Thursday’s women’s hoops roundup

Sam Ostarello had 14 points and 10 rebounds Thursday night to lead No. 14 Purdue to a 59-42 win over Indiana. KK Houser and April Wilson scored 12 points apiece for the Boilermakers (18-3, 7-1 Big Ten). Taylor Manuel added 11 points for Purdue, which held a 45-30 rebounding edge. It was one of six games in the Big Ten on Thursday and several of them ended in upsets.

Get full box scores on our Big Ten college women’s basketball scoreboard.

Illinois 74, No. 24 Iowa 62: Illinois used  a balanced scoring attack in which four starters scored in double-digits, to earn a 74-62 victory over the visiting No. 24 Iowa Hawkeyes. The victory marked the first conference win inside Assembly Hall for the Orange and Ball. With the score tied at 60-60 with 5:31 left in the game, the Illini produced a 14-2 run to put the pesky Hawkeyes away. More at FightingIllini.com.

Minnesota 82, Michigan 67: Behind a 32-point performance from sophomore guard Rachel Banham, the University of Minnesota women’s basketball team defeated visiting Michigan, 82-67, Thursday night in Big Ten action from Williams Arena. More at GopherSports.com.

Michigan State 67, Northwestern 62: Michigan State beat Northwestern 67-62 to improve to 17-4 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. More at MSUSpartans.com.

Wisconsin 63, No. 7 Penn State 61: Morgan Paige scored a career-high 33 points to lead Wisconsin to a 63-61 upset over seventh-ranked Penn State on Thursday night. Tiera Stephens scored the game-winner on a putback with 5 seconds left to end the Nittany Lions’ 12-game winning streak.

Nebraska 62, Ohio State 53: Jordan Hooper erupted for 28 points and seven rebounds to lead the Nebraska women’s basketball team to a 62-53 win over Ohio State at Value City Arena on Thursday night. More at Huskers.com.