Nov. 24, 2007
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - E'Twaun Moore scored 18 points, and Purdue beat Loyola-Chicago 84-53 on Saturday afternoon.
Scott Martin scored 15 points, Robbie Hummel had 11 points and eight rebounds and JaJuan Johnson had 10 points, five rebounds and four blocks for the Boilermakers (3-0), off to their best start since the 2003-04 season.
Nemanja Calasan scored seven points in his first action for Purdue. The junior from Srbinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, was ineligible for the first two games because of club games he had played there.
J.R. Blount scored 17 points and Ross Forman added 11 for Loyola (2-2).
The Boilermakers shot 60 percent from the field and forced 19 turnovers.
Moore made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Purdue a 39-28 halftime lead. It was the second time in three games Moore hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the first half.
Purdue made 4-of-8 3-pointers before the break. All nine Purdue players who saw action in the first half scored, but none had more than seven points.
Purdue quickly extended the lead in the second half. Moore made a 3-pointer with 14:26 to play that gave Purdue a 51-33 lead and forced a Loyola timeout.
A dunk by Johnson on a feed from Chris Kramer gave Purdue a 64-44 lead with 8:50 to go.