WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Amelia Hassett scored a season-high 22 points, Georgia Amoore had 21 points, and the No. 16 Kentucky women defeated Purdue 82-52 on Saturday.
Clara Strack had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Kentucky (9-1). Teonni Key had 10 points and eight rebounds, just missing her sixth double-double of the season. Dazia Lawrence had 13 points.
Lana McCarthy had 12 points and seven rebounds for Purdue (5-5).
Amoore scored nine points in Kentucky's 24-point second quarter as the Wildcats erased a 12-8 first quarter deficit and went on to lead 32-23 at halftime. Amoore had 13 points in the first half.
The Wildcats led 39-33 with about 5 minutes left in the third quarter, then scored the final 13 points to lead 52-33 heading to the fourth. Hassett scored the final six points of that run.
The lead reached 30 points on a layup by Key with 90 seconds remaining and Clara Silva scored in the final minute to regain the 30-point advantage.
Kentucky outscored Purdue 74-40 over the final three quarters.
Purdue leads the series 2-1.
Kentucky still has Belmont and Western Kentucky on the nonconference schedule this month before opening the SEC season at home against Mississippi State on Jan. 2.
No. 16 Kentucky 82, Purdue 52
KENTUCKY (9-1) — Hassett 7-13 3-3 22, Key 3-7 4-4 10, Strack 5-9 2-2 12, Amoore 8-15 3-3 21, Lawrence 5-12 0-0 13, Silva 1-1 0-0 2, Blue 1-3 0-0 2, Rowe 0-3 0-0 0, Tyler 0-0 0-0 0, Totals: 30-63 12-12 82
PURDUE (5-5) — Bass 2-8 1-2 5, McCarthy 6-11 0-6 12, Collier 1-4 0-0 2, Lombard 1-5 0-0 2, Reynolds 2-6 2-2 6, Puryear 2-6 0-0 4, Jones 3-6 0-0 6, Layden 2-3 0-0 6, Petree 1-5 0-0 2, Swanson 3-11 0-0 7, Totals: 23-65 3-10 52
Kentucky 8 24 20 30 — 82
Purdue 12 11 10 19 — 52
3-Point Goals—Kentucky 10-33 (Hassett 5-10, Strack 0-2, Amoore 2-7, Lawrence 3-9, Blue 0-2, Rowe 0-3), Purdue 3-19 (Bass 0-4, Collier 0-3, Reynolds 0-1, Jones 0-1, Layden 2-3, Petree 0-2, Swanson 1-5). Assists—Kentucky 20 (Lawrence 6), Purdue 16 (Jones 5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Kentucky 41 (Strack 12), Purdue 34 (McCarthy 7). Total Fouls—Kentucky 13, Purdue 14. Technical Fouls—None. A—5,108.
