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Purdue Earns Spot in Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament With Win Over Northwestern

Purdue clinched a Big Ten Tournament berth by beating Northwestern 67-62 in Evanston.
The Boilermakers converted 21 Northwestern turnovers into 32 points, a key margin in the win.
Four Purdue players reached double figures, led by Tara Daye with 18 points and eight rebounds.
Kiki Smith scored 17 points, with Nya Smith adding 16 points and seven assists for Purdue.
Northwestern’s season ended with a 2-16 Big Ten record after 19 points from Carolina Lau and 14 from Grace Sullivan.
Purdue earned the No. 14 seed and will open against the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The victory marks progress after Purdue missed last year’s Big Ten Tournament.
Purdue could still pursue NCAA or WNIT bids depending on the conference tournament results.
The tournament bracket will be released after all conference games are completed.
The article was published 45 minutes ago, with Dustin Schutte as the author for SI Purdue coverage.

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