WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team fell 82-52 to No. 16 Kentucky on Saturday afternoon in Mackey Arena.
Lana McCarthy led Purdue (5-5) in scoring with 12 points and on the boards with seven rebounds. The Boilermakers finished the night shooting 35.4% from the field with a trio of 3-pointers, including a pair from McKenna Layden.
Kentucky (9-1) countered with a 48% shooting clip and went 10-of-33 from behind the arc. Amelia Hassett led the way for the Wildcats with Georgia Amoore added 21 points.
KEY MOMENTS
• Both clubs struggled shooting early, going a combined 3-of-19 to start the game.
• McCarthy and Amiyah Reynolds gave Purdue an early 4-0 lead, before Rashunda Jones came off the bench to score four points in the first quarter. Purdue led 12-8 after 10 minutes.
• Defensively, the Boilermakers held the Wildcats to 38% shooting and just 3-of-18 from behind the arc over the opening 20 minutes.
• On the offensive end, Purdue tallied 16 of its 23 first half points in the paint, while shooting 40%.
• Kentucky used a 14-2 run in the second erase a six-point Purdue advantage and carry a 32-23 lead into the break.
• Again, McCarthy and Reynolds opened the second half with six combined points to chip the gap down to six points early in the third.
• The Wildcats took control on a 13-point run to close the third.
• All three of Purdue's 3-pointers came in the fourth quarter with one from Sophie Swanson and the from Layden. Swanson scored all seven of her points in the fourth.
• Kentucky pulled away in the second half going 17-of-29 from the field and 7-of-15 from behind the arc.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series 2-1.
• The Boilermakers grabbed 13 offensive rebounds and tallied 12 second chance points.
• Purdue outscored Kentucky in the paint 32-24.
• Rashunda Jones dished out a career-high five assists, her third career game with five helpers.
• Layden's two 3-pointers matched her career high set against Southern Indiana last season.
• Destini Lombard matched her season high with four steals. Purdue recorded seven steals on 11 Kentucky turnovers.
• Purdue committed a season-low 11 turnovers.
UP NEXT
After eight games at home and two neutral site contests, the Boilermakers will play their first true road game of the season on Tuesday night at Miami (Ohio). Tipoff is at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.