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ATHENS, Ohio - Eric Hunter Jr. had 18 points on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range and Purdue bounced back from its first conference loss to beat Ohio 69-51 on Tuesday night.
Trevion Williams added 14 for the Boilermakers (7-4, 1-1 Big Ten), who kept Ohio (7-4) at bay as the Bobcats surged to begin the second half after being down 20 at the half. The Bobcats got within seven points with 11 minutes left in the game but couldn't chip away any more.
Purdue was playing without 7-foot-3 junior center Matt Haarms, who suffered a concussion in Sunday's loss to Nebraska. Nojel Eastern, a 6-foot-7 guard, started in place of Haarms and had 11 points.
Jordan Dartis paced the Bobcats with 16 points. Purdue was able to hem-in Ohio's leading scorer Jason Preston, who finished with just six points.
Purdue led 37-17 at the half on the strength of two 12-point runs and helped by 10 Ohio turnovers. The Bobcats didn't score -- and didn't even get a good look -- for the last 6:25 of the half. Hunter was 3 for 3 from beyond the 3-point arc.
The Bobcats fought back in the second half, ripping off a 14-2 run to get within seven but that was it. Ohio hit just 37% from the floor for the game.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue: The Boilermakers made it hard for Ohio to get many good looks in the first half and held off the Mid-American Conference team for the second straight December.
• Looking Back Highlights
#BoilerNotes
- Purdue improved to 7-4 overall with a 69-51 win over Ohio at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio … Purdue was playing its first game at Ohio since the 1969-70 season and its first game on the road against a mid-major since Dec. 8, 2012 (Eastern Michigan).
- The Boilermakers have held all 11 foes to 70 or fewer points … when Purdue holds its opponent to 59 or fewer points this year, Purdue is 7-0.
- Purdue was 7 of 18 from 3-point range, only the third time this year it has shot under 20 3-point attempts … Purdue entered the game just 11 of 57 from 3-point range in its previous two games.
- Ohio went just 4 of 8 from the free throw line and over the last four games, foes have shot just 29 free throws.
- Purdue's 69 points were its most away from Mackey Arena this year … Purdue had scored 55, 59, 60 and 56 points in its previous four games.
- Eric Hunter Jr., scored a career-high 18 points … he also held Ohio point guard Jason Preston (16.9 PPG, 8.6 APG) to six points, five assists and five turnovers.
- Nojel Eastern tallied a season-high 11 points and held Ohio's Ben Vander Plas (13.8 PPG) to three points.
- Trevion Williams tallied 14 points and a career-high tying three assists in just 20 minutes of action.
ATHENS, Ohio - Eric Hunter Jr. had 18 points on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range and Purdue bounced back from its first conference loss to beat Ohio 69-51 on Tuesday night.
Trevion Williams added 14 for the Boilermakers (7-4, 1-1 Big Ten), who kept Ohio (7-4) at bay as the Bobcats surged to begin the second half after being down 20 at the half. The Bobcats got within seven points with 11 minutes left in the game but couldn't chip away any more.
Purdue was playing without 7-foot-3 junior center Matt Haarms, who suffered a concussion in Sunday's loss to Nebraska. Nojel Eastern, a 6-foot-7 guard, started in place of Haarms and had 11 points.
Jordan Dartis paced the Bobcats with 16 points. Purdue was able to hem-in Ohio's leading scorer Jason Preston, who finished with just six points.
Purdue led 37-17 at the half on the strength of two 12-point runs and helped by 10 Ohio turnovers. The Bobcats didn't score -- and didn't even get a good look -- for the last 6:25 of the half. Hunter was 3 for 3 from beyond the 3-point arc.
The Bobcats fought back in the second half, ripping off a 14-2 run to get within seven but that was it. Ohio hit just 37% from the floor for the game.
BIG PICTURE
Purdue: The Boilermakers made it hard for Ohio to get many good looks in the first half and held off the Mid-American Conference team for the second straight December.