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Gray rallies Notre Dame past Purdue

Dec 7, 2006 - 3:02 AM SOUTH BEND, Indiana (Ticker) -- Breona Gray scored a career-high 22 points as Notre Dame rallied for a 67-58 victory over ninth-ranked Purdue.

Tulyah Gaines also contributed 20 points for the Fighting Irish (6-3), who were able to overcome a 34-26 halftime deficit.

Gray drilled a 3-pointer and layup in a late 9-0 run, which gave the Fighting Irish a 59-52 advantage with 1:17 remaining. She made 9-of-12 shots and also handed out five assists.

In recovering from Sunday's 54-51 loss to Indiana, Notre Dame shot 58 percent (14-of-24) in the second half.

Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton and Katie Gearlds scored 15 points apiece for Purdue (7-2), which shot 58 percent (15-of-26) in the first half but only 24 percent (8-of-33) over the final 20 minutes.