Purdue women upset No. 16 Northwestern 85-71
Bridget Perry had 21 points and nine rebounds on Thursday night as Purdue built a commanding lead early in the fourth quarter and held on to upset No. 16 Northwestern 85-71.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Purdue Boilermakers
85
Northwestern Wildcats
71
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUR | 18 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 85 |
| NU | 13 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 71 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena · 714 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/10/26 | vs Southeast Missouri State Redhawks | W 73-50 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Eastern Michigan Eagles | W 83-73 | NCAAW |
| 11/2/26 | vs IU Indianapolis Jaguars | W 81-73 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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LayUpShot 0:04 85-71
Bridget Perry made Layup. Assisted by April Wilson.
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LayUpShot 0:20 83-71
Andreona Keys made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Morrissette.
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LayUpShot 0:46 81-71
Ashley Deary made Layup.
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JumpShot 1:08 81-69
Maggie Lyon made Jumper. Assisted by Christen Inman.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 81-67
Ashley Morrissette made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 80-67
Ashley Morrissette made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 79-67
Foul on Ashley Deary.
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LayUpShot 1:46 79-67
Dominique McBryde made Layup. Assisted by April Wilson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:52 77-67
Ashley Deary made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:52 77-66
Foul on Bree Horrocks.
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LayUpShot 2:05 77-66
April Wilson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:33 75-66
Maggie Lyon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Inman.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:44 75-63
April Wilson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:44 74-63
Foul on Ashley Deary.
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LayUpShot 3:08 74-63
Andreona Keys made Layup. Assisted by Dominique McBryde.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 72-63
Nia Coffey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:23 72-62
Foul on Bridget Perry.
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LayUpShot 3:23 72-62
Nia Coffey made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:42 72-60
Foul on Christen Inman.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:45 72-60
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:45 72-59
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:45 72-58
Foul on Bridget Perry.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 72-58
Christen Inman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:48 72-57
Christen Inman made Free Throw.
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Technical Foul 3:48 72-56
Technical Foul on Ashley Morrissette.
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PersonalFoul 3:48 72-56
Foul on Ashley Morrissette.
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JumpShot 3:48 72-56
Ashley Deary made Jumper.
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JumpShot 3:57 72-54
Bridget Perry made Jumper. Assisted by April Wilson.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:17 70-54
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:17 70-53
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:17 70-52
Foul on Dominique McBryde.
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PersonalFoul 5:04 70-52
Foul on April Wilson.
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PersonalFoul 5:56 70-52
Foul on Ashley Deary.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:02 70-52
Nia Coffey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:02 70-51
Foul on Dominique McBryde.
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PersonalFoul 6:08 70-51
Foul on Andreona Keys.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:22 70-51
Andreona Keys made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:22 69-51
Andreona Keys made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:22 68-51
Foul on Maggie Lyon.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:40 68-51
Nia Coffey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:40 68-50
Foul on Bridget Perry.
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LayUpShot 6:40 68-50
Nia Coffey made Layup. Assisted by Maggie Lyon.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 68-48
Ashley Morrissette made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:53 67-48
Ashley Morrissette made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:53 66-48
Foul on Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah.
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JumpShot 7:41 66-48
Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah made Jumper. Assisted by Christen Inman.
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LayUpShot 7:54 66-46
April Wilson made Layup.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:13 64-46
April Wilson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andreona Keys.
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LayUpShot 8:30 61-46
Christen Inman made Layup.
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JumpShot 8:59 61-44
Bridget Perry made Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Morrissette.
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JumpShot 9:30 59-44
Bridget Perry made Jumper. Assisted by April Wilson.
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JumpShot 0:35 57-44
Ashley Morrissette made Jumper. Assisted by Andreona Keys.
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LayUpShot 0:44 55-44
Nia Coffey made Layup. Assisted by Christen Inman.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 55-42
April Wilson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:59 54-42
April Wilson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:59 53-42
Foul on Maggie Lyon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 1:24 53-42
Tiara Murphy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Andreona Keys.
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LayUpShot 2:07 50-42
Nia Coffey made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:10 50-40
Andreona Keys made Layup.
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LayUpShot 2:42 48-40
Nia Coffey made Layup. Assisted by Christen Inman.
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End Game 0:00 85-71
End of Game
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LayUpShot 0:04 85-71
Bridget Perry made Layup. Assisted by April Wilson.
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Defensive Rebound 0:13 83-71
Andreona Keys Defensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:13 83-71
Maggie Lyon missed Three Point Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:20 83-71
Andreona Keys made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Morrissette.
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ShortTimeOut 0:43 81-71
Purdue Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:46 81-71
Ashley Deary made Layup.
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Steal 0:50 81-69
Lydia Rohde Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:51 81-69
Dominique McBryde Turnover.
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JumpShot 1:08 81-69
Maggie Lyon made Jumper. Assisted by Christen Inman.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 81-67
Ashley Morrissette made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:23 80-67
Ashley Morrissette made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:23 79-67
Foul on Ashley Deary.
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Defensive Rebound 1:26 79-67
Purdue Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 1:26 79-67
Ashley Deary missed Layup.
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Steal 1:35 79-67
Ashley Deary Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:36 79-67
April Wilson Turnover.
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Steal 1:38 79-67
April Wilson Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:39 79-67
Ashley Deary Turnover.
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LayUpShot 1:46 79-67
Dominique McBryde made Layup. Assisted by April Wilson.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:52 77-67
Ashley Deary made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:52 77-66
Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:52 77-66
Ashley Deary missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:52 77-66
Foul on Bree Horrocks.
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Steal 1:52 77-66
Ashley Deary Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:53 77-66
Andreona Keys Turnover.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:59 77-66
Ashley Deary Turnover.
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LayUpShot 2:05 77-66
April Wilson made Layup.
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RegularTimeOut 2:28 75-66
Northwestern Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:33 75-66
Maggie Lyon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christen Inman.
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Offensive Rebound 2:39 75-63
Christen Inman Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:39 75-63
Lydia Rohde missed Three Point Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 2:44 75-63
Maggie Lyon Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:44 75-63
April Wilson missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:44 75-63
April Wilson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:44 74-63
Foul on Ashley Deary.
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Defensive Rebound 2:55 74-63
Andreona Keys Defensive Rebound.
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LayUpShot 2:55 74-63
Nia Coffey missed Layup.
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LayUpShot 3:08 74-63
Andreona Keys made Layup. Assisted by Dominique McBryde.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:23 72-63
Nia Coffey made Free Throw.
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Team Stats
PUR
NU
32-69
FG
27-68
46
Field Goal %
40
4-16
3PT
3-17
25
Three Point %
18
17-21
FT
14-18
81
Free Throw %
78
42
Rebounds
38
14
Offensive Rebounds
14
28
Defensive Rebounds
24
24
Assists
15
15
Steals
7
3
Blocks
5
15
Turnovers
21
1
Team Turnovers
0
15
Total Turnovers
21
1
Technical Fouls
0
1
Total Technical Fouls
0
19
Points Off Turnovers
12
14
Fast Break Points
6
44
Points in Paint
36
16
Fouls
19
19
Largest Lead
1
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