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Boilers Roll Past Ohio 80-62 Behind Harris' Career High

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PURDUE 80, OHIO 62 (Postgame Links)

Purdue won its 10th straight game on Friday the 13th.

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THE KEY NUMBERS FROM PURDUE'S 80-62 WIN

A closer look at the key numbers from tonight's victory.

G Off the Bench23 pts, 5 rebs, 4 asts

Gicarri Harris scored a career-high 23 points for his first career 20-point game. He is now 7-of-12 (.583) from 3-point range on the season after going 4-of-6 against the Bobcats.

Wild, Wild West17 pts, 4 asts

Antione West Jr., also scored a career-high 17 points off the bench to go along with four assists in 23 minutes. West Jr., is now averaging 12.8 points per game in his first season.

Win the Glass37-27 on the boards

Purdue was tied on the glass at halftime at 19, but outrebounded Ohio 18-8 in the final 20 minutes to win the rebounding effort by 10.  

They are Free18-20 at the Stripe

Purdue went 18-of-20 from the free throw line, the second straight game it has only missed two free throws. Purdue is 76-of-91 (.835) from the free throw line for the season. 

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• Purdue improved to 2-2 on the season with an 80-62 victory over Ohio on Friday night in Mackey Arena. The Boilermakers have won two straight games by a combined 35 points.
• Purdue has now won 10 straight games on Friday the 13th, dating to a March 13, 1987, win over Northeastern in the NCAA Tournament. Purdue’s last loss on Friday the 13th came in Feb. 1914, to Wisconsin.
• Purdue improved to 33-2 in its last 35 games (dating to Feb. 14, 2017) when wearing gold uniforms. 
• Matt Painter now has 296 career wins in Mackey Arena, posting a 296-52 record in the building.
• Matt Painter won his 503rd game at Purdue, now needing nine wins to tie Gene Keady for the most wins in Purdue history.
• Purdue is now 37-3 (.925) since the start of the 2021-22 season in the month of November.
• Purdue is now 53-6 (.898) in the regular season against non-conference teams since the start of the 2021-22 season – the nation’s best record.
• Purdue improved to 170-17 under Matt Painter when winning both the rebound and turnover battles. Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Purdue is 32-2 when doing so.
• Purdue has led for 75 minutes, 5 seconds, and has not trailed in the last two games. Purdue has trailed for 4:17 total over the last three games (130 minutes).
• Purdue went 18-of-20 from the free throw line and is now 61-of-70 (.871) from the free throw line over the last three games. 
• Ohio posted a run of seven points, tying the longest-scoring run by an opponent this season (Gonzaga, Ohio – 7; Valparaiso – 6; Illinois State – 5). 
• Gicarri Harris scored a career-high 23 points while adding five rebounds and a career-high tying four assists. His four 3-pointers were also a career high.
• Antione West Jr., tied his career high with 17 points, with 14 of his points coming in the second half. He added a career-high four assists.
• Gicarri Harris (23) and Antione West Jr. (17) became the first bench players to each score at least 17 points in a game since March 10, 2017, vs. Michigan (Carsen Edwards – 17, Isaac Haas – 17).
• C.J. Cox has scored in double-figures in all four games, adding a season-high 16 points in the win over the Bobcats.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Led by Gicarri Harris' career-high 23 points, the Purdue men's basketball team evened its record at 2-2 with an 80-62 decision over Ohio on Friday night in Mackey Arena. 

Harris went 8-of-12 from the field, 4-of-6 from 3-point range and 3-of-3 from the free throw line to record the first 20-point game of his career. He also added five rebounds, a career-high tying four assists and two steals, while playing 29 minutes off the bench.

Antione West Jr., also came off the bench to match his career high with 17 points with four assists and three rebounds. C.J. Cox joined them in double-figures with 16 points and four rebounds, as the guard trio combined for 55 of Purdue's 80 points.

The Boilermakers jumped out to a 20-9 lead, making eight of its first 15 shots in the opening 8-plus minutes of the contest. However, Purdue managed to make just three of its next 18 shots as Ohio trimmed the lead to 33-28 with just over a minute to play. Purdue would settle for a 37-28 halftime lead.

Ohio was still within seven early in the second half at 43-36, before Purdue embarked on a methodical 13-5 spurt to take a 56-41 advantage with 9:39 to play. Ohio would get within 10 once more at 61-51, but Purdue outscored the Bobcats 19-11 over the last seven minutes for the 18-point victory.

Purdue shot 43.3 percent from the field (26-of-60), but went 14-of-26 (.538) in the second half. The Boilermakers were 10-of-31 (.323) from long distance and continued to excel at the free throw line, making 18-of-20 (.900). Purdue outrebounded the Bobcats, 37-27, and had nine turnovers to Ohio's 15.