BoilerUpload – Women’s Basketball: Maryland 77, Purdue 74

Purdue girls’s basketball dropped a 77-74 heart-breaker in opposition to No. 20 Maryland at Mackey Area Thursday night time.

Purdue entered Thursday’s tilt in opposition to Maryland successful its final three, throughout Energy 5 opponents after struggling the primary lack of the season in Cancun. The Boilermakers fall to 8-2 with the losses coming by a mixed 4 factors.

The Boilermakers appeared like they had been going to let a shaky second half in opposition to Michigan State final day trip influence them tonight. Purdue was scoreless by means of the primary two and a half minutes with 4 turnovers. Nonetheless, Maryland was held to 0-5 capturing throughout that point.

Purdue’s scorers then caught fireplace within the opening quarter. Lasha Petree and Abbey Ellis mixed for 17 of the Boilermakers’ 23 factors to begin the sport. These two led the way in which for Purdue, who was a scorching 71% from the sector. The Terrapins had been capable of keep in it after forcing 7 Purdue turnovers within the quarter, which has been the achilles heel of the crew in current video games.

The quick beginning Boilermakers cooled off a bit within the second quarter, beginning simply 3-11 from the sector. After Maryland slowed down the tempo with a zone, Purdue wasn’t capable of get a lot going offensively. Cassidy Hardin knocked down a 3 to cease a 3 minute skid with no discipline purpose in the midst of the quarter.

Purdue’s protection held up in opposition to the potent Maryland offense, preserving the Terrapins’ main scorer Diamond Miller in test within the first half. Regardless of not scoring as they’re used to, Maryland had a counter for each Purdue bucket and stored issues shut all through the half.

A key layup by Caitlyn Harper helped the Boilermakers go into the break holding a 3 level lead.

Popping out of halfltime, each groups picked up the tempo once more. They traded baskets for the primary couple of minutes, every hitting two three pointers earlier than issues slowed down once more.

Beginning on the 7:24 mark of the third quarter, Purdue and Maryland went three minutes with no discipline purpose between them. Abbey Ellis snapped the drought with a pull up jumper with 4:06 left within the quarter to provide Purdue a 7 level lead.

The Terrapins as soon as once more answered the bell and went on a fast run of their very own. Maryland bought the lead down to only two earlier than an Ava Be taught offensive rebound led to a pair from the free throw line to provide Purdue a 4 level recreation heading into the fourth quarter.

Purdue once more shot over 70% from the sector, going 7-10 general and 3-4 from three level vary. Defensively, they might not hold the Terrapins contained lengthy sufficient to get out to a large lead. To their credit score, Maryland’s playmakers discovered methods to get to the basket and hold issues inside attain.

A fourth quarter collapse Monday in East Lansing was contemporary on Purdue’s thoughts coming into the sport tonight. Whereas the Boilermakers didn’t maintain a giant lead, the crunch time troubles had been current once more.

Maryland jumped out to a 7-2 run within the first three minutes to take its first lead since late within the first quarter. The Terrapins had been beginning to shift the momentum of their favor, main by 4 with 4:44 left within the recreation.

Abbey Ellis scored 8 straight factors in a minute to cease a 4 minute lengthy stretch with no discipline purpose for the Boilermakers as they took a 4 level lead of their very own.

Maryland scored 5 straight to take the lead again earlier than a Lasha Petree free throw tied issues up at 74-74. The Boilermakers bought a cease and Katie Gearlds known as timeout with 34 seconds remaining within the recreation.

Jeanae Terry drove and tried to kick the ball out to Madison Layden, who mishandled it to provide Maryland an opportunity to win with simply 6 seconds left.

Maryland’s Shyanne Sellers then hit a 3 as time expired to take down the Boilermakers in Mackey Area. Purdue had two fouls to provide, however a miscommunication didn’t allow them to take one with Sellers one on one with Abbey Ellis. Sellers rose up and linked to provide Maryland an exciting win in West Lafayette.