National Basketball Association
Purdue 63, IUPU - Ft. Wayne 43
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, December 8, 2014
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# D.J. Carstensen, # Pat Driscoll, # Brett Gearhart
Attendance:
10007
By SportsDirect Inc.
Purdue 63, IPFW 43: A.J. Hammons
had 13 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks to lead the host
Boilermakers to an easy win over the Mastodons.
Kendall Stephens added 13 points
for Purdue (7-2), which bounced back from a home upset loss to North
Florida on Saturday. Isaac Haas added 10 points and five boards to
the winning effort.
Joe Edwards was the only player
for IPFW (5-3) in double figures with 12 points. Steve Forbes, who
came into the game averaging 16.4 points, finished with nine on
3-of-11 shooting from the field.
The Boilermakers started fast,
jumping out to an 8-3 lead just over five minutes into the game, then increasing the lead to 11 on Rapheal Davis' free throws with 9:41 to
play in the half. Purdue went on a 12-3 run over a four-minute span to push the
advantage to 18 and the lead reached as much as 21 before the
Mastodons scored the final five points of the half to pull within 35-19.
A 9-3 run to open the second half
pulled IPFW within 10, and the Mastodons had it down to seven on
Forbes' dunk with 10:31 to play. Purdue, however, responded with five quick
points, then went on a 9-2 run to push the lead back to 17 with 3:11 to
play on Stephens' 3-pointer, ending any IPFW hopes of a comeback.
GAME NOTEBOOK: IPFW's 19 points
in the first half was the sixth time this year that Purdue has held
an opponent to 20 points or less in a half. … The Boilermakers had
18 assists on 25 made baskets. … The Mastodons shot 28.6 percent
from the field, including 4-of-15 from 3-point range.
Top Game Performances
| IUPU - Ft. Wayne |
|
Purdue |
|
Joe Edwards 12 |
Scoring |
A.J. Hammons 13 |
|
Joe Edwards 3 |
Assists |
Vince Edwards 4 |
|
Mo Evans 8 |
Rebounds |
A.J. Hammons 12 |
|
Steve Forbes 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Isaac Haas 4 |
|
Steve Forbes 2 |
Steals |
Jon Octeus 2 |
|
Isaiah McCray 1 |
Blocks |
A.J. Hammons 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| IUPU - Ft. Wayne
|
43 |
28.6 |
4-15 |
7-15 |
12 |
29 |
1 |
6 |
14 |
| Purdue
|
63 |
43.1 |
5-17 |
8-11 |
18 |
38 |
10 |
6 |
13 |
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