USC women face a Purdue team with momentum

The USC women’s basketball team will face a Purdue team that is quickly gaining momentum on Sunday afternoon.

Shutting down the Boilermakers would end a four-game slide, and give the Trojans an edge in the Big Ten standings. The Trojans and Boilermakers are both 2-4 in conference play.

Purdue (10-7 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) lost its first four games of Big Ten play but beat Wisconsin on the road and then took down Washington, which was ranked No. 23 at the time, in overtime.

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