IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Purdue women's basketball team dropped its final game of 2024 in a 84-63 loss on the road at No. 24 Iowa.
The Boilermakers (7-6, 0-2) were led by Destini Lombard's 12 points, her 11th game in double figures this season. Purdue finished the afternoon shooting 41% from the field and made a season-high nine 3-pointers. Sophie Swanson led the way on the perimeter with a trio of triples.
Jordyn Poole turned in a solid outing off the bench with a career-high seven points on 3-of-5 shooting with a trio of assists. Her plus-minus of 15 was a team high in 11 minutes of action.
Purdue flipped 16 Iowa turnovers into 18 points. Lombard matched her career high with six steals, the most by a Boilermaker since Jeanae Terry swiped six against Penn State during the 2022-23 season.
Iowa (10-2, 1-1) shot 55% from the field and went 8-of-24 behind the arc. Addison O'Grady was the lone Hawkeye in double figures with 12 points. The Hawkeyes won the rebounding battle 42-27.
KEY MOMENTS
• Five different Boilermakers scored over the opening four minutes, as Purdue trailed 11-9 .
• Iowa closed the opening frame on a 11-2 run to take a 27-13 lead.
• Poole gave the Boilermakers a jolt to start the second with four straight points.
• Purdue rolled off an 11-3 run in the first 3:14 of the second to shave the gap down to six. Poole had six on the run.
• Lombard connected on a long-range 3-pointer to make it a five-point deficit at 32-27 with 5:03 to play in the half.
• Purdue tallied five points the remainder of the half with a layup from Rashunda Jones and a Swanson triple. Iowa carried a 50-32 advantage into the break.
• Iowa tallied a trio of free throws to extend the gap to 21 points a minute into the third.
• Lombard connected on a corner triple with 7:42 to play to open a 13-point swing for the Boilermakers. Collier drained a pair of 3-pointers on the run to cut the gap to eight with 3:57 In the third.
• Iowa closed the frame with 11 straight points.
• Swanson hit a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth, but Purdue was unable to chip into the deficit.
UP NEXT
The Boilermakers will open 2025 on New Year's Day at No. 19 Michigan State.