Dec. 22, 2008
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Johnson, a 6-foot-10 forward, blocked three shots. E'Twaun Moore scored 19 points and Marcus Green had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Boilermakers (10-2), who won their fifth straight.
Nick Daniels had a career-high 14 points for the Mastodons (4-8), who lost their third in a row.
Purdue held IPFW to 39 percent shooting and committed just seven turnovers.
The Boilermakers were solid, despite top scorer Robbie Hummel's off night. Hummel, the two-time Big Ten player of the week, scored six points on 3-for-10 shooting. Hummel had averaged 19.3 points and 10.6 rebounds in his previous three games.
The Boilermakers played without defensive stopper Chris Kramer for much of the game. The junior guard sprained his left foot last Thursday, aggravated it in Saturday's win over then-No. 22 Davidson, then played just 12 minutes against IPFW.
The score was tied at 17 in the first half before Moore scored seven points in an 11-0 run that gave the Boilermakers a 28-17 lead. During that nearly 4-minute stretch, IPFW had four turnovers and got off just two shots.
Purdue got a defensive rebound and called a timeout with 1.6 seconds left in the first half. Kramer threw a three-quarter-court pass that Johnson caught near the basket. He turned and banked in a shot in as time expired to give the Boilermakers a 36-22 lead.
Johnson scored three straight baskets early in the second half to put Purdue in control for good. He made a layup on an assist from Keaton Grant, then a two-handed dunk, then a hook shot to increase Purdue's lead to 47-29.
A steal and dunk by Green made it 65-41 with just under 5 minutes to play.