National Basketball Association
Purdue 64, Michigan 51
When: 2:15 PM ET, Saturday, January 3, 2015
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Robert Riley, # Gene Steratore
Attendance:
11271
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Purdue 64, Michigan 51: A.J. Hammons recorded 15 points and 12 rebounds for his second double-double of the season as the host Boilermakers ended a four-game losing skid to the Wolverines.
Vince Edwards added 14 of his 16 points in the second half and grabbed six rebounds for Purdue (10-5, 2-0 Big Ten), which won the battle of the boards 44-22. Jon Octeus recorded 13 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers, who erased a 10-point deficit.
Spike Albrecht scored a season-high 17 points in a reserve role for Michigan (8-6, 1-1), which shot 31.9 percent from the field. The big three of Caris LeVert, Zak Irvin and Derrick Walton Jr. went a combined 6-of-29 from the floor for the Wolverines, who made four field goals in the second half.
Edwards converted a three-point play as part of an 11-1 run to put Purdue in front 38-36 and the Boilermakers led by six before LeVert knocked down a jumper to end a 12-plus minute field-goal drought for Michigan to trim the deficit to 45-41. Stephens drilled a clutch 3-pointer as Purdue pulled ahead 50-41 and they led by as much as 15 en route to its second straight conference victory.
Max Bielfeldt and Walton Jr. knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers to put Michigan on top 15-12 midway through the first half. Albrecht nailed two consecutive triples to push the margin to 10 as the Wolverines went 6-of-11 from 3-point range to take a 33-25 lead at intermission.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Purdue snapped a three-game losing streak to Michigan at Mackey Arena. … Boilermakers G Rapheal Davis dished out six assists. … Irvin has knocked down at least one 3-pointer in each of his last 17 games.
Top Game Performances
| Michigan |
|
Purdue |
|
Spike Albrecht 17 |
Scoring |
Vince Edwards 16 |
|
Caris LeVert 3 |
Assists |
Rapheal Davis 6 |
|
Caris LeVert 5 |
Rebounds |
A.J. Hammons 12 |
|
Spike Albrecht 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Vince Edwards 6 |
|
Spike Albrecht 1 |
Steals |
Rapheal Davis 2 |
|
Max Bielfeldt 1 |
Blocks |
A.J. Hammons 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Michigan
|
51 |
31.9 |
8-20 |
13-20 |
9 |
22 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
| Purdue
|
64 |
45.7 |
3-13 |
17-29 |
12 |
42 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
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