MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Brittany Rayburn tied an NCAA women's record with 12 3-pointers and scored 38 points to help the No. 17 Purdue Boilermakers cruise to a 72-55 win over Minnesota on Thursday night. Rayburn was 12 for 16, all from beyond the arc, to lead Purdue (14-3, 4-0 Big Ten) to its seventh straight win. Rayburn equaled the mark set by Louisiana State's Cornelia Gayden in 1995. KK Houser added 10 points and 10 assists for the Boilermakers. Katie Loberg led Minnesota (10-8, 2-2) with 18 points. RECAP
Michigan State 67, Indiana 47
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State women's basketball team improved to 4-0 in Big Ten play, utilizing a 12-0 run late in the second half to pull away from Indiana, 67-47 on Thursday night at Breslin Center. Senior Porsche Poole scored a game-high 16 points, and freshman Kiana Johnson dished out a season-high 10 assists in the win. With her season-high assist total tonight, K. Johnson now has 19 assists and only four turnovers in two games against IU this season. She also added four steals to her stat line. Michigan State forced Indiana into 25 turnovers, and has caused 50 turnovers against its last two opponents. RECAP
Ohio State 82, Northwestern 72
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Tayler Hill scored 19 of her 24 points in the second half, eight during a 10-0 run that helped No. 11 Ohio State pull away from Northwestern for an 82-72 victory Thursday night. Hill, the Big Ten's leading scorer at 21.3 points per game, helped the Buckeyes (16-1, 3-1) increase a 55-54 lead with a 3-pointer and layup off a turnover. After Aleksandra Dobranic's jumper, Hill made it 65-54 with a steal that resulted in a layup and foul shot with 6:56 to play. Hill iced the win on a 3-pointer 45 seconds remaining for a 78-69 advantage. Samantha Prahalis added 20 points and Amber Stokes 11 as the Buckeyes rebounded from their first loss Saturday at Michigan. RECAP
Penn State 78, Michigan 63
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. - The No. RV/25 Penn State Lady Lions (12-4, 2-2) shot 55.4% from the field and earned a convincing 78-63 victory against Michigan (13-4, 2-2). Sophomore Maggie Lucas posted her ninth 20-point game of the season with 22 tallies to pace the Lady Lions. She also added five assists and three steals. Lucas has scored 55 points in her last two games with 22 tallies tonight and 33 markers against Michigan State Saturday. Senior Zhaque Gray totaled 15 points with four rebounds, while junior Alex Bentley had 12 points, a team-best six assists and four steals. RECAP
Nebraska 75, Wisconsin 69
Madison, Wis. - Lindsey Moore scored a game-high 28 points to go along with five assists to lead the No. 15 Nebraska women's basketball team to a 75-69 comeback win at Wisconsin at Thursday night. With the victory, Nebraska improved to 15-1 on the season and 4-0 in the Big Ten while extending its winning streak to nine games. Wisconsin slipped to 5-12 on the season, including 1-4 in the conference. Moore, who had 15 points in the first half and 13 in the second half, led four Huskers in double figures. Redshirt freshman Rebecca Woodberry added a career night with 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting from the field, including all four of her three-pointers. Woodberry added five rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench. RECAP
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