January 16, 1999
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Luke Recker scored 24 points and four of his teammates also finished in double figures as No. 23 Indiana upset arch-rival No. 13 Purdue 87-76 Saturday.
A.J. Guyton had 21 points and William Gladness scored 13 for the Hoosiers, who hadn't won at Mackey Arena since 1993 and had lost six of the last seven games between the two teams. Lynn Washington, making only his third start in Indiana's last 11 games, contributed season-highs of 13 points and 10 rebounds to the victory.
Indiana (16-5, 3-3 Big Ten) snapped a three-game losing streak on the road, all conference games. Purdue (14-4, 2-2) took its only lead on the game's first basket.
The Boilermakers hit 3-of-18 shots from 3-point range, while Indiana was 5-of-15 from behind the arc.
Purdue reduced a 10-point second-half deficit to 65-62 on a basket by Greg McQuay, who had 17 for Purdue. Jaraan Cornell led the Boilermakers with 18.
Recker then rebounded his own miss and was fouled. He hit one-of-two free throws to make the score 66-62 with 4:23 remaining. Cornell missed a 3-pointer and Indiana opened a 72-62 lead on two free throws by Recker, a 3-pointer by Guyton and a free throw by Guyton with 2:31 remaining.
The Boilermakers never drew closer than seven points again.
Indiana came out hot, jumping out to a 26-13 lead on a pair of Guyton jumpers.
A 3-pointer by Alan Eldridge then ignited a Purdue surge with 10:22 left in the half. Cornell, scoreless for the first 11 minutes, scored 11 of Purdue's next 12 points to bring the Boilermakers to within five at 31-26 with 3:01 remaining.
The Hoosiers held a 38-31 lead at the break.
By HANK LOWENKRON
AP Sports Writer