No. 21 Notre Dame 94, Purdue 63: Pat Connaughton had 19 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Irish to an easy victory over the in-state rival Boilermakers at the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis.
Demetrius Jackson had 22 points for Notre Dame (11-1), which had six players score in double figures and shot 51.6 percent from the field. Steve Vasturia and Austin Torres each added 11 points, while Zach Auguste and Jerian Grant each had 10 points.
Purdue (8-4) was paced by three players with 11 points: Jon Octeus, Bryson Scott and A.J. Hammons. Isaac Haas added 10 points, but the Boilermakers were hurt by 39.3 percent shooting, including 4-of-14 from 3-point range.
The Boilermakers played well early, taking a 16-8 lead just under six minutes into the contest, but the Irish responded with an 11-0 run to take back the lead. Purdue was up by one with 6:34 to go in the half when Notre Dame got hot, scoring 20 points the rest of the way to take a seven-point advantage into the break.
The Boilermakers had pulled back within two in the opening minutes of the second half when the Irish went on a 28-7 run, with Jackson contributing seven points, to go up by 23 with just over seven minutes to play. Notre Dame got the lead up to as much as 32 as Purdue couldn't get anything going the rest of the way.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Purdue G Rapheal Davis came into the game averaging 11.3 points over his last seven games, but was held to four points on 2-of-4 shooting. … Notre Dame had 18 assists on its 33 made field goals, with Grant dishing out nine of them. … The Irish hit 8-of-17 from the 3-point arc.
Purdue | Notre Dame | |
A.J. Hammons 11 | Scoring | Demetrius Jackson 22 |
Rapheal Davis 4 | Assists | Jerian Grant 9 |
Vince Edwards 7 | Rebounds | Pat Connaughton 14 |
A.J. Hammons 5 | Free Throws Made | Demetrius Jackson 5 |
Rapheal Davis 1 | Steals | Demetrius Jackson 3 |
A.J. Hammons 2 | Blocks | Pat Connaughton 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Purdue | 63 | 39.3 | 4-14 | 11-15 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Notre Dame | 94 | 51.6 | 8-17 | 20-28 | 18 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 7 |