The Purdue women’s basketball team gave 16th ranked Indiana all it wanted and then some Sunday afternoon.
However, when the dust settled Indiana held Purdue’s upset bid at bay, picking up a 74-68 win over the Boilermakers.
The win was the 10th straight in the series for Indiana, while the Boilermakers(9-9, 2-5) dropped their fourth straight.
With Indiana playing without star Sydney Parrish, Purdue came out on fire, taking the game to the Hoosiers. Indiana answered with the three headed monster of Chloe Moore-McNeil, Yarden Garzon and Sara Scalia. The three combined for 57 points and hit 14 of Indiana’s 15 three pointers. Moore-McNeil and Scalia led the way with 20 points each, while Garzon added 17. Mackenzie Holmes added 15 points in the win for Indiana.
The two teams would trade baskets early before a pair of three pointers from Madison Layden and Caitlyn Harper put Purdue ahead 12-9. Indiana fired right back, with a 6-0 run, but Purdue was far from being done. The Boilermakers utilized a 14-2 run to go ahead 26-17 with just over a minute left in the first quarter as Purdue hit shots, controlled the basketball and kept Indiana off the glass.
