Purdue 79, Nebraska 61: Bad Loss Avoided
Purdue's win over Nebraska was incredibly balanced and business-like.
Cornhuskers (61) @ Boilermakers (79)
Thursday, Mar 8, 2012, 8:15 PM EST
Bankers Life Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, IN
| Final - 3.8.2012 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| Purdue Boilermakers | 39 | 40 | 79 |
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 31 | 30 | 61 |
| Purdue | 39 | 40 | 79 |
| Nebraska | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toney McCray | 31 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 8-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3-0 | 13 |
| Brandon Richardson | 33 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-0 | 2 |
| Brandon Ubel | 30 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Bo Spencer | 32 | 7-16 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 3-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 22 |
| Caleb Walker | 23 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| David Rivers | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josiah Moore | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Trevor Menke | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Christopher Niemann | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dylan Talley | 27 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 10 |
| Mike Fox | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Kye Kurkowski | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ray Gallegos | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Jorge Brian Diaz | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Andre Almeida | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Jordan Tyrance | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Corey Hilliard | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 22-53 | 8-27 | 9-10 | 25-8 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 12-0 | 61 | |
| .415 | .296 | .900 | Team Reb: 3 | Total TO: 0 (0 pts) | |||||||
| Purdue | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terone Johnson | 34 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 6-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 16 |
| Robbie Hummel | 25 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 7-3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Lewis Jackson | 26 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Ryne Smith | 28 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 15 |
| Travis Carroll | 28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 4 |
| Anthony Johnson | 26 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 6-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 17 |
| Dru Anthrop | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| D.J. Byrd | 26 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Neal Beshears | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| John Hart | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Jacob Lawson | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Sandi Marcius | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Kelsey Barlow | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Donnie Hale | DNP - | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 28-50 | 13-25 | 10-18 | 33-10 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 14-0 | 79 | |
| .560 | .520 | .556 | Team Reb: 5 | Total TO: 0 (0 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Ted Valentine, Terry Oglesby, Steve McJunkins
Duration:
Officials: - Ted Valentine, Terry Oglesby, Steve McJunkins
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