Feb. 1, 2001

Playing in their first game without standout freshman Aminata Yanni, Illinois fell to Purdue, 83-67 in West Lafayette, Ind. Allison Curtin scored 20 points while nailing three three-pointers and freshman Iveta Marcauskaite countered with a team-high 21 points, bit it was not enough. The Illini drop their season record to 10-11, 5-4 in the Big Ten ahead of Sunday's 2 p.m. game at the Assembly Hall with Minnesota. Camille Cooper scored 19 points and No. 6 Purdue extended its winning streak to 12

The Boilermakers (20-3, 10-0 Big Ten) led by 23 points when All-American Katie Douglas left the game with an injury with 12:42 remaining in the game. Douglas jumped while trying to deflect a pass and landed awkwardly on her left ankle. She was helped to the bench, where the ankle was taped. She did not return and walked off the court at the end of the game on crutches.

Douglas, who had eight points, was hardly needed against the Illini (10-11, 5-4). The Boilermakers, who led by 15 at the half, opened the second half on an 18-10 run before Douglas' injury.

Kelly Komara's 3-pointer gave Purdue a 72-46 lead, and the Boilermakers eventually led by as many as 29 points. The Boilermakers shot 54 percent overall and were 6-of-11 from 3-point range.

Illinois went on a 9-0 run midway through the first half to take a short-lived 13-10 lead.

Purdue answered with a 21-6 run, capped off by a Komara 3-pointer. The Boilermakers used 58 percent shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range, to hold a 43-28 halftime lead.

Dawn Vana had 10 rebounds for the Illini and Curtin added five steals to give her 215 for her career, just 31 shy of the all-time Illinois record.