at 3 p.m. (ET).