LIVE: Purdue women's basketball loses heartbreaker to St. John's in last second

Scott Horner, Indianapolis Star
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Purdue women's basketball plays St. John's in an NCAA tournament play-in game for a No. 11 seed. The winner plays No. 6 seed North Carolina on Saturday.

Purdue (19-10) is led by Lasha Petree (14.5 points, 45 3-pointers), Abbey Ellis (11.4 points), Caitlyn Harper (10.3 points) and Jeanae Terry (6.7 points, 7.8 rebounds, 6.4 assists), the only Boilermaker to start every game this season.

St. John's (22-8) is led by Jayla Everett (15.8 points, 72 3-pointers on 42.4% accuracy), Kadaja Bailey (13.3 points, 4.6 rebounds) and Jillian Archer (7.3 points, 7.7 rebounds).

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Final: St. John's 66, Purdue 64

Jayla Everett beats the shot clock in the final second to give her 20 points. Unique Drake adds 16.

Lasha Petree scores 20 and Caitlyn Harper 14 for Purdue.

:30.3 left 4Q: Purdue 64, St. John's 64

Lasha Petree scores with 30.3 seconds left to tie it again. Layla Everett gives SJU a 64-62 lead with 1:17 to go. Petree ties it at 62 with 3:12 to go.

3:48 left 4Q: Long delay for a confusing play

Abbey Ellis hits 2 free throws, cutting Purdue's deficit to 62-60.

Jayla Everett is called for a foul on a Purdue layup with 3:48 left. It was a clean block, but she also picks of a technical foul in disagreeing with the call. That gives her 4 fouls. However, in celebrating the tech, Purdue's Lasha Petree inadvertently hits Mimi Reid of St. John's, drawing an intentional foul. Those extracurricular fouls offset.

Caitlyn Harper's layup cuts Purdue's deficit to 62-58 with 4:15 to go. She has 14 points.

6:31 left 4Q: St. John's 60, Purdue 53

Lasha Petree's first basket of the second half, a 3-pointer, caps a 7-0 run.

End 3Q: St. John's 60, Purdue 48

Jayla Everett and Unique Drake have 16 points each for St. John's, which is 11-of-20 on 3-pointers. Caitlyn Harper has 12 points and Lasha Petree 10 for Purdue.

1:46 3Q: St. John's 57, Purdue 42

A Purdue turnover turns into a St. John's layup. The Red Storm have 22 points off Boilers miscues.

Cassidy Hardin's 3 mark her first points of the game.

3:47 left 3Q: St. John's 53, Purdue 39

St. John's has made 10 3-pointers and is shooting over 50% overall. Purdue's Jeanae Terry remains scoreless on 7 shots.

Jayla Everett's 3 makes it 44-33 St. John's with 8 minutes left. She has 10 points.

Halftime: St. John's 39, Purdue 33

Lasha Petree has 10 points and Caitlyn Harper 8 points for Purdue, which has an uncharacteristic 8 turnovers. Jeanae Terry has 0 points and 3 miscues.

Unique Drake has 11 points and Danielle Cosgrove has 8 off the bench for St. John's. The Red Storm are 8-of-14 from long range, bettering their usual number of 3s per game.

4:57 left 2Q: Purdue 23, St. John's 21

Lasha Petree's 3-point play gives Purdue a 21-16 lead on a 7-0 run.

Jayla Everett's 3 gives the Red Storm their first lead, but Madison Leyden responds with a 3 on the next play.

End 1Q: Purdue 13, St. John's 13

Unique Drake completes the fast break off a steal with a layup to end the quarter. Caitlyn Harper leads Purdue with 8 points on 4-of-4 shooting.

4:20 left 1Q: Purdue 7, St. John's 4

Lasha Petree has 5 points and 3 rebounds. Jillian Arnold has all 4 for St. John's.

It's slow going early as Purdue has 2 turnovers before Petree hits a 3 with 8:10 to go to open the scoring.

What channel is Purdue women's basketball on?

Time: 7 p.m. ET Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Columbus, Ohio

TV: ESPN2

Radio: 95.3 FM in Lafayette, SiriusXM Channel 205.

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