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Purdue’s Brittany Rayburn, who scored 14 points and came up with a key block Saturday, is fouled while driving between Iowa defenders.
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Boilers hold off Hawkeyes

– Brittany Rayburn followed her record-setting performance with another dramatic effort.

The senior guard scored 14 points and came up with a key block late to help No. 17 Purdue defeat Iowa 57-55 on Sunday.

She made two free throws with 17.5 seconds left to give Purdue the lead, then blocked Kelly Krei’s potential game-winning three-pointer at the other end.

“All I know is I felt the ball, and the buzzer went off,” Rayburn said.

Rayburn tied an NCAA record with 12 three-pointers in a win over Minnesota on Jan. 12, but more than jumpers were needed against pesky Iowa.

She shot just 4 for 16 from the field and 1 for 5 from the three-point line against the Hawkeyes, but she also had seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals.

“She’s an all-around player, and I think a lot of people know that,” Purdue forward Sam Ostarello said. “She gets in there and does the dirty work. It showed at the end of today’s game.”

Rayburn didn’t score as many points as in the previous game, in part, because Iowa was ready after watching her 38-point effort against Minnesota.

“You show clips to your players of her coming off those down screens and we definitely wanted to handle it different defensively than Minnesota did, and I thought we did a fair job against her,” Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said.

Courtney Moses added 10 points and Ostarello had 10 rebounds for the Boilermakers (15-3, 5-0 Big Ten), who won their eighth straight.

Morgan Johnson scored 16 points, despite hurting her left ankle during the first half and struggling with it throughout the game. During a nearly five-minute stretch with Morgan out of action, Purdue outscored Iowa 10-0.

Jaime Printy scored 15 points and Krei added 10 for the Hawkeyes (10-8, 2-3).

No. 1 BAYLOR 77, TEXAS 59: In Austin, Texas, Brittney Griner tied her season high with 32 points to go with 13 rebounds as the Bears (17-0, 4-0 Big 12) used an early 19-0 run to blow the game open. Chassidy Fussell scored 20 points to lead Texas (11-5, 1-3).

No. 6 TENNESSEE 87, No. 25 VANDERBILT 64: In Knoxville, Tenn., Shekinna Stricklen scored 20 points for the Volunteers (13-4, 4-1 SEC) before injuring her right knee. Stricklen, a preseason All-America, hit the floor clutching her knee after going for a rebound with 3 minutes left and will be re-evaluated today. Christina Foggie tied her career high of 27 points to lead Vanderbilt (14-3, 2-2).

No. 7 DUKE 61, VIRGINIA TECH 34: In Blacksburg, Va., Elizabeth Williams had 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocks as the Blue Devils (14-2, 5-0 ACC) won their 16th in a row in the series. Alyssa Fenyn scored 11 to lead the Hokies (6-12, 2-3).

No. 9 KENTUCKY 66, No. 24 SOUTH CAROLINA 58: In Columbia, S.C., Kelya Snowden scored 15 points to lead the Wildcats (16-2, 5-0 SEC). Ieasia Walker led the Gamecocks (14-4, 3-2) with 14 points.

No. 11 OHIO ST. 64, MICHIGAN ST. 56: In East Lansing, Mich., Tayler Hill scored 21 points to lead the Buckeyes (17-1, 4-1 Big Ten), who handed the Spartans (12-6, 4-1) their first loss in the conference. Courtney Schiffauer scored 12 for the Spartans.

No. 13 MIAMI 60, FLORIDA ST. 57: Stefanie Yderstrom’s three-pointer from deep in the corner with 17 seconds remaining gave ended a 25-year victory drought for the Hurricanes (15-3, 4-1 ACC) in Tallahassee, Fla. Natasha Howard led Florida State (10-9, 2-3) with 22 points and a career-high 17 rebounds.

PENN ST. 93, No. 15 NEBRASKA 73: In Lincoln, Neb., Maggie Lucas scored 24 points to lead five Nittany Lions (13-4, 3-2 Big Ten) in double figures. Joining Lucas in double figures were Alex Bentley with 23 points, Zhaque Gray with 19 and Nia Nickson and Nikki Greene with 12 points each. Emily Cady had 17 points to lead Nebraska (15-2, 4-1).

No. 18 GEORGETOWN 69, SYRACUSE 42: In Washington, Sugar Rodgers scored 23 points to lead the Hoyas (14-4, 3-2 Big East). Iasia Hemingway scored 14 points for the Orange (12-7, 1-4).

No. 19 GEORGIA 68, MISSISSIPPI ST. 51: In Starkville, Miss., Anne Marie Armstrong scored 22 points to lead the Bulldogs (15-3, 4-1 SEC), who hit five three-pointers and shot 42.3 percent from the field. Porsha Porter scored 12 for Mississippi State (11-6, 1-3).

No. 20 DELAWARE 70, NORTHEASTERN 54: In Boston, Elena Delle Donne had 22 points and 10 rebounds despite missing most of the first half with a left leg injury for the Blue Hens (14-1, 5-0 Colonial Athletic Association). Northeastern (3-13, 1-4) was led by Deanna Kerkhof with 14 points and nine rebounds.