Nov. 23, 2010
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) -JaJuan Johnson had 21 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 10 Purdue beat Austin Peay 87-65 on Tuesday night.
E'Twaun Moore had 17 points, six rebounds and four steals, Ryne Smith scored 11 points and D.J. Byrd added 10 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Boilermakers (4-0). Lewis Jackson did not attempt a field goal, but he had nine assists despite playing with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder. Freshman guard Terone Johnson had seven points and three assists in his first career start.
Purdue would have won by a larger margin, but the Boilermakers made just 14 of 24 free throws.
Tyshwan Edmondson scored 16 points and John Fraley added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Governors (2-3). Austin Peay shot 51 percent from the field, but Purdue scored 18 points off the Governors' 18 turnovers.
Fraley made a layup to give Austin Peay a 9-8 lead with just under 12 minutes left in the first half, and the Governors hung tough until Purdue's John Hart got going. He made a 3-pointer, then a layup after faking a behind-the-back pass to give Purdue a 32-24 lead.
JaJuan Johnson blocked a shot against the glass to trigger a fast break, and Moore dunked two-handed at the other end. On Purdue's next possession, JaJuan Johnson converted a three-point play with 2.3 seconds left in the half to give the Boilermakers a 38-30 advantage at the break.
Austin Peay shot 54 percent in the first half, but had eight turnovers. Jackson had seven assists for Purdue before the break.
Purdue came out ready in the second half. Byrd drained a 3-pointer, then JaJuan Johnson scored from in close to give the Boilermakers a 41-30 lead. Austin Peay coach Dave Loos, worried about a Purdue runaway, called a timeout 44 seconds into the second half.
It didn't help. Moore got a steal and dunk, then a 3-pointer, to give Purdue a 58-36 lead. The Governors made a run to cut into Purdue's lead, but JaJuan Johnson rebounded a missed free throw, dunked it home and converted a 3-point play to give Purdue a 72-56 lead with 5:21 to play. The crowd chanted for Purdue coach Matt Painter to put seldom-used reserve Bubba Day, and the crowd favorite dropped in a 3-pointer in the final minute to draw one of the loudest cheers of the night.