Purdue 87 Indiana 66

Indiana put up a very strong fight but at the end of the night couldn’t keep Purdue contained.

What Happened

Purdue leads the first half in score while IU leads with fouls 11-4 as well as 2 flagrant fouls on Indiana.

Purdue pulled ahead strong as IU just could not handle them on defense or offense.

Key Stats

Purdue dominates the first half leaving Indiana down by 22 points.

Indiana comes out of the half strong running a 10-to-2-point stretch.

Purdue hits 22 of 27 free throws while Indiana only hits 4 out of 9.

Key Individual Performances

Zach Edey coming out on top 33 points and 14 rebounds.

Trey Galloway led Indiana with 17 points and 4 rebounds.

Even though Braden Smith couldn’t knock down his shots, his ball handling created plenty of opportunities for his teammates.

What it means

Indiana was unable to stop Edey inside. In fact, they gave him more opportunity at the line by fouling.

Purdue adds another win to their record as well as another conference win.

Indiana adds a quad 1 loss and a conference loss to their resume. They need to put up a strong fight for the remainder of the season to get into the NCAA tournament.