WBB: Game #28 @ Purdue

[Row6Seat10]

#16/#13 Nebraska Cornhuskers (22-5) vs #19/#19 Purdue Boilermakers(20-7)
 

Sunday, March 2, 1 p.m.
Mackey Arena
 

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No. 16 Huskers Take on No. 19 Purdue for Share of Big Ten Title
 

The No. 16 Nebraska women’s basketball team will play for at least a share of the Big Ten title while facing No. 19 Purdue on the Boilermakers’ Senior Day in a top-20 showdown on Sunday.

 

Tip-off between the Huskers and Boilermakers is set for 1 p.m.

 

The Huskers will be playing in a conference title game for the third straight season as a member of the Big Ten. Nebraska closed February with a perfect 8-0 record, stretching its February winning streak to 16 games. NU’s last February loss came at Michigan State in February 2012.

 

Nebraska has unleashed nine straight wins after posting a 72-65 victory over Illinois last Thursday. The Huskers opened the week by rolling to a 94-74 victory over No. 8 Penn State.

 

Overall, NU has outscored the opposition 77.3-63.4 during the nine-game winning streak, while posting a plus-3.9 rebounding margin and a plus-2.9 turnover margin. The Huskers are shooting 47.1 percent from the field, 42.2 percent from three-point range and 79.8 percent at the free throw line. NU’s assist-to-turnover ratio during the streak is 166-to-92 (1.8).

 

Purdue head into Sunday’s Senior Day game at Mackey Arena trying to lock up a top-four seed at next week’s Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. The Boilermakers are tied with Iowa for fourth in the Big Ten standings at 10-5, but Purdue owns the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Hawkeyes thanks to a 74-73 win in West Lafayette.

 

Purdue joins the Huskers as the hottest teams in the Big Ten. The Boilermakers have won five straight games since losing senior point guard KK Houser to a season-ending ACL injury.

In Big Ten play, Purdue is shooting just 40.1 percent from the field, but has hit a sizzling 37 percent from long range, while knocking down 6.3 threes per game. Overall, Purdue is the second-best free throw shooting team in the Big Ten (.784), trailing only Nebraska (.786). The Boilermakers own a plus-4.6 rebound margin and a plus-0.5 turnover margin in league play. Purdue has outscored Big Ten foes, 73.7-67.1.

 

However, over the last five games Purdue has been more dominant, averaging 69.6 points, while allowing just 56.6 points per contest (+13.0 ppg). The Boilermakers also carry a plus-6.4 rebound margin and a plus-1.6 turnover margin the last five games.
 
Purdue leads the all-time series with Nebraska 4-1.

 

Probable Starters:

 

Nebraska Cornhuskers
3 - Hailie Sample - 6-1 - Jr. - F - 6.1 ppg

23 - Emily Cady - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 13.1
35 - Jordan Hooper - 6-2 - Sr. - F - 20.4
33 - Rachel Theriot - 6-0 - So. - G - 13.5
1 - Tear’a Laudermill - 5-9 - Jr. - G - 11.4

 

Purdue Boilermakers
23 - Liza Clemons - 6-2 - Jr. - F - 9.2 ppg
42 - Camille Redmon - 6-4 - Jr. - F - 4.1
or-22 - KK Houser - 5-6 - Sr. - G - 15.9
15 - Courtney Moses - 5-6 - Sr. - G - 14.9
20 - Dee Dee Williams - 6-0 - Sr. - G - 2.5
25 - April Wilson - 5-7 - So. - G - 10.1

 

Jordan Hooper pushed her Nebraska career three-point record to 285 on 5-of-15 three-point shooting in Thursday’s win over Illinois. She ranks No. 2 at Nebraska in career points (2,238), trailing only Karen Jennings (2,405) on the Husker list. She ranks second on the Nebraska career rebound chart with 1,063.

 

Emily Cady needs 13 points to become the 29th player in Nebraska history to score 1,000 in her career. She ranks second in the Big Ten with 12 double-doubles, including eight in Big Ten play.

 

Rachel Theriot is averaging 15.1 points and 7.6 assists in Big Ten play. She is averaging 13.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.7 assists on the year.

