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NCAA Basketball Scoreboard: Recap

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Purdue 74, Texas Tech 72

Posted: Saturday March 24, 2001 08:30 PM

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Ticker) -- Katie Douglas scored four of her 18 points in the final 2 1/2 minutes as third-seeded Purdue upended second-seeded Texas Tech, 74-72, in the Mideast Region semifinals.

Douglas had 18 points and Camille Cooper added 17 for Purdue, which will face fourth-seeded Xavier in the regional finals on Monday. The Muskateers stunned top-seeded Tennessee, 80-65.

Erika Valek made 5-of-7 shots for Purdue (29-6), which shot 51.5 percent (17-of-33) in the first half and led 41-33 after 20 minutes.

The Boilermakers were able to take advantage of foul trouble by Texas Tech forward Plenette Pierson. Pierson, who was coming off a career-high 28 point performance against Virginia Tech in the second round, was held to five points in 12 minutes.

Jia Perkins scored 29 points for Texas Tech (25-7), which committed 19 turnovers.

The Lady Raiders held a 37-14 edge in bench scoring.