National Basketball Association
Purdue 75, Nebraska 58
When: 5:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 20, 2021
Where: Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Edwin Young, # Rob Kueneman, # Bo Boroski
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Jaden Ivey scored 15 points and Sasha Stefanovic hit four 3-pointers in the second half en route to 14 points to lead Purdue to a 75-58 win at Nebraska in a Big Ten game on Saturday.
Stefanovic heated up after not making a field goal in a game since Jan. 19.
Brandon Newman added 10 points for Purdue (15-8, 10-6 Big ten), which has won three of its last four games.
The Boilermakers took 32 shots from 3-point range, making 10 of them and outrebounding Nebraska, 48-37.
Shamiel Stevenson scored 10 points, and Thorir Thorbjarnarson, Kobe Webster and Trey McGowens each scored nine points in the loss for Nebraska (5-15, 1-12), which has lost three straight.
The Cornhuskers shot 34.9% from the field overall (22 of 63) and 32.1% from 3-point range (9 of 28).
Purdue held a 40-37 lead at halftime, but Nebraska started the second half by scoring the first five points to take a 42-40 lead with 18:44 remaining.
However, Purdue started to assert itself midway through the second half, going on a 13-2 run to take a 59-51 lead with 9:32 remaining after a 3-pointer by Aaron Wheeler.
Purdue then continued to build its lead, going on an 8-0 run and taking a 67-53 lead with 6:53 left after back-to-back 3-pointers by Stefanovic and a dunk by Ivey.
After Nebraska scored two straight baskets to pull within 67-57, Stefanovic once again hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Trevion Williams hit a basket to put Purdue up 75-57 with 2:40 to play.
Leading 23-21 with 5:55 remaining in the first half, Purdue used a 12-4 run to stretch its lead to 35-25 with 3:34 left until halftime.
But Nebraska finished the half strong, cutting Purdue's lead to three at halftime after a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Thorbjarnarson.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Purdue |
|
Nebraska |
|
Jaden Ivey 15 |
Scoring |
Shamiel Stevenson 10 |
|
Eric Hunter Jr. 4 |
Assists |
Thorir Thorbjarnarson 4 |
|
Mason Gillis 7 |
Rebounds |
Yvan Ouedraogo 8 |
|
Sasha Stefanovic 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Shamiel Stevenson 3 |
|
Jaden Ivey 3 |
Steals |
Yvan Ouedraogo 1 |
|
Jaden Ivey 2 |
Blocks |
Thorir Thorbjarnarson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Purdue
|
75 |
46.9 |
10-32 |
5-10 |
16 |
44 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
| Nebraska
|
58 |
34.9 |
9-28 |
5-14 |
14 |
35 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
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