NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Sunday, March 1, 2026
Purdue Boilermakers 67
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Northwestern Wildcats 62
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PUR1812191867
NU1416141862
Welsh-Ryan Arena · 2,181 att. · B1G+

Team Stats

24-57
FG
23-53
42
Field Goal %
43
5-23
3PT
6-17
22
Three Point %
35
14-17
FT
10-12
82
Free Throw %
83
31
Rebounds
32
11
Offensive Rebounds
11
20
Defensive Rebounds
21
16
Assists
19
12
Steals
4
4
Blocks
4
17
Turnovers
21
1
Team Turnovers
2
17
Total Turnovers
21
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
32
Points Off Turnovers
12
15
Fast Break Points
8
32
Points in Paint
30
15
Fouls
14
10
Largest Lead
4
3
Lead Changes
3
82
Percent Led
8

Top Performers

PUR

  • Nya Smith MIN 40 · PTS 16 · FG 7-13
  • Tara Daye MIN 35 · PTS 18 · FG 6-12
  • Kiki Smith MIN 35 · PTS 17 · FG 6-20
  • Lana McCarthy MIN 21 · PTS 10 · FG 4-5

NU

  • Caroline Lau MIN 40 · PTS 19 · FG 7-12
  • Grace Sullivan MIN 40 · PTS 14 · FG 5-14
  • Casey Harter MIN 38 · PTS 8 · FG 3-8
  • Tayla Thomas MIN 18 · PTS 3 · FG 1-5

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:03 · 4th Quarter Xamiya Walton makes free throw 2 of 2
  4. 0:03 · 4th Quarter Xamiya Walton makes free throw 1 of 2
  5. 0:03 · 4th Quarter Foul on Kiki Smith.
  6. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Northwestern Offensive Rebound.
  7. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Hila Karsh Block.
  8. 0:06 · 4th Quarter Casey Harter misses layup

Highlights

01:19 Purdue Boilermakers vs. Northwestern Wildcats: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:19 Caroline Lau sinks it from downtown Watch on ESPN 00:16 Kendall Puryear hits the bucket vs. Northwestern Wildcats Watch on ESPN 00:15 Lana McCarthy hits the basket vs. Northwestern Wildcats Watch on ESPN

Women's College Basketball News

All news
ESPN Charlie Creme Predictions for every women's basketball conference champ and player of the year From the ACC to the WCC, here are the front-runners and favorites for player of the year for all 32 leagues. ESPN Shane Laflin How top 2027 women's basketball commits fit at their schools Breaking down South Carolina's five-star trio, plus more big women's basketball commitments for 2027-28. News Shane Laflin South Carolina adds Jordyn Palmer to top women's basketball recruiting class Jordyn Palmer, the No. 7 prospect in the 2027 SC Next 100, has committed to South Carolina, sealing the No. 1 recruiting class for the Gamecocks in this cycle. News UConn's Strong, USC's Watkins headline preseason AP All-America women's team UConn's Sarah Strong and USC's JuJu Watkins, who have won The Associated Press Player of the Year award the past two years, headline the preseason AP All-America women's college basketball team released Thursday.