GOPHERS WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME DAY
Gophers-Purdue preview: Minnesota tries to win second in a row on road
Minnesota can even its regular-season record at 10-10 by beating the Boilermakers. Sophomore center Rose Micheaux has been carrying the Gophers of late.
January 21, 2023 at 6:21AM
1 p.m. Saturday at Purdue
TV: Big Ten Network Plus, Radio: 96.7-FM
Gophers update: The Gophers (9-10, 2-6 Big Ten) broke a five-game losing streak and got their first road win Wednesday at Penn State. The Gophers were able to make up for 27 turnovers with stout defense and an offense that shot at a 50% clip. C Rose Micheaux had her second straight career game, scoring 31 points with 14 rebounds. G Mara Braun scored 10 of her 15 points in Minnesota's 27-19 fourth quarter. F Mallory Heyer had 12 points and seven boards.
Purdue update: The Boilermakers (12-6, 3-5) are coming off a seven-point home loss to Nebraska in which they were ou-scored 23-8 in the fourth quarter. Two of the three top scorers for Purdue are transfers: G Lasha Petree (from Rutgers) averages 15.1 points and shoots 35.6% on three-pointers. F Caitlyn Harper (from Cal Baptist) is averaging 11.3 points and shooting 46.4% on threes. G Abbey Ellis averages 11.2 points.
In both of their losses, the Gophers were run over after halftime, and on Saturday they visit a Michigan team that rushed for 290 yards vs. USC.
