Gearlds Leads Purdue Over Arkansas St.
 
No. 10 Boilermakers hold off Arkansas St.  

Nov. 24, 2006

(10) PURDUE 67, ARKANSAS ST 61
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STATE UNIVERSITY, Arkansas (Ticker) -- Three scorers are better than one.

Katie Gearlds, Lindsey Wisdom-Hylton and FahKara Malone combined for 47 points and 12 steals as No. 10 Purdue posted a 67-61 victory over Arkansas State.

The trio's effort helped offset an outstanding game by Rudy Sims, who scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting for Arkansas State.

Gearlds finished with 17 points while Wisdom-Hylton and Malone had 15 each. Malone recorded six of the Boilermakers' 16 steals and Wisdom-Hylton hauled in seven rebounds.

Sims knocked down 4-of-6 shots from the arc, but her seven turnovers were costly.

Adrianne Davie had 13 points and 10 rebounds for Arkansas State, which shot 41 percent (21-of-51) but committed 22 turnovers.
 

 


 
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