National Basketball Association
Purdue 95, Youngstown St. 64
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 12, 2015
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Glenn Mayborg, # Gerald Williams
Attendance:
14026
By The Sports Xchange
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Senior center A.J. Hammons had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 11 Purdue used a 54-point second half to pull away for a 95-64 victory over Youngstown State on Saturday.
Freshman power forward Caleb Swanigan also scored 15 points, and sophomore center Isaac Haas had 13, giving the Boilermakers 43 points from their massive front line of 7-2 Haas, 7-0 Hammons and 6-9. 250-pound Swanigan.
Purdue is 11-0 for the first time since the 2009-10 team won its first 14.
Guard Rapheal Davis added 13 points for Purdue, which led 41-30 at halftime.
Purdue starting point guard P.J. Thompson was poked in the eye with 17:21 remaining in the first half and did not return. Senior Johnny Hill and sophomore Dakota Mathias split the point guard duties after Thompson was hurt.
Forward Matt Donlan had 19 points for Youngstown State (4-6), which has not beaten a Top 25 opponent since 1952.
Top Game Performances
| Youngstown St. |
|
Purdue |
|
Matt Donlan 19 |
Scoring |
A.J. Hammons 15 |
|
Brett Frantz 4 |
Assists |
Caleb Swanigan 6 |
|
Matt Donlan 5 |
Rebounds |
A.J. Hammons 11 |
|
Sidney Umude 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Isaac Haas 5 |
|
Cameron Morse 2 |
Steals |
A.J. Hammons 1 |
|
Sidney Umude 1 |
Blocks |
A.J. Hammons 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Youngstown St.
|
64 |
34.8 |
7-24 |
9-11 |
15 |
23 |
1 |
5 |
9 |
| Purdue
|
95 |
55.0 |
10-21 |
19-28 |
26 |
41 |
6 |
3 |
10 |
