Green Bay women upset No. 24 Purdue 81-78 in 2OT.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Kaili Lukan scored 20 points, including two free throws with 9 seconds left in double overtime, to help the Green Bay women upset No. 24 Purdue 81-78 on Wednesday night.
Purdue had not lost a home opener since 1995, snapping a 19-game streak and is 38-2 all-time in home openers.
Mehryn Kraker and Sam Terry added 16 apiece for Green Bay (2-1).
Purdue (1-1) was paced by Ashley Morrissette with 23 points. Whitney Bays added 18, and Liza Clemons and Bridget Perry added 12 apiece.
Kraker made 1 of 2 free throws with 13 seconds left in the first overtime for a 71-69 advantage. Purdue's April Wilson made a layup with 4 seconds left to tie it, but missed her game-winning free throw attempt.
Green Bay's Tesha Buck hit two free throws for a 79-75 lead with 22 seconds left in the second overtime. Morrissette responded with a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left, but Lukan sealed it with free throws.
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2021-22 Horizon League Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
IUPUI | 18-4 | - | 24-5 |
Youngstown State | 18-4 | - | 23-7 |
Green Bay | 15-4 | 1.5 | 19-8 |
Northern Kentucky | 14-6 | 3 | 21-8 |
Cleveland State | 14-6 | 3 | 21-9 |
Milwaukee | 13-9 | 5 | 14-16 |
Oakland | 11-9 | 6 | 15-15 |
Robert Morris | 11-11 | 7 | 13-15 |
Purdue Fort Wayne | 7-14 | 10.5 | 7-21 |
Wright State | 3-18 | 14.5 | 4-19 |
UIC | 1-20 | 16.5 | 2-25 |
Detroit Mercy | 1-21 | 17 | 1-27 |
2021-22 Big Ten Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Ohio State | 14-4 | - | 25-7 |
Iowa | 14-4 | - | 24-8 |
Michigan | 13-4 | 0.5 | 25-7 |
Maryland | 13-4 | 0.5 | 23-9 |
Indiana | 11-5 | 2 | 24-9 |
Nebraska | 11-7 | 3 | 24-9 |
Northwestern | 8-8 | 5 | 17-12 |
Michigan State | 8-9 | 5.5 | 15-15 |
Purdue | 7-11 | 7 | 17-15 |
Minnesota | 7-11 | 7 | 15-18 |
Penn State | 5-13 | 9 | 11-18 |
Wisconsin | 5-13 | 9 | 8-21 |
Rutgers | 3-14 | 10.5 | 11-20 |
Illinois | 1-13 | 11 | 7-20 |