National Basketball Association
Purdue 65, Indiana St. 52
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 18, 2010
Where: Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana
Officials:
# John Hughes, # Michael Kitts, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance:
7666
By SportsDirect Inc.
JaJuan Johnson scored 25 of his career-high 31 points in the first half Saturday and No. 17 Purdue used a late spurt to post its fifth straight win, 65-52 over in-state rival Indiana State at Conseco Field House in Indianapolis.
E’Twaun Moore scored all 16 of his points in the second half for the Boilermakers (10-1), who improved to 29-4 all-time against the Sycamores (5-6).
Despite Johnson’s huge day, the Boilermakers needed a 18-7 second-half run to avoid the major upset and improve to 12-10 all-time on the Indiana Pacers’ home court.
Dwayne Lathan’s jumper pulled Indiana State to within 47-45 with 9:08 left. But it was all Boilermakers the rest of the way.
The Sycamores were seeking their first win over a ranked team since 2006, when they knocked off No. 15 Butler. But they couldn’t contain Johnson.
An Indianapolis native, Johnson scored all but seven of Purdue’s 32 first-half points on 9-of-14 shooting. The rest of the team was just 2 for 17 from the floor. As a result, Purdue held a slim 32-30 lead at the break.
Lathan finished with 15 points for Indiana State, which shot just 34 percent (20 of 58).
Top Game Performances
| Indiana St. |
|
Purdue |
|
Dwayne Lathan 15 |
Scoring |
JaJuan Johnson 31 |
|
Jake Odum 4 |
Assists |
D.J. Byrd 5 |
|
Dwayne Lathan 9 |
Rebounds |
Kelsey Barlow 11 |
|
Jake Kelly 2 |
Free Throws Made |
JaJuan Johnson 11 |
|
Jake Kelly 1 |
Steals |
E'Twaun Moore 2 |
|
Aaron Carter 2 |
Blocks |
JaJuan Johnson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Indiana St.
|
52 |
34.5 |
5-21 |
7-13 |
11 |
37 |
5 |
2 |
|
| Purdue
|
65 |
33.3 |
3-16 |
24-30 |
12 |
34 |
6 |
5 |
|
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