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Bryson Scott scored a season-high 10 points against Vanderbilt.
GAME NOTES
- Purdue fell to 2-3 all-time against Vanderbilt and is now 36-25 all-time against teams currently in the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Coach Painter dropped to 6-5 against the SEC.
- Purdue's freshmen scored a season-low 22 points, all coming from Vince Edwards (9) and Isaac Haas (13).
- The trio of Edwards, Haas and Rapheal Davis combined to shoot 16-of-23 (.696) from the field. The rest of the team went 10-of-32 (.313).
- Purdue entered the game sixth in the country in assist rate (.664), but managed a season-low seven assists on 26 made field goals.
- Purdue fell to 82-7 under Coach Painter when winning both the rebound and turnover battles. However, since the start of last season, Purdue is just 9-4 when that happens.
- Purdue is now 2-30 under Coach Painter when allowing 80 or more points.
- Bryson Scott recorded his first double-figure scoring game of the year, becoming the seventh Boilermaker to score at least 10 points in a game this year.
- Kendall Stephens made a three-pointer in his 21st straight game, dating back to last year.
- Purdue has outscored its opponent in the paint in every game this year, after outscoring Vanderbilt, 36-24, in the paint. Purdue now owns a 144-point advantage in the paint.
-: Purdue fell to 6-11 under Painter in non-conference road games.
- Purdue's 64.3 three-point percentage was the highest for a Purdue opponent since VCU shot 72.7 percent (8-of-11) in the 2011 NCAA Tournament.
- A.J. Hammons scored his 800th career point and now needs just six rebounds and four blocks to become the third player in school history with 800 points, 500 rebounds and 200 blocks in a career.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Riley LaChance scored a career-high 26 points, leading Vanderbilt to an 81-71 win over Purdue on Saturday.
LaChance hit 9 of 13 from the floor, including three 3-pointers. His last 3-pointer came from 37 feet to give Vanderbilt a 72-58 lead as Purdue was mounting a comeback.
It was the most points by a Vanderbilt freshman since A.J. Ogilvy scored 27 against Auburn in 2008.
Vanderbilt (6-2) ended a four-game losing streak against the Big Ten, earning its first win since an NIT victory over Indiana in 2005.
Vanderbilt's Damian Jones added 15 points and James Siakam had 12.
It was the first road game for the Boilermakers (8-3), who are 6-1 at home and 2-1 on neutral courts.
It was the first meeting between the schools since Vanderbilt beat Purdue in 1965.
Rapheal Davis led four Boilermakers in double figures with 15 points. Isaac Haas added 13, Kendall Stephens had 11, and Bryson Scott had 10.
The Commodores hit 9 of 14 from beyond the 3-point arc.
Vanderbilt made a 15-3 run early in the second half to stretch its lead to 60-40. Purdue coach Matt Painter called a timeout after Matthew Fisher-Davis' 3-pointer gave the Commodores a 20-point lead.
Jones scored the Commodores' first six points on a layup, jumper and dunk.
There were five lead changes after that before Vanderbilt went on a 12-4 run to take a 23-16 lead.
The Commodores expanded their lead to 43-32 by halftime with LaChance, Siakam and Jones leading the way.
It was the most points scored by Vanderbilt in the first half this season as the Commodores shot 63 percent from the floor in the first 20 minutes.
Both teams featured young lineups that each included three freshmen starters.
Vanderbilt freshmen guards Wade Baldwin IV and Shelton Mitchell helped generate offense from the backcourt with six assists apiece.
Boilermakers coach Matt Painter is one win away from 200 at Purdue.
Purdue has a week off before facing No. 25 Notre Dame at the Crossroads Classic in Indianapolis on Saturday.