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Florida Women's Basketball Hangs On To Beat Purdue WBB in Bahamas

Florida Women's Basketball Hangs On To Beat Purdue WBB in Bahamas

Aliya Matharu led the Florida Women's Basketball team to a win over Purdue at the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas on Nov. 20.

Nov 20, 2023 by Joe Harrington
Florida Women's Basketball Hangs On To Beat Purdue WBB in Bahamas

Aliya Matharu stole the ball with 14 seconds left to thwart a late-game possession by Purdue that helped ice the Florida Women’s Basketball team’s 52-49 win in the third game of the Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship in Nassau, Bahamas on Nov. 20.

The Gators (4-1) grinded out a defensive showcase against the Boilermakers (2-2). In a game of runs and droughts, Florida overcame a more than five-minute-long fourth-quarter drought to pull away just enough from Purdue. The Boilermakers went more than three minutes without scoring down the stretch as Florida went on a 6-0 run to take the lead. 

Matharu led the Gators with 15 points, while Purdue had 14 points from Abbey Ellis.


Who’s Next On The Purdue Women’s Basketball Schedule?

Purdue will play Georgia on Nov. 22 at 4 p.m. 

Who’s Next On The Florida Women’s Basketball Schedule?

Florida will play Columbia on Nov. 22 at 1:30 p.m. 

How To Watch Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship

All the games will stream live on FloHoops and the FloSports app. Breaking news, highlights and replays will also be available on both platforms. 

Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Teams

The teams are: 

  • Georgia 
  • Columbia
  • East Carolina 
  • No. 15 Ohio State 
  • Florida 
  • Purdue 
  • Oklahoma State 
  • Penn State
  • No. 8 USC 
  • Seton Hall

Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship Schedule

Here is the Nov. 20 schedule:

Here is the Nov. 22 schedule: 

  • Seton Hall vs. East Carolina, 11 a.m. ET
  • Columbia vs. Florida, 1:30 p.m. ET
  • Purdue vs. Georgia, 4 p.m. ET
  • No. 15 Ohio State vs. Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. ET
  • Penn State vs. No. 8 USC, 9 p.m. ET

NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings For Week 3 (Nov. 20)

  • No. 1 South Carolina (36) 3-0    900    
  • No. 2 UCLA  4-0    837    
  • No. 3 Colorado 4-0    773    
  • No. 4 Stanford 4-0    768    
  • No. 5 Iowa 4-1    678    
  • No. 6 UConn 3-1    672    
  • No. 7 LSU 4-1    642    
  • No. 8 USC 3-0 600
  • No. 9 Virginia Tech 567
  • No. 10 Utah 4-1    518    
  • No. 10 NC State 4-0    518    
  • No. 12 Texas 4-0    517    
  • No. 13 Florida State 4-0    490    
  • No. 14 Baylor 3-0    457    
  • No. 15 Ohio State 2-1     400    
  • No. 16 Kansas State 4-0    368    
  • No. 17 Notre Dame 3-1    343    
  • No. 18 North Carolina 4-0    328    
  • No. 19 Tennessee 3-1    309    
  • No. 20 Louisville 4-0    263    
  • No. 21 Indiana 3-1    259    
  • No. 22 Oklahoma 5-0    146    
  • No. 23 Washington State 5-0    114    
  • No. 24 Ole Miss 4-1    105    
  • No. 25 Mississippi State 5-0    55    

Others receiving votes: Maryland 48, Creighton 10, Marquette 6, Princeton 6, UNLV 1, Davidson 1, Michigan 1

Dropped from rankings: Maryland 20, Creighton 22

Watch NCAA Women’s Basketball On FloHoops

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