E'Twaun Moore scored 21 points, 15 in the second half, and No. 4 Purdue overcame a sluggish start to beat Iowa 67-56 on Tuesday night for its best start in 16 seasons. Robbie Hummel added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Boilermakers (12-0, 1-0 Big Ten), who have opened with 12 straight wins for the second time. Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson led Purdue to a school-record 14-0 start in 1993-94. Purdue trailed by one point at halftime and led 40-36 midway through the second half. But Moore... Read Full Story
Robbie Hummel scored 17 points to help No. 7 Purdue beat Cal State Northridge 89-63 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams. Hummel also had six rebounds, four assists and two blocks. JaJuan Johnson scored 15 points, freshman reserve D.J. Byrd scored 13 and Chris Kramer added 11 points and four assists for the Boilermakers, who were playing without starting point guard Lewis Jackson. He was serving a one-game suspension for playing in an unspecified NCAA-sanctioned event without... Read Full Story
E'Twaun Moore scored 22 points and No. 7 Purdue beat South Dakota State 74-63 on Friday night in the first round of the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam. Robbie Hummel added 14 points despite missing much of the action because of foul trouble, and JaJuan Johnson had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Boilermakers (2-0). Purdue will play St. Joseph's on Sunday night in second round. Clint Sargent led the Jackrabbits (2-1) with 16 points, and Garrett Callahan scored all 13 of his points in the... Read Full Story
Robbie Hummel looks healthy, and Purdue is playing like the team that was picked to win the Big Ten title. Hummel finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds Saturday, and JaJuan Johnson had 20 points and three blocks to lead the Boilermakers past Illinois 66-56 Saturday and into the Big Ten tournament championship game. The victory ends third-seeded Purdue's three-game losing streak to the Illini (24-9) and sets up a rematch with fifth-seeded Ohio State, an 82-70 upset winner over No. 7... Read Full Story
Robbie Hummel scored 20 points and No. 24 Purdue beat Penn State 79-65 Friday night in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. Hummel missed both regular season games against the Nittany Lions with a hairline fracture in his lower back. He made up for it by making 8 of 12 shots and grabbing five rebounds. Keaton Grant made his first five 3-pointers and scored 15 points, and E'Twaun Moore added 15 points and six assists for Purdue (23-9), which played with all-conference center JaJuan Johnson... Read Full Story
DeShawn Sims scored a career-high 29 points and Manny Harris had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead Michigan to an 87-78 victory over No. 16 Purdue on Thursday night. The Wolverines (18-11, 8-8 Big Ten) improved to 3-4 against ranked opponents and added an important victory to the ones it had over Duke and UCLA, when both teams were ranked fourth in the nation. Michigan is trying for its first NCAA tournament bid in more than a decade. Robbie Hummel scored 24 points for the Boilermakers... Read Full Story
JaJuan Johnson scored 17 points to lead No. 19 Purdue over No. 6 Michigan State 72-54 on Tuesday night and move the Boilermakers within one game of the Spartans in the Big Ten standings. E'Twaun Moore scored 13 points and Robbie Hummel added 11 for Purdue in his first start since missing three games with a hairline fracture in his lower back. The Boilermakers (20-6, 9-4), who have five games left, won their third straight. Kalin Lucas scored 14 points and Durrell Summers added 11 for... Read Full Story
E'Twaun Moore scored a season-high 26 points, and No. 19 Purdue defeated rival Indiana 81-67 on Saturday. Moore was 5-of-6 from 3-point range after going just 2-of-16 from there the previous five games. JaJuan Johnson had 14 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks for the Boilermakers (21-6, 10-4 Big Ten), who won their fourth straight. Purdue followed a 72-54 win over No. 6 Michigan State on Tuesday with its highest scoring output in conference play. The Boilermakers shot 57 percent from the... Read Full Story
Robbie Hummel's go-ahead 3-pointer with a minute left in the game lifted No. 16 Purdue to a 64-63 victory over free-falling Wisconsin on Tuesday night. It was the fifth straight win for the Boilermakers (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten), including two straight on the road — and the fifth straight loss for a Badgers team that suddenly can't even defend its home court. E'Twaun Moore scored 17 to lead the Boilermakers. Keaton Nankivil scored a career-high 21 for Wisconsin (12-8, 3-5), keeping the Badgers in... Read Full Story
E'Twaun Moore scored 17 points and Robbie Hummel added 13 as No. 16 Purdue pulled away to a 67-49 victory over Michigan on Saturday after Manny Harris of the Wolverines was ejected for throwing an elbow. JaJuan Johnson added 11 points for the Boilermakers (17-4, 6-2 Big Ten), who won their sixth straight. Jevohn Shepherd and DeShawn Sims both scored 10 points for Michigan (14-8, 4-6), which has lost five of six. Harris, the Wolverines' leading scorer at 17.8 points per game, was ejected... Read Full Story
