Purdue had trouble, believe it or not, at Michigan. The Wolverines, who have been stunningly bad for a couple of years, led with four and change to go, but Katie Gearlds' late scoring saved the day. Gearlds finished with 21, Michigan's Benson with 15.

Earlier, Gearlds and Lawless led a team meeting: their loss to State has made a Big Ten reg-season title near-impossible, but the Boilers want their mojo back by tournament time.

Gearlds: "We've had some individuals playing well but we haven't played well as a unit in a long time."