National Basketball Association
Purdue 84, Robert Morris 46
When: 2:00 PM ET, Friday, November 23, 2018
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# Larry Scirotto, # Luke Schumer, # Robert Riley
Attendance:
12859
By Field Level Media
Carsen Edwards scored 19 and Ryan Cline chipped in with 17 points to guide No. 24 Purdue to an 84-46 rout of Robert Morris on Friday at West Lafayette, Ind.
Edwards had an off shooting day, hitting only 5 of 17 shots from the field. But he sunk all six free throws. Meanwhile, Cline made 6 of 10 shots, including 5 of 7 from beyond the 3-point line.
Freshman Trevion Williams hit all four shots for eight points in the second half. Ethan Boudreaux scored nine for the Boilermakers (5-1), who made 26 of 58 shots for 44.8 percent.
Malik Petteway led Northeast Conference's Robert Morris (3-3) with 10 points as the Colonials made 17 of 54 shots for 31.5 percent.
Purdue was 20 of 23 at the free-throw line while the Colonials were 8 of 10.
Edwards scored 16 points in the first half as Purdue led 44-23 at halftime. The Boilermakers' 11-0 run pushed the lead to 59-28 with 10:47 left in the second half. Purdue's lead kept building, leading by as many as 43.
Purdue made 13 of 32 shots (40.6 percent) in the opening half, including 7 of 17 from the 3-point line. Robert Morris hit just 9 of 32 shots for 28.1 percent in the first half. The Boilermakers outrebounded the Colonials 26-16 in the first half and 43-27 overall.
The Boilermakers scored the game's first seven points and never trailed. Following a Robert Morris basket, Cline sank a 3-pointer to push Purdue's lead to 10-2.
A 13-0 run by Purdue boosted its lead to 40-17 with 3:32 left in the half.
Purdue led by as many as 23 twice in the first half.
The Boilermakers play at No. 14 Florida State in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday. Robert Morris hosts Youngstown State on Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Robert Morris |
|
Purdue |
Malik Petteway 10 |
Scoring |
Carsen Edwards 19 |
Jon Williams 3 |
Assists |
Eric Hunter Jr. 6 |
Charles Bain 6 |
Rebounds |
Grady Eifert 8 |
Matty McConnell 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Evan Boudreaux 7 |
Josh Williams 2 |
Steals |
Carsen Edwards 4 |
Koby Thomas 1 |
Blocks |
Matt Haarms 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Robert Morris
|
46 |
31.5 |
4-16 |
8-10 |
8 |
26 |
2 |
6 |
17 |
Purdue
|
84 |
44.8 |
12-27 |
20-23 |
18 |
40 |
9 |
9 |
13 |