Purdue learned what lots of other teams already know: it's hard to stop Kelli Roehrig. Roehrig had 20 points on 10-for-13 as MSU beat the Boilers. "She's a great player and she's hard to guard," said Purdue center Emily Heikes.

Purdue fell to 4-4 in conference as Michigan State improved to 6-2. "I think it’s experience," coach Curry said. "Definitely when they have two seniors like they do. You’ve got all those kids returning, they’ve played together for a long time and they understand their strengths and weaknesses and the extra pass and the little things."