National Basketball Association
Purdue 79, Minnesota 66
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 8, 2012
Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # John Higgings, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
11761
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Lewis Jackson scored 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half as visiting Purdue rolled to a 79-66 Big Ten win over Minnesota.
Coming off a scoreless performance in Thursday's 20-point loss at Penn State, Jackson scored 10 of Purdue's first 12 points in the second half. The Boilermakers (13-4, 3-1 Big Ten) built a 47-32 halftime advantage on the strength of 10-of-12 shooting from 3-point range.
D.J. Byrd came off the bench to add a career-high 18 points, hitting all five of his 3-point tries. Robbie Hummel chipped in 13 points and seven rebounds for Purdue.
Minnesota (12-5, 0-4 Big Ten) dropped its fourth straight league game and second in a row at home. The Golden Gophers were led by junior forward Rodney Williams, who had career highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds. Freshman guard Joe Coleman added a career-high 14 points for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Purdue |
|
Minnesota |
Lewis Jackson 20 |
Scoring |
Rodney Williams 19 |
Kelsey Barlow 4 |
Assists |
Maverick Ahanmisi 3 |
Robbie Hummel 7 |
Rebounds |
Rodney Williams 14 |
Lewis Jackson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Joe Coleman 6 |
Robbie Hummel 2 |
Steals |
Andre Hollins 4 |
D.J. Byrd 2 |
Blocks |
Elliott Eliason 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Purdue
|
79 |
54.5 |
10-15 |
9-19 |
12 |
26 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
Minnesota
|
66 |
41.4 |
5-10 |
13-19 |
16 |
32 |
7 |
8 |
13 |