IU was as cold as the winter storm blowing outside Assembly Hall. Shooting 21% in the second half and playing a step behind their in-state rivals enabled Purdue to post a 71-47 victory. Story

#23 MSU knocks off #9 Minnesota in the Barn 72-69 despite Lindsay Whalen's record setting game. She had 27 points to become the Gophers all time scoring leader. The loss was Minnesota's first in 19 games at home. Minn/MSU Story

#8 Penn State captured another Big Ten road victory at Ohio State 70-64. Kelly Mazzante had 19 for the Nittany Lions. PSU/OSU

Wisconsin gained an easy win over Northwestern 69-53. The Badgers tied a record for fewest turnovers in a game committing only 9 in the contest. Jordan Wilson posted her second double double of her career. Wis/NW Postgame

In a foul plagued contest, Iowa got by Michigan 69-58. Unhappy with her teams play, Michigan coach Cheryl Burnett commented: "I thought we had more air balls than any other game in history." Iowa/UM Story

By now, everyone knows that #2 Tennessee knocked off #1 Duke on Saturday. The Lady Vols could be number one this week for the first time since 2001. Tenn/Duke Postgame

In other Top 25 action:

Unranked Louisville beat #22 Houston on their own floor in OT 77-75. Story

#6 Stanford and Indiana's own Tara Vanderveer was upset by USC 59-56! Potential WNBA first round pick Nicole Powell had 29 points in the Stanford loss. USC/Stanford

In an ESPN 2 televised game, # 16 Georgia beat #13 LSU and ended the Tigers 15 game winning streak. Story

Miscellaneous notes:

Butler defeats UW-Milwaukee in OT 67-61. Nancy Bowden had 10 assists and only 2 turnovers in the game playing the entire 45 minutes. Recap

Ball State coach Tracy Roller became the schools all time winningest Womens Basketball Coach as the Cardinals smacked Buffalo 73-49 Saturday. BSU Recap

IUPUI got by Oral Roberts in OT 67-62 as Brooke McAfee blocked a Mid Continent record 12 shots in the game. Story

Indiana State gets a big Missouri Valley win beating Illinois State 83-73. The Sycamores had four players in double figure scoring. ISU Recap

In a low scoring affair Notre Dame beat Villanova 38-36. ND/VU recap

Have a great week! Is physicality a real word?
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