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POSTGAME NOTES
- Purdue held Grambling to just 30 points, the lowest amount for an opponent in modern-day history (since 1951-52).
- The 11 field goals made by Grambling were tied for the second fewest in a game in school history by an opponent.
- Purdue allowed 15 points in each half, tied for the 11th fewest in a half in school history.
- The 52-point margin of victory was the ninth-largest margin of victory in school history.
- Purdue recorded 24 assists, the most for the Boilermakers since Dec. 21, 2010 against IPFW (24). Purdue now has 59 assists on 82 field goals, 72.0 percent of its field goals.
- Basil Smotherman set a new career high with five assists.
- Purdue's freshmen combined for 39 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists against four turnovers.
- Dakota Mathias has now gone 52 minutes to start his career without a turnover.
- Purdue outscored Grambling, 41-4, in points off turnovers and outscored its bench, 52-15.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Isaac Haas led a balanced Purdue attack with 17 points to help the Boilermakers beat Grambling State 82-30 on Thursday night.
Rapheal Davis made a 3-pointer on the game's opening possession, and the Purdue lead expanded to 12-0 before the Tigers scored for the first time after 4:10 of action.
Grambling State (1-2) turned the ball over 15 times during the opening 20 minutes. The Boilermakers converted those 15 turnovers into 21 points.
Purdue also outscored the Tigers 20-4 in points in the paint before halftime, building a 37-15 advantage.
At one point in the first half, Grambling State had five points and 10 turnovers. Nine Boilermakers scored during the opening 20 minutes.
Kendall Stephens' 3-pointer extended the Purdue lead to 44-17 with 16:31 remaining in the game. Dakota Mathias' 3-pointer with 9:33 to play pushed the Boilermaker advantage to 35 - 58-23. Haas followed with a three-point play with 7:48 to go, and Purdue led 61-23.
The difference stretched to 40 - 63-23 - on two Bryson Scott free throws at the 7:16 mark.
A.J. Hammons had seven rebounds and two blocked shots in the win.
TIP-INS
Purdue: The Boilermakers improved to 33-1 in November home games during coach Matt Painter's 10 seasons at his alma mater ... Starting forward Vince Edwards is the Big Ten Conference freshman of the week after averaging 19.5 points in the season's first two games ... Purdue's 97 combined points allowed in the first two games are the program's second fewest allowed since the 1951-52 season... Purdue now is 13-1 all-time against schools based in Louisiana.
Grambling State: This was the Tigers' first of three consecutive games in Indiana. Grambling State will play Monday at Ball State and then Wednesday at Notre Dame ... Starting forwards Richard Freeman and Lonnie McElwain are native Hoosiers, each growing up in Indianapolis, 65 miles south of the Purdue campus ... Freeman and Purdue's Davis were AAU teammates as high school freshmen.
UP NEXT
Purdue will play Kansas State on Monday in the Maui Invitational.
Grambling State will play at Ball State on Monday.