Box Score



EAST REGIONAL
AT DAYTON OH

PURDUE (64)

                          fg    ft    rb
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
L Hicks             23   3-7   1-1   1-3   0   5    9
S Wright            39  8-17   6-6   3-7   2   3   25
M Noon              27  5-12   0-0  5-10   0   5   10
B Jones             35  1-11   0-0   2-2   2   3    3
E Valek             32  2-10   4-4   0-3   2   4    8
M Taylor             2   0-1   0-0   1-2   0   0    0
C Duncan            11   2-2   0-0   3-4   0   1    4
S Webb              13   0-2   1-2   0-1   3   1    1
E Heikes            18   1-7   2-2   5-8   0   0    4

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TOTALS             200 22-69 14-15 20-40   9  22   64
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Percentages: FG-.319, FT-.933. 3-Point Goals:
6-21, .286 (L Hicks 2-4, S Wright 3-4, B
Jones 1-6, E Valek 0-5, S Webb 0-2). Team
Rebounds: 3. Blocked Shots: 4 (M Noon 2, S
Wright, C Duncan). Turnovers: 12 (M Noon 3, E
Valek 3, S Wright 3, L Hicks, B Jones, S
Webb). Steals: 7 (L Hicks 2, E Valek 2, S
Webb 2, E Heikes).

CONNECTICUT (73)

                          fg    ft    rb
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
D Taurasi           31  6-11  8-10   2-6   3   4   21
B Turner            23   3-9   1-2   2-4   0   4    7
J Moore             34   4-7   4-5   2-7   1   1   12
M Conlon            39   2-6   6-6   0-4   3   1   12
A Strother          28   2-6   5-6   0-3   1   4   10
A Valley             1   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
M Valley             2   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
A Battle            27   4-8   0-0   2-7   2   2    9
W Crockett          15   1-2   0-0   0-1   0   3    2

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TOTALS             200 22-49 24-29  8-32  10  19   73
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Percentages: FG-.449, FT-.828. 3-Point Goals:
5-14, .357 (D Taurasi 1-4, M Conlon 2-5, A
Strother 1-3, A Battle 1-2). Team Rebounds:
1. Blocked Shots: 5 (J Moore 2, D Taurasi 2,
W Crockett). Turnovers: 14 (M Conlon 4, J
Moore 3, D Taurasi 3, A Battle 2, A Strother
2). Steals: 5 (D Taurasi 2, A Battle, W
Crockett, M Conlon).


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PURDUE               22  42   -  64
CONNECTICUT          41  32   -  73
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Technical fouls: None. A: 8,503. Officials:
Beverly Roberts, Bryan Enterline, Dennis Mayer

Game Story

DAYTON, Ohio (Ticker) -- Naismith Player of the Year Diana
Taurasi had 21 points and six rebounds as top-seeded Connecticut
advanced to its fourth straight Final Four with a 73-64 victory
over second-seeded Purdue in the East Regional Final.

The Huskies (35-1) led by 19 points at halftime after holding
the Boilermakers to just 19 percent (6-for-31) over the first 20
minutes. Connecticut shot just 36 percent from the field in the
second half but hit 15-of-17 attempts from the free-throw line.

Taurasi, who also had three assists and a pair of steals,
drained five free throws in the final three minutes to secure
the victory for Connecticut, which plays the winner of the game
between LSU and Texas.

Jessica Moore and Maria Conlon each netted 12 points for the
Huskies, who scored 18 off of 12 turnovers by Purdue.

Ann Strother added 10 points and three rebounds off the bench
and Barbara Turner chipped in seven points for Connecticut,
which went 24-for-29 from the charity stripe.

Purdue used a 19-2 run in the second half to cut the Huskies'
lead to seven points with 2:57 remaining but could get no closer
than six the rest of the way.

Shereka Wright scored 25 points and grabbed seven rebounds to
lead the Boilermakers (29-6), who trailed by as many as 24.

Mary Jo Noon registered 10 points and 10 rebounds and Erika
Valek contributed eight points but missed 8-of-10 field goal
attempts for Purdue, which shot just 32 percent from the floor.