National Basketball Association
Purdue 88, Boston College 67
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# Bill Ek, # Ray Perone, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance:
12926
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Purdue 88, Boston College 67: Terone Johnson scored 18 points to lead the host Boilermakers to their fifth straight win in the Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
Ronnie Johnson added 15 points and six assists for Purdue (7-2), which improves to 7-6 in the Challenge. Kendall Stephens chipped in 11 points, hitting all three of his 3-point attempts.
Ryan Anderson had 16 points for Boston College (3-5) and Olivier Hanlan added 15 points and eight rebounds. Alex Dragicevich added 13 points for the Eagles, who committed 13 turnovers.
Purdue used a 25-8 run to build a 43-28 lead with three minutes left in the first half, getting a pair of 3-pointers and a jumper from Stephens to start the spree. Ronnie Johnson hit a floater in the final seconds of the first half and opened the second with a three-point play and an assist on the way to a 54-34 lead.
The Boilermakers couldn't put together two good halves during a disappointing weekend at the Old Spice Classic but never allowed the Eagles to get closer than 13 in the second half Wednesday. Sterling Carter stopped two four-point runs by Boston College with 3-pointers, the second with 7:32 left, to prevent the Eagles from making a late charge.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Boilermakers' five wins is the longest active streak in the Challenge. ... Purdue C A.J. Hammons had an assist, a bucket, a block and another assist on three consecutive possessions during the first-half run. ... Hanlan, who scores the majority of his points in the second half, had 10 of his 15 after the break.
Top Game Performances
| Boston College |
|
Purdue |
|
Ryan Anderson 16 |
Scoring |
Terone Johnson 18 |
|
Olivier Hanlan 3 |
Assists |
Ronnie Johnson 6 |
|
Olivier Hanlan 8 |
Rebounds |
A.J. Hammons 8 |
|
Ryan Anderson 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Ronnie Johnson 5 |
|
Alex Dragicevich 2 |
Steals |
Sterling Carter 2 |
|
Eddie Odio 3 |
Blocks |
A.J. Hammons 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Boston College
|
67 |
37.9 |
7-27 |
16-24 |
13 |
35 |
7 |
4 |
13 |
| Purdue
|
88 |
52.2 |
7-14 |
9-15 |
20 |
37 |
4 |
6 |
8 |