National Basketball Association
Purdue 82, Northwestern 69
When: 12:00 PM ET, Friday, December 31, 2010
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Pat Driscoll, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
13789
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E’Twaun Moore made sure Purdue finished 2010 on a positive note.
Moore scored 31 points, including seven 3-pointers, as the Boilermakers improved to 2-0 in the Big Ten with an 82-69 win Friday at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette, Ind.
Moore, who also had seven rebounds and three assists, was one of three Purdue players in double figures. JaJuan Johnson missed a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds, and Ryne Smith added 13 points.
Purdue (13-1 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) struggled early with the Wildcats. After tying the score at 10-10 with 16:35 to go in the first half, Purdue pulled ahead slightly.
Northwestern (9-2, 0-1) stayed with the Boilermakers, slicing its deficit to 33-30 with 5:08 in the half, but Purdue went on a 9-0 run at that point and Northwestern never caught up.
Purdue finished the game 25-of-54 (46.3 percent) from the field, with Northwestern (26-of-57, 45.6 percent) not far behind. The difference in the game was free throws. Purdue was 23-of-33 (69.7 percent) from the stripe, and Northwestern was only 9-of-16 (56.3 percent).
Michael Thompson led Northwestern with 18 points. Luka Mirkovic added 16 points.
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern |
|
Purdue |
|
Michael Thompson 18 |
Scoring |
E'Twaun Moore 31 |
|
JerShon Cobb 3 |
Assists |
Lewis Jackson 5 |
|
Drew Crawford 10 |
Rebounds |
JaJuan Johnson 9 |
|
JerShon Cobb 2 |
Free Throws Made |
JaJuan Johnson 7 |
|
Mike Capocci 2 |
Steals |
E'Twaun Moore 2 |
|
Drew Crawford 2 |
Blocks |
Lewis Jackson 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northwestern
|
69 |
45.6 |
8-17 |
9-16 |
15 |
25 |
5 |
6 |
|
| Purdue
|
82 |
46.3 |
9-24 |
23-33 |
18 |
35 |
3 |
5 |
|