Indiana basketball hosts No. 4 Purdue in Big Ten action on Thursday night. The rivalry has been one-sided in recent seasons, in favor of the Boilermakers.
IU (13-4, 4-3) is 11-0 at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this season, while the Boilers (15-2, 4-2) have won three games in a row.
Trayce Jackson-Davis is the clear leader of the Hoosiers, while Purdue heads Jaden Ivey and big men Zach Edey and Trevion Williams.
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hot hot hot:Rob Phinisee makes a sweltering start
15:43 to go: IU 43, Purdue 42
Jaden Ivey, who had 2 points at halftime, has 8 in the first 3 minutes of the second half.
Trayce Jackson-Davis takes off with his 3rd foul with 17:48 to go.
Purdue’s first two plays of the second half result in 3s from Jaden Ivey and Isaiah Thompson.
Rest: IU 37, Purdue 28
IU’s 14-point rise is the difference. Rob Phinisee has 17 points and 4 steals that are high in the season while Xavier Johnson has 8. Trayce Jackson-Davis has 2 points and 2 fouls in 6 minutes.
The Boilers have 10 turnovers and shot poorly after taking an early lead. Zach Edey has 9 points. Trevion Williams struggles enormously with 2 points and 4 turnovers.
Free throws, yuck all around: Purdue is 1-of-5, IU 8-of-16.
3:27 left in the first half: IU 29, Purdue 24
Rob Phinisee’s layup gives him 15 points as the Hoosiers blast past the Boilers. Trevion Williams has 4 turnovers and Purdue has 9 to IU’s 1.
Jordan Ivey picks up his 2nd foul with 5:26 to go and pushes Trey Galloway off for a blatant. Galloway hits 1 free throw and IU has its first lead at 25-24.
Jordan Geronimo’s dunk of a bargain with 5:36 to match it at 24.
Jaden Ivey floats to the dunk, but Rob Phinisee is scorching
The first basket of the night from the Purdue sophomores is emphatic. Purdue leads Indiana 22-21 with 7:11 left in the first half.
Rob Phinisee has 13 for IU on 5-of-5 shooting, 3 of them from long range. He also scored 13 against Minnesota this season.
Zach Edey has 7 for Purdue.
Rob Phinisee warms up for the Hoosiers
Rob Phinisee gets IU’s first three-pointer at 11:24. He follows with another on the next game.
11:50 to go first half: Purdue 16, IU 8
Purdue is 6-of-12 from the field, 3-of-6 on 3-pointers.
IU is 3-of-11, 0-of-3.
14:24 left in the first half: Purdue 12, IU 8
Trayce Jackson-Davis has 2 errors in the opening minutes.
IU’s first points come on a pair of free throws from Xavier Johnson with 16:49 to go, and he has 6 of their first 8 points. The Hoosiers miss their first 4 shots from the field for a Trayce Jackson-Davis dunk.
Where have we seen this before? Zach Edey with some quick baskets away from the basket.
Mason Gillis scores the first basket of the game on a 3. He is better than 50% of deep entry.
Purdue and IU starting lineups
Trayce Jackson-Davis seems like a complete go. to be
Indiana’s star left the game against Nebraska late after hitting his tailbone hard during a fall on the field. He warms up with the rest of the Hoosiers.
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