 

Tear’a Laudermill erupted for a career-high 27 points, including a school-record-tying seven three-pointers in Nebraska’s 94-74 win over No. 8 Penn State Feb. 24. She hit her first six threes in the first half and closed the night 7-of-10 to lead Nebraska to the best three-point shooting game (16-22, .727) in NCAA Division I this season.

 

GAME NOTES:

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[Row6Seat10]

One would think the odds are pretty good that we'll see Houser suited up and actually get in the game for a few seconds or two at least. I watched the Purdue/Wisconsin game on BTN last weekend and they showed her shooting with a brace on. They stated that the doctor gave the okay for her to shoot around. Her surgery is scheduled for March 12. 

[whoopdeedoo]

i am really hoping any players coming off the bench can give the huskers some really quality minutes. i think it would be huge for the huskers on sunday. too bad the schedule worked out this way but "it is what it is". could be another wild one.

[Row6Seat10]

One wouldn't think Purdue would need promotions to get fans to the game Sunday. Purdue whose coach brags about leading the B1G in attendance has promotions right and left in an attempt to get fans to the game. Free pizza for students, some fan will win an IPad, 2 free tickets for kids, all other tickets are just $5, specials for consessions.  

[Silverbacked1]

Shot I think I need to enroll at Purdue. Free pizza!

[cwshuskers]

Looks like Hoop will come up just short of passing Karen Jennings on the all time scoring list. I never thought I'd see the day when anyone would even come close to that record.

[Row6Seat10]

Never say never cws, I thought the same thing last year with Lindsey Moore on getting the assist record. Fortunately Zeroes got it in her last game against Duke. Hopefully (fingers crossed) JHoop has at least 6 or 7 more games to overtake KJ.....a longshot indeed.

[Row6Seat10]

Huskers can win this one but need to overcome the emotions of their senior day and concentrate on keeping their guards from penetrating the lane and dishing out to an open player. Keep Moses from going off by sticking to her like glue, and control the boards on both ends of the court.

[huskerchode]

Wow, not looking good at all so far.

[colhusker]

Very ugly start. 

[huskerchode]

Can't hit shots, lots of turnovers, and no defense. We could easily lose by 30 if they don't wake up. This isn't Purdue being better, we just aren't showing up.

[colhusker]

Purdue is better today.  They are making shots, quicker, playing better defense.

[colhusker]

What an ugly half.  Yori can use this film as how NOT to play

[Row6Seat10]

You wouldn't think we're playing for a Big 10 title the way we look today!

 

Pathetic display!

[whoopdeedoo]

tight and tired= lethal combo

 

bummer

[huskerchode]

This our turd game.

[whoopdeedoo]

if things don't show improvement by around that 15 minute mark, i hope yori lets her bench get some serious minutes.

[Row6Seat10]

Hooper with 2 points. Need to dig deep the second half and make this thing respectable!

[Row6Seat10]

Great decision to start Brandi the second half!!!

 

Huskers cut have cut it to 13 now.

[huskerchode]

But we can't seem to get a stop on defense. And then we throw the ball away. Looks like Brandi came to play, she's definitely a bright spot.

[Row6Seat10]

Very disappointing. The Huskers threw away a huge opportunity today by not showing up! What's happened to our interior defense? It's been exposed these last two games. Has the season caught up with JHoop and Emily? Those two looked really tired out there. I blame it on recruiting. Not recruiting players to take some slack off of those two looks to have hurt the Huskers at the most crucial time of the year. If this is how they're going to play the rest of the year we might only have two games left.

 

One bright spot was the game the Huskers got out of Brandi!

[hoop_head]

They're dragging.

[hoop_head]

Expected better minutes from the bench this season. Not there. Here's hoping they get their legs back.

[KearneyMan]

We stink at defending the 3. Third year in a row chance to win either regular season or tournament and can't seem to finish. Yori needs to change game plans when it comes to playing Purdue, cause what they do don't work!!!!!

[Cazzie22]

College BB is often about match-ups.  Purdue defends us better than most and we have a difficult time defending them.  They had a full week to prepare and we played two games earlier this week.  Flush this game and get ready for the tourney.

 

I do agree that we might have played more of the bench the last 4 or five minutes.  All we did was close the score a little by keeping the starters in.  

 

Hooper not able to do much of the dribble allowed Purdue to defend her effectively.  

 

Good news!  Purdue is in the opposite bracket!