NCAAW
ILL

60

10-20
Final
PUR

72

18-14
RecapBox Score
1 2 4 T
ILL 12 21 27 60
PUR 15 24 33 72
Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis
Associated Press 5y

McLaughlin, Purdue women beat Illinois in Big Ten tourney

Women's College Basketball, Purdue Boilermakers, Illinois Fighting Illini

INDIANAPOLIS -- Karissa McLaughlin scored 17 points to lead four Purdue players in double figures and the No. 11 seed Boilermakers beat Illinois 72-60 on Wednesday in the first round of the Big 10 tournament.

Purdue will play sixth-seeded Nebraska in Thursday's second round.

Lyndsey Whilby had 14 points while Ae'Riann Harris and Dominique Owen added 13 apiece for the Boilermakers (18-14).

Illinois used a 9-2 spurt to take its first lead when Alex Wittinger's jumper made it 23-22 midway through the second quarter but McLaughlin answered with a 3-pointer and the Boilermakers led the rest of the way. Oden made back-to-back baskets to cap a 13-4 run that gave Purdue a 56-41 lead late in the third quarter and the Illini trailed by double figures the rest of the way.

Brandi Beasley had 18 points and Mackenzie Blazek scored 15 on 7-of-9 shooting for the Illini (10-20).

The Boilermakers used its 18-9 advantage on the offensive glass to outscore Illinois 17-7 in second-chance points.

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