Purdue 83, Eastern Illinois 55: Bryson Scott's season-high 14 points and six rebounds led a balanced attack as the unbeaten Boilermakers turned back the visiting Panthers.

Kendall Stephens had 11 second-half points and Purdue (4-0) got 42 points from its bench. Ronnie Johnson added 10 points and a season-high eight assists, Basil Smotherman had 10 points and five rebounds and Terone Johnson and A.J. Hammonds tallied nine points apiece.

Reggie Smith's 11 points led Eastern Illinois (2-2), which shot 31.6 percent from the floor and committed 19 turnovers. Sherman Blanford chipped in nine points and a team-high eight rebounds.

Purdue came out firing and jumped to a 16-5 lead as Eastern Illinois struggled to find the basket, shooting only 28.6 percent from the floor in the first half, including 1-for-10 on 3-pointers. Ronnie Johnson had 10 points and Jay Simpson added eight points in the half for the Boilermakers, who hit 8-for-13 from the foul line but missed on all nine of their 3-point attempts.

The Boilermakers stretched a 38-24 halftime lead to 47-29 with a 9-5 run, capped by Purdue's first 3-pointers of the night from Stephens and Rapheal Davis. The Panthers pulled within 50-38 with 13:31 remaining, but the Boilermakers put the game out of reach by scoring 18 of the next 21 points - sparked by eight straight free throws and back-to-back 3-pointers by Stephens — for a 68-41 lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Smotherman became the 10th player for Purdue to score 10 or more points in a game this season. ... The Boilermakers have scored 75 or more points in six straight games - dating to last season - for the first time since 1998. ... Purdue improved to 29-1 at home in the month of November under head coach Matt Painter.