National Basketball Association
Purdue 79, West Virginia 52
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 19, 2013
Where: Mackey Arena, West Lafayette, Indiana
Officials:
# John Higgings, # Terry Oglesby, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance:
14677
By SportsDirect Inc.
Purdue 79, West Virginia 52: D.J. Byrd scored 17 points to lead four players in double figures as the host Boilermakers throttled the Mountaineers in a non-conference matchup.
Rapheal Davis added 16 points and Anthony Johnson scored 12 points as Purdue (10-8) jumped out to a 14-point halftime lead and was never threatened in coasting to its third straight victory.
Byrd connected on 4 of 6 3-point attempts, including 3 of 5 in the opening half, and the Boilermakers finished 8-of-11 from long range to improve to 6-1 all-time against West Virginia (8-9).
Eron Harris was the only player in double figures with 10 points for the Mountaineers, who had a miserable shooting performance and absorbed their third consecutive defeat. West Virginia was 8-for-28 in the first half and 17-of-58 (29.3 percent) for the game.
With Purdue ahead 15-11, Byrd hit back-to-back 3-pointers to help his team open a 37-23 lead at the half. Any notion of a comeback by the Mountaineers was quashed when the Boilermakers opened the second half on a 7-0 run to push the lead to 44-23.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Byrd and Davis were among five players with five rebounds for Purdue, which outrebounded the Mountaineers 39-27. ... West Virginia, which had dropped its previous two games by a combined three points, was 3-of-18 from 3-point range. ... The Boilermakers improved to 107-19 at Mackey Arena under coach Matt Painter and held their ninth opponent under 56 points this season.
Top Game Performances
West Virginia |
|
Purdue |
Eron Harris 10 |
Scoring |
D.J. Byrd 17 |
Jabarie Hinds 2 |
Assists |
D.J. Byrd 4 |
Eron Harris 5 |
Rebounds |
D.J. Byrd 5 |
Eron Harris 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Rapheal Davis 4 |
Gary Browne 4 |
Steals |
Donnie Hale 2 |
Volodymyr Gerun 2 |
Blocks |
A.J. Hammons 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
West Virginia
|
52 |
29.3 |
3-18 |
15-20 |
6 |
27 |
7 |
11 |
17 |
Purdue
|
79 |
49.2 |
8-11 |
13-21 |
17 |
39 |
7 |
6 |
16 |