Recap: Purdue women's basketball wins first game on European tour
Alaina Harper, Lana McCarthy and Kendall Puryear combined for 41 points and 22 rebounds as the Boilermakers beat Time Chamber (Barcelona All-Stars) 83-49
Box score takeaways from the Game 1 victory over Time Chamber (aka Barcelona All-Stars), a mix of 20-28-year-old players who participate in the Spanish League first and second divisions.
• The starting lineup: Rashunda Jones, Jayla Smith, Sophie Swanson, Alaina Harper and Reagan Bass. We’ll see if Katie Gearlds uses the same lineup on Sunday.
• The Boilermakers led by five at halftime and outscored Time Chamber 48-19 in the second half.
• The inside game was strong, led by Harper and freshman Lana McCarthy. They combined for 32 points, hitting 13 of 17 shots, and 17 rebounds. Add freshman Kendall Puryear’s production and the trio totaled 41 points on 16 of 22 field goals with 22 rebounds. The posts made their free throws, hitting 9 of 11.
• However, Purdue made just 2 of 17 from 3-point range. Swanson and Ella Collier were a combined 0 of 10. The Boilermakers didn’t hit a 3-pointer until the fourth quarter. Destini Lombard and McKenna Layden each made a 3-pointer.
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• Purdue totaled 48 points in the paint. The Boilermakers shot 44.7% for the game and 50% after halftime. They made 54.2% from 2-point range. Time Chamber shot 31.1% for the game, including 6 of 30 in the second half.
• Purdue outrebounded Time Chamber 51-36. Harper, McCarthy and Puryear led the way. McCarthy had three offensive rebounds.
• Three players played 20 or more minutes - Lombard (22), Bass (20) and Swanson (20). Everyone played at least 10 minutes.
• Jones had a team-best six assists.
• Smith contributed eight points on 4 of 8 shooting and no turnovers in nearly 16 minutes.
• The Boilermakers took advantage of 24 turnovers to score 27 points. They had 17 steals, including five by Swanson. Jones and Lombard each had three steals, which could become a valuable weapon during the regular season.
• Amiyah Reynolds played nearly 16 minutes and had one point, three assists and three turnovers. She was 0 of 2 from the field. It was her first game in 18 months.
• The Boilermakers will spend one more day in Barcelona before traveling to Porto ahead of Sunday’s matchup against Colegio Luso Internacional de Porto (2 p.m. ET).
Great game coverage—- great job — go boilers