Mar. 15, 1997
Purdue Falls to Top-Seeded Kansas, 75-61
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Paul Pierce had 20 points as top-seeded Kansas pulled away for a 75-61 victory over eighth-seeded Purdue in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Southeast Region at the Pyramid in Memphis, Tennessee.
Raef LaFrentz added 18 for the Jayhawks (34-1), who will play the winner of the Arizona-College of Charleston game in the regional semifinals in Birmingham, Alabama on Friday. Kansas advanced to the Sweet 16 for the fifth consecutive season and avenged an 83-78 loss to Purdue from the 1994 Southeast Region semifinals.
Chad Austin scored 17 points for the Boilermakers (18-12), who held a one-point lead midway through the second half before stumbling down the stretch. Purdue was eliminated in the second round for the third consecutive season.
Kansas evened the all-time series at two games apiece.
(1) Kansas 75, (8) Purdue 61
Purdue (61)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Robinson 36 5-13 0-0 5-10 2 2 11
Cardinal 27 3-8 3-4 4-6 2 5 9
Miller 33 6-9 3-5 3-10 3 5 15
Eldridge 28 2-6 0-0 1-3 1 1 5
Austin 34 4-18 8-9 0-2 3 4 17
Mcquay 19 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 1 2
Cornell 20 0-5 2-2 0-0 0 0 2
Barnes 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Gilvydis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
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TOTALS 200 21-61 16-20 14-32 11 18 61
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Percentages: FG-.344, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
3-18, .167 (Robinson 1-4, Eldridge 1-4, Austin
1-9, Cornell 0-1). Team rebounds: 3. Blocked
shots: 3 (Robinson, Miller, Mcquay). Turnovers:
13 (Robinson 4, Cardinal 3, Miller 3, Eldridge 2,
Mcquay). Steals: 7 (Austin 3, Robinson 2,
Eldridge, Miller).
Kansas (75)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Pierce 35 8-20 4-5 6-12 3 2 20
Lafrentz 30 8-14 2-2 4-11 1 4 18
Pollard 32 3-5 4-7 4-7 1 1 10
Haase 23 1-5 0-1 1-3 2 4 2
Vaughn 35 3-8 5-6 1-5 9 1 12
Bj Williams 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
Thomas 14 3-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 9
Pugh 8 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Robertson 11 1-3 0-0 2-4 0 2 2
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TOTALS 200 28-62 15-21 18-42 16 18 75
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Percentages: FG-.452, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals:
4-10, .400 (Pierce 0-1, Haase 0-1, Vaughn 1-3,
Thomas 3-4, Robertson 0-1). Team rebounds: 3.
Blocked shots: 6 (Pollard 4, Pierce 2).
Turnovers: 13 (Lafrentz 4, Pierce 3, Vaughn 3,
Haase, Thomas). Steals: 7 (Pierce 2, Vaughn 2,
Haase, Lafrentz, Pollard).
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Purdue 26 35 - 61
Kansas 36 39 - 75
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Technical fouls: None. A: 14,000. Officials:
Andre Patillo, Tim Higgins, Richard Ballesteros.