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Boiler Notes
Sophomore Aaron Wheeler led Purdue with 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting, including 4 of 4 from long distance , to lead four players in double figures. Matt Haarms scored 16 points with five rebounds and Jahaad Proctor and Trevion Williams scored 10 points each in the win.
Purdue blisteted the nets in the first half in jumping out to leads of 18-3, 24-6, 30-9, 44-17 and 54-21 at halftime. The Boilermakers were 18 of 23 (.783) from the field, 6 of 9 (.667) from long distance and 12 of 13 (.923) from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes.
For the game, Purdue shot 57.7 percent (30 of 52) from the field, were 10 of 21 (.476) from deep and 18 of 24 (.750) from the free throw line. The Boilermakers outrebounded USI 40-22 and had 13 turnovers to the Eagles' 11.
Purdue will host Green Bay in Wednesday's season opener at 7 p.m. ET, in Mackey Arena. Tickets are available by calling 800.49SPORT or online at PurdueSports.com.
• Photo Gallery
• Painter Postgame
• Players Postgame
Boiler Notes
- Purdue improved to 26-0 under head coach Matt Painter in exhibition games, winning by an average margin of 25.8 points per game.
- Purdue's last nine exhibition wins have been by at least 19 points … in all the years under Painter that Purdue has won its exhibition opener by at least 19 points, Purdue has advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
- Purdue is now 33-1 in exhibition games since 2001.
- Purdue's 54 first-half points are the most points scored in the opening half of an exhibition game during the Matt Painter era.
- Purdue's 33-point halftime lead was its largest in an exhibition game since 2014.
- Purdue's sophomore class scored 39 points, going 15 of 20 from the field.
- Purdue's starters went a combined 20 of 28 (.714) from the field, including 7 of 11 (.636) from 3-point range.
- Seven different players made 3-pointers and 12 different players scored points for the Boilermakers.
Sophomore Aaron Wheeler led Purdue with 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting, including 4 of 4 from long distance , to lead four players in double figures. Matt Haarms scored 16 points with five rebounds and Jahaad Proctor and Trevion Williams scored 10 points each in the win.
Purdue blisteted the nets in the first half in jumping out to leads of 18-3, 24-6, 30-9, 44-17 and 54-21 at halftime. The Boilermakers were 18 of 23 (.783) from the field, 6 of 9 (.667) from long distance and 12 of 13 (.923) from the free throw line in the opening 20 minutes.
For the game, Purdue shot 57.7 percent (30 of 52) from the field, were 10 of 21 (.476) from deep and 18 of 24 (.750) from the free throw line. The Boilermakers outrebounded USI 40-22 and had 13 turnovers to the Eagles' 11.
Purdue will host Green Bay in Wednesday's season opener at 7 p.m. ET, in Mackey Arena. Tickets are available by calling 800.49SPORT or online at PurdueSports.com.