WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team shot 50% from the field and 61.5% from behind the arc to knock off IU Indy 83-64 on Thursday night in Mackey Arena.
The Boilermakers shook off a slow start offensively to score over 20 points in each of the final three quarters. A trio of Boilermakers finished in double figures, led by Reagan Bass with a season-high 22 points.
TOP STATS
Bass nearly recorded her first double-double as a Boilermaker on Thursday, grabbing nine rebounds. The senior scored at all three levels going 7-of-13 from the field, 1-of-1 behind the arc and 7-of-8 at the line. Bass added a pair of blocks and a steal.
Sophie Swanson gave the Boilermakers a boost from the outside with a season-high 17 points on 7-of-11 with a trio of 3-pointers. Destini Lombard finished in double figures for the third straight game with an efficient night from the floor – 6-of-7 shooting and 3-of-4 from distance. Lombard added four assists.
Purdue connected on eight 3-pointers coming from four different players. The 61.5% clip marked just the second time the Boilermakers drained eight or more 3-pointers while shooting 60% or better from distance, matching the program-record performance of 15 triples (65.2%) at Illinois in 2021-22.
KEY MOMENTS
• After IU Indy opened the game with a 7-4 advantage, the Boilermakers rolled off eight straight points all from different players. Lana McCarthy and Kendall Puryear combined for eight of the Boilermakers' 14 rebounds in the frame.
• 12-2 run to end the first. Regan caps it with a runner with six seconds left.
• Swanson connected on a long-range 3-pointer to start the second with five straight points to force an IU Indy timeout.
• Swanson and Bass combined for nine points as the Boilermakers opened a 30-14 lead with 6:18 to play in the second.
• Purdue carried a 39-29 lead into the break after shooting an even 50% from the field in the first half with 24 points in the paint.
• Swanson scored the Boilermakers' first five points of the third to keep Purdue's advantage at 10 points.
• Following a five-point run by IU Indy midway through the frame, Purdue connected on three straight 3-pointers to start a 18-5 run over the final 6:09 of the period.
• The Boilermakers went 8-of-8 at the line in the fourth quarter to close out the game.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series 6-1.
• The Boilermakers outscored the Jaguars 34-18 in the paint.
• Purdue flipped 17 IU Indy turnovers into 17 points.
• Rashunda Jones came off the bench for the first time this season and tallied eight points. She finished with a plus-minus of 25, including a plus-16 in 12 first half minutes.
• The Boilermakers won the rebounding battle 39-28 and flipped 10 offensive rebounds into 13 points.
• Lana McCarthy finished with six rebounds in 14 minutes on the floor.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will play their fourth straight home game to start the year on Monday with a 7 p.m. tipoff against Bellarmine at Mackey Arena on B1G+.