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11/16 21:33 CST Purdue's Matt Painter earns 500th career win in 97-79 victory
over Akron
Purdue's Matt Painter earns 500th career win in 97-79 victory over Akron
MARK AMBROGI
Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) --- Trey Kaufman-Renn had 17 points and Oscar Cluff
added 14 to power No. 2 Purdue to a 97-79 romp over Akron on Sunday night.
The win was the 500th of Matt Painter's career. He has 475 with Purdue after
getting 25 with Southern Illinois.
Kaufmann-Renn also had 15 rebounds while Cluff had 14 for the Boilermakers
(4-0). Braden Smith and Fletcher Loyer each scored 16 points and Omer Mayer had
14 points. Smith also had a team-high 10 assists while having an off-shooting
night (4-of-12).
Purdue held a 45-26 rebounding edge, including a 19 offensive rebounds. That
helped the Boilermakers to a 46-18 edge in points in the paint.
Tavari Johnson led the Zips (3-1) with 20 points. Evan Mahaffey had 12 points
and Eric Mahaffey 10 for Akron. Shammah Scott, who was averaging 14.3 points
per game for Akron, was held to nine points on 4-of-13 shooting.
The Boilermakers sank 8 of 12 3-pointers en route to a 52-39 halftime lead.
Purdue did struggle from 3-point line in the second half, making just 1 of 11.
The 13-point halftime margin was Purdue's largest of the opening 20 minutes.
Loyer scored 11 of Purdue's first 15 points as the rest of the team had a slow
start. With the score tied at 17-all, Mayer put the Boilermakers ahead for good
with a 3-pointer with 12:20 left in the half. Mayer gave Purdue a lift with
nine points off the bench in the first half.
The Boilermakers shot 53% in the first half while the Zips shot 42%.
The Boilermakers were without reserve forward Liam Murphy, who was sidelined
with a shoulder injury.
Up next Akron: Plays Iona on Friday in the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Purdue: Plays Memphis on Thursday in the Baha Mar Championship in Nassau, Bahamas. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here and here (AP mobile app). AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball |
