Nov. 17, 2010
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - E'Twaun Moore had 19 points, seven assists and six rebounds to help No. 14 Purdue beat Alcorn State 103-48 on Wednesday night.
John Hart scored a career-high 16 points and made 4 of 6 3-pointers, Sandi Marcius had 12 points and eight rebounds and JaJuan Johnson added 12 points for the Boilermakers (2-0), who shot 52 percent from the field.
The 55-point win was Purdue's largest margin of victory since 1983, when the Boilermakers beat Tampa 106-50. The point total was the highest since 1998, when Purdue defeated Ohio State 107-75.
The Boilermakers held Alcorn State to 29 percent shooting three days after holding Howard to 25 percent shooting. Purdue forced 28 turnovers and outrebounded the Braves 54-33.
Kendrick McDonald scored 13 points for Alcorn State (0-3), which trailed by 62 points with 9:41 to play.
Purdue quickly took the lead and thrilled the crowd with several spectacular plays. Willis Brownlee blocked Moore's layup, but Moore got the rebound and made a reverse layup. Minutes later, Moore found D.J. Byrd on a behind-the-back pass, and Byrd made a reverse layup to give the Boilermakers a 16-7 lead.
Hart drained three 3-pointers in a 1:07 stretch to give Purdue a 27-12 edge.
Purdue's Patrick Bade got open and hammered down an emphatic two-handed jam, then hung on the rim and drew a technical foul. The student section didn't mind, though, and chanted Bade's name. His dunk gave Purdue a 37-12 lead.
Purdue continued its dominance and led 59-17 at halftime. Moore had 15 points, six assists and five rebounds at the break as the Boilermakers shot 58.5 percent from the floor. Purdue held the Braves to 24 percent shooting and forced them into 18 turnovers.
Johnson, a senior, made the first 3-pointer of his career early in the second half to push Purdue's lead to 63-17. The Boilermakers scored their 100th point on a putback by Bade.