Phillips Posts Double-Double in Loss at Purdue

Thursday, February 26

West Lafayette, Ind.

7:00 PM

Michigan

10-18 (3-14)

Purdue

20-8 (13-4)

MICHIGAN

Purdue

2/26/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

Site: West Lafayette, Ind. (Mackey Arena)
Score: Purdue 70, Michigan 53
Records: U-M (10-18, 3-14 Big Ten), Purdue (20-8, 13-4 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, March 1 -- at Indiana (Bloomington, Ind.), 2 p.m.

Boxscore | Postgame Notes | Video Report

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The University of Michigan women's basketball team had three players in double figures, led by 13 points from seniors Carly Benson(Carney, Mich./Carney-Nadeau Public School) and Melinda Queen(Oak Forest, Ill./Carl Sandburg) in a 70-53 loss at Purdue on Thursday night (Feb. 26) in Mackey Arena. Junior center Krista Phillips(Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Aden Bowman Collegiate) posted U-M's first double-double of the season with 10 points and a season-high 11 rebounds to lead the Wolverines on the glass.

The Boilermakers opened up a decisive 34-21 first-half lead, led by the play of senior Danielle Campbell, who was 5-of-6 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the charity stripe in the first frame. Campbell ended the game with a game-high 18 points.

Purdue used a 25-7 run, which spanned over seven minutes and two halves, to jump out to a 50-28 lead -- its largest of the game -- at the 12:57 mark of the second half and never looked back, maintaining a double-figure lead for the remainder of the contest. U-M used a 13-4 run over the final five minutes of action but could not slow Purdue, which picked up its fifth consecutive victory.

Purdue jumped out to a 10-3 lead early in the first half, but the story of the first half was U-M's three-point shooting to open the game. The Wolverines, who trailed Purdue 18-13 at the 11:41 mark, had 12 of their 13 points from beyond the arc. Benson, who was responsible for U-M's first nine points of the game, and senior guard Jessica Minnfield(Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic) combined for four early three-pointers for the Wolverines, who did not score their first two-point field goal until the 4:41 mark -- a basket in the paint from Phillips.

U-M cut an early 10-point Purdue lead to three points midway through the half, but the Boilermakers went on a 7-0 run, punctuated by a huge three-pointer from Brittany Rayburn to push their lead back into double figures at the 7:14 mark. The Wolverines made a late push and, with six unanswered points, cut the deficit down to four with less than five minutes remaining before a 9-0 Boilermaker run to close the half sent Purdue into the break with a 34-21 lead.

The Wolverines close out the Big Ten season on Sunday (March 1) when they travel to Bloomington, Ind., to take on the Indiana Hoosiers. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. in historic Assembly Hall. Fans can catch the action with a free webcast at BigTenNetwork.com and on WLBY AM 1290 with Matt Park (play-by-play) and Nick Brandon (color) on the call.

Contact: Jessica Poole (734) 763-4423