The Boilermakers emphatically ended their two-game losing streak against the Hoosiers by producing their highest point total in the series since scoring 94 points in 1998. It was also their largest margin of victory in the series since a 44-point blowout in 1969.
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Fletcher Loyer and Omer Mayer each scored 18 points, with Loyer going 5 of 5 from the field, hitting four of his 3-pointers and all four free throws in what could be Indiana’s finale for Purdue’s three senior starters: Kaufman-Renn, Smith and Loyer. Victory came three days later. Purdue (22-5, 12-4 Big Ten) lost at home to top-ranked Michigan.
Lamar Wilkerson scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half to lead Indiana (17-10, 9-7), which lost its second straight to a top-10 team. Tayton Conerway had 12 points and seven assists, while Tucker DeVries added 11 points on a night in which Indiana’s offense was never in sync and whose post players struggled against the Boilermakers’ size, all while battling foul trouble.
Purdue took control quickly, using an 11-4 run to take a commanding 26-14 lead. The Boilermakers extended the margin to 46-29 when Nick Dorn’s half-shot 3-pointer was erased after a replay review determined the shot occurred after time expired.
Kaufman-Renn and Loyer opened the second half with Purdue’s first three baskets to make the score 54-32 with 17:41 left, and the Hoosiers never recovered as the Boilermakers led wire-to-wire.
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Indiana: Begins its final homestand Tuesday against Northwestern.
Purdue: Closes a three-game homestand against No. 15 Michigan State on Thursday.