WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue women's basketball team will look to win back the Barn Burner Trophy for the first time since 2016 when it heads to in-state foe Indiana on Saturday. The greatest rivalry in college basketball tips off for the 98th time at noon on BTN with Mike Hall and Shimmy Miller on the call.
Tim Newton will call the action from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on the Purdue Global Radio Network on 95.3 BOB FM and Purdue Stretch Internet.
GAME INFORMATION
Purdue (9-15, 2-11) vs. Indiana (15-9, 7-6)
Saturday, Feb. 15
Time: Noon
TV/Stream: BTN
Radio: 95.3 BOB FM
Audio: Purdue Stretch Internet
Live Stats: Purduestats.com
LAST TIME OUT
Purdue picked up its second straight win at Mackey Arena downing Northwestern 75-60. The Boilermakers put four players in double figures, led by 14 points from Kendall Puryear, Rashunda Jones and Sophie Swanson. Eight of Purdue's nine dressed players scored, grabbed multiple rebounds and recorded at least one steal. Jones dished out a career-best seven assists.
NOTES
• Purdue leads the all-time series 55-42.
• The last six matchups in the rivalry series have had an average attendance of 12,266.
• The Bloomington leg of the home-and-home series will be for the Barn Burner Trophy. The Boilermakers own an 18-13 lead in the trophy series and are 7-8 when playing in Bloomington.
• The Boilermakers have the third hardest NET strength of schedule in the country, behind South Carolina and Texas and seven spots ahead of Indiana.
• Purdue's underclassmen have accounted for 63.4% of its points in Big Ten play, the highest production share in the league.
• Rashunda Jones is one of league five guards averaging more than 10 points per game while shooting 50% or better from the field in Big Ten play.
• Purdue's underclassmen have combined to average 38.2 points, 18.1 rebounds and 8.5 assists per Big Ten game.
• Kendall Puryear has been on a tear over the last nine games, reaching double figures in seven. The rookie is averaging 9.8 points per game on 62% shooting, while grabbing 3.6 rebounds.
• Rashunda Jones tops the team charts in Big Ten action with 10.6 points per game at a 54.1% shooting clip.
• During league play, the sophomore ranks ninth in the Big Ten with an 83.3% (45-54) free throw percentage and 11th in assists with 3.7 per game.
• After dishing out a season-high seven assists against Northwestern, Jones moved up to 17th on Purdue's assists chart with 83 on the year.
• Sophie Swanson has scored in double figures in each of the last four games, averaging a team-high 14.8 points per night.
• McKenna Layden has continued her roll since the start of the new calendar year, leading the team in rebounding with 5.8 boards per night and knocking down a team-best 20 3-pointers.
• Layden is averaging 8.2 points and 7.6 rebounds per game over her five starts this season, all during league play.
• Purdue is the only team in the Big Ten and one of 20 nationally to have two players shooting over 40% from behind the arc with 30 or more 3-pointers on the year. Destini Lombard leads the team with 37 triples at 41.6%, while Ella Collier has made 31 3-pointers at a 41.9% rate.
• After totaling eight points and four rebounds against Northwestern, Lana McCarthy is on pace to be the 20th freshman in Purdue's 50-season history with six points and four rebounds per game (6.3 PPG, 4.8 RPG).
• The Boilermakers averaged just 7.6 made free throws per game over their opening 20 contests on the year. Purdue has averaged 11.7 made free throws over its last four games, led by Jones going 23-of-24 at the line.
• A game after joining the 1,500-point club against Rutgers, Reagan Bass passed the 800-rebound mark for her career against Northwestern.
• The Boilermakers improved to 4-1 this year and 32-4 under head coach Katie Gearlds when holding opponents to 60 points or less, after limiting Northwestern to 60 on Wednesday.