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Purdue Women Face Home-Advantaged Sooners Tonight

Last updated on Tuesday, March 31, 2009

(OKLAHOMA CITY, OK) - The Purdue Boilermakers try to advance to the Final Four of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament tonight when they face top-seed Oklahoma in the Oklahoma City regional final.

The sixth-seeded Boilers improved to 25-10 with their win over Rutgers in Sunday night's regional semifinals.

The Sooners had little trouble with Pittsburgh in their regional semi, defeating the Panthers 70-59 to advance. Oklahoma is ranked fourth nationally and their win on Sunday bumped them to 31-4 on the season. The Sooners will have a decided home court advantage.

The Ford Center is located about 17 miles north of the Oklahoma campus in Norman.

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